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Honolulu Watershed Planting. 



The work of planting" Sugar Loaf and the surrounding district 

 is getting along nicely. Trees to the number of 1199 were 

 planted during the month and holes are dug for about 500 more. 

 The total number of trees planted up to the end of March amount 

 to 3740, all of which are Koa. 



Advice and Assistance. 



For the past six or seven months the writer has not had the 

 time to attend to the giving of advice and assistance with the 

 exception of a few visits per month to places in and around the 

 city, the answering of questions by telephone or people calling 

 at the nursery. I have not been keeping a record of this work 

 for the reason that I considered the giving of advice and assist- 

 ance in this way was ordinary routine and done as a kind of 

 obligement and only when there was time to attend to such work 

 without interfering with the more important work which we have 

 on hand. Should you and the members of the Board deem it 

 necessary that I shall keep a record of all visits which I make, 

 also the names and addresses of the people who ask questions over 

 the telephone and call at the nursery as well as the questions 

 asked and the answers given to each I will do so and will record 

 the same in my monthly reports. 



During the month of ]\Iarch I visited the Capitol grounds at 

 the request of Mrs. F. J. Lowrey ; Fort Armstrong, at the request 

 of Captain Hatch ; College Hills and ]Manoa, for the purpose of 

 inspecting the trees along the streets in regard to pruning. There 

 are a few more requests still on the waiting list. 



The more important work, and the v/ork with which the writ- 

 er's time is mostly taken up, is as follows : The tree planting on 

 Sugar Loaf. The propagating and attending to new species 

 which we are raising from seed sent to us from abroad. The 

 propagating and keeping in stock a supply of trees wanted by 

 homesteaders, military' organizations, plantation companies and 

 others. Attending to the distribution and shipping of plants, an- 

 swering letters oi inquiry from people on the different islands, 

 attending to the seed exchange and correspondence connected 

 with same, etc. About one-half day out of every two days is 

 spent with the men on Sugar Loaf. It is necessary to keep close 

 tab on the men to get the'best results. They are all Portuguese, 

 none of them can sign their own names, and their knowledge of 

 English is very limited. This kind of work was new to them all 

 when thev started with us and of course they have to be watched 

 closely. This work I think should claim our first attention and 

 all our efforts should be directed toward making this undertaking 

 a great success. The trees are making a splendid growth and 

 there is every indication that this piece of work will prove to be 



