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one of the best achievements in the hne of tree planting attempted 

 by the Board in the past ten or twelve years. 



The experimental work in connection with the introduction of 

 new species is, in the writer's opinion, very important and de- 

 mands our closest attention. With the assistance of one man to 

 help plant and attend to the trees we can do a good deal in the 

 way of testing out the different species of seed which we are 

 receiving from Mr. Rock and through the exchange of seed 

 which we conduct with a number of Botanical Gardens and other 

 institutions in different parts of the globe. The raising and dis- 

 tributing of about half a million trees a year requires a good deal 

 of attention as any person who has any idea of the business 

 knows. The trees are shipped to places all over the different 

 islands and letters and bills of lading have to be attended to. 

 Only trees of the very best of their kind are sent out and the 

 people now know that they can depend on getting what they ask 

 for and the best at that. 



By attending to the most important work and attending to it 

 well, will, in my opinion, be the means of giving us more credit 

 and do us more good than dabbling in too many jobs and not 

 being able to attend to any of them, as they should be attended to. 



Respectfully, 



David H.vughs, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



DIVISION OF HYDROGRAPHY. 



April 9, VJU. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and I'orestry. 



Gentlemen: — The following report of operations of the divi- 

 sion of hydrogra])hy during the month of March, 1914, is sub- 

 mitted : 



Kauai. 



Construction work f)n the Kalihiwai stream gaging station was 

 completed and the register installed. Work on the new trail up 

 the Lumaliai stream to the new station site was started. 



Complete rainfall data received show that 475 inches of rain 

 fell f)n Waialeale (elevation 5080 feet) in 1913. against a total 

 of 405 inches in 1912. Owing to the high cost of reading this 

 .station it will be teni])iiraril\' disci mtinued during \Uv fiscal year 

 1915. 



Oahii. 



Clock register sirc'ini incasurcnu'iit stations wvvv const rncleil 

 on the T'unaluu. Kaliana, and llaiku streams, and a staff gage 



