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"A decrease of trespass on the forests by the extension of 

 forest boundary fences, the eradication of wild cattle and goats 

 in most of the reserves, and the awakening of public opinion as 

 to the importance of these measures. 



"The securing of general assent to the doctrine of tree planting 

 on waste land, as evidenced by the establishment of many groves 

 of trees and forest plantations throughout the Territory. 



"An increase in popular knowledge and appreciation of certain 

 valuable trees, and the keeping up of the agitation of the subject 

 of the importance of systematic investigations with new trees and 

 shrubs. 



"The carrying on of a campaign of education as to the value 

 and necessity of practicing forestry in these Islands, and further 

 as to the intimate relation which the right use of the natural 

 resources — popularly known as 'Conservation' — bears to the con- 

 tinued economic well-being of this Territory. 



"The enactment of a forest fire law and the organization of a 

 forest fire service. 



"And some share in the strengthening of the general public 

 sentiment in favor of forestry and forest work that has found 

 expression in continued and increased support by the legislature. 



PROTECTION OF FORESTS. 



"The protection of the areas of native Hawaiian forest cover- 

 ing the important watersheds throughout the Territory has been 

 sought through the creation of forest reserves. The essential 

 object is to equalize and maintain the flow in the streams that 

 feed the various ditch systems which make the water available 

 for irrigation, power development, cane fluming and domestic 

 supply. There are now !>/ forest reserves owned in Hawaii. 

 These reserves include both government and privately-owned 

 land. The total area is 798,214 acres, of which 546,222 acres 

 (68 per cent) belongs to the Territory. Twenty-eight of the re- 

 serves are essentially protection forests, primarily of value for 

 safeguarding the cover of vegetation on watersheds. The other 

 nine, almost all government land, were set apart that the arears 

 included within their limits might eventually be brought under 

 forest, or that the commercially valuable timber on them might 

 be administered under the board of agriculture and forestry. 



SYSTEM NEARLY COMPLETED. 



"Technically, the Hawaiian forest reserve system has now been 

 pretty nearly completed. Only a few comparatively small lands 

 remain to be set apart to round out the forest area needed for the 

 protection of the important streams. What has so far been ac- 

 complished is essential as the first step in the program, but to 



