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forest reserve boundary, between the lands of Kawaihae 1 and 

 Waika, in North Kohala, Hawaii, i\Ir. F. W. P. Bluett was in- 

 structed to run out and clear the line on the ground. This fence 

 will protect the Kohala mountain on the west by filling in the 

 gap between the Honokane gulch and the corner of the forest 

 reserve fence that now runs across the face of this mountain. 

 Work on the fence itself will be begun in the near future. 



Progress is reported on the other fencing projects now under 

 way imder the auspices of the board above Lihue, Kauai ; at 

 Nahiku, Maui, and at Lualualei, Oahu. Dr. J. H. Raymond re- 

 ports that the fence around the Polipoli spring in the Kula forest 

 reserve, Maui, is being repaired and that it should be completed 

 within a month. 



Finding that dairy cattle from Palolo were working up the 

 ridge between Palolo and Manoa, a short stretch of temporary 

 fence was put up across the top of the ridge by employees of this 

 board on April 21. This will serve to prevent stock from getting 

 mauka into the thick forest until such time as a proper fence can 

 be built on the line between the lands of Wailupe and Pukele 

 (government). Negotiations for this fence are now in hand. 

 With this exception the Honolulu Watershed forest reserve is not 

 anywhere in danger from cattle. 



TREE PLANTING. 



Hojiicstcad, Kauai. 



A report recently received from Mr. Walter D. McBryde in 

 regard to the plant distribution during 1913 from the Division 

 of Forestry nursery at Homestead, Kauai, shows a total of 6500 

 trees given out for that calendar year. In addition 12,044 trees 

 were planted in the Papapaholahola Spring reserve. This number 

 includes several species of eucalypts, koa, silk oak and Japanese 

 cedar, all of which "have made a most satisfactory growth, due 

 in part to the fact that all land to be planted to trees is first given 

 a good plowing and just prior to planting is well harrowed. 



"A good road has been built to the Spring reserve by the 

 county, making the same accessible to those desirous of getting 

 trees from the nursery. The road within the reserve itself was 

 built from moneys received from the department." The value 

 of this sub-nursery is yearly becoming more apparent. It is a 

 decidedly useful institution. 



Kitkaiau Ranch. Hazvaii. 



Under the terms of four Government leases, tree planting is 

 required on certain of the Government lands that form a part of 

 the Kukaiau ranch, Hamakua, Hawaii. During the last week of 

 April I made a thorough inspection and count of the tree plots, 

 finding the work well in hand as to the number planted, and the 



