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acting- for the Territory, and by the 1 lonorable George R. Carter, 

 whereby the latter transfers to the lioard of Agriculture and For- 

 estry for a period of five years a tract of 132 acres of forest lancl, 

 on the slopes of the mountain at the head of Manoa \'alley, Ho- 

 nolulu, for forest purposes. The land forms a part of the Ho- 

 nolulu Watershed forest reserve. The object of turning" the cus- 

 tody and control of it over to the government is that, along with 

 the government land at the head of Manoa \'alley. it may be cared 

 for by the Territorial division of forestry in accordance with the 

 I)rinciples of practical forestry. Under Chapter 28 of the Re- 

 vised Laws of Hawaii the government may accept such transfers 

 of lands, under conditions to be fixed by the board. As long as 

 an area of forest remains exclusively in the control of the gov- 

 ernment, it is, upon demand, exempted from taxation. The 

 amount of the taxes remitted on this Alanoa land is not great, Mr. 

 Carter's idea being rather to signify in a public manner his will- 

 ingness to cooperate with the T'oard of Agriculture and Forestry 

 and his belief in its forest work. 



One other similar transfer has alread}' been made in 1 lawaii. 

 This was in November, 1906, when certain lands in the Koolau 

 district on ]\Iaui, leased and owned 'by the Alexander & Pialdwin 

 interests, were turned over to the government for a term of 

 seventeen years. The action of ex-Govcrnor Carter in regard to 

 his Manoa Valley land is of especial importance, as it helps to 

 confirm and establish a precedent. In later years, when the Ter- 

 ritorial government is equipped with an administrative force ade- 

 quate to the task of properly caring for its forest reserves, the 

 present transfer may be of assistance in helping to bring other 

 owners of private forest lands into line. 



ISSUE OF pi:r.mits. 



-At the end of June several permits, good for a period of three 

 months, were renewed to persons temporarily occupying portions 

 of the tract named Kalawahine, in the Honolulu Watershed forest 

 reserve. In return for this ])rivilege the licensees ])ay a fee to 

 the government and agree to turn out to fight forest fires should 

 any start in their neighborhood from any cause whatsoever. 



iiv'ii' TO M.\ri. 



l-"rom the 15th to the 27lh of June 1 was on the Island of Maui, 

 engaged in a general inspection trip that included several dis- 

 tricts. Landing at Nana, I first visiteil and inspected the forest 

 fence built for the board on (he boundary of the Hana forest 

 reserve above Nahikn. This fincc, together wilh (he sections of 

 it built jointly by the Ix'ard and Hu- adjoining i)rivate owners, now 

 shuts off and |)rotects the native forest frt»m I'uu llinai to Maka- 



