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Mr. W. H. Shipman has recently completed a clearing out of 

 the wild stock on the mountain. Only a very few head of wild 

 cattle are now left in the forest and these are being hunted by 

 the adjoining ranchmen. 



Around the east end of the reserve the fence of the Hawaiian 

 Agricultural Company was entirely rebuilt during the year 1913. 

 The former fence line was followed so that advantage could be 

 taken of post holes blasted in the pahoehoe, but new posts were 

 set throughout and new wire used. The total length of this fence 

 is approximately 15 miles. The wire is of the best English make, 

 galvanized No. 7. There are five strands in the fence. The 

 posts, ohia-lehua or split koa, are set eight feet apart, and are 

 almost wdthout exception larger than the minimum diameter re- 

 quirement of 8 inches. Wherever necessary the posts are guyed 

 and braced. Especial care was taken across gulches and ravines 

 to make the fence tight with extra wires. An excellent piece of 

 work, this fence ought to be good for many years of effective 

 service. 



One more stretch of forest fence, across the Bishop Estate 

 land of Punaluu, has also recently been completed by the Hawai- 

 ian Agricultural Company. This, with two lateral fences, respec- 

 tively along the side of the Pun F.nuhi ridge and adjoining the 

 cane fields on IMohokea, completes the line of fences surrounding 

 the east end of the Kau forest reserve. Between the regular 

 forest fence and the cane field fences above Pahala. the entire 

 east end of the reserve is now protected from the entrance of 

 stock. . All these forest fences were constructed under the per- 

 sonal supervision of Mr. Julian Monsarrat, who, for almost 

 twentv years now, has eflficiently carried out the wishes of the 

 Hawaiian Agricultural Company in protecting this part of the 

 Kau forest. 



Reports and Statements. 



During July I prepared for transmission to the Governor a 

 statement of the work of the Division of Forestrv for the past 

 fiscal year, drew up a revised estimate of expenditures for the 

 next six months, for the use of the commissioners ; and wrote 

 two reports recommending the creation of a forest reserve in 

 the districts of Kipahulu and Kaupo, Maui, and of a so-called 

 "forest park" along the Volcano road, Olaa. Hawaii. A public 

 hearing to consider these projects has been set by Governor Pink- 

 ham for August 19, 1914. 



"/'he Plantini^ on Kauai. 



While on Kauai carlv in July, 1 visited the Pa])ah()lah()la 

 Spring reserve above Homestead, where, tmder the immediate 

 direction of Mr. Walter D. Mcl>rvde, the Division of Iv^restry 

 maintains a sub-nursery for the growing and 1 )cal distribution of 

 seedling trees, and an exi)erimcnta1 ground for the trial of new 

 species. 



