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Industry, form one tangible index to progTcss in the agricultural 

 enterprises of these Islands. 



It is gratifying to note the apparent success being met in estab- 

 lishing in Hawaii both the African and the Australian parasites of 

 various noxious flies which were introduced last year by Dr. Sil- 

 vestri, the Italian scientist. There is considerable promise on the 

 horizon that control of such pests by natural methods will prove 

 more than a dream of enthusiasts. The results of the present ex- 

 pedition of ^Messrs. Fullaway and Bridwell, in Dr. Silvestri's 

 tracks, will be patiently but eagerly awaited. 



Mr. Ehrhorn's flanking tactics against plant pests beat anything 

 in the war news, and the best of it is that his reports from the 

 battle front are incontestable. He can show his dead, either in 

 ashes or in the vials of his museum. 



Mr. Hosmer has left the superintendency of forestry in Hawaii 

 with the proud record of having established Z7 forest reserves 

 with an area of 798,214 acres, of which 546,222 acres, or 68 per 

 cent, are government land. This Territory lacks mineral wealth, 

 other than limestone, but the day is coming when it can derive rev- 

 enue for maintaining public services from its forests, as well as 

 from the conservation of water which the forests aid. 



More than 2000 tree plants distributed in August is keeping up 

 the record of forest wealth creation by the Division of h'orestry. 



An item in the report of Superintendent Larrison for August, 

 which is proof in advance that the Division of Hydrography stands 

 to be classed as a reproductive government enterprise, is the 

 promise of a readjustment of charges in water leases. The Ter- 

 ritory will be jKiid for value received by the lessees, and there will 

 be equality of treatnicMil which will tend to make llidsc wlm may 

 have to pay higher rates than the present ones contented. 



I)I\ISI().\ ()!< ANIMAL l.XDrSTRV. 



Honolulu, August 31, l')14. 



The President and Members of the I'oard of Agricultm\- and 

 Forestry. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to re])ort on the work of the Division of 

 Animal Inclustr\- for the month of August, 1*H4. as follows: 



I'.OVIXI-: rUHKRCULO.SIS KR.ADKWTIOX. 



As will be seen from the appendefl report of the Assistant 

 Territorial Veterinarian, a new general test has been begun, a 



