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Superintendent of Hydrography during the absence of the Super- 

 intendent of Hydrography. 



KONA, HAWAII, REPORT. 



Mr. Kimble spent ten days assembling and preparing data, 

 maps and estimates on this report which will be completed by 

 December 31, 1914. 



NOVEMBER PLANS. 



Oalm. 

 Mr. Kimble will continue experimental work on water duty, 

 ditch losses, etc., at the Waipio experimental station. He will 

 also carry on the rating work in connection with the cooperative 

 stations on the Kahuku and Laie plantations. 



Kauai. 



The new clock register station on the East Branch of the North 

 Wailua river will be completed The station on the North 

 Wailua river will be raised and moved back to a safer level and 

 location, and if possible the work of clearing the channels of the 

 Waioli, Lumahai and Hanalei of flood debris will be started. 

 At the same time the intake pipes of these stations will be ex- 

 tended. 



Maui. 



The only work to be done on Maui will be an inspection trij) to 

 all automatic register stations. 



Hanmii. 



Mr. Bailey will probably visit Hawaii to secure discharge data 

 desired by the Territorial Attorney General. 



Arrangements have been made by which the Kiilae stream 

 measurement station and all mauka rainfall stations in Kona, 

 Hawaii, will be maintained by private parties who will furnish 

 records to this office. 



GENERAL. 



Mr. Larrison left for the mainland on November 5 for a con- 

 ference of district engineers of the U. S. Geological Survey 

 which will be held in Washington, D. C., in December, 1914. 



TABULATION. 



Estab- Discon- 



Island. Sept. 30. lished. tinned. Oct. 31. 



Kauai 36 36 



Oahu 50 1 2 49 



Maui 42 42 



Hawaii (Kona) 1 1 



Total 129 1 2 128 



Verv respectfullv, 



C. N. Bailey. 

 Acting Superintendent of Hydrography. 



