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ARUOR DAY. 



Arrangements are being made, as in former years, to observe 

 Arbor Day, and a large supply of trees is on band for tbat pur- 

 pose. Tbe superintendent of public instruction bas been noti- 

 fied of the dilTerent species available, and he is sending out com- 

 munications to the principals of all the schools in the Territory. 

 Notices to the general public will be published in the various 

 papers, stating the number of trees each applicant will be entitled 

 to, also the names of the species available. Arbor Day takes 

 place on November 20, according to the Governor's proclamation. 



ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. 



The writer has made the following calls and answered (|ues- 

 tions verbally and by letter as follows : 



Calls in and around city, 5 ; by telephone, 4 ; at nursery, 6 ; by 

 letter, 6. 



Very respectfully, 



Da\-id IIaugiis, 

 Acting Superintendent of Forestry and. 

 Forest Nurservman. 



DIMSION OF HYDROGRAPHY. 



Honolulu, October 15, F)14. 



]5oard of Commissioners of Agriculture and h^orestrv, Hono- 

 lulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen : — The following report of operations of the Divi- 

 sion of Hydrography for the month of September, 1914, is sub- 

 mitted : 



STORM Ol- Sl'.PTKMr.ER 22-27. 



The heaviest storm for many years occurred on the islands of 

 Kauai and Oahu on Se]:)tember 22 and 21). The storm broke 

 with greatest intensit}- i)\'u- Kauai, and evidently struck ( >ahu 

 first in the vicinity of Kabul<u. as (lie greatest Hoods occurred in 

 that vicinity. Large Hoods occurred on all streams lieading on 

 the Koolau mountain range. l''rom all availal)le re])orts. while 

 a great amount of rain fell on Molokai, Maui and I lawaii. llie 

 Hoods were of lesser intensity than on Kauai and ( )ahu. So far 

 as the hydrographic work is concerned, little damage was done. 

 No damage has been reporte(| from K.niai and Maui. ( )ii ( 'aim 

 the damage was small. Ix-ing limiti'<l to the \\a>bing out and loss 

 of six stafif gages, the wrecking of a eableway, without the loss 

 of the cable and car; and the rii)i)ing out of a concrete slab which 



