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PLANTATION COMPANIES AND OTHER CORPORATIONS. 



Under this heading 9000 trees in seed hexes and 300 in trans- 

 plant boxes, have been distributed during the month. An order 

 for 50,000 seedHngs has been received from one plantation. 

 These will be delivered within the next six weeks. 



MAKIKI STATION. 



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The work at this station has been principally routine; namely, 

 mixing and sterilizing soil, transplanting and potting plants, etc. 



HONOLULU WATERSHED PLANTING. 



During the month 864 kukui trees were planted out. Other 

 work done consisted of hoeing and clearing away grass and 

 weeds from the young trees recently planted. 



Very respectfully, 



David Haughs, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



DIVISION OF HYDROGRAPHY. 



Honolulu, July 9, 1915. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



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

 sion of Hydrography during June, 1915, is submitted: 



WEATHER CONDITIONS. 



With the exception of the Hilo district on Hawaii and the F'wa 

 district of Oahu. the rainfall was only slightly below normal 

 throughout the islands. Both Hilo on Hawaii and Ewa on Oahu 

 districts have suffered from drought, while practically all of Maui 

 and Kauai have had abundant light showers throughout the 

 month. Waianae on Oahu suffered from drought during the 

 early part of the month, but this was broken the last of the month. 

 Heavy rains fell on East Maui and over the most of Hawaii dur- 

 ing the week ending June 26. 



The rainfall of the upper Nuuanu valley has kept Reservoirs 

 No. 1. 2 and 3 full, and No. 4 has held its own with a depth of 

 abouf thirty feet. 



