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Plans for Decoiibcr, 1^14. 

 Oahu. 



j\Ir. Kimble will complete the Kona report which will take 

 about two weeks. He will also visit the cooperative stations 

 on Kahukn and Laie plantations. 



Office work on data for 1914 report will be brought as near- 

 ly u]) to date as possible. 



Kauai. 



The work on Kauai during December will be chiefly main- 

 tenance. An attempt will be made to procure desirable meas- 

 urements to further develop the rating curves, — especially at 

 the new stations. -> 



Maui. 



The only work to be done on Maui will be a trip to inspect 

 automatic gages and procure fourth-quarter records. 



Hawaii. 



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The Acting Superintendent of Hydrography will visit Ha- 

 waii about the middle of the month to secure discharge data 

 desired by the territorial Attorney-General. 



General. 



Mr. Larrison, who is attending a conference of the district 

 engineers of the U. S. Geological Survey held in Washington, 

 D. C., in December, is expected to return to Honolulu about 

 the middle of January, 1915. 



Very respectfully, 



C. T. BAILEY, 



. Acting Su])crintcn(k'nt of i lydrography. 



During the past two years forest officers have kiUod nearly 

 9000 i)rcdatr)ry animals, more than three-fourths of which 

 were covotes. 



The arboretum (■stabli>lK'(l at Washington in Rock ("reck I'ark. 

 through co-(»])eration between the forest service and the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, now contains 1200 trees, comprising 92 dif- 

 ferent species. 



