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 EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT. 



Honolulu. February 23, 1915. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit as follows my first 

 routine report as Executive Officer of the Board for the montli 

 of January, 1915 : 



On January 16, the day after my return to the Territory, I be- 

 gan work at the office of the Board at the Government Nursery, 

 King street. After several days spent in getting re-acquainted 

 with the routine work of the board and in consultation with your 

 president I ascertained that the most pressing work of the board 

 was the preparation for publication of the biennial report and the 

 making and delivery of an inventory of all of the property of the 

 Territory under the board's jurisdiction. A large share of my 

 time, therefore, was spent on these two important projects dur- 

 ing the balance of the, month, and on the last day of January both 

 of them were on a fair way toward completion. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 



Executive Officer 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit as follows my first 

 monthly routine report of the Division of Forestry for the month 

 of January, 1915 : 



On January 16, the day after my return to the Territory, I 

 took up the work of the division, which since the resignation of 

 my predecessor. Mr. Ralph S. Hosmer. on September 1, 1914. has 

 been in the care of the forest nurseryman. Mr. David Haughs, 

 who has served as Acting Superintendent of Forestry. 



The first few weeks were necessarily spent in picking up the 

 threads of the work and in getting acquainted with the routine 

 of the Division of Forestry. In addition to this, I found it neces- 

 sary to spend a considerable portion of my time in January as 

 executive officer of the beard on two matters which were of 

 paramount importance, viz.. the preparation of the biennial report 

 for publication and the making of an inventory of all of the 

 board's property. Consequently, during the two weeks of tenure 

 of office in January no very important matters occupied my atten- 

 tion as Superintendent of P^jrestry with the following two excep- 

 tions : 



