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both contain considerable areas of land not now under forest, 

 nor indeed covered by any useful sort of vegetation.. In both these 

 cases the object of setting the lands apart as forest reserves is to 

 facilitate the taking of measures that in the end will make them 

 of greater value to the people of the Territory on Mauna Kea 

 by establishing a forest of economically valuable trees on what is 

 now classed only as waste land ; on Kahoolawe through the recla- 

 mation of that island by establishing a cover of vegetation to 

 replace the former cover that has largely been lost through con- 

 tinued mismanagement. Work of this character can best be 

 handled by the Territorial Government through the Board of 

 Agriculture and Forestry. The setting apart of these lau&s as 

 forest reserves transfers their control to this Department and 

 makes it possible to undertake their systematic development at 

 any time when funds may become available. In the mean, time 

 experimental work can be started and carried on to better advan- 

 tage than if these tracts were merely public lands subject to con- 

 stant change of status. 



The island of Kahoolawe is still under lease the term of the 

 expiring lease not running out till January 1, 1913, at which 

 time the reservation becomes effective. The setting apart of the 

 island took place this year that there may be no question as to 

 the intentions of the government when the term is up. This 

 action is in accord with one of the recommendations of a concur- 

 rent resolution (House, No. 19) adopted by the Legislature at the 

 Session of 1909. Arrangements are now being perfected whereby 

 the work of reclaiming Kahoolawe can be begun in a small way 

 at once. Work on a larger scale must necessarily, and should, 

 await the completion of forest work in certain other more im- 

 portant localities. 



Minor Changes in Forest Reserves. 



It is proper to note here one modification of a forest reserve 

 boundary, whereby the area of the Makawao Forest Reserve on 

 Maui is increased from 1,796 to 1,830 acres. This change will 

 facilitate the better protection of that reserve when it becomes 

 possible, as I trust it will in the near future, to fence it off. The 

 proclamation effecting this change of boundary was signed by 

 Governor Frear on June 5, 1909. Also, that on August 25, 1910, 

 Governor Frear signed proclamations setting apart certain gov- 

 ernment forest lands in the Hilo, the Kau, the West Maui and the 

 Ewa Forest Reserves tracts lying within the established limits 

 of those reserves but not technically set apart when those reserves 

 were created, because of having at that time been under lease. 

 This action removes a possible cloud as to the legal status of these 

 forest reserves. 



