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Geo. C. Watt Kohala, Hawaii. 



"The Kohala Sugar Company is planting the exposed sites of 

 gulches and in waste places where cane cannot be grown at a 

 profit. The object of planting is as windbreaks and for fuel. 



"I am not able to give yields from planted acres, but from 

 trimming and thinning out of trees we have obtained sufficient 

 fire-wood for all of our labor for the last three years. The shelter 

 they afford to cane fields in a windy district like Kohala more 

 than compensates for the outlay." 



John Watt Olaa, Hawaii. 



"The only matter of note which has taken place here dur- 

 ing the years 1909 and 1910 is the operations being carried 

 out by the Pahoa Lumber Mill at Pahoa. In the past two 

 years they have lumbered something over 1000 acres. This 

 has been partly upon the Catholic Mission lands at Pahoa 

 and Kaohe homesteads and Government land mauka of the 

 Kaohe homesteads. 



"A considerable area of the land cleared by this company 

 has been planted to cane, and during the coming planting 

 season the Olaa Sugar Company will plant some two or three 

 hundred acres of this cleared area. So far as I know most 

 of the land cleared of trees is arable, and fairly good agri- 

 cultural land. As you are quite familiar with the operations 

 being carried on by this company, it is needless for me to 

 go into details. 



"There is no other change in the condition of the forests 

 in this district worth mentioning, except that I might again 

 call your attention to the condition of the Government Re- 

 serve along the Volcano Road from the 13 miles up. This 

 reservation has never been fenced, and many of the trees are 

 dead on account of the residents along the line of the road 

 pasturing horses and cattle. I have on a good many occa- 

 sions tried to get these people to keep their animals off, but 

 so far without success. The forest otherwise seems to be in 

 a healthy condition, and no forest fires have taken place 

 during the past twelve months." 



R. von S. Domkowicz South Kona, Hawaii. 



"In accordance with your request, I hereby submit my re- 

 port as Forester of the South Kona District, covering the 

 area from the Kau boundary line to Kaohe. 



"There has been very little change in the condition of the 

 forest in this district since my previous report. The forest 

 where it is kept free from cattle is in good condition, and 

 there have been no noticeable insect pests. 



