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Of the four new forest reserves, Molokai is essentially pro- 

 tection forest- Puna and South Kona, being in districts where 

 there are no running streams, were set apart primarily because of 

 the prospective value of the forest on them from a commercial 

 standpoint. 



Soon after the establishment of the Puna Forest Reserve a 

 payment of $2955, made on behalf of the Hawaii Lumber Com- 

 pany for the right to cut Ohia timber, under an existing license, 

 was received by the Division of Forestry. This money was set 

 aside under the forest law (Chapter 28, Section 385, Revised 

 Laws of Hawaii) as a special fund for conducting forest work. 

 In that this payment was the first one to be made under this sec- 

 tion of the law, it may be of interest to note it here. The money 

 has been allotted for forest planting on the Island of Hawaii 



Kula consists mainly of a portion of the upper slopes of Mt. 

 Haleakala,. above the area of especial value for grazing. Like 

 the Manna Kea Forest Reserve on Hawaii, the object here is to 

 keep under control of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry 

 land now of but little value for any form of agriculture, with the 

 expectation that in time considerable portions of it may be made 

 to grow useful trees. Experimental work is constantly going on 

 to find out what species of economic trees can be made to grow 

 in various parts of the Territory. It is confidently expected that 

 in the end one or more species will be found that will do well on 

 the upper slopes of our higher mountains. 



