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tial natural resources of the islands water, forests and lands. 

 To make the most complete use of tho land there must be water, 

 and to insure a permanent arid adequate supply of water there 

 must be forests. No one of the three can be spared from the 

 foundation. And, scarcely less important, the forests cannot pro- 

 perly be protected and cared for without men trained in the prin- 

 ciples and practice of forestry. Forests and forest work form an 

 integral part of the local economic structure, which in turn sup- 

 ports our whole social organization. Forestry is therefore one of 

 the fundamental needs of Hawaii. 



STAFF. 



No changes have been made in the salaried staff of the Divi- 

 sion of Forestry in the past twenty months. As in former years 

 the active work of the Division has been divided between the 

 Superintendent of Forestry (Ralph S. Hosmer), who as well as 

 having general charge of all its activities, has devoted particular 

 attention to forest reserve matters, including fence construction, 

 and the Forest Nurseryman (David Haughs), under whose imme- 

 diate direction comes the propagation and distribution of seedling 

 trees and other plant material and the answering of questions, 

 verbal and by letter, of persons desiring advice and suggestions 

 on various forest problems. 



A few changes, mainly additions, have been made in the list 

 of District Fire Wardens. A revised list of these volunteer offi- 

 cials accompanies this report. 



The appropriation for the Division of Forestry for the pre- 

 sent fiscal period consists of one-half of a special fund created 

 by Act 57 of the Session Laws of 1913 from the revenues derived 

 from water leases and licenses of streams on Government forest 

 lands. On other pages of this report are statements showing how 

 the money has been expended. 



The Forest Nurseryman acts as Receiving Officer for the 

 Board of Agriculture and Forestry. In his report will be found 

 a statement of the realizations for 1913 and 1914. 



FOREST RESERVES. 



New Reserves. 



During 1913 and 1914 ten new forest reserves have been 

 added to the Forest Reserve system. The list is as follows : 



