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In this campaign much has been written and printed, in regu- 

 lar reports, in the "Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist," and 

 elsewhere, both as argument and exhortation, and also in the way 

 o^ concrete examples showing the profit to be derived from tree 

 planting in terms of compound interest. Among this matter the 

 bulletin entitled "Eucalyptus Culture in Hawaii," by Mr. L. 

 Margolin, calls for special mention. This report gives the result 

 of a cooperative study made by the Division of Forestry and the 

 U. S. Forest Service in 1910. That the efforts put forth have really 

 told is evidenced by the increase in the number of trees planted 

 each year. In 1912, the last year for which full records are at 

 hand, the number planted was well over a million and a quarter 

 trees. For the credit of creating this sustained interest the divi- 

 sion of Forestry has the right to claim a share. 



In this connection it is only fair to make mention of the part 

 played by the Forest Nurseryman of the Division of Forestry, 

 Mr. David Haughs, who has charge of the section of the Division's 

 work in dealing with the growing and distribution of trees. From 

 his long experience in the islands Mr. Haughs' suggestions on all 

 matters relating to tree growing are distinctly worth having. That 

 this part is appreciated is proved by the steady stream of applica- 

 tion for advice that come to the Division. Giving assistance of 

 this sort is one of the important functions of this office. It is an 

 essential part of the Territory's forest work. 



The introduction and experimental planting of trees new to 

 the islands is a branch of forest work which it has been the aim 

 of the Division of Forestry to foster, ever since its organization. 

 Only by the actual trial of new trees and shrubs can it be known 

 surely whether or not they will succeed here under our local con- 

 ditions. The Division of Forestry has helped to make better and 

 more widely known several species that had previously been intro- 

 duced, especially Japanese Cedar, certain of the Eucalypts, and a 

 basket willow from the Azores. It has as well developed the use 

 of Ironwoods as a windbreak for canefields near the ocean, and 

 has started upon the investigation of many new trees about which 

 it is yet too soon to have positive information to give out. 



The forest fire law in Hawaii dates from 1905. Under its 

 rcrnis a forest fire service consisting of volunteer district fire war- 

 dens has been organized and kept strictly up to date. This skeleton 

 organization has been effective in combatting all fires that have 

 occurred, and furthermore lias gone a long way toward firmly fix- 

 ing in the minds of the people generally that the Board of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry meant business in its enforcement of tho 

 terms of the forest fire la\v. A number of convictions have boon 

 -ecnrod, especially during lhr past throo or four years, whore* fires 

 had beoii allowed to oscape through preventable carelessness. This 



