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action has had a salutary effect in certain sections of the Territory 

 where the danger from fire was high. 



Very fortunately Hawaii has suffered but little from forest 

 fires. But in the leeward districts and in occasional dry years 

 even in those normally subject to heavy rainfall, the danger of fire- 

 is always present. The time to make ready for fighting fire is 

 before it starts. Hawaii is prepared. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



Just how soon it will be possible to establish a regular service 

 of forest rangers, paid by and responsible solely to the Board of 

 Agriculture and Forestry, is a question of financial policy. But 

 until such a force of efficient men is organized to patrol the re- 

 serves, prevent trespass, see that the fences are maintained, exter- 

 minate the remaining wild stock in the forests, and prevent forest 

 fires, the Hawaiian forest reserve system will not be properly 

 administered. This is now the first need in forestry in Hawaii. 



JSText, the Territory is a long way yet from having enough 

 grove and plantations of trees of economically valuable species. 

 This is equally true of government and of privately owned land. 

 Fuel supply in certain districts, fence posts, railroad ties, bridge 

 timbers and other lumber for rough work, to say nothing of con- 

 struction timber, will always be required in Hawaii. With the. 

 diminishing wood supply on the mainland the price of lumber will 

 certainly, not recede. It may make considerable advances. It 

 has been demonstrated that there are trees well adapted to local 

 conditions that can supply at least part of the local demand. It 

 needs no argument to show the wisdom of establishing plantations 

 of such species on land that cannot profitably be used for agri- 

 culture. 



Along with the other forms of forest protection it is essential 

 that the Territory keep up an efficient forest fire service. It will 

 continue the duty of the Division of Forestry to see that the pre- 

 sent forest fire organization is maintained, and when necessary 

 expanded. 



There are, as well, many lines of forest investigation which 

 it should be the policy of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry to 

 oucourage. The introduction of species of trees new to the Islands, 

 the experimental planting of temperate zone trees on the high, 

 mountains, and enough publicity and educational work so that 

 the public shall be kept fully informed as to the necessity for for- 

 estry in the Islands and its needs, are all matters that should have 

 attention. 



The practice of forestry must always continue to be one of 

 the important functions of the Territorial Government. On the 



