CIRCULAR N0.1. ^ DIVISION O F^ FORESTRY 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry 



TE:RRI~TORV OF HAWAII. 

 DIVISION OF FORESTRY 



RALPH S. HOSMER 



SUPERINTENDENT. 



An Offer of Practical Assistance to Tree 



Planters. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Among the imports into Hawaii for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30,,, 1905, wood products ranked seventh in value, the 

 total for timber, lumber, door and window fittings, etc., and 

 for furniture, being $528,110. In a price list recently issued 

 by one of the leading lumber dealers in Honolulu ordinary 

 rough lumber, Northwest (Red or Douglas Fir) and Redwood, 

 is quoted.at from $30 to $35 per IYL, while Redwood fence posts 

 are listed at 24 cents each. No stronger commentary is needed 

 on the desirability of a local supply. 



THE OFFER. 



To assist in meeting the demand, the Division of Forestry- 

 stands ready, so far as its limited appropriation will permit, 

 to render practical and personal assistance to individuals or 

 corporations desiring to establish forest plantations, wood lots 

 or windbreaks, or to do other forest work. 



This assistance is given in two ways: 



First, by keeping constantly on hand fresh seed of the more 

 important native and introduced trees and also a limited num- 

 ber of nursery grown seedlings of the kinds most in demand; 

 the seed and plants being sold at prices just covering the cost 

 of collection or growing. 



