LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF FORESTRY, 

 Washington, D. (7., March 3, 1904. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report entitled "The 

 Forests of the Hawaiian Islands," by William L. Hall, in charge of 

 Forest Extension in the Bureau of Forestry, and to recommend its 

 publication as Bulletin No. 48 of the Bureau of Forestry. The report 

 is made in consequence of a reconnoissance of the forests of the islands 

 during 1903, and its recommendations form the basis of a forest policy 

 which is being put into effect by the Territorial government. 



The eight plates which accompany the report are necessary for its 

 proper illustration. 



Very respectfully, GIFFORD PINCHOT, 



Forester. 



Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



