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undertook the experimental planting of exotic forest trees in 
that section. Recently, owing to pressure of other work and 
the fact that the investigation required the services of a for- 
ester rather than a botanist, the director of the H. S. P. A. 
Experiment Station has requested the Division of Forestry to 
take over the supervision of this investigation, the expenses of 
which are to be borne by the plantation interests. As this 
work is indirectly in line with the plant introduction studies 
now being carried on, the Division of Forestry was glad to 
accept this proposition. The present trip is to make a careful 
examination of the area to be planted with the idea of draw- 
ing up a comprehensive plan. While on Maui, Mr. Hosmer 
said that he also intended to arrange the details in regard to 
the planting of government land at Kailiili and above Wai- 
luku, and also to visit and arrange for additional planting in 
the experimental tree planting plots on the slope of Hale- 
akala. The duration of this trip will probably be three weeks. 
On motion of Mr. von Holt, it was 'ordered that the trip 
proposed by Mr. Hosmer be approved. 
FINANCES. 
At a meeting of the Board of Apportionment, held October 
24, 1910, for the purpose of determining the expenditure of 
the one-fourth of the special fund provided for by Act 33 of 
the laws of 1909, the following sums were set aside for the 
various purposes : 
The sum of $3500 per month beginning July 1, 1910, for the 
uses and purposes of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry. 
The sum of $600 for printing and distributing eucalyptus 
report, marketing and gardening report and other bulletins. 
The sum of v$1363.06 for the use of the Board of Agriculture 
and Forestry in planting and fencing the Pupukea Forest Re- 
serve and the Pupukea-Paumalu AVater Reserves, and pay- 
ment of outstanding contracts. 
The sum of $20,000 to be available at the rate of not more 
than $10,000 a year beginning with December 1, 1910, for the 
use of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry in planting and 
fencing the Kohala Forest Reserve. t 
The Secretary submitted the regular monthly report of the 
finances of the Board, which was approved. 
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY. 
Mr. Ehrhorn stated that there was nothing further to re- 
port in regard to the Mediterranean fruit fly, but that he is 
continuing his investigations as to the spread of the pest. 
He reported that no communication had been received from 
the California Commission of Horticulture in response to his 
of October 6. 
