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South Kona, Hawaii, and setting apart of additional forest areas 
adjoining the Kau, Hawaii, and the West Maui Forest Reserves. 
On February 4, Governor Frear signed proclamations making the 
two additions. The proposed South Kona Forest Reserve is tem- 
porarily held up, until certain changes can be made in the technical 
description, whereby there will be eliminated from the area pro- 
posed to be set apart two tracts for which there are applications 
for homesteading. 
FOREST EXTENSION. 
During the past two months additional shipments of seedling 
trees in seed boxes have been made to several of the large corpora- 
tions that are actively engaged in tree planting. This method of 
tree distribution seems to be acceptable to many persons, as it 
obviates the losses that frequently occur, especially from the 
damping off fungus. In his report, Mr. Haughs gives the de- 
tails of this distribution. 
CONGRESSIONAL VEGETABLE SEED. 
During the past month this office has been distributing the 
quota of free congressional vegetable seed, sent annually by the 
Delegate to Congress. As usual, packages of the seed have been 
sent to the public schools throughout the Territory, for the 
pupils to use in the school gardens. And a special effort has 
been made to get seed into the hands of small land holders 
throughout the Territory, packets having been sent to a care- 
fully selected Hst of persons on each island. Some seed still 
remains available for distribution. Applications for it should 
be addressed : Seed Clerk, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Box 207, Honolulu, Hawaii. 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
A large share of the time of the various members of the staff, 
especially of the Superintendent of Forestry, has been taken up 
during the present two months in the preparation of the report 
for the past biennial period and in the details of getting it ready 
for and through the press. It is expected that the report will 
appear very early in March. 
MEETINGS. 
The Board building continues occasionally to be used for the 
meetings of the organizations more or less closely affiliated with 
