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sold therefrom come to the Board, under the law, as a special 
fund to be used for forest work. 
Believing that the forest lands of the Territory should be 
handled by the Board of Agriculture and Forestry and for the 
special reason outlined above, I recommend that the Board ap- 
prove the setting apart of this area as a forest reserve, and that 
a formal request be made to the Governor that he proceed with 
the necessary steps so to set it apart. 
Very respectfully, 
Ralppi S. Hosmer, 
Superintendent of Forestry. 
THE MAUI FORESTS. 
By H. M. Curran, 
Philippine Bureau of Forestry. 
Honolulu, T. H., May 12, 1911. 
To the Board of Agriculture and Forestrv, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Gentlemen : — I have the honor of submitting the following re- 
port on the condition of the forests on the windward slopes of 
Mt. Haleakala, Maui, and to recommend certain measures for 
the protection and improvement of this valuable property. 
GENERAL STATEMENT. 
From the forests of Mt. Haleakala the greater part of the agri- 
cultural water, used on the island of Maui, is derived. These 
forests yield a revenue of over $50,000 a year in water rights 
alone. The present forest area is much less than formerly due 
to unrestricted grazing and timber cutting on leased and private 
lands. The principal areas of water bearing forest are now fenced 
and protected from grazing and cutting. 
DEAD TIMBER. 
Extending along the line of the main ditch for 10 miles and 
with an average width of less than a mile is an area of forest 
in which irregular patches of dead and defective timber occur 
covering perhaps one-fifth of its total area, or approximately two 
square miles. The death of this timber is reported to have 
occurred during the past five years. 
Wind storms of exceptional violence occurred about 5 years 
ago. Very soon after these storms it was noticed that the trees 
were rapidly dying. The areas which suffered most were ex- 
