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Trees for Plantations and Other Corporations. 
During the past month several large orders of forest tree seed- 
lings in seed boxes have been filled for sugar plantation companies 
and other corporations. Roughly, 56,000 seedlings have been sent 
out. Several other large orders have also been booked recently. 
I\Ir. Haughs' report will give the details. 
By arrangement with Mr. W. T. Pope, Superintendent of Pub- 
lic Instruction, the remainder of the Congressional vegetable seed 
on hand at the Government nursery has been sent out to the 
principals of schools having gardens. 
A^ery respectfully, 
Ralph S. Hosmer, 
Superintendent of Forestry. 
REPORT ON AWA. 
Honolulu, Oct. 26, 1911. 
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Honolulu. 
Gentlemen : — As a result of a conference with the President 
of the Board relative to the disposition of awa in forest reserves. 
I have to submit as supplementary to my report of July 10, 1911, 
on this subject, the following statement: 
By direction of the Board a circular letter was sent out some 
weeks ago to most of the district foresters asking for informa- 
tion as to the quantity of awa in their districts, price and other 
matters. To this letter there were 18 replies. The majority say 
that there is little awa growing wild on Government lands, the 
bulk of that at present in the market being obtained from culti- 
vated patches. Awa is, however, reported from Hanalei, Kauai ; 
Kohala and Puna, Hawaii, and Hana, Maui. The price per ton 
for awa seems to vary considerably with the locality, ranging 
from $140 to $320 or more a ton. delivered at steamer landing 
(Hana, 7c lb.; Kona, ll^-12c; Hanalei, 4c green (16c dry). 
These figures coincide with those given by ^Ir. von Damm, 
quoted in my former report. It takes from 3 to 4 lbs. of green 
awa to make 1 lb. of the dried product. 
In selling awa it is obviously more satisfactory that a definite 
percentage should be paid per pound, or per ton, for the quantity 
gathered where this can be done without necessitating much out- 
lay for inspection. Where it is possible to keep separate all of 
the awa gathered by one person that comes from a given piece 
of Government land, it should be easy to secure copies of the 
