merely  because  he  is  a true  lover  of  nature  and  sees  the  great 
need  for  immediate  action.  Last  summer  he  invited  two  dif- 
ferent parties  of  young  boys  to  spend  their  vacation  in  the 
mountains  and  he  furnished  them  with  ammunition  to  shoot 
the  goats.  Six  Punahou  boys  camped  some  three  miles  from 
Kjumuwela,  farther  up  into  the  mountains;  and  shot  goats 
from  morning  until  night.  They  climbed  up  and  down  the 
steep  canon  walls  in  baseball  shoes  to  follow  the  goats  to  their 
hiding  places.  They  shot  150  goats,  several  pigs  and  a few 
chickens.  Most  of  the  wild  cattle  in  this  region  are  now  killed, 
as  we  saw  none  on  any  of  our  tramps. 
We  hope  that  the  Legislature  will  soon  pass  a sufficiently 
large  appropriation  to  provide  for  enough  foresters  to  protect 
the  trees  on  every  island. 
SUGGESTIONS  FROM  KUMUWELA  CLUB. 
1.  — The  Kumuwela  Club  suggests  that  public  camping- 
places  or  parks  be  established  on  every  island.  These  camping 
places  should  have  some  rough  sheds  or  cottages  where  people 
would  be  protected  from  the  weather.  There  should  be  a re- 
sponsible caretaker  and  a small  fee  be  paid  for  the  use  of 
the  camp.  This  would  make  it  easy  for  parties  of  people  to 
go  camping  in  the  mountains  very  cheaply ; and  it  would  in- 
crease the  appreciation  of  our  youth  for  the  forests  and  moun- 
tains, and  for  simple,  healthful  pleasures. 
2.  — We  suggest  that  the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Van  Dine, 
the  federal  entomologist,  in  regard  to  introducing  insective- 
rous  perching  birds,  after  they  have  been  studied  in  an  aviary, 
be  seriously  considered.  His  recommendation  was  that  certain 
birds  that  would  protect  cattle  and  sheep  from  injurious  flies 
should  be  imported  from  California,  where  they  are  native. 
The  perching  birds  are  all  insect  feeders,  and  harmless,  except 
for  the  few  useful  insects  that  they  eat.  Many  of  the  perching 
birds  are  charming  songsters,  and  they  would  add  very  greatly 
to  the  attractiveness  of  our  gardens,  parks  and  forests. 
Numerous  song  birds  would  double  the  joys  of  camping  and 
tramping  in  the  forest.  Why  not  have  them  in  Honolulu  and 
on  Tantalus?  Here  is  a chance  for  the  Promotion  Committee 
to  add  to  our  attractions.  From  an  economic  standpoint  we 
might  find  these  insectiverous  birds  of  great  value  in  destroy- 
ing many  of  our  insect  pests  in  gardens,  fields,  and  forests, 
and  save  the  gardeners  and  farmers  much  loss  and  expense. 
To  make  sure  that  no  bird  nuisances  be  imported,  it  would 
be  wise  to  follow  Mr.  W.  A.  Bryan’s  suggestion  to  establish  a 
large  introduction  aviary  and  carefully  study  each  bird’s  food 
habits  before  they  are  freed.  Several  difficulties  stand  in  the 
way  of  the  introduction  of  these  birds.  First,  they  are  hard 
to  catch  in  large  enough  numbers  for  the  experiment ; second, 
