ment  $12,500.  This  appears  unfair.  Mr.  Willing  is  employed 
by  our  estate  to  watch  the  forest  as  well  as  for  planting  it. 
As  far  as  we  are  concerned,  we  don’t  need  a forester  in  our 
district.  But  over  in  Wahiawa  I think  two  or  three  years  ago 
there  was  a very  destructive  fire  in  those  mountains  which 
destroyed  an  immense  number  of  trees,  but  by  having  people 
living  right  there  at  the  entrance  of  the  mountains,  we 
are  able  to  protect  our  own  forest.  The  time  is  coming 
when  everybody  should  plant  trees.  1 have  been  trying  to 
get  the  Oahu  Sugar  Company  to  commence  the  work  but 
they  haven’t  got  to  that  point  yet.  Everybody  wants  divi- 
dends. Well,  I think  it  is  a good  thing  for  them  to  plant  trees. 
In  a few  years  from  now  they  would  get  a big  dividend  from 
the  wood.  It  is  getting  scarcer. 
“As  far  as  forestry  goes  and  also  as  far  as  immigration  goes,. 
I want  to  put  myself  on  record  as  being;  willing  to  stand  my 
share  of  the  tax.” 
A NEW  LOCAL  NURSERY. 
For  some  time  past  the  want  of  a reliable  home  source  from 
which  to  obtain  specimens  of  choice  plants  and  seed  has  been 
felt  on  the  part  of  our  local  agriculturists  and  home  gardeners. 
The  establishment  of  nurseries  on  Hawaii  by  Mr.  Jared  Smith 
for  the  propagation  of  economic  and  decorative  plants  wall  no 
doubt  be  welcomed  and  largely  made  use  of  by  our  island 
growers. 
RECENT  LEGISLATIVE  ACTS. 
This  issue  of  the  Forester  continues  the  publication  of  re- 
cent Legislative  Acts  affecting  agricultural  interests — all  of 
which  measures  it  will  be  observed  relate  in  some  degree  to 
the  conservation  movement.  With  respect  to  the  act  provid- 
ing for  the  protection  of  birds  beneficial  to  our  island  forests 
it  will  be  noted  that  the  relaxation  in  favor  of  scientific  work- 
ers, of  the  law  which  prohibits  the  destruction  of  certain 
species  of  Hawaiian  birds,  is  withheld  in  the  case  of  the  Ha- 
waiian goose  (Nene).  This  bird  for  a period  of  four  years 
ending  March  1,  1913,  is  absolutely  protected  from  molestation, 
by  the  present  act,  and  an  opportunity  is  afforded  this  inter- 
esting species  to  re-establish  itself  throughout  the  islands. 
