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the  direction  of  Mr.  Haughs,  in  beating  down  the  dead  lantana 
along  the  roads  and  trails  in  the  planted  forest  on  Tantalus.  Ar- 
rangements are  also  well  in  hand  for  removing  the  dead  wood 
from  this  forest.  Both  these  operations  reduce  the  fire  danger 
and  add  to  the  attractiveness  of  the  forest  as  a park. 
TREE  PLANTING. 
During  the  last  few  weeks  many  trees  for  forest  planting 
started  at  the  Government  Nursery  have  been  sent  out  to  various 
parts  of  the  Territory.  Among  these  shipments  may  be  men- 
tioned 30,000  Ironwoods  for  Paauhau  Plantation ; 2,000  for 
Paauilo,  and  2,000  for  Mr.  John  Hind  in  Kohala.  About  2,000 
Eucalypts — Swamp  Mahogany — have  been  sent  out  to  Mr.  Mc- 
Bryde  for  the  use  of  homesteaders  at  Kalaheo.  These  trees  are 
sold  at  cost  price  under  the  cooperative  agreement  regularly  main- 
tained by  this  Division. 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
REPORT  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  ENTOMOLOGY 
FOR  MAY,  1909. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  June  1,  1909. 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners  of 
Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu , T.  H. 
Gentlemen  : — Following  is  the  statement  covering  the  operations 
of  the  Division  of  Entomology  during  the  month  of  May : 
HONOLULU  INSPECTION. 
We  boarded  37  vessels  for  the  purpose  of  inspection  and  found 
live  vegetable  matter  on  17  of  them.  This  was  acted  upon  as 
follows : 
Disposal  with  Principal  Causes  Lots  Parcels 
Passed  as  free  from!  pests 498  \ 8044 
Fumigated  before  releasing 21  22 
Destroyed 11  15 
Dipped  in  Bordeaux  before  releasing 2 2 
Total  examined 532  8083 
