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In  the  matter  of  fencing  in  and  of  planting  the  proposed  re- 
serve I recommend  that  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Lands  be 
requested  to  have  inserted  in  any  leases  that  may  be  made  of  the 
adjoining  parts  of  the  Haleakala  tract,  the  requirement  that  a 
fence  be  built  and  maintained  on  the  reserve  boundary.  On  the 
south  side,  the  wall  of  the  gulch  is  a sufficient  natural  barrier. 
The  mauka  side  is  now  protected  by  a fence  on  the  boundary  line 
between  the  Government  land  and  the  private  land  of  Kalialinui. 
In  regard  to  tree  planting  I believe  an  arrangement  with  the 
Haleakala  Ranch  Company  can  be  arrived  at  without  difficulty, 
whereby  the  reserve  could  be  planted  at  comparatively  small  ex- 
pense. I should  favor  the  expenditure  of  Territorial  funds,  under 
the  Conservation  Act,  for  the  planting  of  this  reserve  and  the 
similarly  situated  section  above  the  Polipoli  Springs,  further  along 
the  same  slope  of  Haleakala.  This  is,  however,  a detail  that  does 
not  require  action  by  the  Board  at  this  time. 
RECOM  MENDATION. 
For  the  reasons  above  set  forth  I do  now  recommend  that  the 
Board  request  the  Governor  to  set  apart,  in  accordance  with  law, 
as  the  Waihou  Spring  Forest  Reserve,  that  portion  of  the  gov- 
ernment land  of  Makawao,  officially  described  by  the  Survey 
Office,  (C.  S.  F.  2003,  accompanied  by  Government  Survey  Reg- 
istered Map  No.  2394)  as  follows:  (Here  omitted  because  the  de- 
scription also  forms  a part  of  the  official  proclamation,  printed 
elsewhere  in  this  issue  of  the  Forester.) 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
MODIFICATION  OF  THE  MAKAWAO  FOREST 
RESERVE. 
REPORT  OF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FORESTRY. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  May  11,  1909. 
Board  of  Commissioners  of 
Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu. 
Gentlemen  : — This  report  deals  with  a proposed  modification 
of  the  boundary,  and  consequent  slight  enlargement,  of  the  Ma- 
kawao Forest  Reserve,  in  the  District  of  Hamakuapoko,  Island  of 
Maui. 
The  Makawao  Forest  Reserve,  consisting  of  1,796  acres  of  un- 
leased government  land,  was  set  apart  by  proclamation  of  Gover- 
nor Frear  on  April  21,  1908.  The  object  of  the  reserve  is  to 
