PROPOSED  LUMBERING  IN  PUNA. 
During  the  early  part  of  the  month  I devoted  considerable 
time  to  conferences  with  the  Committee  on  Forestry  and  with 
the  Governor  in  regard  to  the  proposition  to  lumber  the  tract 
of  government  land  in  the  District  of  Puna,  Island  of  Hawaii, 
situated  mauka  of  the  Kaohe  homesteads  above  Pahoa.  A 
report  with  recommendations  on  this  matter  was  submitted 
to  the  Board  under  the  date  of  June  ist  and  acted  on  at  ; 
meeting  of  the  Board  held  on  June  23. 
From  June  18-26  I was  away  from  Honolulu  on  a trip  to  the 
Island  of  Maui  with  the  object  of  inspecting  forest  lands  on 
Mt.  Haleakala  and  of  arranging  for  tree  planting  on  West 
Maui.  In  company  with  Air.  Louis  von  Tempsky,  manager 
of  the  Haleakala  Ranch,  I visited  and  made  a thorough  exam- 
ination of  the  open  grass  land  above  the  forest  on  the  wind 
ward  slopes  of  the  outside  of  the  crater  of  Mt.  Haleakala,  or 
the  privately  owned  lands  of  Haiku  and  Kalialinui.  There  is 
some  question  of  opening  this  area  as  a paddock  of  the  Hale- 
akala Ranch,  for  which  purpose  it  is  admirably  adapted.  But 
owing  to  the  steep  slope  and  the  rapid  erosion  that  would 
be  likely  to  take  place  were  the  area  overstocked,  the  question 
of  holding  this  section  as  a forest  reserve,  to  be  eventually 
got  under  a forest  cover,  is  one  that  should  be  seriously  con- 
sidered. My  object  in  visiting  this  tract  at  this  time  was  to 
be  familiar  with  the  facts  of  the  case  should  any  proposal  be 
made  looking  to  the  acquirement  of  the  area  bv  the  Govern- 
ment. 
During  my  stay  on  Alaui  I made  a careful  inspection  of  the 
excellent  work  in  tree  planting  now  being  done  by  the  AVai- 
luku  Sugar  Company  under  the  direction  of  its  new  manager. 
Air.  H.  B.  Penhallow.  I also  made  provisional  arrangements 
with  Air.  Louis  Weinzheimer,  the  new  manager  of  the  Pioneer 
Plantation,  in  regard  to  tree  planting  about  to  be  undertaken 
by  that  company. 
WORK  AT  THE  GOVERNMENT  NURSERY. 
Air.  Haughs  reports  that  during  the  past  six  months  (Janu- 
ary 1 to  June  30,  1909)  trees  have  been  distributed  from  the 
Government  Nursery,  as  follows: 
Free  Distribution,  Forest  Trees. 
Potted  . . 2,500 
In  transplant  boxes 1,560 
In  seed  boxes 3,000 
