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position.  I spoke  twQ  or  three  times  in  the  biograph  room  and 
was  on  hand  on  Hawaii  Day  to  help  work  up  interest  in  the  is  - 
lands. From  what  I saw  of  the  activities  of  the  Hawaii  Commis- 
sion I believe  that  the  money  expended  for  the  Hawaii  exhibit  is 
one  of  the  best  investments  that  this  Territory  ever  made.  The 
Hawaii  exhibit  is  a distinctly  creditable  collection,  truly  repre- 
sentative of  the  islands.  The  Hawaii  building  has  been  so  man- 
aged that  it  has  unquestionably  been  one  of  the  main  features  of 
the  Fair.  All  this  can  but  result  in  benefit  t?  the  islands  in  many 
ways. 
OTHER  OPPORTUNITIES. 
While  on  the  mainland  it  was  a privilege  as  well  as  a pleasure 
to  see  not  a little  of  a number  of  other  foresters,  both  men  in  the 
' U.  S.  Forest  Service  and  those  in  the  employ  of  States.  I was 
particularly  fortunate  in  this  regard,  seeing  at  Spokane  and  Seattle 
Forest  Service  men  from  Washington  and  the  Eastern  States,  as 
well  as  those  regularly  stationed  at  Portland,  Sacramento  and  San 
Francisco.  Incidentally  I was  able  to  make  a couple  of  side  trips 
into  National  Forests  in  Idaho  and  Washington.  From  these  ex- 
periences I bring  back  to  my  work  here  new  ideas  and  profitable 
suggestions. 
EUCALYPTUS  INVESTIGATION. 
One  very  practical  outcome  of  the  conferences  with  the  Forest 
Service  men  in  San  Francisco  is  the  assignment  of  one  of  the 
technically  trained  assistants  from  that  office  to  an  investigation  of 
the  planted  Eucalyptus  forests  in  Hawaii.  It  has  long  been  my 
desire  to  undertake  a study  of  the  rate  of  growth  and  the  yield  of 
the  Eucalyptus  groves  that  have  been  planted  in  this  Territory,  for 
I am  sure  that  the  results  of  such  a study,  by  making  available 
concrete  figures  of  just  what  can  be  expected,  will  be  convincing 
proof  of  the  advisability  of  extensive  forest  planting.  It  is  pro- 
posed that  the  cost  of  this  investigation  be  borne  jointly  by  the 
Territory  and  by  the  U.  S.  Forest  Service,  the  latter’s  share  to 
come  out  of  the  allotment  that  has  this  year  again  been  secured 
for  experimental  planting  in  Hawaii.  It  is  probable  that  the 
assistant  from  San  Francisco  will  arrive  in  Honolulu  soon  after 
December  i,  when  fieldwork  will  at  once  be  begun. 
PREPARATIONS  FOR  ARBOR  DAY. 
Since  my  return  to  Honolulu  on  September  14  I have  been  en- 
gaged with  the  routine  work  of  the  Division  of  Forestry,  espe- 
cially in  connection  with  preparations  for  the  free  distribution  of 
large  numbers  of  trees  on  Arbor  Day — November  12.  As  out- 
lined in  previous  reports  it  is  planned  to  give  each  person  in  the 
Territory,  who  owns  or  controls  a homestead,  kuleana  or  other 
tract  of  land  and  who  desires  to  plant  trees,  two  dozen  seedling 
trees,  free,  delivered  to  some  central  point  near  his  home.  To 
facilitate  the  distribution  sub-nurseries  have  been  established.  At 
