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Haleakala.  The  trees  came  through  in  excellent  condition  and  as 
they  were  forwarded  without  delay  to  the  planting  stations,  it  is 
expected  that  they  will  do  well. 
OPENING  OF  NURSERY  GROUNDS. 
During  the  week  beginning  November  7,  the  fence  around  a 
considerable  portion  of  the  Government  Nursery  was  removed, 
the  grounds  being  opened  up  freely  to  the  public  as  a park.  This 
step,  which  has  been  contemplated  for  a considerable  time  by  the 
Board,  apparently  meets  with  very  general  satisfaction  on  the 
part  of  the  people  of  Honolulu. 
REORGANIZATION  OF  CLERICAL  STAFF. 
On  November  22,  the  clerical  staff  of  the  Board  of  Agriculture 
and  Forestry  was  reorganized  through  the  appointment  of  Miss 
Elsie  M.  Kuhn,  as  general  stenographer  for  the  Board,  the  trans- 
fer of  Miss  Melika  Peterson  to  be  stenographer  of  the  Divisions 
of  Entomology  and  Animal  Industry,  and  of  Miss  Ella  K.  Dayton 
to  be  librarian  of  the  Board. 
THE  HAWAIIAN  POULTRY  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Hawaiian  Poultry  Association  held  a meeting  in  the  office 
of  the  Board  on  the  evening  of  November  11,  1909. 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
.Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
REPORT  OF  THE  FOREST  NURSERYMAN. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  December  6,  1909. 
R.  S.  Hosmer,  Esq., 
Superintendent  of  Forestry, 
Honolulu,  Hawaii. 
Dear  Sir  : — The  following  is  a report  of  the  work  done  during 
the  month  of  November: 
ADVICE  AND  ASSISTANCE. 
On  November  26th,  at  the  request  of  Mr.  E.  C.  Winston,  the 
writer  paid  a visit  to  Pupukea  homesteads,  Koolauloa,  Oahu,  for 
the  purpose  of  examining  two  tracts  of  land  that  have  been  set 
aside  as  water  reserves — one  being  on  lot  5 and  the  other  on  lot 
6- A.  The  object  of  the  visit  was  to  study  on  the  ground  the  con- 
ditions in  regard  to  tree  planting.  The  Pupukea  homesteaders 
have  agreed  to  plant  both  the  reserves  providing  the  Board  sup- 
