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plantation  companies  and  those  interested  in  the  lower  lands 
which  will  be  benefited  by  the  water  to  be  obtained  from  this 
forest  reserve,  to  pay  7 5 per  cent,  of  the  cost  of  acquiring  the 
additional  private  lands  that  are  needed  to  round  out  the  reserve. 
This  would  leave  one-fourth  to  be  borne  by  the  government. 
Working  on  these  lines  I tried  two  years  ago  to  effect  an  arrange- 
ment between  the  plantation  interests  and  the  Woods  Estate,  but 
without  success.  During  the  recent  session  of  the  Legislature  I 
brought  the  matter  up  again  and  arranged  a number  of  confer- 
ences among  those  interested.  The  outcome  of  these  meetings  was 
a proposition  on  the  part  of  Mr.  John  Hind  that  the  plantations 
might  get  together  on  a basis  of  land  ownership.  I accordingly 
had  Mr.  Kanakanui  of  the  Survey  Office  draw  up  a table  showing 
the  portion  of  agricultural  land  owned  by  the  different  plantations. 
The  proposition  in  this  form  did  not  meet  with  the  approval  of 
the  representatives  of  several  of  the  Kohala  plantations.  Accord- 
ingly, a revised  plan  was  suggested  which  is  now  being  worked 
up  by  Hon.  H.  L.  Holstein.  Mr.  Holstein’s  proposition  is  that  the 
corporations  desiring  to  buy  the  forest  land  get  together  on  a basis 
of  productive  value  rather  than  area.  He  is  now  at  work  on  this 
plan.  In  the  past  it  has  been  difficult  for  the  prospective  pur- 
chasers and  the  owners  of  the  land  to  arrive  at  anything  like  a 
common  figure. 
I am  sending  you  herewith  a copy  of  my  report  dated  October 
14,  1908 ; of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Forestry  dated  De 
cember  3,  1908,  and  of  a map  of  the  areas  proposed  to  be  reserved, 
that  was  drawn  up  by  Mr.  S.  M.  Kanakanui  of  the  Survey  Office. 
It  should  perhaps  be  noted  that  when  the  line  comes  finally  to 
be  fixed  the  reserve  should  include  a small  group  of  trees  on  the 
south  and  west  sides  of  Puu  Pili. 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
Mr.  Campbell.  I will  also  read  a resolution,  signed  by  John 
Hind  and  others,  adopted  at  a meeting  of  the  Kohala  plantation 
managers-,  last  January: 
Kohala,  Hawaii,  January  30,  1909. 
Whereas , the  matter  of  Forest  Reservation  is  of  paramount  in- 
terest to  all  concerned  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  and 
Whereas,  same  is  of  vital  interest  to  all  inhabitants  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  North  Kohala,  Hawaii,  and 
Whereas,  there  is  available  a large  tract  of  land  mauka  of  Ko- 
hala, which  is  now  unused  and  of  no  value  for  agricultural  or 
pasturable  purposes,  aggregating  approximately  twenty  thousand 
acre,  and 
