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boundary, holes for the posts have to be blasted in tlie pahoehoe lava 
and this necessarily is slow work. 
A stretch of fence on the boundary of this reserve at Kaupakuea, 
built in cooperation with .lohn Souza, who owns adjacent Lot 1, was com- 
pleted during' the ]nonth. This is .12 mile in length. 
At Honomu anotlier fence .1.3 mile long is being cooperatively con- 
structed by Victorino Carrera, who owns adjacent Lot 17. The posts 
have all been reset on the proper line and the wire will be stretched early 
in August. 
It has been neceesary to bring pressure to bear on Wm. Breithaupt, 
the owner of Lot 1 of the Piha Homesteads. We supplied wire to him 
last December and he built an excellent fence on the forest reserve 
boundary for a distance of .58 mile, but since April he has done little 
or no work. He has 900 feet more of fence to build and has been 
notified that unless this is completed by the end of August and all his 
cattle gathered in, we will proceed against him for cattle trespass. 
A visit was made with John Vieira to the upper boundary of the 
Waikaumalo lots, owned by him, where 1.40 miles of new fence is needed 
on the reserve boundary to keep his cattle within bounds. This is the 
mauka-most boundary along any part of the makai line of the Hilo 
Keserve and, on account of the heavy jungle and boggy soil, a most 
difficult location to |)ack wire to. The whole line was gone over per- 
sonally with him and he agreed to build the fence at once. Wire was 
supplied for this purpose on Jiilj" 12, but although he has let a contract 
for the job, little had been done at the end of the month. He has there- 
fore been given a similar warning that unless the fence is completed at 
the earliest practicable date he will be proceeded against for cattle 
trespass. 
REMOVAL OF CATTLE 
In connection with the cattle which had been wandering around the 
flume heads on the lands of Punahoa 2 and into Piihonua on the Hilo 
Reserve, my assistant gave the owners, on June 14, official notice to re- 
move or shoot them. In subsequent interviews they attempted to justify 
procrastination, but finally became convinced that we meant business 
in demanding the elimination of all of their cattle from forest reserve 
land. To back up our insistence and to be ready to go the limit under 
the law if it became necessary, I requested and received authority from 
you to take the drastic measure of shooting the cattle after due notice. 
I am glad to report that it did not become necessary and that the forest 
in this region was entirely cleared of cattle by July 20. This was done 
entirely by the owners who drove, trapped with snares, and finally had 
to shoot the six remaining animals which had become quite wild from a 
prolonged and unmolested sojourn in the jungle. The open boundary 
where the cattle formerly got in is now all closed by a tight fence. 
AKAKA FALLS 
The makai boundary of the Hilo Reserve has been, brought down on 
the unoccupied government lands of Honomu and Kaiwiki along Kole- 
kole Stream to include Akaka Falls and the surrounding forested lands. 
These falls, which are 420 feet high, are one of the great sights on 
Hawaii and should be made more accessible to sight-seers. This can 
easily be done and the adjacent grounds made more comfortable for 
picnickers at small expense. My assistant who recently took the Gov- 
ernor to see the falls, has made a plan for these improvements which 
will soon be presented for your consideration. 
