MAUI COUNTY FAIR 
On account of the need for economy, the Board did not make any 
extensive exhibit at the county fair held at Kahului, Maui, on October 
12 to 14, but was represented only by a collection of trees from the 
Haiku Nursery, which was awarded a special prize. Mr. Haughs was 
the only official to attend the fair and went up in the capacity of judge 
of the flower and plant exhibits. 
GRASS CUTTING 
Several more new grass cutters w^ere arrested during the month 
and were booked at the police station so that now almost all are 
thoroughly acquainted with the rule and this trespass is about ter- 
minated. 
IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUND TOP 
Preparations for the establishment of the macadamia nut plantation 
on Round Top were begun during the month by the Hawaiian Macadamia 
Nut Company which holds an agreement for planting of 20 acres with 
this valuable tree. 
Efforts were begun for making certain improvements in this region. 
These consisted of determining the ownership of the abandoned steam 
roller near the gravel quarry with the plans to have it removed and of 
having the prison camp tidied up and made more sightly. A new trail 
on the side of Makiki Valley was also located on a convenient grade 
and staked out to replace the old trail which now runs through the middle 
of the macadamia nut plantation. 
FORESTRY LECTURES 
Lectures on forestry at the University of Hawaii have been given 
once a week by my assistant and myself and preparation for them has 
taken considerable of our time at home. For field work on Monday 
afternoons the students have begun a much needed topographic map 
of Round Top, have done actual seed collection and sowing and trans- 
])lanting and outplanting of trees, and have studied in the field the 
distinguishing characteristics of both native and introduced trees. 
On October 19, I lectured for an hour on the necessity for forest 
protection before the men enrolled in the Short Course for Plantation 
Men at the University of Hawaii. 
EXTENSION OF HONOLULU WATERSHED RESERVE 
Having completed the extended boundaries of this reserve across 
tlie Nuuanu-Kalihi ridge and the latter valley, one day was spent in 
a field examination for extending the line across the land of Waialae 
on the east side of the city. Here the boundary will be brought right 
down to the upper limits of pineapple cultivation. 
PROPOSED HONOULIULI RESERVE 
Plans were made for making a re-examination of the proposed 
forest reserve on the land of Honouliuli, Oahu, recommended some years 
ago by my predecessor, but never actually set apart. This field work 
has been undertaken by my assistant. 
