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ARBOR^ DAY 
For planting on Arbor Day, which was celebrated this year on 
November 17, the total distribution of trees was 12,534 trees. These were 
sent out from our four main tree nurseries as follows: 
Kauai nursery at Kalaheo 1,677 
Oahu nursery at Honolulu/. 7,140 
Maui nursery at Haiku 1,800 
Hawaii nursery at Hilo 1,917 
Total number of trees distributed 12,534 
On November 15, I gave a talk on the origin and purpose of Arbor 
Day at Punahou Academy and on Arbor Day assisted in the labelling 
of trees on the campus and telling something about them. 
OLONA FIBER 
The demand for a local fiber to replace the introduced and rather 
expensive raffia in binding objects of handicraft taught in the public 
schools, has turned attention to the possibilities of using our indigenous 
olona {Touchardia latifolia) for this purpose and producing it in quantity 
.by cultivation. As this is somewhat apart from our regular work, I 
have advised a separate appropriation of about $1,500 to experiment 
in the raising of the plants, as the old Hawaiians did. 
FOREST FENCING 
Progress was made in several fencing projects during the month, 
but the heavy rains in the early part of November seriously interfered 
with fence ljuilding on the makai line of the Hilo Forest Reserve, 
where about three miles of boundary remain to be fenced. 
On the boundary of the Kau reserve on Hawaii .87 mile of new 
fence was completed by the adjacent plantation where the reserve line 
crosses the land of Kaunamano. 
The new fence required by government lease on the makai boundary 
of the Puukapele reserve on Kauai was begun on November 6. 
On the Olaa reserve boundary on Hawaii back of 22 Miles, N. Holo- 
waty completed 600 feet of fence adjacent to his homesteads. 
Repairs were made in existing fences to the extent of .12 mile on 
the Olaa Forest Park Reserve Sec. C, on Hawaii, and .43 mile on the 
Kealia and Moloaa Reserves on Kauai. 
REMOVAL OF CATTLE 
Through the cooperation of the Haleakala Ranch, 20 head of tres- 
passing cattle were removed from the Makawao reserve on Maui and 
the owners fined $5.00 per head under the new law. 
The attention of the Land Commissioner was called to the poor 
condition of the fence on the makai boundary of the Kuliouou reserve 
on Oahu, which allowed cattle to gain entrance to the reserve and he 
has required the holder of the adjacent government lease to make the 
fence stockproof. 
