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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 
A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Agricul- 
ture and Forestry was held at the office of the Superintendent of 
Public Works, in the Capitol, on Wednesday, February 9. At this 
meeting it was decided to meet but once a month thereafter, on 
the third Wednesday of every month. Those present were Mr. 
Marston Campbell, president and executive officer ; Messrs. 
D. P. R. Isenberg, FI. M. von Holt and J. M. Dowsett, members. 
Mr. Campbell, after the opening routine, made an oral report 
on the Pupukea-Paumalu forest reserve, saying: 
“Mr. von Holt and I went to Pupukea by automobile; took 
horses and went up the trail to the line dividing Waimea and 
Pupukea, close to the summit where the two lines meet. Wc 
crossed over and came down the line to Kaunala and Pupukea. 
The forest conditions as I saw them were marvelously better than 
have been represented in petitions and reports and by comments 
from various persons. There is much growth of koa, sandal- 
wood and other trees. It was also found that the tanglefoot of 
nluhe is approaching the Waimea and Pupukea sides. There are 
few cattle trails over this district and we saw very few traces of 
cattle. As a result of my investigations it is lU}^ judgment that 
this district should be declared a forest reserve. The home- 
steaders are required to fence the upper boundaries, under their 
agreement, which then leaves the boundaries between Konawai- 
kaala and Kaunala to be fenced. This makes a tri-shaped piece of 
ground. The expense of the fence would not be very much, as 
this would be borne partly by the Government and the Oahu 
Railway Company and, should we fail to protect this area of from 
1000 to 1200 acres from the marauding cattle, the slopes would 
unquestionably require reforesting within a very few years. I 
should recommend that this Board take action to have this land 
set aside by the Government as a forest reserve ; the fencing to 
be done, however, at the time the division fence is put up between 
the lands of IMr. Wheeler and the Government, which will have 
to be before Mr. Wlieeler secures the patent to his land.” 
Mr. von Holt said that the fencing would cost about $1500, and 
half of that, $750, would be at the Government’s expense. 
On motion of Mr. Dowsett, seconded by IMr. Isenberg, it was 
decided that the committee’s verbal report be accepted and that 
the Board recommend, for the Governor’s approval, the setting 
aside of the remaining lands of the Pupukea-Paumalu homesteads 
as a forest reserve. 
Mr. Campbell told of a recent interview had by him with Mr. 
T. H. Petrie in regard to the Kohala forest matter. Mr. Petrie 
informed him that it was unnecessary to secure a permit to pay in 
the pro rata of the money which is to be collected from the 
