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or compromise with the Woods Estate; that is, the Government 
to make up the difference, which might be required on the judg 
ment of the court, from the sale of Government land under Act 55 
of the last legislature, or by compromise with the Woods interests, 
by giving them in addition to the $24,250, if the same is necessary, 
a small portion of the lands lying mauka, which are now unleased, 
with the further understanding that all rights of the Woods estate 
and others, in the lands, be turned over free of any encumbrances 
whatsoever. It has been a struggle to get the plantation interests 
together and they had accomplished something in getting them 
at least to raise the amount. 
Mr. Campbell further stated that Mr. T. Clive Davies informed 
him that T. H. Davies & Company are trustees for that fund and 
that he would notify the Board when the money is ready under 
these restrictions. 
Mr. Dowsett inquired if the money for the purchase of these 
lands had been virtually contributed. 
]\Ir. Campbell replied that it had been made available to him, 
and that for negotiations the Board would be the medium. The 
planters had made no attempt to negotiate but had placed the 
funds at the Board’s disposal with certain restrictions, with the 
right to close the transaction. 
Mr. Dowsett moved that when the amount of $24,000 is made- 
available for this purpose, the Board be authorized to enter into 
negotiations with the Woods Estate with a view to acquiring 
the desired area of Kehena II, or in addition thereto by exchange 
of Government lands which will be available for the purpose, or, 
failing in this, that the Superintendent of Public Works report 
back with such recommendations as he sees fit for the acquiring 
of the lands in some other way. Carried. 
Entomology. 
Mr. Ehrhorn, the Superintendent of Entomology, was present 
at this meeting and stated that he had received a shipment of 
150,000 Aphis-eating ladybugs from California, an account of 
tlie distribution of which will appear in his next report. As con- 
ditions in Elawaii are entirely different from those in California 
he said that he had endeavored to liberate the ladybugs in such 
a way that they might find as congenial habitat here as they do 
in California. The ladybug was introduced a number of years 
ago, but in such small quantities that they were unsuccessful in 
establishing themselves at that time. The new method of liberat- 
ing many thousands in each localitv will prove whether this species 
will ever be able to establish itself. These ladybugs readily take 
hold of the Aphis as soon as liberated. A small quantity was 
placed in an enclosed fernery where the fern Aphis was very 
abundant and inside of a few hours had reduced the pest con- 
siderably. 
