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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FOSESTRY* 
A meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture 
and Forestry was held in the Board room, at the Capitol, on 
Wednesday, July 20, 1910, at 10 o’clock a. m. 
Present : Marston Campbell, President and Executive 
Officer, and Messrs. Albert Waterhouse and H. M. von Holt, 
members. 
FORESTRY. 
The regular monthly report of the Superintendent of For- 
estry and that of the Forestry Nurseryman were read and ap- 
proved. The President instructed the Secretary of the Board 
to furnish the Press with a copy of each report for local no- 
tice. 
The Forestry Nurseryman stated in his report that a small 
gooseneck dray for carting plants from Makiki and the nur- 
sery is required. It was moved and seconded that he be 
granted permission to purchase a truck and to dispose of the 
heavy wagon he has, in exchange. Carried. 
President Campbell read the report of the Superintendent 
of Forestry, of June 22, 1910, in regard to several areas in 
forest reserves on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu that have 
not been formally set apart. 
Motion was made by the President that the Board pass a 
resolution and cause to be prepared the necessary documents 
for the approval and signature of the Governor for procla- 
mation and public hearing. This was seconded by Mr. von 
Holt and carried. 
The Superintendent of Forestry also submitted a report 
dated June 23, proposing for consideration the setting apart 
of the entire Island of Kahoolawe as a forest reserve. From 
the long years of overstocking and cattle grazing this island 
has become desolate and a barren waste. If set apart as a 
forest reserve, its reclamation can more easily be undertaken. 
It is expected after the expiration of the existing lease, held 
by Mr. Eben P. Low, which runs out January 1, 1913, that 
steps can be taken toward its reclamation. An effort will be 
made to bring back a cover of vegetation. Before anything 
can be accomplished the livestock now on the island must be 
completely removed, in order that the vegetation may be 
given a chance. 
President Campbell said the condition of the island is a 
most distressing one. The soil is heaped in little hummocks, 
and the sheep and goats paw the soil and root up the grass. 
At the expiration of this lease, in about eighteen months, 
Mr. Campbell stated that he, as Land Commissioner, would 
