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FOREST PLANTING BY PLANTATION COMPANIES ON OAHU. 
It is a pleasure to record here the valuable work that is 
being done by the Waialua and the Kahuku Plantations in 
the planting of ironwood trees on their properties. Waialua 
has planted both windbreaks around its cane fields and solid 
blocks of forest on some of its mauka lands, work by the way 
which has now become a regular part of that plantation’s 
program. The planting at Kahuku is almost entirely as wind- 
breaks along the edge of the fields, in many cases the rows 
of trees serving both that purpose and also as shade trees 
along the roads. This tree planting can but be of benefit to 
both these plantations. 
Mention should also be made here of extensive lines of 
trees along the main road around the island that have been 
put in by the County, under the direction of the Road En- 
gineer. In some places the little trees have been injured by 
estrays, which would seem to indicate the desirability of a 
more frequent use of the local pounds. The citizens along 
the road should cooperate with the County officials in this 
matter. 
FOREST RESERVES. 
On August 20 a public hearing was held to consider the 
setting apart of the Island of Kahoolawe as a forest reserve, 
and also the technical reservation of certain government 
lands in the already established Hilo, Kau, and Hamakua- 
Pali Forest Reserves on Hawaii and in the Ewa Forest Re- 
serve on Oahu. Following the hearing, proclamations were 
signed by Governor Frear on August 24, setting apart these 
lands and creating Kahoolawe a forest reserve. Full reports 
having been submitted to the Board in regard to these mat- 
ters, it is not necessary to go into detail here. The Kahoo- 
lawe Forest Reserve has an area of 28,260 acres, and is the 
twenty-third forest reserve to be set apart in Hawaii. The 
total area of the forest reserves is now 574,896 acres, of 
which 386,312 acres is forest land. 
BOTANICAL EXPLORATIONS. 
After a successful trip to the Kohala District on Hawaii in 
May and June, Mr. J. F. Rock, the Botanical Assistant, re- 
turned to Honolulu for a short time early in July, prior to 
going to Fanai and West Maui, where he is at present. In 
these trips Mr. Rock has collected much herbarium material 
of the greatest scientific value. A later report will give the 
results of his work in detail. 
The herbarium is also being added to by specimens re- 
ceived in exchange from botanic gardens and other institu- 
