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that knew him lost a dear, sincere friend, and no one misses him 
more than his immediate associates in office. During the four 
years of work under him we have learned to love and revere the 
very name of Alexander Craw, the name that spelled to us gentle- 
ness, sincerity and sympathy in joy and pain. In his death the 
community has lost a citizen worthy of emulation and a most 
faithful officer. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Jacob Kotinsky, 
Assistant Entomologist. 
RUBBER. 
By W. Williamson. 
[Prepared for the Annual Report of the Governor of Hawaii 
for 1907.] 
The planting of rubber trees for commercial purposes in 
Hawaii was commenced in 1905 at Nahiku, where climatic 
conditions seemed particularly favorable for their growth. 
The planting has mainly been of the Ceara variety, but many 
Heveas and some Castilloas have been planted and many 
more of the latter two will be planted during the next few 
years. The four companies operating at Nahiku are the 
Nahiku Rubber Company, the Hawaiian-American Rubber 
Company, the Koolau Rubber Company and the Nahiku Sugar 
Company. 
r Planting has also been started in Puna, on the Island of 
Hawaii, by the Pacific Development Company, and on Maui 
by the Kaeleku Sugar Company and the Kipahulu Sugar 
Company. 
In 1905, the plantings amounted to 31,650 trees; in 1906, 
168,950; and to date in 1907, 177,050, making a total of 377,750 
trees. By varieties, the segregation is, Ceara, 369,000 ; Hevea, 
8,150; Castilloa, 600. 445,000 Hevea seeds and stumps and 
200,000 Ceara seeds are due to arrive this year, which, to- 
gether with those to arrive in the spring, should see the total 
number of trees one year from date close to 1,000,000. 
Several hundred Ceara trees are growing in different parts 
of the Islands, and experimental tappings of these have given 
such results that the enterprise is looked upon to yield large 
leturns on the money invested. ■ 
