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corporations who have them unwilling to let them be so used. 
If there were a Territorial Statistician to attend to the collection 
of these and similar data valuable information on many subjects 
which it now takes weeks of labor to obtain would be available 
for instant reference. 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
As a result of the study that has so far been made the Ter- 
ritorial Conservation Commission of Hawaii is unanimously of 
the opinion that for the best interests of the Territory there is 
urgent need of action looking to the conservation and more sys- 
tematic use of the natural resources of the Territory. 
To this end the Commission makes the following recommenda- 
tions : 
First. That active steps be taken to secure from the Territorial 
Legislature at its coming session an appropriation of not less than 
$5,000 per year for a topographic and hydrographic survey of 
the Territory of Hawaii, to be made by the U. S. Geological 
Survey. 
Following the usage customary in such cooperative agreements, 
the appropriation should be made contingent on the expenditure 
of an equal sum by the Federal Government. Such a survey 
would serve as a basis for a later and more extended study of the 
problems of reclaiming the many thousand acres of potentially 
agricultural land that require irrigation for successful develop- 
ment. 
It is further recommended that this project be brought to the 
attention of the proper departmental authorities in Washington 
in such a way as to attract their interest and support. 
Second. That there should be undertaken under the auspices 
of 'he Territorial Government a careful and thorough classifica- 
tion of the public lands of the Territory, with especial reference to 
the adaptability of those not now under cultivation for use in the 
development of diversified industries. 
Third. That further to make available accurate information 
of assistance to prospective settlers and others appropriate action 
be taken to secure the extension to Hawaii of the soil survey con- 
ducted by the Bureau of Soils of the United States Department of 
Agriculture. 
Fourth. That in view of the fact that the successful develop- 
ment of diversified industries in Hawaii depends in large measure 
on making the agricultural lands accessible, the importance of 
good roads and other means of inland transportation be em- 
phasized. 
In Hawaii there are no internal waterways to assist in trans- 
portation. Consequently it is the more necessary that adequate 
appropriations be made by the Territorial and local authorities 
for the building and up-keep of the principal and secondary roads. 
