Ifemorandum 
p. 2. 
for Mr. Riley. 
Territorial Land Office Max Sohleoner of Honolulu for a ter® of yeare with 
the proviso that Sohlen®»r plant 500 coconut trees each year and that he not 
permit molestation of the breeding birds* Sehlemeer visited the island one©, „ 
bwt mad® no other attempt to carry out his contract. A ftor about MAr o o year s 
SchleBsasr transferred his agreement to 0. K. Ai h Company, a Japanese fin® of 
Honolulu. Ai planned to establish a fishing station and- dispatched a sanpan 
with a crew of Jiand suitable equipment. These men landed on the 
Johnston, built a ©rude shaok and after a day and a half mutinied and returned 
to Honolulu. Before my visit to Johnston* the Territorial Commissioner of 
Lands requested that 1 make a report to hi® as to plantings of trees and other 
agreements in the original leas®. I wrote him later that I was able.to find 
no sign of tree planting or' other occupation of the island than that mentioned. 
For this reason the leas® is void.^ A survey of the breeding colonies of birds 
on Johnston Island during my visit In July showed the following as presents 
leys an albatross 
Wedgedttiled shearwater 
Christmas Island shearwater 
Bulwer f B petrel 
Red-footed booby 
Blue-faced booby 
Common booby 
Cray-backed tern 
Booty tern 
Love bird (white tern) 
Island tern „ 
Frigate bird 
Bed-tailed tropMs bird 
-.c 
400 
400 
25C 
220 
50 
5*500 
40 
2*300 
4 
12 
■ ... , • *r ; > 
In ray opinion the Island is well located for a bird reservation, and 
can be easily administered as a part of the present Hawaiian Reservation. 
It is recommended that the Bureau enter ihto correspondence with Mr. 0. S.| 
Judd, C/o The Board of Agriculture, Honolulu, T, thi^and 
that effort be made to secure Johnston Island 
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Jarvis . Uas3m& 
Baker 
p , . . . 
(Tfi®“oth©r islands mentioned in letter). 
While African discoveries haw boon olainssd by the British and title to them 
is now more or less in dispute* it seems probable that part* if not all of them 
may eventually corns under American jurisdiction when the matter - of making tLem 
reservations may be considered. So far as I a® aware, Jarvis Island was first 
visited by scientists during an expedition of this present summer from the 
Bishop Museum. As yet, we have had no report as to their findings. <k» or 
two accounts of the birds of Howland and Baker Islands have been printed and 
the megger information obtained can be furnished when wanted. 
Very truly yours, 
Att. 
jT ) ) / [ 
QjJ. US • 
Biologist 
WM&p 
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