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accomplished by the liberal appropriations of the Trustees. In 

 May, we lost the services of Miss Schupp, who had charge of the 

 Library for several years, as she became Mrs. Paul Messchaert. 

 Until September, when her successor took ofhce, Mr. Stokes had 

 charge. I would here record our entire satisfaction with Miss 

 Schupp's work and the regret of the entire Staff at her departure. 

 Miss E. B. Higgins has been Librarian since September, 19 lo. 



In the department of Entomology, Mr. Swezey has done much 

 work in arranging and relabelling the extensive collection of 

 Hawaiian insects. He reports this as in good preservation. 



In the department ot Ethnology, Mr. Stokes has continued 

 his researches on Hawaiian Fish-ponds and Walled Fish-traps, 

 visiting Molokai and taking measurements and photographs from 

 Kaumanamana to Kaluaaha on the southern coast. This inves- 

 tigation has been extended over the other Hawaiian islands, and 

 by correspondence to the other Polynesian groups. I regard this 

 work as of special importance as modern changes in the methods 

 of fish capture and preservation, and the new demands of commerce 

 and war preparation, are destroying these ancient constructions, 

 and the knowledge of their use is fast vanishing from the memories 

 of the old Hawaiians, and by the correspondence, we find that 

 even on the other groups, little can now be gathered. In addition 

 to the care of the Library as mentioned already, Mr. Stokes had 

 entire charge of the Museum, during the absence of the Director 

 from the islands, for five weeks. 



Of the gifts to the Museum, one by Rev. W. D. Westervelt, 

 of specimens in stone and pottery collected by him in Mexico, 

 deserves special mention. Among the loan collections, is a ver)^ 

 interesting one of relics of the Alii, deposited by Her Majesty 

 Liliuokalani. 



In the department of Pulmonata, Ur. Cooke reports the num- 

 ber of Pulmonata added to the collections during the year, was 

 24204 catalogued under 181 1 numbers ; 19501 by the Curator ; 2368 



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