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is the Prititery, 25.5X65 feet, lighted by fourteen windows, and 

 divided into Composing room and Press room, occupying the whole 

 length of the building as far as the stairway. On the opposite side 

 of the hallway is first, the Paper Stock room, 25. 5X 13 feet, the two 

 windows protected by shutters ; next, the Casting room, 25.5 X 25.5 

 feet, where the casts of fish, fruit or other objects are made and 

 painted; then the Machine shop, a fine, light room with work 

 benches, turning lathe and other work shop appliances ; and at 

 the end of the hall is a convenient shower bath and lavatory. 

 Opposite this is the stairway to the next floor. 



Reversing our direction we have on the left the Anthropologi- 

 cal room with scales and apparatus for anthropometry, cases for 

 human skeletons and crania, and convenient work benches ; this 

 corner room is 25.5X12.5 feet. The Entomological room follows, 

 of the same size, and then the Ornithological room, 25. 5 X 25.5 feet, 

 where the great collection of Hawaiian bird skins is to be stored 

 for preservation and study when suitable cases are provided. The 

 remaining room on this floor is the Director's office, 25.5X26 feet, 

 where are stored the letter files, card catalogues of specimens, 

 illustrations used in publications, etc.; here also is the town tele- 

 phone, and as each room in the Museum is furnished with internal 

 telephonic communication connection can be made for all the 

 workers in the various buildings. Opposite the Director's room is 

 the room for Taxidermy, 25.5X38.5 feet, extending into the upper 

 floor, and at present occupied as the temporary Library ; and be- 

 yond this is the Publication room, 25.5X26 feet, where the printed 

 matter from the press below is stored and from which it is mailed 

 to exchanges and subscribers. The two floors of the Taxidermy 

 room are connected by a spiral iron stairway. 



The third floor is appropriated as follows : over the Director's 

 room is that occupied by the Curator of Ethnology, 25.5X26 feet, 

 fitted with every convenience of cupboard, racks, trays and shelves. 



Here the specimens are examined, catalogued and assigned to 



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