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more noteworthy collections from Mr. George P. Cooke of Molo- 

 kai, and Dr. W. M. Kerr, U. S. N. Of individual specimens, a 

 wooden image found in Hilo (Figs. 1-3) and given by Mrs. S. W. 

 Wilcox of Kauai ; a kapa from Niue ( Fig. 4) given by Mr. S. Percy 

 Smith of New Zealand ; three New Guinea feather head ornaments 

 by Mr. F. Muir of Honolulu; a Fijian club (Fig. 5) given to the 

 Director by Sir Everard im Thurn, formerly governor of Fiji; and 

 a Melanesian adze (Fig. 6), also given to the Director by Mr. 

 J. Edge- Partington, both of these latter specimens turned over to 

 the Museum by rule of the Trustees. Of the purchases, the cast 

 of Taaroa (Tanaloa) by Brucciani ; this curiously carved figure 

 was formerly in the cabinet of the London Missionary Society and 

 now by purchase the property of the British Museum ; it is the 

 most elaborate of the images that have come to us of Polynesian 

 origin ; I may add that I have, by the courtesy of Sir C. H. Read 

 of the British Museum, photographs of all the interesting idols of 

 the Polynesian people in that museum. 



Of the field work Mr. Stokes reports: "In January I went to 

 Niihau, through the kindness of Mr. Aubrey Robinson, with the 

 intention of examining the heiau, investigating the report of the 

 existence of petroglyphs at the boat landing at Kii, and collecting 

 plants and shells for the other departments. One heiau was meas- 

 ured and photographed and the sites of two other heiau (?) noted. 

 The results in the case of the petroglyphs were negative. Of plants, 

 125 sheets were collected, including a new species and a new variety, 

 and arrangements were made with the Hawaiian Mr. Robinson 

 loaned me to get others from the southern side of the island result- 

 ing in an additional 35 sheets. The fossil beds at Kiekie were 

 carefully gone over and photographs made of the deposits: the 

 shells collected are mentioned in the report of that department. 



"After leaving Niihau I went to the top of Mount Kahili in 

 Kauai, and made notes on the remains of the ancient fort there, 



mentioned by Jarves. For aid in this matter thanks are due to 



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