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erous use of original data gathered by him in Maine in ad- 
vance of its publication by the academy. 
Mr. James Murie, as opportunity offered and the limita- 
tions of a small allotment made by the bureau for these 
studies allowed, continued his observations on the ceremonial 
organization and rites of the Pawnee tribe, of which he is a 
member. The product of Mr. Murie’s investigation of the 
year, which was practically finished but not received in 
manuscript form at the close of June, is a circumstantial 
account of “The Going After the Mother Cedar Tree by the 
Bear Society,” an important ceremony which has been 
performed only by the Skidi band during the last decade. 
In the last annual report attention was directed to a 
proposed series of handbooks of the Indians of the several 
States and to the arrangements that had. been made for 
such a volume, devoted to the tribes of California, by Dr. 
A. L. Kroeber, of the University of California. The author 
has submitted sections of the manuscript of this work for 
suggestion, and, although his university duties have delayed 
its completion, there is every reason to believe that when the 
material is finished and published it will form an excellent 
model for the entire series. It has been hoped that the 
pecuniary means necessary for the preparation of these State 
handbooks would be provided in accordance with the esti- 
mate of an appropriation submitted for this purpose, but 
unfortunately the desired provision was not made. 
Prof. Howard M. Ballou, of Honolulu, has submitted from 
time to time additional titles for the List of Works Relating 
to Hawaii, compiled in collaboration with the late Dr. 
Cyrus Thomas. The material for this bibliography is in the 
hands of Mr. Felix Neumann for final editorial revision, and 
it is expected that the entire manuscript will soon be ready 
for composition. 
MANUSCRIPTS 
The large collection of manuscripts in possession of the 
bureau has been in continuous charge of Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt. 
A few noteworthy. additions were made during the year 
besides those prepared or which are in process of preparation 
