lO /h'rtr/or's .Itninal Report. 



prepared l)y Mr. Blacknian, and their streui^th tested ; speeiniens of 

 coffee, arrowroot, cocoa, vanilla, rice, have been purchased, or in a 

 few rare cases given, and it is hoped that au interesting, if not wholly 

 satisfadlor}', exhibition of Hawaiian commercial produ(5ls may be 

 offered to visitors by the time the new hall is ready for the public. 

 The nund)er of visitors has been nearly as large as last year, 

 although the storm in November rendered the attendance for that 

 month less than usual. The number of Chinese has greatly in- 

 creased, and the Japanese also outnumber the Hawaiians. The list 

 given may be of interest to compare with former years. 



TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 



.Tniiniir.v .. 

 February- .. 

 March .... 



A pril 



May 



Jnne 



July 



AURU.st . . . . 



Si'i)t('iiilier 

 Octdlicr .. 

 November 

 December .. 



400 

 355 

 4H5 

 454 

 366 

 348 

 2S6 

 322 

 244 

 3n2 

 241 

 243 



131 

 64 



146 

 55 



109 

 57 

 42 

 60 



109 



157 

 79 



136 



Totals I 4046 I 1145 



Open on 



no 



309 



90 



175 



230 



107 



138 



147 



110 



167 



87 



96 



1766 



104 



115 



53 



83 



98 



70 



159 



124 



126 



128 



51 



57 



735 

 7N0 

 866 

 611 

 638 

 736 

 622 

 863 

 467 

 548 



78.5 



The Museum has su.stained no damage from visitors, thanks 

 to the vigilance of the attendants, but observation leads to the 

 belief that the lawless element in the community is increasing, and 

 if the public is to be admitted as freely as in the past more precau- 

 tions must be taken to guard the colledlions ; hence all specimens 

 that can be so disposed of have been placed in cases. 



The additions to the Ii])rar\- have been almost entirely by ex- 

 change of our publications and by gift. Few books have been 

 purchased. A list of accessions is appended. The lists of acces- 

 sions in other departments will show some notable additions, among 

 which may be mentioned a skeleton of Mcsoplodivi Hcctori from 



