4 Director' s Anmial Report. 



The entire cone(5lion of shells, numbering some 10,000 species and 

 more than 40,000 specimens, wks rearranged by Mr. J. F. G. Stokes 

 in accordance with the best accepted views of modern concholo- 

 gists, and the nomenclature brought up to date. This required a 

 large number of new labels. 



We were also able to place our colledlion of models of Pacific 

 region canoes, which now numbers forty-five, in a case by itself. 

 Even with all the Hawaiian specimens eliminated the cases of 

 Polynesian Hall are too crowded, and this is especially the case with 

 the New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Micronesian sed;ions. The 

 gallery of this Hall has long been insufficient to properly exhibit 

 the Natural History of the non-Hawaiian Pacific. With our nat- 

 ural rate of increase the provision of additional accommodation in 

 this department will soon be imperative. 



As no part of this Museum had ever been dedicated it was 

 thought best to have some simple recognition of the dedication to 

 public iustrudlion and amusement of so complete a collecftion of 

 Hawaiian matters. Invitations were sent to those who were likely 

 to be interested in the occasion, and on the afternoon of November 

 24th a large company assembled in Hawaiian Hall in response to 

 these invitations. The vSupreme Court of the Territory, the United 

 States Court, most of the Protestant clergy, the faculties of Oahu 

 and St. Louis Colleges and the Kamehameha Schools, and many 

 other citizens were present and examined the new arrangements, 

 wdiich seemed to meet with general approval. At the request of 

 the President of the Trustees, Ex-Governor Sanford B. Dole, the 

 company came to order at four o'clock and listened to the following 

 address from the Diredlor : — 



In welcoming you here this afternoon it has seemed good to 

 Judge Dole, the President of the Board of Trustees, that I should 

 take the opportunity afforded by this the only dedication this 

 Museum has ever had, to explain so far as I may in a few minutes, 

 how the institution is arranged and what it stands for. And first 

 it stands as a monument of the generosity of that public spirited 



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