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had explored extensively in western Australia for many years. 
He had collected from the natives among whom his profession 
led him, a fine series of implements of peace and weapons of war, 
which he wished to dispose of. We had no funds and it seemed 
impossible to save these treasures, when Mr. Castle came to our 
aid and purchased for us the collection which is now in our cases 
and has more than doubled our former collection of Australian 
specimens. The list given by Mr. Stokes shows the extent, but 
it would take much more space to tell its great value. With more 
of such friends it would be quite possible to make this Museum a 
great one, greater than any expensive exploring expeditions could 
achieve so far as specimens go, for no longer are these things to 
be had among the peoples who made and used them. Only in a 
few private collections made years ago exist the desiderata for our 
shelves. I am following many of these with anxious eye, but 
have not the funds needed to acquire them, and they will probably 
go to the rich museums of Europe that have a Government 
treasury behind them. 
The accessions to the Library continue both as the result of 
exchange of publications and the purchase of books. In all cases 
the purchases are limited to the most pressing demands of a 
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‘working library’’ in a region so remote from scientific libraries. 
It will not be long before our library, now quartered in the upper 
gallery of Hawaiian Hall will require additional accommoda- 
tion, all the cases made for books being now full to their utmost 
capacity. Neither will it be long before the opening of this upper 
gallery to the public must be considered, for the cases in the first 
gallery are nearly full. Closely connected with our library is the 
Museum Press soon to move into new and spacious rooms. 
The publications during 1909 were the Index to Fornander’s 
Polynesians, by Mr. Stokes, issued as a special volume in small 
edition and not on our exchange list; this is considered a good 
example of indexing, and has proved of great use to many who 
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