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[t is only natural that a subject of such consuming interest to the act- 
ive workers in entomology here, as the entomological policy of the Bishop 
Museum, should receive further thought and deliberation, and we find our- 
selves at present, after the lapse of six months, burdened with many sugges- 
tions of a specific nature on the means of accomplishing the work outlined. 
Regarding a “Reference Collection of Hawaiian Insects,’ we desire to state 
our absolute conviction that nothing of importance can be accomplished in 
the way of building up such a collection of Hawaiian insects until a compe- 
tent, trustworthy and permanent curator of insects is appointed. Only a com- 
petent man can do the work well, and the labor involved would require his 
enire time for many years. It has been stated before that there are types 
and series of specimens of endemic as well as introduced insects ready for 
the Museum when a competent and trustworth custodian is provided and 
liberal regulation of their use admitted. 
It has also been pointed out that the Museum now has representatives 
of sixty-four per cent of the species of Hawaiian insects known and listed 
at the time the Fauna Hawaiiensis was published. These are virtually types, 
being actual specimens in hand when the descriptions were made. With so 
large a proportion already possessed a complete representation seems emi- 
nently desirable, and its importance to workers here, who are desirous of 
carrying on the labors of Blackburn, Perkins, Kirkaldy and others, cannot be 
over-stated. It is impossible for most of us to go as far as London to exam- 
ine the types unrepresented here, yet thorough descriptive work cannot be 
done without seeing them. Apparently undescribed species are constantly 
being discovered as the result of intensive collecting, which should be pub- 
lished. Also many groups of Hawaiian insects need revision badly and the 
material is at hand for the work. The Museum could foster work of this 
kind by offering to finance the study of the types by specialists undertaking 
descriptive or revisory work, receiving in return for the outlay, the manu- 
scripts for publication and insect material, including types, specimens com- 
pared with types, and series of specimens for reference to build up the col- 
lections. Some of this work could undoubtedly be undertaken by the Curator. 
When the further entomologolical exploration of the Pacific, now in 
contemplation, begins to secure results, if, as this Society has strongly urged, 
the material obtained is turned over to the Museum for administration, the 
need for this advanced organization of its entomolo ical work will become 
still more imperative and, indeed, this work should not otherwise be under- 
taken. 
MARINE LABORATORY 
The deed of trust by which the Museum was established 
empowers the Trustees of the Museum to establish at their dis- 
cretion a laboratory for the study of marine life. Because the 
funds required for the construction, equipment and manning of 
such an institution would restrict the activities of the Museum 
in other directions, work in marine zoology has consisted largely 
of collecting and making available for study, the marine fauna of 
the islands. The hoped-for opportunity of enlarging this work in 
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