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tiuue its exhibition for two daj'S after the rest of the Fair was 

 closed, which was done. Before closing the exhibition, I was 

 invited to make a short address on the subject of the Bishop 

 Museum, and endeavored to satisfy the visitors." 



On account of the interest shown b}' the Maui people and 

 their visitors in this section of the Fair, I was greatly impressed 

 with the desirability of the Museum again cooperating in a similar 

 but more extensive manner with other exhibitions of the kind. 

 There are many people who cannot visit the Bishop Museum. B)^ 

 having on hand a large series of casts of our suitable rare stone 

 and wooden specimens packed in, perhaps half a dozen, padded 

 compartments shipping cases, each compartment numbered for its 

 particular specimen, we will be equipped to do this work at a day's 

 notice. The use of such cases, inexpensive for our carpenter to 

 prepare, will obviate any ordinary risk of breaking and losing 

 casts, and enable them to be used with a minimum loss of time in 

 packing and unpacking. The more delicate specimens, such as 

 feathers, tapa, etc., can be shown through the Memoirs to be in- 

 cluded in this traveling exhibition set.^ 



Of the three weeks spent on Maui, nine da3'S of my time were 

 taken up b}' the Fair, which occupied the whole of Mr. Lambert's 

 five days there. As the committee for the section was totally un- 

 familiar with the handling and exhibition of specimens, I thought 

 it might be within my province to outline a simple system to aid 

 them. It was pleasant to observe the readiness with which my 

 suggestions w^ere adopted, and some satisfaction to learn at the 

 close that not one of the exhibitors had lost a specimen. 



Mr. lyambert worked hard and continuously, and by his efforts 

 contributed very materially to the success of the exhibition. He 

 also helped in interviewing owners of specimens, and in furthering 

 a kindly feeling towards the Museum 



The Arts and Crafts Committee agreed to my suggestion that 

 casts of specimens be allowed in future competitions, in cases where 

 owners formerly possessed the original specimen. This plan permits 

 a museum to permanently preserve a rare form, while the original 

 owner retains the same privilege of exhibition as he exercised before. 

 Without such an understanding, people who gave specimens to the 

 Museum would be thereby' handicapped in later competitions. 



"That this was admirably done I have sufficient testimony from several of 

 those present. — Note by Director. 



^The Trustees have since voted to have this excellent suggestion carried out. 



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