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Director's Annual Report. 



01 the very remarkable collection of Hawaiian carvings and 

 other antiquities described in the second part of the second volume of 

 the Museum Memoirs, two-thirds have come into our possession, 

 that belonging to Mr. Haenisch by j^ift , the other by purchase, and 

 the remaining portion is promised to the Museum and will eventu- 

 ally he placed in its cases. For many reasons this is one of the most 

 interesting and valuable collections we have lately acquired, and the 

 « interest it has excited among archaeologists and ethnologists abroad 

 is shown by the call for the published account referred to. 



The table of attendance of visitors shows a decrease in the 

 total from last year of 470. The decrease of tourists continues 

 although little more than half that of last year. The Museum has 

 been open five more than half the week-days of the year. The 

 average daily attendance has, for the first time since 1902, fallen 

 below 100. The summary of attendance for 1906 and 1907 is here 

 given and the full table follows. It may be explained that the 

 class "others" includes Koreans, Philippinos, Hindus and Negroes. 



1906 



1907 4126 



Change from lastyear: — .">3:t 



Whites. ETawaiians. Portuguese. Chinese. Japanese. Others. Totals. 



(669 1499 584 2101 2265 386 1 1 .41(4 



1621 548 1834 2535 360 11.024 



+ 122 -36 -267 + 270 -26 -47<> 



TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 



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