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by Mr. C.N. Forbes of the Staff; and 2335 by others. Forty-one 

 days were spent in the field, and eighty-six localities visited on 

 Molokai, Kauai and West Maui. Specimens were received from 

 the following collectors:— Prof. H. E. Crampton, J. Waterhouse, 

 I. Spalding, H. Meyer, D. Thaanum, E. Deverill, A. F. Judd, 

 R. von Holt, C. H. and R. A. Cooke. Various papers on concho- 

 logical subjects, have been contributed to Pilsbry's Manual of 

 Conchology. 



In the department of Botany, the field work includes a visit to 

 Maui, extending from the latter part of May, to the early part of 

 August, during which a week was spent in camping in the crater 

 of Haleakala, where fine specimens of the Silversword were 

 obtained in flower. The summit peak of West Maui was explored, 

 also the valleys and ridges back of Lahaina and Wailuku and the 

 Hana region, with Nahiku and the country between Keauae and 

 Kipahulu. The Curator Mr. Forbes, reports his work much 

 expedited by the kindness of Messrs. C. J. Austin, W. H. Field, 

 H. J. Howell, C. E. Meyers, L. von Tempsky and W. Weinz- 

 heimer. On Oahu the field work has been mainly among the 

 valleys and ridges of the western division. Exchanges have been 

 continued with the Botanic Garden at Sydney, N. S. W., with 

 Mr. E. D. Merrill of the Bureau of Science, Manila ; with the 

 Herbarium of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Paris. A valuable 

 collection of 300 Philippine plants was purchased from the col- 

 lector Mr. A. D. E. Elmer, who is making the most important 

 collections in the Philippine Islands at present. Specimens have 

 been added to the Herbarium also by Messrs J. M. Lydgate and 

 J. W. Thompson. 



The attendance for the year is smaller than last year by 834; 

 the total of whites is 734 greater than last year, and there is an 

 increase in all nationalities, except the Japanese who fall behind 

 last year's record by 1885, accounting for the total deficit. 



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