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value of the rapidly growing collections of insects. Much progress has 

 been made in working up and arranging material accumulated during the 

 past years. In the identification of species, the friendly assistance of Ha- 

 waiian entomologists has been enlisted and arrangements have been made 

 for reports on beetles of the genus .A.pterocyclus by Prof. E. C. Van Dyke 

 of the University of California ; on Dermaptera and Orthoptera by Dr. 

 Morgan liebard of the Philadelphia Academy of Science (p. 13) ; on 

 Cixiidae by W. M. Giflfard ; on Heteroptera by E. P. Van Duzee of the 

 California Academy of Sciences ; on Jassidae by Prof. Hebert Osborn of 

 Ohio State University. Special studies have been made by Mr. Swezey on 

 the Hawaiian Lepidoptera. 



By correspondence and personal interviews, Clark Wissler. Consult- 

 ing Anthropologist, has rendered important service as a sympathetic critic 

 of the Museum's administrative plans, personnel, and program of work. 

 His desire to enlarge the usefulness of the Museum has resulted in 

 strengthening the helpful co-operative relations with the American Museum 

 of Natural History, particularly in providing the services of Louis R. Sulli- 

 van. (See p. 11). 



Robert T. Aitken, Research Associate in Ethnology, returned on 

 August 8 from a two years' field trip in the Austral Islands as a member 

 of the Bayard Dominick Expedition. A few days were spent at Raivavae 

 and brief visits were made to islands in the Society and Paumotu groups. 

 The remainder of the time available for field work was devoted to investi- 

 gations on the island of Tubuai. At the end of the year his manuscript 

 on the ethnology of Tubuai was near completion. During October Mr. 

 Aitken addressed the Social Science Club and also the Natural Science 

 Club on the "Natives of Tubuai in the .'Kustral Islands." 



In addition to his work as Curator of Collections, Stanley C. Ball 

 served as Acting Director from January 1 to Febniary 7, and from August 

 12 to the end of the year. He also devoted time to plans for buildings and 

 equipment. Accompanied by Charles IT. Edmondson, Mr. Ball made a 

 collecting trip to Molokai in February ( ]). 7). and during July and August 

 made an expedition to Fanning island (p. 19). An abstract of Mr. Ball's 

 .'\nnual Report is printed on page 26. 



Forest B. H. Brown, Botanist, returned to Honolulu on December 16, 

 1922, after a period of two years spent in the Marquesas and neighboring 

 parts of the Pacific as a member of the Bayard Dominick Expedition. 

 His work has resulted in filling a conspicuous gap in the knowledge of 

 Pacific flora and should lead to the preparation of a standard treatise based 

 on his collections, which comprise 9000 sheets of material and 395 photo- 

 graphs. During the year a paper by Mr. Brown on "The secondary xylem 



