The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-09
HONOLULU LIBRARY.
Annual Meeting---Election Of officers
and Trustees, Etc.

chair. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and adopted.
The reports of the Secretary, Trea-
surer, Auditor and hall committee
were read and accepted. The Off
GERS and trustees for the ensuing
year were then balloted for with the
following result: President, A. j.
Cartwright; Vice-President, NJ. M.
Scott; Secretary, H. A. Parmelee
Treasurer, A l.. Smith; Trustees,
Henry Waterhouse, w. r. Castle,
William Foster, c. M. Hyde, S. b.
Dole, w. f. Allen, John Emme-
luth, II. G. Meyers and G. 7. Rodg-
ers. The entertainment committee
were requested on motion of Mr..
Justice Dole, to devise means for
increasing the pecuniary resources
of the association. The following
Hall and Library Committee was
announced by the President: DR..
G. II. Rodgers, Rev. G. M. Hyde,
ID. d., Prof. NJ. M. Scott and Col.
w. f. Allen.
Following is the report of the
Hall and Library Committee:
A. j. CARTWRIGHT ESQ, President
Library and Reading Room Asso-
citation.
Sir:-The following is brief
summary of the work of the associa-
ton for the last year, so far as the
same pertains to the jurisdiction If
the Hall and Library Committee.
The most important matter which
has engaged the attention of the
committee has been the transfer of
the books composing the Govern
ment library to the custody of this
ASSOCIATION. The terms of the
transfer as set forth in the letter of
the Minister of the Interior under
date of January 4th, are as follows:
LIST. The hooks to be catalogued
and a receipt given for all taken.
I'd. The books to be returned to
the Government at any time it may
desire to re-establish a library, upon
the written request of the Minister
VI VIC lhOSllOl, al iOSo W VIC uid''S
good by the association.
3rd. All expenses of transfer aud
catalogueing to be borne by the as
ISOLATION.
4th. The books to be free to the
public.
9Th. No books which can in any
sense he called books of reference
must be removed from the Library,
but must be retained there for re-
ference only.
At the suggestion of this commit
tee the Minister subsequently added
a postscript to his letter to the eff
feet that the Association should not
be held responsible for depreciation
of books from the wear and tear of
ordinary use, nor for any loss or
damage except such as might be
avoided by the exercise of ordinary
and reasonable care.
The number of volumes removed
from the Government building I'M
der this arrangement was nearly
fifteen hundred, exclusive of q
valuable collection of bound files OF
our local newspapers and periodi-
Gals. Some of the books were dup
plicates of works already in oul
library, and others were obsolete
dilapidated and for various reasons
practically worthless. The bulk Of
the collection however was in goot
order, and much of it of great in.
terest and value. 1t is especially
rich in works pertaining to Hawaiian
and Polynesian affairs, early voy
ages and explorations, particularly
in the Pacific Ocean and kindred
subjects. Many of these are early
editions, now become scarce ant
costly, and are accompanied b,
large aliases, books of plates, etc
There is also a very valuable col
lection of works on natural history
especially conchology.
Many of these are copiously ant
extensively illustrated by dolores
plates, and nearly all the natura
history and scientific works are sub
stantially and handsomely hound
The books of voyages, explorations
etc., are also, as rule, well boun
and in good condition. The remova
of this mass of books, the sorting
out and arranging them in their ne'
home, and the preparation Of com
plete list to be signed by our ow
officers and filed with the Govern
ment as a receipt, involved a yer.
large amount of work and consumes
q great deal of time. 1t benz
found upon placing the books o
the shelves that they considerable
overrun the space which had bee
calculated for and provided, tw
hundred and twenty-five volume
which could not be considered i
any sense as books of referenc
were transferred TO our general co
lection and embodied in the circulaI
ing department. 1t is contemplated
as time shall allow, to make som
further changes of the same kind.
Through the generosity of Hol
G. r. Bishop we have received
very valuable accession to on
library, viz. the entire collection {
printed books and pamphlets b'
longing to the late Judge Fernando
In addition to nearly two hundre