The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-18

from Fees to Library............... Sl277
from donations and Legacies.. $3.50
from Other Sources. 90. ............ 2O39
$3.50
The report of the administration
division of the library committee
was read by DR.. Rodgers as fol-
lows:
TO THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
OF THE HONOLULU LIBRARY AND
READING Room ASSOCIATION.
The administration committee of
the association beg leave to present
the following report for the past year
The division of the duties formerly
devolvlng upon the hall and library
committee between two new commit
tees has left the work falling to what
Is now known as the administration
committee of such a routine nature as
to call, under ordinary circumstances,
for but brief report.
During the year last past the internal
administration of the library has gone
on smoothly, and with very few
changes.
Miss Burbank continues to perform
the duties of librarian and treasurer
with her customary efficiency, and to
the entire satisfaction of the officers of
the association, and of those patroniz-
ing and using the institution.
Maryama, the Japanese janitor and
assistant, is still, as ever before, an
Intelligent and faithful employee.
His care of the building and contents
Is satisfactory, and the collections en-
trusted to him are made with all the
promptness that is practicable. The
salaries of both the librarian and
Janitor are very moderate for the
duties performed, and we would be
glad il. the finances of the association
justified some increase, which does
not seem to be the case at present.
Under the authority conferred at
former meeting the piano belonging
to the association has been sold to
Miss Juliette Smith, of Kauai, for the
sum of $50, and the proceeds turned
into the treasury. In pursuance OF
the authority further conferred, at the
same time the entire outside woodwork
of the building has been reprinted in
good style, the front porch, back
fence, window castings, veranda posts
and railing being sanded- The work
was done by T.. G. Rowe, and cost S75.
A considerable accumulation of I'M
bound matters, newspapers, period
icals, ETC., making in all SO volumes,
has been sent to the bindery, and has
UOC vet Deen TcIuTncu. lho
agreed upon for the whole is SO.
The above is believed to embrace all
matters of interest that are not in
cluded in the reports of the officers
and other committees.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
G.. It. RODGERS,
III. WATERHoUSE,
w. +. ALLEN.
Honolulu, Nov. IL, 1893.
The above report being adopted,
the librarian's report was read. 1t
was as follows:
To the TRUSTEES OF THE HONOLULU
LIBRARY AND READING ROOM
ASSOCIATION.
GENTLEMEN:-The report for the
wear from October l, 1892, to Septem-
Der so, 1898, though not gratifying, is
not absolutely discouraglng when IL
is remembered that the library only
shares in the general depression OF
the time, which gives reason for the
hope that with bettec times the for
tunes of the library will also improve.
The records of the association show
q falling off in the numbers OF sub
scribers, being 100 October l, lS9l; 2lo
October l, 1892: III October /, 1898;
But it should be borne IN nina tnat
n special effort was made In Decen-
bor ISo1. to secure new subscribers.
During the year the losses OF men,
hers by death were 4, by remoVaI
from town 6. others who have with
drawn their subscriptions %; total
Ioss of &c subscribers. Seventy-nVe
transient subscribers have kept the
income from dues up to nearly the
amount of last years Whlcn was
SI3I2.75. While this years revenue
from dues is S1277. 20 giving SHRINK
aoTa of Int $50. 55 Notwithstanding the
smaller number of regular subscribers.
The receipts from January ! TO sep
+a,nber 20. 1898, show an advance
from the same time, January 10 sep
tember go. 1891, when they were Sofo,
but this year S94S.5O. o
October /, 1892, p subscribers MeLe
in arrears for dues to the alnoulLt VI
$500. This year are In aTrears' % %
for S1.5O each, $3.50; ana ioI ~1'00
each, 50; total, $3.50. -, do
Tba circulation of books has de-
creased this year also. Last year re-
mort shows 52S5 in circulation, WnlLe
the number this year is 4O93, OF "lilcn
$40 were history, biography ana
travels,
on architecture,
10 on agriculture,
III essays and general literature
81 poetry and drama,
IS bound magazines,
% mental and moral sciences,
2l physical science,
80 religion,
3I61 fiction.
1923 total.
The greatest number taken out in
any one day was 81; the least, 3.
In 1891, to September 3OthI the aver Yer
AGE number per day i'll circulation was
139I3: 1S9i-'92, average per day
about II; 1S92'93, average per day.
Is SIG. oossions of
Dnri hev tn 6een $50, as follows:
Vols
ot,oea ........... 80
BY gift from 1s5