The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-21
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
Reports by Committees = Election of
Trustees and Oficers

meeting at the association building
Friday evening.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read, the treas
urer read his annual report. 1t
showed, among other things, that
there was received during the last
year the following amounts:
From Fees to Library......... Sl277
From Donations and Legacies... $3.50
From Other Sources. go. ............ 2039
1886
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
devolving 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
anitor are very moderate for the
duties performed, and we would be
glad if 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 $S5, 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 E. G. Rowe, and cost SIS.
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
not yet been returned. The price
agreed upon for the whole is $75.
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 SUBJ
mitted.
c. T. RODGERS,
H. WATERHoUsE,
w. F. ALLEN.
Honolulu, Nov. II, 1898.
The above report being adopted,
the librarians report was read. 1t |
was as follows:
To the TRUSTEES OF THE HONOLULU
LIBRARY AND READING Room |
ASSOCIATION.
GENTLEMEN:-The report for the
year from October /, 1892, to Septem-
Der 80, 1893, though not gratifying, is
not absolutely discouraging when it
is remembered that the library only
shares in the general depression of
the time, which gives reason for the
hope that with better times the for
tunes of the library will also improve.
The records of the association show
a falling off in the numbers of sub
scribers, being 100 October l, 1897 30
October /, 1892: III October l, 1898.
But it should be borne in mind that
a special effort was made in Deem
Der, 1891, to secure new subscribers.
During the year the losses of MEM
beers by death were 4, by removal
from town 6, others who have with
drawn their subscriptions %; total
loss of SO subscribers. Seventy-five
transient subscribers have kept the
income from dues up to nearly the
of last years which was
SHEETS. While this years revenue
from dues is S1277.2O giving a shrink
age of but $3.50 Notwithstanding the
smaller number of regular subscribers.
The receipts from January to Sep
tember 80, 1898, show an advance
from the same time, January to Sep
TENDER 80, 1891, when they were SS4S,
but this year $948.50.
October /, 1892, 25 subscribers were
in arrears for dues to the amount of
$3.50. This year are in arrears; 5
or $3.50 each, $3.50; and 2 for $3.50
each, So; total, $3.50.
The circulation of books has de-
creased this year also. Last years re-
port shows 52S5 in circulation, while
.he number this year is 1898, of which
$40 were history, biography and
travels,
on architecture,
10 on agriculture,
III essays and general literature,
"a poetry and drama,
SIS bound magazines,
90 r,oantal and moral gpipnoaa