The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27
British Government Donates Fif-
ty Volumes of Research.
RESULT OF CHALLENGER VOYAGE.
H. B. NJ. Commissioner Hswes Made Pre-
senfation Yesterday-Giff Valued 81 S4o0.
Accepted BY DR.. c. NJ. Hyde on Behalf Of
the Trustees of the Bishop Museum.

There was very interesting func-
ton at the B. P. Bishop Museum yes
terday morning, when H B. NJ. Com
missioner Halves presented TO the
Trustees full set of the 90 volumes,
which give the Scientific Result of the
Challenger Expedition, 1S72-76, Ma
jor Halves was accompanied by H. B.
NJ. Consul General T. R. Walker.
Reaching the Museum at II a. m,
the party was escorted to the Lower
Hall of the Museum, where the book
had been arranged for presentation.
In making formal presentation of
this very valuable series, each volume
bringing at the booksellers eight
dollars. Major Halves spoke of the per-
sonal pleasure he had in acting on this
occasion as the representative of Her
Maiesty's Government He had been
please to be the intermediary in repre-
senting 10 the Admiralty Board the
eminently fitting location of the Muse
UNI TO be the depository of these books
recording the results of scientific in
yestigation in the Pacific.
Some unavoidable delays had oc-
CURED, but he was happy TO meet the
Trustees on this occasion, and TO pass
over TO them the addition, TO the IL
brary. 1t was also appropriate TO add
that the gift might well be taken as
an instance of the favorable senti-
ments entertained by her Majesty:
Government towards this country anC
its progress in the establishment anC
maintenance of such institutions as tbs
B. P. Bishop Museum.
| In reply. Rev. DR.. Hyde. Vice-Pre
sident OF the Board of Trustees, said
'-On behalf of the Trustees of the B
P Bishop Museum l take great pleas
ure. Major Halves, in acknowledge:
your friendly offices in securing iron
| Her MaieSty's Government this yer!
VALUABLE addition 10 our library. You
lcordiality in pledging your co-opera
tons, your promptness in presentln:
the matter TO the notice of the prope
authorities, your personal interest Il
bringing the business 10 full complet
ion, are attested in the delivery TO u
on this occasion of this most weight,
and attractive series of volumes, nov
ranged on these cases We acknowl
edge with gratitude, also, the wise libe
rality of your Government in puttini
here at the disposal OF passing visitor
and of scientific Investigators, thes
records Of the wonders that have bee
discovered in these Pacific seas, il
which We doubt not are other treasure
tawaiting the advent OF other student;
whose labors will be aided and Tighten
ed by the researches recorded in Ihes
volumes. Our Curator. Prof. w. 7
Brigham has only recently returne
from his exploring expedition anon
the museums of Europe and from per
sonal knowledge can testify to hi
and our appreciation of this generou
addition 10 the resources and facilit
| OF the Bishop Museum.
Prof. Brigham. at whose suggestio
application had been made throug
Minister Hatch for the volumes, allud
ed TO the fact that the application ha
been warmly seconded in England b
the leading men of science, and tina
the Museum had already won recogni
ton in the scientific world as an in
stitution thoroughly representativ
and most favorably situated for tn
advancement of knowledge
He called attention TO the fact tia
in giving TO the world the results O
the Challenger Expedition the Britisl
Government had with commendable Ii
berality made it an internationa
affair, placing the collections at tn
disposal OF scientific men in yariou
lcountries for study and report Othe
British institutions had been helpful
and from the British Museum Their
were now on the way cases OF dupli
Gates, and of photographs OF variou
articles not in the Bishop Museum
He called attention also to the yalu
able map OF Queensland just receives
from the Queensland Government an
mentioned the interesting fact that III
coast line as surveyed by Capt. Cool
and by Vancouver were almost identi
cal with those made by the latest sur
veys.