Evening bulletin., 1897-12-28
BISHOP MUSEUM TRUSTEES
File the First Annual Report Of Their
Proceedings.
Preparation for Work on the New Annex to the
Museum The Perkins Collection
Professor Brigham.

Hon. 9. r. Bishop that at least
once in each year, the trustees of
the Bernice p. Bishop Museum
shall make to the court having
equitable jurisdiction report of
their administration of the affairs
of the trust aud a general state
ment of its condition, the Com
mittee of Administration have
been directed by the Board Of
Trustees to prepare such a report,
and the same has been filed in the
Judiciary Department rs the fiis,
Annual Report Of the Trustees on
the administration and condition
of the trust.
In pursuance of the terms of
the deed of trust, executed by
Hon. 9. r. Bi-hop, October 13
1896, six of the trustees therein
named, viz: s. b. Dole, FL.
Holmes, j o. Garter. G. M. Hyde,
@. NJ. Cooke and s. NJ. Damou
1.-THE seventh trustee named being
Hon. Q. r. Bishop himself), held
a meeting ut the banking house OF
Bishop & Go. in Honolulu,
October %, 1896, at which the
deed of trust vas read, aud then
accepted and signed.
Mr.. Damon, acting as chair
man, stated that the trustees of
the b. p. Bishop Estate had been
duly au,hurrzsd to transfer to the
Museum Trustees the land OF
Wsipio, Hawaii, and $4,000 in
government bonds; and that the
outstanding liabilities of the
Museum while under the care IF
the Estute Trustees, amounting
to $456O.lo, had been paid
off by Mr.. Biz hop, SO that the
tram fer Of the Museum and all its
contents and appur enances might
be without any indebtedness aud
with ample funds to maintain it.
Mr.. Damon al.o read a letter from
Mr.. Bishop, in which Mr.. Damon,
MS M. Bishops attorney in fact,
WAS asked and authorized to trans
fer to the Museum Trustees six
pieces of real estate and seven
other securities as appears by
I be treasurer's report, accompany
ing the administration report.
At the succeeding meeting, held
December 9, the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed on October % to prepare
II set OF bylaws reported the same
and they were unanimously
adopted. Hon. G. r.. Bishop wa
chosen president; S. b. Dole,
vice president; G. M. Hyde, sec
retary, and Il. Holmes, treasurer.
Mr.. Brigham, the curator of the
Museum, was advised of the
l,ansf,r of the Museum and Of the
funds for its enlargement anu
tualntenance, and no change was
made in the personnel having the
care and direction of the Museum
ard work connected therewi,b
under the supervision Of the Board
of Trustees.
The properties transferred were
accepted upon the conditions
stated in the deed Of trust and
listed at an agreed and author
lied valuation to be entered upon
the treasurer's books as the assets
available for revenue. To then
Mr.. Bishop" subsequently added
$4,000 of Oahu r.. d l.. Co.'s
ounds, the two buildings on Mr.
chat strret occupied by the bank
aud notes amounting to $4,000.
1t was voted that series of
publications should be begun AZ
soon. HI possible, and that the first
should he Mr.. Br,gham's report
of bis visit to the various ethno-
logical museums aud biological
laboratories OF the world. Type
and paper suitable for these pub
lications have been ordered, and
monographs on important ethno.
logical topics have been prepared,
almost ready now for issue.
In accordance with arrange
neuts previously made, ore third
of the expense of Mr.. II. G. l..
Perkins recent collecting tour of
these islands, especially devoted
to birds and insects. has been paid
for by the Museum Trustees. The
o'her two thirds have been paid
for by the British Museum and
by the Cambridge Museum of
Comparative ZOOLOGY. Bv the