The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-27
IM% N@aEMM STABLES AMN@ AFTER SAILORS MY& AQUARIUM NAN OVER board AN GY WALTER
CONDITIONS SURROUNDING THE
MARINE PARK.
Years Work of Bishop Museum-Two
Extremely Valuable Works Published
Annual Report of Trustees Filed.

The free public marine aquarium and
marine geological laboratory for the
marine park near the entrance to the
harbor may not be realized. The trus-
tees of the Bishop Museum in their re-
port to the Circuit Court, just filed, say
that the location of the Honolulu Iron
Works near the reservation for the
park, and the purpose of owners to de
vote other land near it to manufactur-
ing purposes, may make the park an
unsuitable place for the marine labara-
tory and that they may therefore be
unable to avail themselves of the pro-
visions of Act 80, session laws of 1898
authorizing them to establish the aqua
rum and marine geological laboratory
there.
The Museum has made some valuable
publications during the year. One Of
them is monograph, Hawaiian
Feather Work." by Prof. w. T. Brig
ham. 1t is Volume 1, Number / of the
memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bis
hop Museum. 1t is a complete treat
ment of the subject copiously illus
| trated by photo-engravings, with a
number of colored plates made abroad
at great expense. The work is from the
museum press and is a fine example of
the printers art. The edition is limited
and its distribution has been confined
to the leading scientific institutions
with which the museum exchanges, and
| to persons whose interest in the muse.
um entities them to the courtesy. The
| price of the copies sold has been $40
each. The work has received very
| f1attering commendation from scien-
lists. 1t is the only work of the kind
ever published. Many inquiries in re-
gard to it have been received, and IL
may be that the trustees will publish
a less expensive edition emitting the
colored plates, From the inquili les re-
ceived it is believed an edition of this
kind of several thousand would find
ready sale.
Another publication made during the
year has been parts 1 and 2 of Volume
of Fauna Hawaiiensis," part 1 by
r. c. L. Perkins and Prof. August
Forel and part 2 by E. Meyrich. Part
l treats of bees and wasps and part 2
of moths and butterflies. The material
for these was secured by r. c. L. Per-
kins. This work too has been highly
complimented by those whose judge
ment in such matters is of worth. This
work was published in London as the
expense of securing the material was
tborne Jointly with the Bishop Museum
by the British Museum and a British
Scientific Society.
The collection of shells in the museum
has been much enriched and has beer
arranged according to plans suggested
by DR.. Dali of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, who has accepted the post OF
Honorary Curator of Conchology to the
museum.
The departments of ethnology and
natural history have been much added
to during the year. When the annex
is completed the available space of the
museum will be more than doubled
l. Owing to the conditions that have
| nrpV1ilp6 thrao
preparation and filing of the report ha,
been delayed somewhat, and the finan
cial statements are those for the yea
ending October 12, 1899 The repor
however shows practically the work O
the museum for the year 1899.
The total revenue of the museum wa
$2S, ,035.S0 and the total expenses $40
43S.6S leaving a balance on revenue ac
count of $7,597.12. But the total amour
disbursed was $63, ,667.71. OF this sun
$4l,3l956 was expended on account o
the annex, now well on toward compile
tion, and $1,666.S7 on account of tn,
building on the lot on Fort street be
longing to the trustees, which whel
completed, will be leased to or for tn
use of the Kamehameha Alumni Asso
citation. The difficulty in procuring wei
seasoned Koa lumber for the cases 70
the annex will probably delay the con-
pletton OF the annex ready for speci
mems for some months.
The financial statement of the mu
, scum at the end of the fiscal year was
cash on hand, $39, ,4O1.73; bills receiva
, Bile, S259,796; Hawaiian Government
! per cent bonds 100000. The total re
! ceipts of the year were $1O3 069.44; tota
expenditures, 500, ,66771.
The visitors to the museum durin
the year were $500, of whom 1924 wer
whites; LII Hawahlans, 272 Portu
guese; 1860 Chinese Japanese 691
others Al.