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has been a most grievous waste of time, for at neither place 

 was any economic work possible, the country round being 

 swampy and uncultivated, and being in daily expectation of 

 a steamer's arrival I was unable to go farther afield. How- 

 ever, I took a few butterflies at each place, just the ordinary 

 common varieties. I have had no letters except three for the 

 past five months and so am feeling quite out of touch with 

 every one. 



" There is still further delay here in regard to my com- 

 mencing work. The Army Council wrote out that I am not 

 to have a Commission and so I joined the forces, the only 

 civilian among thousands. The position was absolutely un- 

 tenable, and my experiences unenviable, and I am now in 

 Nairobi while the Colonel of the Vet. Section, to which I am 

 to be attached, is endeavouring to adjust matters. The 

 Govt. Entomologist was given a Commission at the start. 



'• The work required appears to be simply to map out fly 

 areas in German East Africa as the country gradually falls 

 into our hands. Research work will probably be entirely out 

 of the question, but I shall do my best to continue along the 

 lines I followed in Nyasaland. 



" The general opinion seems to be that the campaign here 

 will only last a few more months, and it is said that the native 

 troops on which the Germans are so much relying are already 

 disorganised and out of hand." 



" New Moshi [37° 24' E., 3° 24' S.], 

 " 7. 5. 16. 



" A wet Sunday morning gives me an opportunity of writing 

 you a line. I have been attached to the East African Veteri- 

 nary Corps with rank as Captain, and have now made a definite 

 start on my duties by surveying for tsetse a horse camp in 

 the vicinity of this place. 



" I am now about to trek away towards the west along the 

 foot-hills of Kilimanjaro, searching for the flies along the road. 

 It is by no means pleasant just now because there is a constant 

 drizzle of rain, and there is an appalling amount of liquid 

 mud. 



I have made already a small collection of Lepidoptera on 

 the mountain slopes, but, as you will understand, one cannot 



