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The end of Dr. Carpenter's residence at Kakindu came on 

 August 9, 1915, when he wrote to say that he had been suddenly 

 moved to Rukuba, about seven miles west of his former 

 station. 



"August 9, 1915, Rukuba Hill. 



" Alas — woe is me — oXwXa — oijxoi-rfxLv-fav — etc. I have 

 been torn up by the roots and dumped down at another post, 

 where I fear me much I shall be able to do little butterfly work, 

 for it is very much further away from the forest, and what 

 there is is thin and only a strip. I got the message yesterday 

 evening (and also a mail at the same time), after I had come 

 back from my hunting. I knew all along that I couldn't 

 expect to be at Kakindu for ever ! My new post is on a range 

 of hills further west, just beyond the edge of the map I sent 

 you (we call it Rukuba), but I must not say too much. From 

 a butterfly point of view it's a dreary place — rolling grass 

 downs with the grass all kept down by burning, and no trees 

 save a few thorns. The forest also does not approach very 

 near. It's a much bigger camp here than at my last home, 

 and there will be a bit more medical work; but there is an 

 assistant here to do that, and a sanitary sergeant to do the 

 sanitary work, so it doesn't look as if the M.O. had as much to 

 do as I had at Kakindu, where I did everything. It looks as 

 if I shall have to come down to sleeping in the afternoons, 

 which doesn't suit my activities at all, so that I always feel 

 worse than before when I awake ! 



" However, though there are no butterflies to speak of just 

 on the hill there are great numbers of wagtails about the wells, 

 and I may be able to do some more observations. I must find 

 some naturalist work to do ! Well, after my initial grouse 

 I will deal with your letter, which I got yesterday. (I am 

 writing in the afternoon, look you ! — What am I missing in 

 the forest ?) 



" As regards what I said about the present flat plain having 

 been at one time under water — I was much struck one evening, 

 when on Itarra hill (about two miles to the S.E.) to see, on the 

 range of hills further west, whence I now write, a regular 

 mark at one level all along the range, as if there had been a 

 water-level there once. As this must be 150 feet or so above 



