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canes can be grown in this region* From Seville we 

 drove to the Edwards 1 new place near St. Ann f s Bay 

 where they are building a new summer place on a low 

 cliff overlooking the water* This particular cove 

 is supposed to be where the Nina foundered and was 

 called "Casa Nina 11 by the Spaniards. We went in for 

 another swim but it was not particularly pleasant as 

 there is no sand at all and the coral rock is very 

 sharp* Had lunch and did a bit of sweeping* getting 

 a few good things. Also collected a sample of snails 

 from the rocks. Right by the house there is the mouth 

 of an underground stream and Edwards is trying to dig 

 a channel from the sea to the mouth of this stream so 

 that he will have a safe anchorage for a small boat, 

 A great deal of blasting is involved and that seems to 

 involve a large amount of red tape* It appears that 

 at least two government officials must be present when 

 dynamite is used anywhere on the island. We left at 

 2 PM , headed for Ocho Rios. At White River I found 

 a log on the beach which contained a colony of Hetero- 

 terme s convexinotatus but no termitophiles. Yfe stopped 

 again to make a short call on Mr Hutchins, who was 

 about to make a trip to Boston* his original home. He 

 seemed like a nice chap and certainly has a nice place. 

 Back across the island by way of Pern Gully. After 

 going through Spanish Town we turned up the Sligoville 

 road to another place of Edwards. This is a 500 acre 

 pimento estate with a fair house. The collecting was 

 reasonably good and I beat the shrubbery while Edwards 

 tended to some business matters. Then back to Picca- 

 dilly Road, having left my fountain pen at Eaton Hall 

 and my bathing trunks in Edwards 1 car. Had dinner and 

 in the evening Bernard and Lucille called and we talked 

 over the plans for the trip to Cinchona. Lewis can 

 get in four days and perhaps Norris ivill come along. 

 We will go there by way of Chestervale and Clydesdale, 

 sending our duffle to Cinchona by mule, while we walk. 

 Lewis wants to look over the buildings at Clydesdale 

 because they have an offer of one of them for a station. 

 If it works out properly* Lynn, Buck and company will 

 make it their headquarters when they come down later 

 in the season. We will use the Forestry cabin at Cin- 

 chona because Christopher Swabey will probably be in 

 the party. 



April 28* Phone call early from Lewis that the new sea 

 cow was dead and did I wish to do a post mortem on it. 

 I finished labelling yesterday f s catch and got ready 

 to go down. Mrs. Dignum found that her car batteries 

 were dead again (short circuit somewhere that hasn't been 

 found) and I gave her a lift down tovm. Dropped her 



