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Jan. 27 . 7fhen I went on deck at 7 AM I found that we were 

 off the south coast of Jamaica, somewhere west of Kingston. 

 A small town, probably Black River though possibly Savanna- 

 La-Mar, was in sight. The prospect was anything but pleasant. 

 The hills were burned brown and only the occasional coconut 

 or banana walk showed green. It was hard to believe that there 

 would be any good collecting on the island if this was a fair 

 sample of the conditions. About 1 PM we came about to enter 

 Kingston harbor, the quarantine boat met us and the pilot came 

 on board. I noticed my first pelicans, one on each spile in 

 the channel. We docked at 3 PM and Dick and Ruth were there 

 to greet me. Baggage was passed without question, a represen- 

 tative of the Gleaner asked me for a story, the three of us 

 were photographed and the formalities were over. Dick had a 

 car already hired from Masterton and we loaded the baggage in 

 and started to Mrs. Wooler f s at 5 Cargill Ave., Half Way Tree. 

 Dick and Ruth have the large front room (at the left of the 

 sitting porch), just behind them is the bath and I have a 

 smaller room just beyond the bath. Mrs. Wooler is very pleas- 

 ant. She has been recently widowed and is continuing living 

 in Jamaica at the earnest requests of the children. Eleanor 

 is the oldest, she has taken a place in the Jamaica Automobile 

 Association which certainly supports herself; Hazel, younger 

 than Eleanor and perhaps younger than Boy die, has a small 

 position in Kingston; Boydie, the older boy about 17 yrs. old 

 is head of the house and has a job and finally Mannie, about 

 thirteen, is still in school but will have to stop and find 

 work soon. Mr Nether sole, in the Jamaica Life Assurance Soc- 

 iety, has promised help in finding some for him. Mrs. Wooler 

 takes PG s, (paying guests) and will undoubtedly have no trouble 

 in keeping the house full. I am paying three guineas a week 



Mrs. Wooler 1 *, 5 Cargill Ave., Half Way Tree, Kingston. 



