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May 4th j- 
De la Torre called at the Hotel about 10 A.M. 
and we started on another mad run of visits from 
Cabinet officer to Cabinet officer, only to find 
that the Cabinet was in session and would be so 
until 3 P.M., so we adjourned until then* At 
0*30 we again set out said by 4*30 had all the nec- 
essary papers to admit all our things duty free. We 
next hunted up De la Torre's nephew, who is a Customs 
house broker, and who will have our things released. 
It seems as if my Hew York shipment had not arrived 
as yet. Young De la Torre told me that the New York 
Express companies are in the habit of holding express 
shipments up until they have a large consignment to 
save cost of billing. If this should be the case 
it would be simply awful. It will also be necessary 
to get Hendersonto sign for his stuff, as I do not 
have his power-of-attorney for him. Thank Goodness, 
he will be here Tuesday. 
Drove out to the son of Dr. Poey, the famous 
naturalist, for whom De la Torre today secured a 
pension of $600 for one year. The poor chap is 
82 years old, and quite feeble. Dela Torre is 
certainly a jewell* good-hearted to a fault. 
We next drove about the Malacan Drive and the 
frado, returning to the Hotel at dusk. Spent the 
rest of the night in my room reading. Simpson and 
Gill went out collecting near the bathing beach to- 
day. They found some Cerion Chondropomae, Oleacinas 
several species of Helicina, Folygyra, Subulina, 
Cylindrella, and a lot of praticolella. The latter 
were introduced on the Island about (two years ago. 
De la Torre called here about 11 »30. Said he 
had been in session with the Director of Education, 
to arrange "all things" He brought me a letter 
from Signa and one from the Southern Express Com- 
pany of Key West, saying they could not ship the 
stuff I asked them to forward until I sent them a 
detailed statement of the contents of the package. 
Went to the local express company and found the 
head out to luncheon. Will call again at 2 P.M., 
when he is sure to return. The clipping following 
appeared in this morning?* paper. I think De la 
Torre wants to make a big thing out of this, to 
impress the people at large with the enormous 
status of the work the University is doing. Inci- 
dentally he is working on a list of the animals of 
Cuba, and is much in need of well identified material 
He wishes this expedition to make as complete a col- 
lection of fish as possible, and to keep a numbered 
