W# left vary early la che morning for fort de France, Martinique* where we 
stopped for several hours to shop and take on stores* He sailed out again about 
1500 for ®a overnight trip to Rmmu, basin lee. 
In Fart d® France v* called on the America® Consul then Hicholson, S owsaaa, 
Schmitt, Cowan and 1 called on St* Blanche, Birectsur du Service de Protect ion d® 
Vegetaux* Service de l 'Agriculture. He told hi® of our Individual interests, la 
presented Or. Schmitt with copies of the local scientific society proceedings. He 
talked of the Pasteur Institutes of the Heat Indies sod French Guiana. He knew 
Dr. Floch, medical sntomologist at Pasteur Institute de Guyana Frencsise. 
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Arrived at Roseau, Bceiinica, at 0900 after overnight sailing fro® Martinique. 
The city was not m modern, as those of Castries and Fort de Franca. With Basmond 
Hicholson as & guide we want ashore (Coma and myself) to try to sake arrangements 
id r an overnight trip to the east aid® of tha island and especially to the high 
interior mountains. Our taxi driver, Jinny, took u s to tha Agriculture Department 
headquarters at the Botsnie Garden dwt« we tried to locate the forester, Mr. Hill. 
Be was out of tom and no one else could give us the information about forest trails 
and parts of the island to visit, so we decided to call on the Island Administrator* 
Tha Boa. B. 1. Linde. At his office ws were told that he could see us in 30 minutes. 
In the meant lan we went to see fcha Chief of the Island Police, Lieutenant Celorsel 
B B. Hujuirey at Police Headquarters nearby. He told hlsa ear mission and tried to 
secure his help in getting transportation and overnight eceouasodat io as on the east 
side of the Island. He suggested stopping at 3s 1 ibis where they had good visitors 
