R4nama Rail Road Steamship Line 
A. M. GIBSON 
L.C. WH ITLOCK 
kewyoek January 31st 1931 
Mr. A.Wetmore 
Assistant Secretary 
Smithsonian Institute 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir, 
We are in receipt of your letter of the 30th inst 
advising us that you will he travelling on official business 
for research work in Hai&i on behalf of the National Museum 
an«i also that Mr. F.C.Lincoln of the Biological Survey of the 
U.S.Department of Agriculture will be travelling under similar 
conditions in your company. 
Assignment has been made to a very desirable room on 
the S.S.Ancon March 17th and we will appreciate having the 
enclosed forms completed (questions one to six) and returned. 
In accordance with the arrangement entered into with 
the Chairman of the Executive Committee we will be glad to extend 
to you the special rate of $50.00 plus $3.00 U.S.Revenue Tax plus 
$2.00 Haitian Fort Tax. The rate applicable to Mr. Lincoln will 
be the government rate of $50.00 plus $2.00 Haitian Port Tax but 
it will be necessary for Mr. Lincoln to furnish us with a formal 
letter of request from his department at the same time advising us 
the number of the Government transportation request order issued in 
