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water sample in a.m.

Apr. 26 - 1941 Saturday
in a.m. missed diving which brought up samples coral & some nice other things from bottom, just before noon. men had been down hr. & 20 mins.
small red spotted fish, few shrimp & crabs couple of hydroid stalks & sea urchins. For want of containers. [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]

Got all this put away after lunch.

at 2.30 - 3.00 went ashore for palm seeds with Ralph only one who could be persuaded to go with hand bucket.

Job to find to cut through palms & then fall was up hill against in accessible precipice. job to dislodge vines to cut, small tree & root at base & rocks shot by like an express train & [[crow?]] clipped me side of head fortunately down ward course made large leaves trail [[out?]] behind & so got little more

Heavy shower just [[strikethrough]] before [[/strikethrough]]between [[strikethrough]]in[[/strikethrough]] 10 & 11 p.m. buckets full accompanied by [[strikethrough]] heay [[/strikethrough]]strong wind. [[flourish]]