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& see inside back cover [[?]]

[[underlined]] Mar. 15  Lv. [[/underlined]] Grenada 9.00 a.m. with Dr. Slominsky.  arr. Tyrrell Bay Carriacou,, 12:30 pm.

[[underlined]] Mar. 16 [[/underlined]]  Schmits Nicholson collect wreck & rec in Tyrrell Bay.
Sailed 1 p.m.  Very squally weather
Arr. Chatham Bay Union Id. 3 p.m.  Very stormy night dropped both anchors.
Stn. 18.  5:30 Bredin caught Stn. 18

[[underlined]] Mar. 17. [[/underlined]]  9 a.m.  Lv. Chatham Bay Union Id.
Arr. Union Id took bst 7.a.m. sample.  Bredin caught 5:30 pm on 16th.
11 a.m. arr. Tabago Cays.
Weather fair but windy.

Mar. 18  7.30 a.m.  Lv. Tabago Cays.  Fair wind  
12 noon arr. Mustique.  Weather clear and hot, entertained by Mr. Maingst

Mar 17.  Coll in lee Baradol Id. Tabago Kays, fm rock & [[?cliff]] in 3 feet water

March 18  Bot sample of Petit [[?Rameasm]] Tobago Cays.  7:15 a.m.

Mon 18.  3 p.m.  [[?fiddlesion]] fm Mustique also coll [[?Fin.]] Pond Mustique (= Nicholson)

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[[underlined]] March 18/56 [[/underlined]]  We wanted an early start as the run from Tabago Cay to Mustique was a long one if winds were not right.  The Capt. had asked me to wake him about 6.30.  At 6 a.m. rain was so heavy we could not see [[?Mayers]] Id.  Rain was so heavy & [[?lodstn]] traps had to be hauled that we did not get under way till bet 7:30 and 8 a.m. but the day turned out beautiful, good and favorable wind, so we made good time, reached Musquite Id after a long tack to Id from Bequia (a nice looking place from the distance.  Had not expected to reach Musquite till mid afternoon & here we were at anchor off sheltered beach just before noon, ate lunch & got launch area about 1.30 [[?close]] bet. 2 & 3.  First landed Al and man from our crew for plant collecting & when launch returned [[strikethrough]] we all [[/strikethrough]] rest of us went to beach by village & warehouse.  [[strikethrough]] Musquite [[/strikethrough]] Mustique Id is up for sale by [[?Previews]] Inc. for £60,000, about $180,000 Amer.

It is a nice large island, some 2 1/2 miles long and has several high hills, the highest nearly 500 feet high rising from sea level the look almost like mountains, from off shore.  They seem quite well wooded, been the lower level stretches have been farmed, cultivated, for food and cotton, and pasturage for cattle;  cattle & cotton are their principal money crop.