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Dominica 13.

[[underline]]Station 238.[[/underline]]
About 1 mile southwest of Sylvania Estate on the Imperial Road. In dung found 101 Staphs (Ocytelus - 100, Aleocharinae - 1), 16 Hydrophilids, and 36 Aphodius. Used only forceps as the dung was wet from rain.
Continued along the road for some miles. The country is very wet and the road is full of springs. It is cut straight through the forest with no clearings except near Sylvania. Found no place to collect though I stopped once at a banana loading station. Stopped at a small stream to eat lunch. Could find nothing along the stream, in fungus or in bromeliads. Stopped to look at fungus again, with slight success.
[[underline]]Station 239.[[/underline]]
About 1 mile north of Sylvania Estate on the Imperial Road. In fungus took 4 aleocharinae and 50-100 2/5 mm. Coleoptera. 1 myriopod.
[[underline]]Station 240.[[/underline]]
Sylvania Estate, along the Imperial Road. On a large savannah pasture, found in dung 156 Staphol (Onydeline) 1 sphaeridunae and 5 small Aphodius. Used aspirator and cloth as the dung was dry and lying on sand.
Returned home without further stops, except to speak to the guard with a gnag on convicts working on the road. He said I had been 35 miles from Rosean, but that seems unlikely.
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Wrote a letter to the Attorney General in Antigua to ask for a ruling on matters here. Will send copies to the Administrator and Mr. Jester. Mr. Archer said this way was OK, but that the proper procedure to send it through the local authorities first.
 The Nerisea came in last night but I was too tired to go aboard her to see about the extensions of our tickets. Will do it when the boat comes back from the south later on.
VI-5-36 Got some mail today but not nearly all we expected. Letter from U.S. Dispatch Agent with Bill of Lading for the microscope and receipt, and one from Ed with more receipts. Went to Archer's and got a form filled out to take to the Customs. From there took it to Tariff Clerk who had to show it to the Treasurer. The scope was admitted free as scientific instruments, but I had top ay 4d for wharfage. By the time the forms were OKed, the Cashier had left for lunch, so had to return later. Also got Ruth's hosiery sent by Martha, for which had to pay 4/9 (the Cashier overcharged me 11-) and a newspaper from SB. Never saw so much red tape and sloppiness. Expected some second-class mail, but none came. Came home and unpacked the microscope. It was in perfect condition.
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