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Dominica 35.

and pastures for the work cattle. Will go down there after lunch.
 The electric equipment here consists of a water wheel (undershot) and 50 volt dynamo. The latter delivers just what current is required. For charging batteries the Captain uses a jar of water as a resistance in series with an ammeter. As the water is heated and evaporates it automatically cuts down the rate and then shuts itself off! The radio is run by battery, as the current is steadier. They have an English radio, with two turning dials (one noisy) and regeneration squeals.
 During lunch I was told of the snakes which are occasionally found in the cellar storehouse. Some are the Antillian boas, some black with white line markings. They are seldom over 6 feet long, probably never over 9 feet. Mrs. Stebbings seems to enjoy killing them, and also using them to scare the natives! They (the Stebbings) know all the people near by and are on very good terms with them.
 During the hurricanes they have twice lost their veranda. The whole house is now tied down with turnbuckled cables set in concrete. Many of the native houses are blown over, but generally not wrecked. The inhabitants have to crawl out the windows.
 After lunch went down to the works. Collected
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in dung, etc., and looked in the lime trash piles without much success.
Station 257.
Near the works of Londondury Estate, on the northeast coast. In the refuse from a lime press found 1 Staph (Philanthus). In dung found 49 Staphs (Onytelus - 40, Paederinae - 2, Xantholinimae - 2 and 1, Philanthus - 2, Aleocharinae - 2), 18 Aphodins, 1 other Coleoptera, 4 larvae, myriapod, ants. In a fermintarium found several large queens but no guests. Took some large red ants in the bath.
 Later in the afternoon at the same place tok flying 17 Staphs (Onytelus -1, Coproporus - 5, Aleocharinae - 11), and 9 other Coleoptera.
 The Captain told me of at least two maps of the island and gave me a letter to Cools-Lartique to try to get them. He also showed me a copy of the little booklet "Notes on Dominica and Hints to Intending Settlers" by HH Bell (1909). From it - island on north limit of cocoa belt - horses are tamed 101 - per year, dogs 2/6 - freedom from severe damage by hurricanes is ascribed partly to the remarkably broken configuration of the country.
 In the evening I heard a great deal more about snakes, as well as something of British government. Caught a few hardbacks adn several Cerambyrids at the lights, but a light put on the veranda
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