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Dominica 37.

attracted nothing. This is still Station 257. Also includes a cicada.
 We talked some of Mr. Knight in Cassiacon. He was well known here and liked. He was the head foreman on the road construction and evidently is credited with the actual work.
VII-8-36 Just after tea yesterday I phoned to Ruth. She said she was keeping busy getting ready to move but wouldn't say what it was she had been doing. It's good she can keep busy.
 Took a photo of the valley before breakfast. Last of all. Also wrote up notes.
 The Captain explained why the Leeward Islands wish Dominica to remain with them. They got a large amount of money each year. 40% of Dominica's income goes to Federal expenses. In the Windboard Islands each island is separate - there is no Federal government at all. The Leeward Islands would lose much. Dominica has many Federal laws practically forced upon her. In Dominica (and elsewhere) the Audit Department is controlled only by the Colonial Office. They have the last word on all expenditures. The law is that duties, etc. must be paid on demand, but refunds are frequent.
 After breakfast we heard blasting down at the river. It was the road gang getting road metal. I thought the explosions might kill some of the
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small fish, so I went down to see, but found none. Found a good pile of dung and wished I had brought the aspirator.
Station 258.
Same as station 257. In dung took 743 Staphs (Onytelus - 731, Philonthus-8, Aleocharinae-4), 144 Aphodins, 31 Sphaeridunae, 5 other Coleoptera. The rain drove me to shelter, ad the natives were rather curious.
 After lunch the Captain phoned to Portsmouth to Johnson's Boarding House for a reservation, and also to Forbes. The latter invited me to dinner with Mr. Pidduck of the Agriculture Department. As there was a slight break in the clouds, I decided to start at once, paid my bill of $2.00 a day, and said goodbye. The road was fairly dry and I made good time. I managed to get clear through to Portsmouth without meeting rain, though it started in soon after At Calibishie I stopped for a few seconds to take a picture of a small rock island just off shore.
 When I got to the B.H. tea was ready, and before I had finished dressing, Mr. Forbes' car came for me. The house is about a mile south of the town. Mr. + Mrs. Forbes, Mr. Piddink, and three large dogs were there. We walked down a very muddy path to the beach, where the
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