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had been neglected.  In the afternoon we went back to Pan American Airways and still they are not ready to make the refund on Dick's tickets.  We finally drove out to the airport and Dick talked with some of the officials there.  He was given assurances that the matter would be adjusted in time for him to take up his reservation on the United Fruit boat.  Then we ran out onto the Palisadoes for a short distance.  This is the point of land which forms the outer boundary of Kingston harbor and at the end of which is the town of Port Royal.  The original Port Royal, destroyed by the earthquake of 1692, stood on a site now under water.  On the way back to town we dropped into the United Fruit to make sure that our boat reservations were all right.  In the evening we saw a very poor movie "Murder on the Bridal Path".

Mar. 4.  Spent the day getting some photographs that we felt we needed for our records.  Ran out the Spanish Town road nearly to Ferry river where we found a termitarium in a good place for photographing.  (See page 28).  Nearby we found a dead dog and from under it took a series of Creophilus and Opatrinus, both genera new to our Jamaica collecting.  The after lunch we went back to Hope Gardens for photos and to see Mr. Edwards.  He gave me a set of maps of the Kingston District which are very detailed.  There should be four in the set but one was either out of print or had not been prepared.  We also arranged to get a gallon of alcohol from him.  Took photographs of Dick collecting in dung (see next page) and some of the buildings.  The we went back down town and paid for the car, again got no satisfaction from Pan American, bought icecream for tea and did some other errands.  After dinner or rather tea, we packed the trunk and paid a duty call on some friends of some one in the Pan American Union.  The name was Bravo and we were very welcome.  We stayed only a short time and then went back to early bed.

Mar. 5.  Spent the day packing and doing errands.  Dick arranged to have the tank (still missing) delivered from the Horn Line to the Jamaica Auto Association and to have Marjorie notified of its arrival, bought a few gifts, mostly Wedgewood and ivory.  We also collected the refund from Pan American Airways and got the gallon of alcohol from Edwards. At six we went to Edwards' home for cocktails and met several people.  One of the guests was A. W. Jobbins Pomeroy, once with the U S D A and later with the British government in Africa.  He is now retired and lives in Jamaica.  He