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The first thing to do was to put away the sea-urchins that I collected at Goat Island. They had been too long out of preservative and were quite high, though not as bad as Bernard's crab ! The urchins were very abundant on the mud layer in among the mangroves. Some had even crawled up onto the mangrove roots. When I went in for my swim I found it difficult to avoid stepping onto them, in fact I did sit on a couple, but the mud was so soft and the urchin's spines so short and blunt that no damage was done. I found Norris flat on his back in considerable pain. He had apparently hurt himself lifting and carrying logs. We all hope for a quick recovery. Started for 2 Piccadilly Road for a late lunch. It proved to be a very late lunch because I lost myself and drove all over creation before finding a landmark that I could recognize. Finally found myself on the Spanish Town road and worked my way to Cross Roads from there. After lunch drove to Hope and had a good talk with Edwards and Dixon, mostly about termites. It was suggested that I meet the new Director, Jones, late of Trinidad. He was a welcome relief after my experience of 1937 with Barnes. This time I was asked to sit down and with Edwards, the three of us had a very pleasant and satisfactory discussion of the entomological problems of the island.

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[[caption:]] W.B. Dixon. [[caption]]

 It is evident that Edwards will be encouraged to do some real research if he is so inclined and can probably get the funds to publish it in the station journal. Probably my imagination but there seems to be a better atmosphere about the office of the entomologist than there was at the time of my last visit. Made arrangements with Dixon to go out with him to see the major termite infestations in Kingston. In 1938, Dixon was made Senior Assistant and given the termites as his particular problem.  We will also try to get out onto the Palisadoes before I leave and investigate a species that is living in the dead Acacia branches there. I left the station about 4 PM and drove home by way of 5 Cargill Ave. to call on the Woolers.