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Mr. and Mrs. Edwards called for me and we started for an overnight trip to the north shore. As we passed through Spanish Town I noticed that the King's House seemed to be rebuilt but later I learned that only the front wall and portico had been replaced. The repaired building is not nearly as picturesque as the ruins were but the change was probably necessary in order to preserve what was left. At Linstead we left the main road to visit a place that was infested with duck-ants. We found that a shed where box shakes were stored was well overrun with Nasutitermes (later identified as [[underlined]] N. costalis [[/underlined]]). The colony had gained entrance beneath the sill in the far corner and there was no carton nest to be seen any where around. Then back on the main road, through Ewarton, to Moneague. Here we turned off to stop at the Moneague Hotel for a talk with the Commissioner of Education. After leaving the hotel we made no further stops until we reached Runaway Bay and Eaton Hall. We registered and were assigned to rooms and immediately prepared for a swim. The water on the north shore is distinctly colder than that on the south and was really invigorating. After our swim we had beers around, then dinner and to bed early.

April 27. Up at 6.30 for an early swim. The Edwards were to meet me in the water but they slept over and I paddled around the cove for an hour before I saw either of them. Then breakfast and afterwards I went out on the rocks to collect. Some ants and a sample of marine gastropods were all that I could find. Paid our bills (mine was twelve shillings and one and six for tips) and left for Seville, now a large coconut walk but originally the site of the first Roman Catholic cathedral (1505). The foundations have been cleared and in the center of the floor there is hole about six feet across and ten feet deep, carefull walled with brick, from which a passage leads away to the west. In this passage were found a dozen pieces of very beautifully carved stone, probably the remains of the altar. One piece has the coat-of-arms of the Bishop of Seville, the others are mostly angels and cherubims. No attempt has been made to explore the passage ! These stones are now in a shed near Seville house but it is hoped that the owner will see fit to put them in the Institute. On the way out of the estate we collected a sample of the duck-ants that are ruining the few canes that Seville grows. The infestation is not a new one, if the old records can be interpreted to mean "white ants" when they read "ants". Very early Seville was abandoned by the Spaniards because of a plague of "ants" and the whole district was known as the "ants nest". Coconuts seem to get along all right but no quantity of