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[[preprinted]] 26 [[/preprinted]] Antigua 3. [[margin]] VII-28-36 [[/margin]] Felt a little unsettled today as well as tired. Didn't go to town at all, but sat around all day. Of course I couldn't resist the temptation to get out the papers on Staphs from Sherman and the filing cards! Worked on them most of the day. Also read magazines, etc. [[margin]] VII-29-36 [[/margin]] After breakfast started out to get license, etc. At the Government Offices learned that the Colonial Secretary had just died, and the Attorney general is acting in his stead. I talked to him for a few minutes, and he directed Mr. W.S. Archer (Jr.) to phone the Treasurer & Police Inspector. I didn't recognize Archer, but he is the son of Mr. Archer in Dominica. I then went to the Police Station, where I talked to the Inspector - Major Duke. He took me in his car to the Treasury where he helped to persuade the Treasurer that I should be given free licenses. [[strikethrough]] ar [[/strikethrough]] I was, however, required to put up £3. bond for the Customs duty. Major Duke then brought me home. After lunch I went down to the Customs to unpack the motorcycle. Found it in good condition, and had it home in an hour. The same boy helped me as yesterday, - Robert. Arranged with Bennett Brysans to store the crate. There seems to be a shortage of warehouses just now. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 27 [[/preprinted]] [[margin]] VII-30-36 [[/margin]] Went to the Treasury to get the licenses. There seems to be a little less red tape here than usual. Spent most of the day on the filing cards. the cards disappear rapidly but the pile of papers to be catalogued goes down slowly. That's good, as it's supposed to last to take up spare time when there's nothing else to do. After tea we walked up to the Botanic Gardens. They have made many walks, some lined with hedges, and let the plants grow in profusion in between. It makes a very pleasing effect, not too much landscaping. Nearby we saw too large ponds of water-lilies. Most of the other gardens we've seen in the West Indies are too formal, - large sweeps of lawn with occasional trees, etc. I like this one better. [[margin]] VII-31-36 [[/margin]] Spent the day working on the motorcycle. Took of the heads to scrape carbon, and found the real cylinder drier than the front! I ground all the valves and adjusted them, but the rear cylinder still didn't work properly when I had finished. This took till after tea, and I finally decided I couldn't improve on it. Mrs. Mason has a very old quarto book entitled The Natural History of Barbados. Mr. Shilstone might be interested. Also Bates' A Naturalist on the R. Amazons.