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[[pre-printed]] 92 [[/pre-printed]] St. Kitts 14. While we were on the hill the SS Nerissa passed southbound. She was several hours late. We passed two [[strikethrough]] boat [[/strikethrough]] cars of tourists on their way to see the Fort. After lunch we got two batches of mail. The first was from Antigua - for Ruth, the second was from the Nerissa. I got a letter from Daddy and Mother mailed at sea. Ruth got four from the MacCoy's and several others. After tea Ruth went to play tennis, and I started to put away specimens. Found one vial broken and contents in bad shape. It was sta. 291, excrement. After dinner we played bridge until 11 P.M. [[margin]] X-15-36 [[/margin]] Another fine day. I went out to try to get to a certain hillside above the town on which cattle are conspicuous. As I was leaving town I was very obviously followed by a young man on an English motorbike. I gave him the slip without seeming to notice him and then rode to Shadwell and on along a cane track nearly to Alivee's Estate. [[underlined]]Station 304.[[/underlined]] Hillside between Mardenbrough and Alivees Estates, 2 miles northwest of Basseterre. From dung took 142 Staphs. ([[underlined]] Oxytelus [[/underlined]] - 7, Paederinae- [[end page]] [[start page]] [[pre-printed]] 93 [[/pre-printed]] 19, Xantholininae - 26, [[underlined]] Philonthus [[/underlined]] - 18, [[underlined]] Conosoma [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] (?) [[/insertion]] - 3, [[underlined]] Aleochara [[/underlined]]- 4, other Aleocharinae - 14 and 51), 32 Sphaeridiinae, 4 large Histerids and 3 minute, 56 [[underlined]] Aphodius, [[/underlined]] and several kinds of ants. Fungus yielded nothing. In the afternoon I counted these, and after tea put away specimens again. During the afternoon we had a lengthy visit from one of the hotel cats. He stayed for tea, but eats only milk and toast. [[margin]] X-16-36 [[/margin]] Another very clear day. Had to go to the bank at 9 to cash more of our Letter of Credit. Then rode out to Frigate Bay Estate again to collect. [[underlined]] Station 305. [[/underlined]] Same as stations 297, 300, and 303. From dung took 66 Staphs (Paederinae - 33, Xantholininae - 3, [[underlined]] Philonthus [[/underlined]] - 10, Aleocharinae- 5 and 15), 9 Sphaeridiinae, 14 Histerids, 106 [[underlined]] Aphodius [[/underlined]]- 1 Forficulid, and ants and hymenoptera. Last night after dark a steamer came in, but left during the night. This morning the SS Baralt and the SS Lady Hawkins were in,- the latter from the north. Mr. Haslett and I talked some of Jamaica. He was there several years. He stayed at the Staffordshire in Montego Bay. He told of the Moneague Lakes which are supposed to have water about four times a century. They only last five or six