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Mar. 16. We filled a small bottle with insects, and secured a few winged insects.

There are about 1000 boxers south of Ngan Bien. There has been a battle between them and the regular soldiers. There are now quite a few brigands about.

Mar. 17. Went to Beh So[[strikethrough]]n[[/strikethrough]]^[[u]] Chi. Secured a few winged insects.

Mar. 18. Went to Suifu.

During the past few days I have been trying out a new netter, Mo Lin^[[u]]. I have decided that he is too dull, and that I had better not try to teach him, but find better material.

The carpenter who went with us last summer may not be available next summer. I'll have to pay higher wages in order to hold my best men and to get other good men. Chen Gih Yuen has written offering to help collect, but because of his temper I am afraid to use him. He has other faults.

Mar. 20. Have taken four anthropometrical measurements of women. Purchased two fish.

Mar. 22. Yesterday and today I have been spending much time on accounts. I want to reckon accounts to date and report before going to the country for a three-week trip.

Mar. 23. Received a shipment of specimens from Lai, who has been working near Kuanshien.

Box no. 538, winged insects; Boxes no. 549-545, water insects secured near Kuanshien, Szechuan, China. I spent much of the day with Rev. Thomas Torrance, F.R.G.S. I packed the specimens mentioned above. I want to finish working over Smithsonian accounts tomorrow.

March 24, 1930. Today I finished and sent off account no. 16, and packed box 546. Then I mailed all the boxes that have been packed to date, including box 546.