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[[preprinted]] 84 [[/preprinted]] St. Vincent 23. 

After tea I counted specimens and wrote up notes. In the evening I tried to work on the Guadeloupe article, but Ruth didn't seem to appreciate the results. 

[[margin]] II-12-36 [[/margin]] Decided to inquire further about transportation to the Grenadines. I went to see Mr. Spence at the Treasury. He said that the government launch visits Bequia, Cánnauan, Maijara, and Union, but no others. A small sloop might be chartered in Bequia for $6 a day, or a fine little auxiliary sloop here for about $12 a day. These are the only practical means of getting to Mustique. By a slight rearrangement of the schedule, which would probably be authorized by the Administrator, I could leave here Thursday morning on the government boat, reaching Union in the evening. [[margin]] [[underline]] Photo #69 [[/underline]] [[/margin]] Friday would be spent on Union, Saturday a side trip to Cannouan, and Sunday return home with a short stop on Maijaro. On the 26th of Febr. the doctor is going to Bequia on a special trip, going over in the morning and returning in the evening. I could probably get permission to go on that trip too. Water can always be gotten on board, but food must be carried for the trip. Stay at Rest House on Union. 

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I intended to go out this afternoon, but instead I proof-read the final copy of Part II of my Revision of the Tachyporinae. I'll have to ask Ed to check three or four items in the Junk Catalogue and to look up two characters on the specimens. I won't write him about it till I hear about Part I. 

After tea I read a continued story in Liberty - to be continued in our next batch of mail! The Harrison Line S.S. Ingama was in port most of today. Just as dust, 6:30, I took a picture from our window - looking out over the bay. Exposure 7 & 12 sec. This was the third on the roll. The first one [[underlined]] only [[/underlined]] should have been fogged in the lower left hand corner. Just remembered that I forgot to record the picture before this one. It was taken of a vine-covered tree trunk near station 171. Exposure 1/25 & 8. (?)

Also wrote list of station numbers and localities. After dinner we listened till after ten to radio. Pres. Hoover was to speak at eleven but it wasn't a good night for reception so we didn't stay up for it. European stations come in better than American ones on such rainy nights as this.