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bunch of 9th street rum handlers and bums. [[line across page]] 28 [[8 overwrites 7]]th The Dominium Hotel is very Victorian ceiling light switches are in or on ceiling with long cord hanging down like bell cord switch is not in socket of light as at home, but some distance away. The one in W.C. compartment hangs down beside door and gets in way of closing door [[line]] No closets only wardrobes stairs have strip of carpeting down middle a bit worn over stair edges. Halls have carpet practically wall to wall but not quite, rooms see next page over [[line across opposite page, with arrow to overleaf]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 28th Nov [[underlined]] Local time [[/underlined]] Left Nandi 6.08 [[with curved arrow, indicating text should be inserted above]] Arr. 4 00 local tm [[/arrow]] [[double underlined]] 4.00 [[/double underlined]] [[insertion]] 30 [[/insertion]] [[line across page]] Nandi which was just a few sheet iron sheds in 57 now is an elaborate air port with shower booths and all Bought Pitcairn Is Stamps [[line]] Arr. Christchurch 2:30 p.m? (sometime after 2.) Had to fill out three diff papers, name birth date and all the rest. Customs did not open corded box at my request. We told them it was going straight through to McMurdo