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[[preprinted]] 120 [[/preprinted]] Jamaica 32.
[[underlined]] Station 426. [[/underlined]]
Same as sta. 389 and sta. 392.; near Bath in St. Thomas. 
[[left margin]] A [[/left margin]] From the log we took 6 of the large Cerambycids. From
[[left margin]] B [[/left margin]] the chips and under bark we took Staphs, Histerids, Tenebrianids, Cassonids, etc., etc. From rocks in
[[left margin]] C [[/left margin]] the stream I took Staphs and 18 + - Dryopids.
[[left margin]] D [[/left margin]] Sweeping yielded a very small assortment. 
We then came home by a new road, through Sunning Hill, Trinityville, Cedar Valley. Stopped at
[[underlined]] Station 427. [[/underlined]]
Clarke's River near junction with Plantain Garden River, parish of St. Thomas. Took 25 dryopids from underside of stones at [[underlined]] edge [[/underlined]] of stream.
From here on we put the net over the car.
[[underlined]] Station 428. [[/underlined]]
Roads between Bath and Lower White Horses, by way of Sunning Hill, Trinityville, and Cedar Hill. From the net over the car took a very large catch: 1734 Staphs, Aphodiinae, and many other small beetles, etc. This trip passed through a large valley of sugar cane.
[[left margin]] 111-1-37 [[/left margin]] Right after breakfast we all set out to visit the Bonell's at Caymanas Estates. We met Marjorie at the factory and were showed all around the new plant. It is quite similar to other ones we saw in Barbados and Antigua. Its usual capacity is 35,000 tons of cane per season.
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We then went to watch the cutting of bananas. The cutter cuts into but not through the stem and pulls it over onto him, cutting off the pusoa [[good guess]] as the bunch falls and laying it out flat as he cuts it from the stem. Then he cuts through the stem at 4 ft height, leaving the stump. The whole operation requires about 10 seconds. He is paid 1/- per 100 for cutting! (3/- per 100 for carrying.)
Then we went back to the house for lunch. We had called on Mrs. Nurse (Barbara), but she didn't feel like coming to lunch. Mrs. Bonell was very cordial, and we had a pleasant time. We left about three, to take Ed to town for a suit fitting.
After dinner we went to the Palace to see "One Rainy Afternoon". It was quite funny.
[[left margin]] III-2-37 [[/left margin]] Labelled and packed specimens in the morning and wrote journals. Went to town to Pan - American still no word of our refund; and to Horn Line - boat due on March 4th or 5th.
After lunch Ruth went with us to go back to the Trinityville valley. We followed up the left bank of the Yallah's River to Easington bridge.
[[underlined]] Station 429. [[/underlined]]
Yallah's River at Easington Bridge. Could find only one broke dryopid in the stream. The water was swift but shallow.