Tud. Book £10,000 extra life insurance for £1-1-8 & Bad letter 17. to Brans making him my "legal representative". Plan left at 8.30 Reached Mackay about 10, Bowen about Towns- 11 & Townsville about 12 noon. The eucalyptus of the vill. vegetation persisted all the way, except where man had intervened to plant pastures or sugar cane. At Mackay, for example, eucalyptus was a sea of green cane. The famous Bundaberg Rain was quite low. There were many lovely flowers visible inland, but seaward, when for the most part on flood, was usually pretty barren. No bad beings. At Townsville settled at Queens Hotel, a pleasant 120-room job looking out on the sea. Found a letter from Keith Kennedy asking me to call him 3 + 3.30. Delphoid Simmons, friend Pat Andrews Curator of Botanic Gardens, who gave me names of several people who might help. One was Pat T. Robinson, proprietor of a butcher business, who had a private zoo a few miles out. Another was Dr. T. Preind, a medical man. Had my interview with Kennedy, whose interest is anthropology, we decided to eder M. Crewe in depth of Public Education regarding space for my Specimens to dry out. The building when he is is Close to the hotel very convenient. I got a taxi & recovered my baggage from the ANA Office & opened up the Specimen trays packed new formats mixtures to the lads. Great relief to my mind! Wed. 28. Very busy trying to arrange trip out of Town. K. Kennedy took 18. me to top of Castle Hill 925 feet where I saw a selecting fine inviting land scape. 4 p.m. Pat Andrews drove me to his d.E & back with "Carmen", whom met Comm. Warden Mr. Joger. Finally settled on Saddle into for first trip with Pat Speck & follows. Thu. Feb. The man Davies, who was to take me out came with 19. the most chipped pot of old Chocolate. It got in there all