18 Grenada. 14 May, 1891, sad to see a fine building like the school house aban- doned in this manner. We reached Carayou in time for lunch and were hospitably entertained by D. Laboue. After lunch we rode to Delvidere, Colmd Duncan's celebrated nutmeg estate along a fine road which comes the ward to Grenville. Cacao seems to be everywhere and amongst the cacao, young nutmegs were planted. The nutmegs here grow very well under the shade of cacao, and on lands where the cacao appears to be giving out, nutmegs are usually planted. I find many small birds flit about, but the myna-bird which has become naturalised has cleared off a lot. One bird—a wea—called the 'Gold-bird' has a very fine song—and I often heard it whilst I was at East Ho. On reaching Delvidere, we were struck with the immense quantity of nutmeg trees, running through the wide valley and up the hillside in straight lines. There are in all 40,000 about, and nuts are beginning to bear. In fact some small trees were so loaded with fruit that they had to be propped up with bamboo to prevent them heaving. The scene from the Marapou house is wonderful. I