Delightful evening at Rest House, where Miss A. T. Smythe makes visitors feel very much at home. Among other people met Mr. B. L. Field, interested in cotton growing and in charge of a small ginning mill; Mr. Erik Vine, solicitor and barrister; Col. Goldring; Miss Doris Norton. Friday, October 24. 1924. Nandi and Lautoka. Auto trip to Nandi with Mr. Erik Vine. On way down came upon a bruised and shaken up Indian with his Ford in the ditch. Took him to Police Inspector Starlake and then to hospital. He told an impossible story of having been dragged from his car, beaten and the car wrecked. Found subsequently that he had been drunk and driven the car into the ditch himself. Story invented to save his license and reputation - typical of the Indian cooley mind. Nandi (or Nadi, as it is spelled) is a small village, situated in the middle of a broad alluvial plane, surrounded by high hills and watered by a large river. It is the residence of the District Commissioner, Ex Commander Wm. Burrows R.N. and here is located the court house. Mr. Vine has a little office in the town. Portions of the flat are planted to sugar cane. Other portions are covered with small farms. Here and there a group of native houses dot the falt. Had lunch with Mr. S. F. Sanders, police commissioner for the district. Returned to Lautoka in late afternoon. Heavy rain for rest of evening. Saw a very good motion picture - "Penrod and Sam" at local show in company with friends. Saturday, October 25. 1924. Lautoka. Spent most of day looking over the insect collection of the Colonial