Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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Mr. Veitch said that there had been practically no Entomological work done in Fiji between 1885 and 1905, so that there is little use looking for a bibliography during that period. Mr. Veitch came to Lautoka in 1914. He had previously been an assistant to Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall at the Imperial Bureau of Entomology. Visited the Machine shops, lime kiln with Mr. Veitch and [illegible] inspected one of the nearby recently planted fields. Pest situation very promising. Nothing very bad except the borer. The moth borer in young leaves causes but little damage. Socalled "Fiji disease" rare. Met Mr. A. M. Saxby, one of the engineers of the mill who told me some very enlightening facts about engineering requirements in British Colonies. Wednesday, October 29, 1924. "Suva" expected to go out at 10 A.M. but did not leave until 4:20 P.M. The hourly postponements prevented any amount of time being used on shore. Roll 79:6. Mr. Field and part of his cotton ginning plant. Best map of Australia which I have seen yet is one to the scale of 1/5,702,400, "Map of Commonwealth of Australia showing Railways," H.E.C. Rob- inson Ltd., 221-3 George St., Sydney. (Posted in saloon of "Suva.") Route of "Suva" down past Nandi and Mami passage and around south-west point (Singatoka district). Thursday, October 30, 1924. Suva. "Suva" docked 7:15 A.M. Took room at Waimano House. Repacked baggage sent down by freight. Called on Mr. Barker, editor of Times and Herald; li- brary; Mr. A. Despeissis, Supt. of Agri. and Mr. R. Boyd, Chairman of Native Lands Commission. He kindly offered to furnish any information within his knowledge at any time. Discussing the Fiji Historical Society he deplored