their habit of writing vague, general papers and suggested the director of the Bishop Museum try to persuade them to work on smaller, more definite and specific problems such as a study of the Fijian "Cats Cradle" and the like. Developed three rolls films at Mr. Bach's. Dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Beck present. Friday, October 31, 1924. (No. 1) Suva. Dentist at nine. (Necessary work - ± 2-2-0.) Called on The Hon. T. E. Fell, acting Governor of Fiji at 10. Presented him with packet of Bishop Museum publications and told him of the success of my trip. He was very pleasant, expressing his appreciation of our work and for the publications and saying that he would read them - especially the Tongan sayings, with much enjoyment. He told me officially that Mr. Lea had found a Tachinid fly which parasit- ized a moth closely related to Leuvana irrides cens. His Excellency wished to be remembered to Mr. MacInerny (Shoe Store Pro- prietor) Honolulu. Called again on Mr. Despeissis who gave me further data on the possible parasite for Levuana. The Tachinid fly is a parasite on Pollani sus (Procoris) subdolosus Wek. from Queensland, N.S.W., etc. which is found associated with plants of Myrtus racemulosa and Eugenia carissoides. Another possible parasite is recorded in the last Agricultural Circular (p. 3) "Nassau" grass or Reed = Eulalia japonica Trin. Called on Mr. Campbell, Mycologist, who wishes me to find out for him what is done in Hawaii for the "Soft rot of Pineapples", (Thielaciopsis para- doxa) and other information (Bulletins etc.) on banana and pineapple diseases. Mr. C. R. Turbet, Vetrenerian, wished to know what ticks there are in