FOREWORD

...through accident or adventure of our own, and it is for this reason that some personal incidents have been included.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank the chief officials of my own Colony for their more than kind encouragement, and the authorities of the Natural History Museum for their unsparing kindness and generous help. Regarding the assistance given by my wife and her sister, I should like to say more, but I am prevented by the very conditions under which their help was given.