The Henson Journals

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Tuesday, June 29th, 1909.

A dull morning. After breakfast I wrote to Raleigh & Hine–Haycock: also I sent the form of agreement to Mr Day of Yale University Press.

Most part of a column of the "Victoria Daily Colonist" was filled with the report of an interview with me. Mrs Robertson & a friend called & arranged to drive with us in the afternoon. Then we strolled through the town until lunch–time.

In the afternoon Mrs Robertson drove us round the town. We left cards at the Government House, & visited the Rose Show – a sufficiently modest affair.

After dinner I wrote to Beeching and Gilbert. Also I sent cards to Leslie Hider & Ernest Bennett.

The wild roses & broom flowering profusely in the Park make a beautiful scene. There are no mammoth trees, but sufficient timber of many sorts. A small collection of birds & beasts might, perhaps, be abolished with advantage, for the creatures are not well housed, & have a dejected appearance. Nor are rabbits, jackdaws, guinea–pigs, & cockatoos really worth exhibiting. The view from the flagstaff is splendid.

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