Thanks for the invitation -will arrive at six. More about meeting with Epping Forest Committee.

Thanks for invitation, but is confined to the house with an attack of bronchitis. Has been unable to go to Bournemouth with the Geologists Association. Comments about the proposal to put Temple Bar in Epping Forest -"barbarism".

Accepting invitation. Will meet at Theydon Bois station.

Sorry that he missed Meldola -missed train to Theydon Bois, so returned home.

Will meet Meldola at Ilford on Saturday.

Dates carvings to between Palaeolithic and Neolithic eras. Mentions Sir Antonius and Mr. Cole. Will meet Meldola at six on Tuesday.

Unable to visit Meldola due to illness.

References to Fritz Müller’s papers relevant to Weismann’s Studien [in Kosmos (Aug, Sept, and Oct 1877)].

Informs Meldola that another man has been appointed to a position and asks for thanks to be passed on to those who supported ARW.

Travel arrangements to Buckhurst Hill. Tell Mr. Cole that he has a large map to hang up, and will also require a lamp. Glad Meldola likes his "climate" theory. "If I have really hit upon the true solution of this great puzzle it will I think be the best thing I have done yet. Like most of my theories it came to me while writing, for when I began my book I had no notion of how to treat it; I only felt then that there was a great hitch in Croll's theory." Croll has been unwell.

Would like Meldola to bring him a Great Western Railway timetable for the month when he visits.

Asks Meldola to visit at the weekend and discusses moths.

Has received cheque for five guineas from Epping Forest & County of Essex Naturalists Field Club. About his letter on "Nationalisation of the Land" in the Daily News. Criticism of Nelson, who received £500 p.a. on top of his salary, plus £2000-£3000 expressly for his services re. Epping Forest. Views on Transvaal. "It is simply abominable that we should at the present day actually take away freedom from a people of European race who claim and defend it and have always done so!"

Will proof-read his preface to Weismann’s Studien.

Making arrangements to see Meldola.

Requests name of the publishers of RM’s translation of Weismann’s Studien.

Apologises for the trouble he has caused RM. Encloses letter [13280] which has been returned to CD [by August Dupré, to whom CD had sent it in error].

Sending paper on "species and Genera" from Nineteenth Century. Will stay at Meldola's before travelling to B. Ass. meeting at York.

Will not stay with Meldola, but invites him to Godalming for the weekend instead. Wants his advice about gas stoves.

Shall be glad to see Meldola on Monday afternoon. Has a friend staying so can't offer him a bed. The Varleys called but I don't know if they saw anything. The Corporation of Godalming have to sue the Gas Company humbly to "enlighten their darkness"! The Swann lamps would go out and where they did not go out gave far less light than gas lamps!.