A melancholy letter [from Germany] from her; news of William in America; reading "On the face of the waters" and "The Red badge of courage"; visit from Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in Saturday Review on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; The Clarion.

Letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book The Garden City; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's Naturalist in La Plata; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.