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THE Expedition left England in two parts, on June 15 and 22, and was scheduled to return on September 19. Owing to the outbreak of war, the main party left Kingston a few days earlier than was anticipated, but in spite of this change of plan the principal items in the programme were carried to a successful conclusion. The personnel consisted of Dr. V. J. Chapman, the leader, Dr. H. Hamshaw Thomas, who took charge of the forest party, Mr. J. A. Steers, who took charge of the schooner party on her voyage around the island, Mr. J. S. Cohnan in charge of the zoology, Mr. W. R. Philipson, Mr. J. Lofthouse the surveyor, Mr. K. R. Spome, and Mr. D. J. Crisp. We were fortunate in being able to co-opt three persons in Jamaica, and it is a pleasure to record how much their inclusion helped the expedition. The local members were Mr. C. E. Hamshere who assisted the geographers, and Miss O. Baxter and Miss L. Scudamore who aided the forest party. The Expedition was largely financed by the Royal Society, and our thanks are due to that body and other institutions which provided money, and also to the Government departments of Jamaica and private residents in the island whose ready co-operation greatly facilitated our work.
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CHAPMAN, V. Cambridge University Expedition to Jamaica. Nature 144, 964–966 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144964a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144964a0