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                                                                                     ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,
All communications should be addressed to                                         KEW, SURREY.

         THE DIRECTOR.

                                                                                                         14th May, 1932.

Dear Dr. Howard Carter,

          I wrote to Mr. L. A. Boodle, the 

late Assistant-Keeper of the Jodrell Laboratory, 

with regard to your specimens, about which you 

spoke to me on Wednesday night, and he says he 

will be very glad to undertake the work of 

identifying them, as far as he may find it possible. 

He would, however, like to know more about the 

extent of the collection and the nature of the 

specimens before suggesting any rate of remuneration.

          He proposes to come and see me on 

<at 12.30> Monday next (16th) to talk over matters, but I think 

really the best thing would be if you could arrange 

to see him, as you could give him much more inform-

ation on the matter than I can. Mr. Boodle is 

staying at "Strathmore", 27 Petersham Road, Richmond, 

and I would suggest that you might feel inclined to 

get into direct communication with him.

          Should he undertake the work for you,

I should be prepared to give him full facilities for 

carrying on his work in our Laboratory.

                                        With kind regards,

                                             
                                             Yours sincerely,

                                                 Arthur W. Hill

Dr. Howard Carter,                     P.S. Should you be free
2 Princes Gate Court,                you could meet M^r. Boodle
                S.W.7.                          here on Monday, but I imagine

                                                     you are hardly likely to be in town