Dawe has been unable to answer Hill's letter due to repeated attacks of 'paludismo' [Malaria], but is pleased to have finally received confirmation of the receipt of his first shipment of plants. He is currently staying with Mr and Mrs Tracey. He enquires whether his specimen numbers 450 and 692, 'Pita de Colombia' as he calls it, have yet been identified. He explains that a fibre from a plant called pita gloja, or provisionally 'Ananas macrodoutes', has been described by Dewey and a leaf of this plant was among those just acknowledged by RBG Kew. Dewey considers the fibre to be valuable. Dawe departs for his new station on 26 Mar [1917]. Annotated. Pages 1 and 2 of 4.