1939

Schr. Samothrace Lindos, 29 June 1939.

Dear Pete,

Sunday was so full, the morning of wearines and the afternoon of visits, that I forgot or neglected to talk with you and John about all the things intended. This letter is sent by as early a mail as possible to make good some of the omissions. The air people say it will reach Larnaca on Monday; so you should have it by Wednesday if not on Tuesday.

I failed to give you a letter to post to Mr. Mitford, but I have no doubt that both you and John know that there is no objection on my part or George's to his examination of the inscriptions from Apollo and that he has seen them if he came to Episkopi this week as expected.

I meant to give you Nikola the carpenters account for the windows and door of the guardhouse at Apollo. The bill amounts to £4-19-6. The only part of it I should question is the charge for labor:- 13 2/3 days at 3 1/2 shillings. Of course this price is high enough for his own labor, but his apprentices' time ought to count as not more than half as valuable as his own, and I doubt if Nik's time plus half the boys' time equals two full weeks and 1 2/3 days. I did not, however, protest when I saw the bill, and I suppose it will have to be paid if Nikola insists. But he will be well advised either to show that it is really right or to reduce the charge for labor somewhat. He should be paid promptly, of course. Concerning Christo's and Savvi's wages it is understood that the former is to get hence forth £5 per month (instead of £4) as guard and oikonomos, and that Savvi has 20cp per day as housekeeper, beginning when George and Savvas arrived, and 15cp when he is guard only.

George says he handed you £50 last Saturday, and I understood from you Sunday that you had only a small balance after the payments of Sat. afternoon. Please let me have the account.

I need also a transcript of the summaries in Christo's [handwritten: ?] for the whole campaign. Please send also the same for Tryphon's book, with Apollo and Stadium separate. When I saw it, that book did not have summaries in ink, with Tryphon's wages, current bills etc, but George tells me these things were included in the statements you gave him after each paying-off. I wonder why Tryphon's book was treated differently than Christo's?

Your current account you will of course keep as you have done other seasons. This time I wish you would let me have it (a transcript of it, that is, balances at the end of pages are frequent enough, each entry: by next weeks Khedivial-and-air mail if possible, then stalments: by Greek Line July 12, then by Roumanian the 18th and Greek the 26th by Greek Line July 12, then by Roumanian the 18th and Greek the 26th.

I enclose three letters which I wish you would post for me, as addressed. That for Mitford should go to C/o Cyprus Museum, I suppose, if you do not know a better address for it.

The ditch about the west apotheke should be less deep than the foundations; it should extend along them from the west end of the main north door to the SW corner of the apotheke with a uniform gentle slope (say 1:100) and from the west end of the main porch to the SW corner of the apotheke, thence with steeper grade (1:25 or 1:20 or 1:15) to and under the path. The ditch to remain open and dry until there is no sign of moisture in the floor of the apotheke.