In the evening the Hollands drove us a few miles west off on the Cape York Road. Old Dick & I hunted back over the open country (kills, first recent), young Dick & Van kept the truck & hunted along the road. They got 2 bandicoots & a fair-sized wallaby. We got nothing. Fri. Apr. Another bat (H. allbarensis) killed by the boys in 30. Their test. Some Bettors & 2 Belomys. Shifted my entire water-side line (25 traps along the Landaileys) to progress sets to try to fill out our series of Rattus culminatus subsp., of which we have only 3 or 4 specimens. Sat. May. Cut new trail from end of "mayo-line" to top of "jump-up" about a mile. Did not quite finish. Mostly heavy sand proving or ironstone. Went with Dick Holland, young Dick, Buff & all four dogs out to place nearly due west - a stream flowing through palm-swamps. The Dick's & the dogs went forty pig or a bullock. Buff & I went by henty. A bullock was shot. We returned about 4.30 p.m. Found that two of the boys had quit their jobs & returned to Cowal Creek Mission. The old hunter stayed to take a letter from Len addressed to the head of the mission. Sunday Completed trail after spinning out catch. Set 25 traps at its end in p.m. Newcastle Bay Thurs. May 6. Proceeded to Newcastle Bay, 3 mls. of Somerset. Track had a many trees to be cut out. Near Somerset the pineapples truck left the road & crossed open forest country. Stopped to see seed-filled Lake Fronts. Set logged in Other - only 1 will you distract. Lift Lockheed 745 arrived Newcastle Bay 12.15 p.m. Camped up & almost in under-pond by night. Set few traps. Van got a Uromys & a new Belomys. The Uromys any ironstone rocks & cliffs just above the treelined.