A plan was needed to let Van's atest turnings to wen lock, thus gaining several collecting days there. He will go with Norkettio, who returns the tomorrow. Sun July 18. Van, with Norton, pot away for Wenlock just after dinner. They arrived there before dark. Trops: 1 layer Melomps and the drip trap yielded an The native cat. Our own conveyance for Durn Place did not come. This due tomorrow, horrors. Picked up most traps - all the less productive parts of its line. In D.R. we expect to reorganise for the Gren trip, leaving ourselves for Wenlock next Thursday. Mon. No Main Roads driver, George Dunn, arrived at noon. July 19. We reached Durn Place over rather slippery roads in the scrub section, at about 3 p.m. Unpacked & settled in. Started setting cargo. A rum party, which I arrived, set started in the evening. Tues. July 20. Introduced Roy to a single shot gun. Saw him 12 steel traps baited with bacon. Set up bagging all day. Wed. July 21. Small line of 28 steel traps, gave 4 mammals rendered provisionally:- 1. Antechinus $ 265 - 124 - 24 - 13 Rainforest 2. Melomps $ 1275 $ 140 - 27 - 14 3. Ratito $ 318 - 167 - 34 - 19 4. Wrompa $ 627 - 345 - 63 - 30 The plane failed to arrive. Roy found a porcupine in the forest. 5. Tachyglossus Thur. July 22. Introps:- 6. Tachyglossus Rainforest. 7. Rattler $ 330 - 170 - 36 - 20 8. Hydromys $ 555 - 375 - 63 - 16 (Borden Creek), The porcupine (#6) had set off my last steel trap in the dense rain forest without getting caught, had become scared (?) and run down close tracks the trap, leaving only his dorsal spine visible.