Mon. Ap. 12. Ernie Stevens got me the data on a presentmory's in the Cairns museum - Cairns No. 806, "shot about 1/4 mile along railway line from Atherton towards Tolga. Wm Kildston, 3.1.40". This probably implies that it is an arboreal "forest" rat. It is sometimes referred to as a "polacat". Van's podocarp with skin incision D: Mossman Gorge. Mar. 18. 1948 T.L. 677; T. 244; H.C. 113; E(CR) 53. Fri. Ap. 16. Got away just after midnight last night. Passed by Mossman at dawn, at Snapper Island N the north of the Daintree River about 9 o'clock. Mt. Thornton (Thornton Peak, up which Parrs has been turbi) stood out clearly to N.W. Passed Cape Tribulation about noon. The Bloomfield River about 2 pm. The Annan River about 5 and into the Endeavour River. Cornton about 5.30. To the north appear prominent, level tabled sedimentaries in marked contrast to the litherts granitic roads and rounded topography. Privately speaking the terrain fronting the sea between Cairns and Cooktown is clad in rain scrub - though a number of the projecting ridges have their crests bare, paddy or covered with a poor vegetation. One is impressed with the fact that the landscape is filled with bold hills + mountains, whilst flat areas are few afar between. In the evening we called upon Dr. Kesteven, the eminent anatomist & friend of W.K. Grey at the Cooktown Hospital. He kindly gave us two plates - a species of Hippopotamus sentrei and a species of Scoteinoides. He is working now on the embryology of the crocodile & badly needs well preserved material. Sat. Ap. 17. At dawn passed lots rocks of sand dunes. Coming up on Barron cape & letter. Then flattening to Lookout Point (almost 20 miles) Continuities, Lexton's sand dune country. Inland (westward) extensive sedimentary ranges up to 2065 feet.