123 Feb. 11. Most economic aid required by Sarawak comes from the British Colonial Development Program and Welfare Fund. This agency has poured in millions of pounds with no effort to get recognition. The Colombo Plan also sends out local people on scholarships. The headquarters of the program is at Colombo, Ceylon. One can get brochures on experts from the U.S.A., and other donor nations. Most of the foregoing information came from Colin and Gloria Smith (address - c/o Education Dept., Kuching), Canadians who have been in the country nearly 3 years on the plan. They emphasize the fine cosmopolitan atmosphere that is developing from contacts among the great variety of people engaged in a common effort to elevate the lot of the common man. After having lunch with the Smiths I photographed the leaf nest ants and saw them using their larvae to stitch together the leaves. Inside the nest was a swarming mass of ants. Stopped at the Education Department headquarters and said goodbye to Mr. Dickson and others. I learned from Nestle that he has collected many plants and is quite an expert on the local flora. Saw a blow-gun made from a single piece of wood. The hole is lined with a wood shaft tipped with metal