snow. As yet the 25 man night team yielded nothing, so spring and we closed in. This afternoon finished preparing specimens and wrote the radio. The removal of the dining room fly screen due to the strong wind. completed taking down the radio. The morning a convict from the 1600 m camp arrived saying that a tree had fallen through their camp. Von Ackom went down and saw the extent of the damage and returned with the following information. Convict crushed from by windward of into beneath his bed. He crossed the camp and all out to watch the tree fall. I went across both of the military garden and some limbs went through the dining fly. No one hurt and only slight damage to equipment. Feb 7 18km SW Bundaberg Camp Darling R. Netherlands The Guinea 2150 m 181 movie traps, 224 rat traps, 17 stick traps, 25 snares. - 1 Pseudohydromys, 2 Melomys. This morning studied traps and prepared specimens. This afternoon took a short hunt down the ridge north of camp. A red racer spoiled the afternoon work. Information over the radio announced that the Gale had returned from Port Moresby after nearly a month's sojourn there. Weather. This morning 7:30 cold see Darling place and into St. Bult (M.W. Netherlands). After 9:00 clouds closed in on low ceiling, evening brought fog up until 3:00. After 3:30 mist had gone. Feb 8 18km SW Bundaberg Camp Darling R. Netherlands The Guinea 2150 m 187 movie traps, 224 rat traps, 17 stick traps, 32 snares. - 3 Pseudohydromys, 3 Stenoryzomys, 1 Melomys. This morning studied traps. 2 Dyaks went out hunting. Places prepared specimens.