"General Account nearing completion. This is the same crew of coolies working as on the two previous days a total of 69. I'll correctly put paid this day ago worked on fly and quit. He was in the midst of making a dining room table when I decided that he would like to have a month contract. What he made is the "sack" with plenty of fill. May 19 Hollandia, New Guinea. Our work goes on - tomorrow should be the completion of the godown, radio shack, European home, kitchen, ward room, and W.C. as well as the raft. Today Mr. Cheli came in. He reports that he has cut 450 pieces of our lumber, 450 of which is at Pim and 200 more on the road to Pim. This is some 50 more pieces to cut. Apparently transportation is holding him up. This difficulty is due to the fact that the customary wage for him to pay natives is 10c per day, and we have been paying 25 and 30c. I'd like more on holding out for higher wages. This evening the greatest koba is coming for dinner. We're entertaining the government. May 20 Hollandia, New Guinea. Today we finished the godown, the radio shack, and our own living quarters. The one big task ahead of us is the construction of the airplane ramp. This ramp is started but there is still a great deal of work to be on it yet. Last evening we advanced Mr. Cheli $130.00 for the payment of the coolies for the transportation of our lumber to Hollandia. Today 35 pieces of our ramp planking arrived and we again hope that it will all be in within a few weeks.