W.B. Richardson 1938 12 General Account of the day Today I sent out a set of invitation. Today Mr. Bruce caught in a man trap placed by our Mekesian Cookis in the garden for game. The result was a severe blow on the head by an iron bar. While one of the local cookies came to me and asked for the use of one of the gardens as a sleeping quarters for him and his friends families. It was granted and a little later I returned and asked for a lock and key saying that he wanted to feed his women and children in while the men were going about. Not very trusting of this fellow Diaparo. May 23 Hollandia New Guinea The morning we began our work as usual regardless of the late coming of the monthly boat. By noon 12:30 the boat appeared after a delay of 2 days and 3 hours. Our work changed to one of shifting and checking cargo rather than the building program of the past days. It was not until 2:00 o'clock the next morning that we finished checking