Wm B Richardson 1938 General Account May 30 Hollandia, New Guinea. The work today progressed much as usual. The planting on the ramp is going on and tomorrow gently we it up at the top of the beach. The ramps are giving a go along slowly. Hope that they will progress more rapidly now that the crew understand their work. Mann worked at the radio and Reed had our cooks galleying the part. I am finally laying the steps on the roof will start for getting on the floor and the walls. I still have trouble in handling a large crew (8 or 10) persons for each thing they do want to communicate by signs. They learned some Malay but not enough to give an intelligent order. May 31 Hollandia, New Guinea. The walls of the Mekasum house is ready for a top tomorrow it will go on. Ronald is busy with radio, a one man job. While so working with the ramps and anal poles. Bruce is laying the ramps decking and Rand starting the building of an joining team for the Carpenters. Paid off or rather paid the Mekassans their monthly salary. This evening when one of the Isolate boys asked for a raise in salary for the local laborers. It was refused and as generally tomorrow this will be a specialty of Malai, a strike on our labor line. It is no buddy good to ask for a raise in pay. June Hollandia, New Guinea. Today I complete the building of the Mekasum Cooki house. It so taken less than a week (days). There still remains a part of flooring to be put in but this will come later on slicing of palm stem strips.