ourselves at present and there probably will be little change during the long months ahead. I should have said that Robert Massey is Len's boy and only I am without an assistant. Presumably that is because I have two jobs, and therefore would need two boys. My training of them would be somewhat imperfect since I do not quite know what I am doing myself half the time, but I am amassing a collection in both departments. The last but not least member, Jetty Joe, cooks merrily away from dawn to dark, and turns out some very good baked stuff; tonight, for in- stace, there were four pies, the filling being made from different jams. Joe joins us in the evening tot of rum, pretending some reluctance but pour- ing himself a shot about twice as large as anybody else's; he shows no ten- dency to want anything more, though, and presumably will hold off until the end of the trip and then go off on a terrible toot. We hope he will hold off untilxyany then anyway. A word about the weather should suffice for this day's entry; the daytime is hot, from 95 to 100 in the sun, but evenings are down in the lower 70's. I think I have said a blanket is necessary, and soon I must go and get into mine. Saturday, 24 April 1948. I tried some pidgin on George this afternoon, say- ing in pure abbo "I go now. I catchum bug. I catchum snake. Bimeby I come back for kai-kai" and he understood every word. Both of us are letter-perfect now, but I'll bet Moreton would have been fool- ed by it. The day has been much the same as yesterday and no doubt the remainder of the days will also. Only when we move can there be much to interest any- body who is not here unless he has a vivid interest in the natural sciences. I shall assume that none of my readers have, and therefore our moves will be of greater interest than our daily bread-winning. To the northeast of us lies Somerset, on the Pacific, and to the south-west are Cowal Creek and Mutee Head, All three places appear on our list as possible later camps and from my point of view, anyway, offer more of general interest than does our present spot. I like ocean and Somerset has that to offer; I like people and Cowal Creek has a Mission Station and Mutee has an abbo settlement. Here we have baked earth with bare hills rising a hundred or so feet above the rest of the surrounding land. There is little water, just a few creeks wandering through the eucalyptus forest; to an expert undoubtedly there would be lots to be seen, found and learnt, but with my sparse knowledge, there is little. Collections mount up, however, and I suppose that by the end of the trip we shall have a very fair amount of stuff as a result of our visit. At the moment George, Len and I are in camp and Van is out jack-lighting. I shall have to do it occasionally, I suppose, though I do not know just how it ap- plies to insect collecting and so far as reptiles are concerned, while their eyes do show, some of them, they do so very faintly and my eyes are not what they used to be in the spotting of the reptile's eyes. One of the sad things I have to contend with is the fact that my watch has ceased to function and heaven knows when I shall again know what time it is. Tomorrow is Sunday but no day of rest for us; the boys are singing in their tent, a dismal monotone. It is only about 8.30 but the days are long and tough. Again my blessings go out to those good friends who subscribed who-dun-its; I shall read for a while and then turn in, though the moon is bright overhead and the breeze blowing cool and strong.