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July 16th.
Working on organization of stores and supplies for Habbema.
July 17th.
As yesterday.
July 18th.
Plane took food replenishments to Bernhard Camp on the Idenburg and also Meyr-Drees, two of M-D's assistants and Toxopeus' chief European assistant.. Meyr-Drees will work a month at the Idenburg and follow us to Habbema in mid-September.
Working with Rand on organization of the flights to Habbema and freighting.
July 19th.
Teerink, Richardson, 5 soldiers and our cook, Amat, wit two months supplies and some equipment were flown in to Habbema on the first flight of the freighting schedule.
Sawn planks taken to lake and a wharf made for landing cargo.
Busy myself labelling specimens.
July 20th.
Plane called at Idenburg on return from lake and brought in an A.W.A. receiver which had broken down. Having a lot of trouble with the Idenburg station.
Plane returned 10.20 AM from Habbema. The three Dornier flying boats of the naval patrol which have been here for some time past, left this morning for Ambon.
Making preparations for my departure for Habbema in the morning.
Booth brought back about 50 spp. of plants gathered at Habbema by Richardson and himself yesterday afternoon. These mostly plants of forest margins; including Myrmedoma, Araliad, Phyllocladus, I regard as mossy forest elements. Among the plants are--4 or 5 Rhododendrons; 2 Epacrids; 1 Gentian; 1 Phyllocladus; 1 Libocedrus; 2 grasses (Agrestis and ); 1 Gahnia; 1 Eriocantus; 1 Gaultheria; 1 or 2