95 Collected over 30 spp. in low forest, Coprosma shrubberies and on a small strip of bog turf just beyond the small waterfall about three- quarters of a mile from camp on the west side of the valley. The best plants were Cincinia #9847 from the forest floor and dwarf Ranunculus #9866 from bog turf. Weather became dull about 11.30 and at 1.15 was heavy rain with small hail. Afternoon cold and raining intermittently: no sun. Thunder down valley. Friday, September 9, 1938. Fine clear day to about noon, when clouds covered the camp valley. The main ridge remained clear until 2 PM when clouds obscured it and rain be- gan to fall at camp. Dull afternoon with intermittent rain, and raining heavily at 8 PM. Good frost this morning: sunrise in camp 8 AM. Set up my maximum and minimum thermometers. Teerink left to establish the 3800 m. subsidiary camp, with four carriers and soldiers. The carriers and two soldiers returned during afternoon. A party of seven natives, comprising two men, several boys and one small girl camped for the night under the cliff near camp. When first sighted they were on the other side of the valley, travelling slowly in the rain under long, peaked hoods of Pandanus leaf. We watched their arrival from camp. Setting down their hoods and loads under the dry shelter of the cliff they motioned that they intended to sleep there, and gesturing with the palm of the hand turned outward, indicated/ that we were to keep away. An hour or so later, after Richardson had made contact with them by going one half way down to their camp, a solitary man, obviously fatigued, paid us a visit. These people, though in all noticeable respects similar to those who visited us at Lake Habbema, apparently belong to a different tribe. Their word of