198 of the "Maira" in which we went up to the Fly-Palmer Junction in 1936, is being left in charge, and to complete the house, *ixxxxxx* install further mechanical equipment. Nicholson's son, Bill, is also at Hollandia, and will be returned to Sydney, via Java, at Archbold's expense, after about two months. Mielke, the original construction boss, will also return, to Java, about July. Voyage Hollandia to Makassar by KPM mail steamer "van Imhoff". Captain Grootenhuis. May 21, 1939. Left Hollandia about 10 PM: the afternoon and evening rainy, but not so wet as when we landed in April of 1938. Richardson, Schroeder, van Dyck and my self, some expedition cooks and base hands, and all the Dyaks ( ) are passengers from Hollandia through to M kassar. Other passengers are , Macassar agent of the KPM looking into shipping matters and some rearrangement on this run (#31); Dr. Tammas, economic botanist attached to the Coconut *xixxxxxxxx* Experimental *xx* Station at Menado; and a commercial traveller! There is also a Dutch missionary and her small son. In second class are Miss Estelle Cheeseman, entomologist, returning from a trip into the Mandated Teeritory, our bush radio operator Bazzoni, and the radio operator of the wrecked Grumman plane. May 22, 1939. Called at Wakde Island in the morning to load copra. This is quite a small low island lying close to the coast and entirely covered with a very well kept plentation of conuts, the property of a German who moved west from the