form forests on the slopes behind the marine villages of Japan.) About midnight we arrived at Wasior, in Wandamen Bay, where 350 Papuan coolies were taken on board for the Japanese plantation at Momi. Included in the coolie consignment were about 30-40 women and as many children of various ages. Much like the people of Japan in appearance, and like them, living largely on sago, these are inferior physically. In fact a miserable lot, ill nourished and some of the suffering from yaws. They brought, besides their families, all their personal belongings in trade boxes and trunks, their sleeping mats and quantities of sago in native bags and baskets of bark mess or less square in shape and provided with bark straps to fit over the forehead. With them were two men dressed in the khaki uniform of Corano or village headman. May 25, 1939. Seeing little of the mountainous coast for showers and low clouds, we anchored about 10.30 in the morning at Momi to discharge the coolies in the ship's boats. Six Japanese men and one woman came off to the ship. Also three Chinese, who apparently are able to do business even in a Japanese settlement, came on board. When Miss Gibbs visited the Angi Lakes back in 1911, a Japanese was already settled at Momi. Five or six years ago big capital came in and a considerable concession of land was obtained for growing cotton. Though not well visible from the ship, there is now quite an imposing group of buildings of native materials and thatched roofs behind the beach line of tall old cocoanuts. Strung along the beach are a considerable number of smaller houses occupied by the Papuans employed on the place. Cattle of Asiatic type were seen grazing among gardens planted with taro, etc. Little ground could be seen under cultivation for plantation purposes. Some land has been