Goroka Van and the boys (Kim, Liklik and Hetanin) arrived on the "Milk-run DC3" about 8:45 from Lae. The rest of the working day -- ending at 4 pm at government establishments and 4:30 in commercial places -- spent in organizing our collecting supplies in Keglsugl and to-be-left-in Goroka lots and in repacking groceries from Buntings. Still some work to do on this. Big social does this evening. As Ken's guests we went to a cocktail party at the house of Commonwealth Bank manager Wilson's house. The party in honor of the visiting parents of young Wilson. Very charming people. Guests must have numbered at least 20 in a small house. One of them was Matron Bedelia Mulchay, who as Sister in Charge of Samarai Hospital in 1953, nursed Geoff Tate in his very critical illness. Dinner at Ken's house with DC Bill Searle and his wife, Heather, followed. A flock of other people came in for coffee. Conversation gay, a bit flippant, but sound and with all round keen interest and rather surprising understanding of world events. No anti-American expressions of opinion, but an apparent underlying dissatisfaction with U.S. foreign and economic policies. A leader in this was Ed Wright of the stock broker firm of Ian Potter & Co., Melbourne, who is a house guest of Ken James. Seale would like to visit us on Mt. Wilhelm about the beginning of July. I should welcome him there. He proposes to fly in to Keglsugl with a staff of one policeman and be with us for about three days. Bill and his wife are greatly interested in plants and in growing things, especially orchids, roses, and Rhododendrons. He has initiated a reafforestation program in the Eastern High-lands District. Hopes to have a forest officer and at least two forest rangers stationed in his district. We have a mutual respect for the ability and competence of Joe Havel. Seale feels that Bill Suttee, newly appointed Director of Forests after the death of McAdam, is a very good man. Thursday, June 4. Finished the packing job about 11 am., all but a few extra items of foodstuffs which I will buy tomorrow. Total weight to be flown in to Keglsugl will be about 4300 lbs. Took time off after lunch to drive out to young Danny Leahy's coffee plantation, on the Bena Bena River near its junction with the Asaro and about 11 miles out of town. 42 acres planted with coffee, the oldest 4[illegible] years. Very good alluvial soil and a fine lot of trees mostly of the C. arabica typica strain (some Bourbon). This is the first good crop; 9 tons harvested to date and expectation of 12-15 tons this year (4 tons last year). The Australian buyers have guaranteed 4/- a pound f.a.q. for this year's crop. Hoped to finish my paper work this afternoon, but there has been a power failure in town. The afternoon was rainy and dark, and little work could be done. Friday, June 5. Valley filled with cloud this morning after the rain and the first plane could not land until about 9 o'clock. A little rain this afternoon but the weather in general looks good. Weighed our cargo on the Qantas scales this afternoon and stacked it in first and second loads. First load 2290 lbs. including personnel, second load 2017 lbs. The pilot, Bob Crabb, agrees to my going in on the second load. Our 7 x 5 gal. drums of kerosene are on the second and a pilot has the option as to whether he carries passengers and inflammable cargo at the same time. So much of the handling of cargo is left to the natives, without proper supervision, that I don't want to risk any of our stuff being left behind. We left our cargo in two neat stacks in the Qantas shed about 4 pm. By 4:30, when I returned to talk with