Pengagl Creek track was so thick (Coprosma, small-leaved Rapanea, bamboo, etc.) that my view was mainly of canopy trees. The canopy broken (hence the thick undergrowth), tree species few: largely Podocarpus papuanus (?), Decaspermum, and a small-leaved Timonius; the brown-leaved Elaeocarpus also common, Platea too. All but one of the several sizable trees my boys felled dropped across the trail, and the trail had to be cleared. The other tree hung up hopelessly and had to be abandoned. About the poorest day of collecting I have had on this trip. Probably the best part of today's collection, for me, was a nice lot of five gomphids taken in a few minutes in the bed of Pengagl Creek near Gilliard's camp site. Van has a tremendous number of mammals from new traplines; mostly common rodents, but including Anisomys and Lorentzomys. An old native brought 2 trophy skulls of Dendrolagus, 2 of Dorcopsulus, and one of some large wallaby, said to have been taken higher than our camp and towards the big creek to the south. From a rock crevice somewhere down Pengagl Creek, via small boys, came 7 small Miniopterus. Van had altogether today 51 specimens of 11 species. Tuesday, July 21. Max. 21, min. 8 C. Light rain c. 6:30 to 8 last night. Night cloudy, masking the full moon. Low mist that morning followed by a dull day, the sun breaking through briefly at times. Smart rain between 2 and 3 p.m.; light rain about 11 to noon. Botanized about the 2650 m level down the trail and in to the high bank of the Iubuka Creek until driven home by the rain. Only 11 species taken, mainly small trees and ferns. Put in some spare time checking and writing checks in payment of May accounts. The bills have only reached us lately. Our creditors will ahl know where we are. Van's prize mammal today was a specimen of the big-eared bat Nyctiphylus, brought by a native from somewhere down in the populated zone. Trapped mammals included 3 Anisomys. Total species for the camp is now 31 or 32. Strangely, after no results for a week or more from jacking, something is shot almost every night now. Last night a Pseudocheirus forbesi by John, a big white-bellied Phalanger vestitus by Kim. Van has worked late on the preparation of specimens the last two nights. Wednesday, July 22. Max. 17.5, min. 7.0 C. The rain continued until about 7 o'clock last night. Cloudy morning thickening to near rain about 11; steady light rain from about 4 p.m. to Had a good morning down the track to the 2650-meter level, where I collected a long-levaed big Podocarpus - the 7th (or 8th) species of conifer for the mountain. Went thence to a small clearing in which stand two pig houses near the Pengagl- Iubuka junction. Collected there over a dozen species of weeds and introduced plants, also an odorless purple violet (a second sp. of Viola present but sterile). Mixed with cosmopolitah weeds such as Galinsoga parviflora, Stellaria media and Tagetes glandulifera, were alpine elements such as blue Cynoglossum (?), Acaena, and probably the violets. Thursday, July 23. Max. 18.5, min. 8 C. Cloudiness lasted through last night; today almost completely overcast; not 1/2 hour of sun. Smart rain briefly between 4 and 5 p.m. Took an old trail which cuts obliquely from Pengagl Creek up to Piunde-Aunde