167 Port Moresby who consider him crazy and look after him well. Next year's survey would pro- vide a good opportunity for a botanist to collect on hitherto unexamined high peaks. Julius told of an American archaeologist and her ethnologist husband who have recently started work on the Baiyer River in T.N.G. The first archaeo- logist to visit the country. Interest is flagging in the proposed new Port Moresby Museum. It now occupies two small buildings in Konedobu and contains only ethnological materials. Half of the old European Hospital in Port Moresby proper being made available (Legislative Council has other half) but this only a short term makeshift. Roberts is retiring next year. Was at the Nissel Lakes on a recent visit to Dutch New Guinea and spoke of hillsides there colored with orange and white rhododendrons. The record of Archbold Expeditions will ensure the cooperation of Native Affairs, whoever of the present senior staff takes over the Director- ship next year. Graham had an investigator (lady) from U.N. in his office and I had only a short meeting with him. Szent-Ivany gave odds and ends of entomological news. Explained the position of Brandt, the butterfly collector. The PNG administration pays him £1000 a year and takes the butterflies collected (they are being housed in Canberra for the time being). The Bishop Museum puts up £l000 and gets all other insects collected. Brandt pays all expenses except air freight, which PNG pays. Called on Tom Grahamslaw (Collector of Customs) after lunch. Came to Papua as a boy in 1911 and will retire next year. Keen student of world affairs and the Australian investment market. The present chaotic state of affairs under which the Dept. of Agriculture shares with Customs control of export of zoological collections may end soon with all powers given to Agriculture. Agri- culture now states whether or not it objects to an export, Customs follows this lead as regards permits (that is, in practice). Dinner with Rapsons at their home in the Koki area. Friday, December 18. Dry season is breaking here. Some rain from a thunder- storm last night. Light rain c. 6-8 a.m., heavy after dark. Out to the airport at 6 a.m. to meet the Buntings, who came up from Sydney to spend Christmas at Goroka. Their plane an hour late. E.V. Crisp, Managing Director, Steamships Trading Co., also there. Says a jap in town trying to buy timber for export to Japan. Any quality acceptable soft, hard, anything. Called on Willis and Michel at Steamships. Miller and I to Koki Market in afternoon. Only moderate activity, probably due in part to today's strong SW wind, making rough weather for canoes. Quantities of crayfish from the reefs - raw and cooked. Fish mainly cooked for the native trade. Ditto pig and dugong. Bananas, yams, taro, wallaby meat (cooked), much betel-nut and betel pepper sticks. Flys bad; fish vendors waving coconut leaves etc. to keep them off. People clean, partly in European-type dress, placid and friendly.