-110- Saturday, September 5, 1953: Max. 28.5, Min. 19.5 deg. C. Over-cast; rare glimpses of sun; light rain in mid afternoon. My last collecting day at this camp. Made photos of forest interior. In afternoon took my boys fishing with the minnow seine. No fish. About 7:30 A.M. a policeman arrived with mails mostly from home. No tobacco. Ken back from Baiawa, reports collections and stores in good order there. Sunday, September 6, 1953: Max. 26.5, Min. 21.5 C. Another overcast day; occasional squally showers from SE. Tonight everything but tents and flys and personal swags is packed and tied into carrier loads for evacuation of camp tomorrow. This Peria Creek has been more productive in plants than the first few days in the field led me to expect. Numbers are not high, but quality is good and the collection will give a good view of the flora of the rain forests of the coastal plain. Many big trees and canopy lianas included. Numbers: 335 including 57 bryophytes. Herbarium sheets: 1527. 53 mammals of [illegible] species have been collected here. Genera: Dactylopsila, Disticheurus, Phalanger (2) Dorcopsulus, Peroryctes, Echymipera, Petaurus, Rattus (2), Melomys (2) Pogonomys (2) Uromys, Hydromys, Dobsonia, Miniopterus, Hipposideros (2) bats of 43 unidentified genera. This has been the best of all camps for Geoff. Many butterflies and moths, dragon flies, and especially beetles. Collections: 14,600 insects and spiders, reptiles and amphibians (largely frogs) 453, fishes 78. BAIAWA Monday, September 7, 1953: Clear, not too hot day, perfect for our move back to the coast. About half the carriers we needed came down from Biniguni and camped near us last night. Others came from Budmag, Opaigwari and Awani this morning. By 7:55 we were on the way with 34 loads. Rested 20 minutes in Kwagira village and arrived at Moi Biri landing at 10:55. No mud on the road and the streams considerably lower than when we traveled the road in the reverse direction four months ago. The Kwagira people had numerous tapa cloths hung up in the village, possibly with the idea of selling to us, but not a person came near us. Either ashamed or annoyed about the restitution they were obliged to make for the case of meat they stole.