-123- Slopes between the Waterfall Camp and 950 m. and 1150 and 1300 m. very steep indeed - more precipitous than any trail on Dayman. Scrambling up, step by step, with loads balanced on heads, the women would tread on their knee length grass skirts and the trail was marked with bits of skirt material of various colors. Ascent through second growths to 1000 m. where there was a patch of oak forest, then second growths to about 1100 m. Tall oak forest and a fairly level spur crest at 1150 m., and a place where traveling natives rested. Site promising for a short term collect- ing camp, but no water could be found. Oak forest up to 1380 m., where the track came out on the crest of an open grassy spur. Brief view of the Bolu Bolu coast from here, then clouds closed in. Got bearings on the central peaks. Followed the grass spur to its end at ;550 m.; a very dee saddle (1400 m.) about half way. Entered forest again 10 minutes from camp. Camp is in rather low forest of oaks or Castanopsis about 25 m. high. Canopy incomplete. Much scrambling bamboo, and numerous Pandanus trees. Locality looks promising. We are on a small head- water feeder of the Iofea or Uiofea stream on which Wakonai is situated. To the north the Wetoweto Bwoia Bwoilala tributary of the Garuwater flows in a deep ravine closely parallel with our camp ridge. Now we have slugged up to this height by a difficult round- about route, the natives say there is a much better and shorter track from Wakonai. Heavy rain began about 12:30 and continued on and off until late afternoon; mist close to ground in forest. Night starry, but drips from trees made jacklight hunting almost impossible. Today we have been let down by an item of expedition equipment which I have sworn by for 20 years. A new Egyptian cotton fly, one of four bought at high price from David Abercrombie for this trip, leaks like a sieve. It has been used at all our mountain camps and is somewhat moldy, but never before in my experience has mold caused these tents to leak. Thursday, October 8, 1953: Sharp shower at 4:30 A.M. and light rain between 2 and 3 P.M. Clear tonight. Temperature at 6 A.M. a comfortable 64 deg. F. Nothing in the few traps put out last night. The Wakonai V.O., Padi, who has a hunting dog and is staying with us for a few days, set out early this morning in search of wallaby and cuscus and returned at 2:30 with 2 Dobsonia bats daught in a hole in the ground. The Dobsonia of this island is intermediate in size between the two mainland species and may be new. Ken with two boys cut track toward the top of the range, reached an altitude of 1700 m., and returned with very indefinite results. Thought he had looked down on the west coast, but a com- pass bearing he took showed that his view was of the Vivigani area on the east coast.