-3- expedition. Director of Agriculture "Larry" Dwyer agrees to wait for his share of the insects until the collections are worked up. Very keen to build up a reference collection. Former collection, which included many types or paratypes, was destroyed by the Japs at Rabaul during the war. Dwyer a great ear-basher. Talked at length on schemes for growing kenaf and native fiber plants, wild food plants, native medicinal plants and general agricultural development in the country. Apparently a good man. Would like to send a man with us to look out for native economic plants and report on ag- ricultural possibilities, but does not have a suitable person to spare. Business with Bank of New South Wales in afternoon (East, Manager). Our first remittance has come through from New York. Exchange rate slightly over 2.25 dollars to the pound (equals about 9/- to the dollar). Called, by invita- tion, on E.J. Frame, manager of Burns Philp & Co. who offers every assistance. Entered into the social whirl. Sponsored by Frame and Alan DeGroot as honorary member of the Papuan Club. Dinner with the Ryans. Other guests: De Groen (Head of Government stores); Osborne (Anglo-Persian Oil geologist), and their wives. Mrs. Ryan a sister of Jack Hides, one of the great explorers of pre-war days and author of four books on Papua. All the party "b-4's" (before the war) residents. Considerable talk of the war as it affected Pt. Moresby, and the campaign of the Kokoda Trail. Japs made mostly "good" raids. Were selective in their bombing of the town. Evidently had good local intelligence. Picked for bombing civilian buildings occupied by Navy, etc. Half-castes were respected, gathered up and shipped to Daru, 300-400 miles to the west. A Jap submarine sank the ship on which the poor devils were being transported. Friday 3/6/52: Whole day spent at Konedobu. Talked with C.E. Julius, an- thropologist in Dept. District Services & Native Affairs. No permit needed to collect articles of material culture. Permit will be granted to export collections. Julius a nervous young fellow, primarily interested in ethnology. Says that old stone mortars (if such they are) are often dug up in the Bulolo mining area, but did not have one to show. Pt. Moresby's little ethnological museum of former times was destroyed during the war. Saw in office of ______ Morris, 1/c Native Cooperatives, some fair- sized greyish tadpoles he has collected for British Museum. They occur in temporary rain pools in the Mekeo District and are said to develop from egg to adult in a few days. Native cooperatives have been established since the war. Annual turnover about £ 250,000. Marketing primary products (chiefly copra) and selling manu- factured goods and everything the natives want. Not popular with regular traders. But selling prices are maintained at ordinary trade levels. Morris spoke of ancient stone monoliths standing at Kwato, near Samarai, and at Waga Waga in Milne Bay. Thought to be relics of a former population destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Examined more patrol reports and culled some useful data on the country between the high mountains and the cost of Goodenough and Collingwood Bays. Heavy showers last night and this afternoon have somewhat cooled the air. The heat, when the sun shines, seems to radiate from Pt. Moresby's rocky slopes (mostly greyish iron-stained schists of Eocene age).