out as they were very poorly set out. About 10.30 Lobo & Capon arrived with a note from Brann saying that collecting was so good that they had decided to stay another day & asking for more papers & food which I sent off by the same boys about 12.30 or too just as two aeroplane passed over height up on coming from the direction of Port Moresby. Mikado shot a bird resembling some what both & vulturn & crow also three geatrop, all of the above were shortly eating the some red seeds off it also a honeyeater. About 4.00 two policemen passed through on their way to the beach to look for the missing rifle Set November 8, 1933. It rained most of last night this morning it was fine and I went down a few little ways beyond that trap line which held a new shear of jeragets & a new rat in the two steel traps in the woods by the main trail. These broke on an ant in the upper bank. Shortly after lunch a native brought in a dogleg. About three or a little afterwards the Kevina policemen arrived having found his rifle but no sign of the mail bag. I had to take the support of the beach-block for him. November 9, 1933 I went along to the grass below the mission to try & find to get some guail but had no luck. I then went a short way up the trail to meet the red coming back but as they did not show up I came back & waited till about 12.30 before they arrived. I got another long spell at & Brann & brought a number of Munepials from Belavista Henry Sun bought in by the local people. November 10th - 11, 1933 Nothing worth noting happened on these days except that on the 10th we had heavy rain till about nine after which I started to go to the mission to buy some coffee but met Brother Jeandon on his way to New Dora for cargo so returned and had a little. I wanted to write to Thompson who was kind enough to wait till I finished. It so