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April 14, 1933
Barometer in morning (about 7:15) 758 mm. As the expected Montoro did no come in in the morning we settled down to do nothing. Adamson was not feeling too good -- no doubt caused by his carbuckle though he laid it to the beer Thompson gave us last night. The Montoro showed up unexpectedly about fourr and I had to shave in a great hurry as Adamson's boat w as the only launch available at the moment.
We had decided that if theree was no work from Clay about our Bamu boys I would go into Port. So I borrowed a coat of one of the Stewards. We got away about eleven thirty.
April 15 - 19, 1933
Spent in Port I found out from Clay that Luff could not get the boys in time and that He had written Adamson, but I don't think that he has received it. The west- has been rather warm with the wind from the N.W. Mr. Schuler and I went out on a native canoe Sunday and had a pleasant time.We only went as far as the first island as there was not much wind. I walked around the island and then we went out on the reef and tried diving for coralls but did not have much success though we enjoyed it. We got back about four thirty just in time to miss a rian storm.
Monday afternoon I watched the cricket and in the evening I went up to the Public works club as the Guest of Tom Launey and enjoyed it very much. Yesterday I made out a catalogue for my negatives I found that I had duplicated two. Joe Bray came around and said he had found us some boys but when I explained what they were to do (rather the majestrate did the explaining) they backed off, aparently Joe had told them that they were to be shooting boys of something.
April 20, 1933
I went down in the morning and got my ticket to Penha and went to BL. I got a few roads to Pahi Pahi. The (?) Chief came in about eleven and two was a grand rush to get him embarked and loaded. They partly unloaded us and loaded him, thinking that six. I went aboard about 10.
April 21, 1933
I had rather a wakeful night. The first part was terribly stuffy with a few mosquitoes so I got up and went to the end of the way and sat for a while. About four eights Gula (Blue) came off so I got a cool shot of fresh air before daylight when we started and I had to get my cabin to a center which turned out perfectly fine. Had breakfast and caught wind and afterwards I was back to my stanchion. I don't know what caused it, it was very rough but I almost immediately went and had some fresh fish. I spent today sleeping and calling to an engineer. We got to Penha about four thirty. I stayed aboard for the night as there was no hand of getting off the river.