(85) of the specimens, and they are remarkable for their beauty. We shipped all the Bougainville stuff except the insects, and part of the material in solution; the former was not entirely dry. I pur- chased ship's stores and supplies ashore, paying cash for everything. We have had a carpenter on board and the vessel leaves in tip-top shape, except for the sddy engine with no magneto ( 12 Hot Shot Batteries had to be secured @ 1 pound each; these with the recharged storage battery will see us through until the old magneto returns, repai- ed from Sydney or a new one is obtained) and the need of a new fore-ail. Material for new main rigging is on board. So we got clearance and hove up at 4:30 P.M. after a touching farewell from Mr. & Mrs. Beck. She made new curtains for the cabin while we were in Rabaul. Good luck to them. We are off to Buka. April 4 - Kept an eye out for the Blanche Bay shear water with no avail. Very few seabirds about. April 5 - Arrived & anchored in Queen Carolna Hafen off Buromtui, Father Wade's (American) mission station. April 6 - Good Friday - No work - spent most of my time with Father Wade who hails from Pro- dence, R.I., and is a great scout. He forsook his chance as a big league 2nd baseman to take the orders of the Marist Brotherhood, choosing South Seas Mission work because it had the reputation of being the most arduous. Took many photographs of the station, its church and school, etc. April 7 - Necks, David, and I collected on Porosa I., about 3 miles off shore from Buka. Here