(93) rumors of another mountain lake in the hiza Range west and south of Soraken. This part is not as populous as Kumua and Kwika, located on the fertile slopes of Balbi and the Emperor Range. April-16- Sailed for Kumua at 6:15 arriving about noon. I took mail ashore for Tom Latimer, manager of the plantation. It is a subsidiary of Soraken and he has the unique dis- tinction of being in communication by telephone. He had some swell tale about the Kumua natives. They have threatened him several times indirectly, once sending word roundabout that the whole place was to be sacked and his hands & feet were to go in the stew-pot. Mr. Latimer gave me some fresh bread and fruit in return for a promise to call in on our return. Hove up and proceeded on to Hamon where Patu went ashore with us to interview the Kukurai and his tutel. They refused to come because of personal animity with the chief of Pukuto concerning the usual thing - women. We spent the night here, Hick, & David collect- ing during the afternoon. Very heavy breakers on the black- sand beach making landing quite difficult. It is typical of this coast. The outside, however, is no where near as foul as it is reported in Ratmul. The France rolled considerably but the holding seemed quite safe. April-17- Hick, David, and I ashore shooting. We had great tructions landing with the small boat. I shook off the last drops of my Delwyn fever yesterday. Manuel is also much improved. The sandflies on this beach are "simply shocking." Hick met some natives on a bush trail that ran up toward the highland; they beat it on sight. This is an ominous harbinger. Will the Pukuto men help us along? April-18- Left Hamon at 7:15 A.M. and steamed to a 1/4 off shore from Pukuto, which is situated on a large