(95) Officer. Confidentially, he said they would probably all run off to the bush; and this means danger because they might tell others and arrange a nice wholesale ambush. I said we could dodge all trouble by keeping on the move up the mountain where they would not easily find us. The higher, the fewer - no villages above 3000 feet at the most. So, we shall leave in the morning. All villages except Hanna, including Toreta, which was recommended as a camping place by the government, are on-sight-enemies of the Pukuto men. At that, Hicks learned that certain of the locals have personal ha- treds for certain of the Hanna lad - again, women. But this will not deter us. No collecting was done to-day. Balti sizes about NW. We were very comfortable in the new house. The natives brought plenty of taro for the boys, who love it. We saw the France steaming south to Gajelle Harbor where the skipper will put in new main rigging. April 20 - Left Pukuto with 15 carriers at 11:30. Some of them most picturesque - old men, entirely naked, carrying their taro in a leaf package, young bucks with long hair, just out of their hoopis, and lithe monkeys (or maggots) just in their hats. We shot several birds on the way and camped in the bush at dusk, building a big leaf lean-to. We gave the starers a good feed of rice and fish. All the youngsters slept under the water-proof tarpaulin, packed longitudinally like sardines. We sure did eat after this first hike - up and down our saw-tooth ridges on an abominable trail. It took us a few miles over varied creek bottom, with moss- covered stones and cane brakes. Again I wonder at the