(147) August 30 - All landed except me. I developed photograph, taken yesterday afternoon. The boys returned at 2 P.M. with good bags. The natives are most obnoxious, interfering with everything. August 31 - All landed and hunted all day. I made arrangements with the chief of Nasiola, the big fish chief to visit his lake and villages inland. We go on Monday. Sept 1 - I remained on the ship to finish yesterday's birds with Philip's aid. Prepared movie camera for use at a dance this afternoon. Roused the crew off to go, leaving a couple to watch the ship. The Rennell people are prime thieves. The ladies are unusually affectionate, which has had a demoralizing affect on the crew. There are always about 50 on the ship, but I plan to institute a taboo while we are camping. Aux ammunition very near finished; we are using the 410. shells and the small "Bay State" guns. Sept 2 - Sabbath Day observed. Thoroughed with natives. Sept 3-6 Marched inland about 7 miles to Lake Tergano where the Nasiola villages are situated. Here we had perfect weather for three days' hunting. It was mainly on the lake where we found a new species of grebe and an egret (a cormorant). It is a remarkable body of water. Unfortunately we missed two very valuable species - a large white crane and a RAIL. Our ammunition gave out before we had accomplished this purpose. All the aux cartridges are gone now. We haven't a hope of going to Bellona I., and we must visit Rennell again. This can be done with Bellona when we are on the south coast of San Cristoval. We reached the "white sands" about 2 P.M. on Thursday, The 6th. Tired and discouraged.