(19) A.S.Sydney arrived at 4 to coal up and pay respects to the Re- sident Commissioner.Spent a pleasant evening with Messrs.Herit-age and Scrimgeour,officers of Carpenter Ltd.,with excellent repast and bridge. September 21 Collected in the afternoon,taking both net and ri-file proving thereby that two things cannot be done at once.Thi has been the hottest day we have had so far.H.M.A.S.Adelaide steamed in to join the Sydney.The place is swarming with sai-lors.No definite word yet about the Awa or the Renandi. September 22 Collected in the afternoon.Rainy and disagreeable. Band concert,cricket match and"a showing of the flag"on board the Sydney in the evening.We expect the Awa,our transport to Gizo and the Yankee schooner"France"early to-morrow.All the re-cruiters assemble for the week-end. September 23 Sent off a cigar box of insects to supplement the first shipment from Florida.The Awa came in about 8 A.M.lead-ing the Royal Endeavor,coming from Vanikoro via Malaita and the Ruana.Passage arranged with"Bill"Tait who expects to shove off by the 26th.We have tried for Sphingadae twice in the even-ing with no success.The Mataram steamed in late and we all went aboard where we heard much about the"France";the second mate had had a yarn with Dr.Drown and all the stewards had enjoyed Hawaiian music as rendered by the crew.Many of our friends on board said we were looking well which was encouraging.The ho-tel was the scene of quite a brawl endorsed by all the newly arrived sailor men.Captain Hall of the Royal Endeavor presented us with an owl taken on Vanikoro about a month ago,a speci-men skinned by the carpenter of the"France". September 24 Instructions from Mr.Beck were welcome.He advises us to do some collecting up on Florida via the river known as Malially.Three young ladies from the Mataram called on us for morning tea after which we collected for about two hours."Bert Johnson has promised us the use of his launch to go up the ri-ver to-morrow.The steamer sailed at 3 and Tulagi came back to normal."Bill"Tait is to be mate of the Renandi,so we shall get up to Gizo within five days. September 25 We went to the top of Ngela getting only two spec-imens;delay in starting pressed us for time.On the return the supply of benzine waned out and we"washied"over to Tulagi with the floor boards which had to be ripped up.The Ngela boys at a salt-water village refused to give us any kind of aid,prob-ably on account of the fact that the two boys with us were Ma-laita men.It was our first real trek into the deep bush and taught us a great deal.We got back to the hotel about 8,tired, wet,and hungry. September 26 G.R.collected insects in the morning while I made a miserable attempt at taxidermy on the two birds we shot on Florida.How many skins does one have to ruin before he turns out a decent job?I went over to Florida in"Bill"Tait's dinghy