246 The only sensible conclusion is to disregard the rules as far as possible; if the customs shop is reasonable, there is no great risk entailed. 2. Expense All expenditure has been jacked up since coming to Papua - trans- shipment of stores, customs, & govt. charges, fuel to take us the neces- sary distance, we have been forced to run - everything. Compared to our past production, the cost of collecting in Papua has not been commensurate with the results achieved. There is one satisfac- tion - had we gone to Australia for a new engine and overhaul we should have had the same long wait and probably no results whatever. Had I known the engine was to be six months on the way I might have return- ed to the Solomons; but that course would have entailed com- plications about taking the