(352) 353 May 1 Worked on motor. Attended at Capt. Crookshank's house for dinner in company of Mrs. Crookshank and Coulτας. No collecting done. Fine weather during day. SE squalls and heavy rain at night. May 2 Worked on motor until after lunch when I went over to Gavutu to obtain a spare part. I stayed for supper at the mess. Mr. Riddall, the Asst. Accountant in Lever Bros. office has applied to Coulτας for work on the schooner and has been promised an appointment. I returned to Tulagi about 8 P.M. Eyerdam has been ashore to-day, got lost on native tracks, and shot a male "long-tail" Centropus. This is the first specimen taken on Florida Is., although it has been heard many times. Fine weather with light SE trade wind. May 3 Worked on the motor nearly all day. Eyerdam out after shells in small dinghy. SS "Duranbah" sailed. Capt. E. Palmer's AV "Mendana" is in port. We paid him a call in the evening. No collecting done. Clear weather with heavy showers at night. May 4 Vessel remains at anchor in Ellis Cove. The captain is ill with fever again which may delay our departure. I continued work on the motor and expect to overhaul and clean everything before the job is finished. Eyerdam out after shells. Clear and hot during day with heavy rain at night. No collecting done. May 5 Busy re-assembling motor. Eyerdam out after shells. No collecting done. Fine weather but hot and calm. May 6 Completed work on the motor to-day. Captain still ill. Shipment of Malaita specimens and one package of curios and ethnological material marked in my name ready to go to Burns Philp. Eyerdam out after shells part of the day. No collecting done. Fine weather with good trade wind. May 7 Additional adjustments necessary on motor before the vessel could leave the anchorage. Hove up at 2 P.M. and proceeded alongside Carpenter's wharf to take in fresh water. Left with tanks full at 6:30 and anchored out in the harbor. SS "Mataram" arrived from Sydney at 4 P.M. Eyerdam out after shells; admirable industry. No other collecting done. Mr. Riddall, the new prospective associate, came over from Gavutu in the evening. Weather fine and clear with brisk trades blowing. Rain at night. May 8 No American mail came to hand. The vessel is ready for sea but the usual unfinished business lengthens the delay. Mr. Riddall moved his dunnage aboard to-day and officially joins the expedition on this date. I visited the steamer in the evening and learned that Dr. Lambert is in Tulagi and expects to visit Rennell Is., to make a health survey of the natives. He is directing the campaign of the Rockefeller Foundation (with cooperation of the Govt. Medical Service) on hookworm and yaws. This work has been carried on throughout the South Pacific generally. His intention of going to Rennell Is., (under government supervision)