Feb. 29, 1924 (Friday). To eastward of Danger Island at 7 A.M. Three low, flat, coconut and tree covered islands connected by reefs; Puka Puka and Motu Koe appearing about twelve N.S. dimension of M. Koe (east side) apart Ran around N. side Puka Puka and landed in N.W. cone. Sight at 8:34 with bearings on islands of N.W. 1/2 W. and S.S.W. gave Long. 1650 57' W. to 1650 58' W. Lat. taken as 10° 55' S. Sight taken at 9:05 when in same Lat. as N. point Puka Puka gave Long. 1650 55' W. Lat. being 10° 53' S. Sts taken on ship in vicinity of Puka Puke while we were on shore: - A.M. Mar. 1 (S. 10° 53') Assumed 1650 45' by sight 1650 56' 11 miles to W. Long " " 2 (S. 10° 51') 1650 48: 1660 01: 13 " " " " 2 (S. 10° 53'); Long" 1650 48: 1650 48: and 0.K. " " 3 (S. 10° 52') 1650 47: 1660 00: 13 m. to W. " " 3 (S. 10° 53') 1650 48: 1650 51: 0. Official conference with Missionary and finally with chief and assemble people in the meeting place, a corrugated iron roofed building with open side Some little trouble because Correia hadn't official permission to shoot birds in these islands. There was no question about my objects of collection, after I had convinced them that I was not a spy. The difficulty of explaining was increased by the fact that no one on the island spoke English with any fluency. only the Missionary Rev. Kare and one or two natives understands it at all. We spoke to them through Hono in a mixture of Karotongan and Tahitian. The people are industrious looking and intelligent. The population is about 560 (200 men, 100 women and 260 children). They appear well fed and prosperous, most of the women being dressed in European clothes - a loose fitting dress of white or colored calico, with straw hats trimmed with ribbon or beads. (These are made of pandanus or coconut fiber and much resemble the