which sat a drowsing clerk-like man. The women were all dressed in white or colored calico loose fitting dresses, all wore hats of pandanus or coconut weave, decorated with ribbons, beads, seeds, etc.; a few were cloth or lace hats. The men all wore white shirts and trousers, a few with white coats, one a khaki British uniform coat. Saw very few shoes. The singing was, I suppose, typical. The men and women sang parts, the women, high pitched, squeaky, and nasal; the men deep and guttural. At the evesper service Rev. Kare told me the numbers of the hymns and I tried to follow them, but could not make out a word. The tunes were native. Spent the time between and after church services in taking pictures about Puka Puka and collecting landshells, which are not abundant, but include about 3 or 4 spp. - one or two small brown, one flat yellow, and one elongate, conical, sharp light yellow green. Pictures:- Roll 7:6 Looking south across the lagoon toward Katava, taken from the lanai (11380) of the missionary's house. The raised structure in the center is apparently used to dry copra, there being many of them. Roll 8:1 A pupule (half witted) girl and native women, in front of house used for mixing lime; on way back from church. (Puka Puka). Roll 8:2 Village on bay of lagoon from S.W. arm Puka Puka. Looking E. (11381) Roll 8:3 Causeway or embankment across arm of lagoon; gravel walk in foreground, missionary's house in background. (11382) Roll 8:4 One of the taro "kepukas," typical of many, which stretch N.E. from behind the church building, toward N.E. corner of island. Marshy underfoot. Roll 8:5 Interior of the Puka Puka church, inside dimensions about 75 by 40 ft. 15 sets of pews, the middle tiers 20 feet wide, side ones 6 feet. The thatched roof rises 30 to 35 feet; walls and floor of cement or coral lime. Roll 8:6 Henri Hopper, a half-cast, his 6 children and other children in front of his home. (Taken by request). (11383) Evening - talk with Makohiki man named Joe, who has lived in Puka Puka 44 years and speaks fair English. He keeps the little store where calico and a