Descended over the same route, meeting Mr. Beck in the coconut grove on the shelf and accompanying him to the north beach. On the way down found a tree with its lower trunk covered with Orchid No. 595. Also another dif- ferent orchid (No. 596) and the liana No. 594. Collar like bracket ferns common on the trees. Picked up a sprouting cycad seed. Saw H. bolina cater- pillars on the leaves of several plants. Looked for cowries on the reef for a few minutes. Roll 72:6 Dillana peak from the N.W. reef, looking S.S.E. (11585) On board schooner at 4 P.M. and underway immediately for Suva, this being the last of the Lau islands. Roll 73:1 North side of the island looking S. by E. (11586) Roll 73:2 Vatu Vara looking E. by N. (11587) From the S.W. the island again appears like an old slouch hat. Too far away to photograph but drew profile (page 85) Friday, October 3, 1924. At sea all day enroute to Suva which we reached at 8 P.M. Passed the Makura off the mouth of the harbor. Spent morning cleaning up my locker and getting all specimens together. Carried them below in afternoon and packed some of the Lau plants. Wrote a popular article for the Suva Times and Herald at the request of Mr. Beck. Typed part of a list of Lau birds compiled by Correia. Saturday, October 4, 1924. Suva Harbor. Finished list of Lau birds on typewriter - one copy for Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, one for Mr. Beck, one for Correia and one for Bishop Museum. Read mail. Afternoon typed Photograph data. To library securing two books about Fiji which read in evening:-