nearly completed MS on Regatta for Suva Times Herald; forwarding same by mail. Underway at 11:40 for Wakaya, where we arrived after a smooth trip, at 2:40 P.M. Roll 75:1. Wakaya, looking E.S.E. at 1 P.M. Roll 75:2. N.W. bay, Wakaya, (where Graf von Luckner was captured). "France" and "Arieta" in foreground. (11601) Ashore with Mr. Beck and called on the owner of the island, Mr. and Mrs. Claude de Mouncey. Mr. de Mouncey had recently purchased the island for £ 11,000 from the Fiji Government, who had bought it from the previous owners. It is the second largest privately owned island in Fiji (Mango being larger) and at present produces 250 tons of copra yearly, with pros- pects of more in the near future. In addition to domestic animals there are wild goats, wild cattle, wild pigs and wild deer. Roll 75:3. Mr. Beck and Mr. de Mouncey with the N.W. bay background. (11602) Explored the north end of the island. This portion is a good example (at present) of land which has been cleared and then neglected and allowed to run riot. All the Fiji weeds are present (except Koster's curse) including "mile-a-minute," guava, lantana, gasu, forming a tangled jungle between the coconut palms, except where overshadowed by hau or milo thicket. Day mosquitoes abundant. The island is of volcanic origin, the north beaches being alternately sand and volcanic rock - black scoria and conglomerate ( puddingstone). The north point is underlain by scoria and supports only grass, weeds and some wind swept casuarinas, stunted coconuts and scrub. The beach has a line of the usual Tournefortia, yellow composite, "lau talatalo" (in Fijian viavia, Crinum asiaticum), Acacia laurifolia, puapua (orbuabua) milo, Scaevola, Pandanus and the like.