Pagination of copy and as in Len's originals 1956 Diary L. J. Brass 1st section. Samarai Wed. March 21: Rain from about 3 A.M. to noon, and thick weather after that. A Catalina was prevented from calling on a flight from Rabaul (with U.N. delegates) to take on at Moresby a woman (Mrs. Bruce Hamilton) dangerously ill with a gangrenous leg. Engaged as transport man at L70 a month Lionel Evannett, Papuan born and reputed to be a good bushman and linguist. We knew him as the master of a small ship in 1953. He starts April 1st. Most of day spent in paper work - going over maps and notes with Lionel, letter writing, etc. Met at guest house Bruce Hamilton, born on Woodlark Island, author of "Folk Tales of the Muzzle Wuzzies," and now manager of the Gili Gili plantation. Rather drunk, and not well thought of in town, because of neglect of family. He gave me an autographed copy of his book. Thursday, Mar. 22: Another wet morning, more letter writing. Formal application for release of one cargo from bond. Kelly, Customs man, is in measles quarantine, and Paul, schoolmaster, is acting Collector. A radié about the cargo went to Moresby yesterday. Talked by radiophone with Bennie Ryan of B.P. in Moresby and had confirmation of an arrangement for Carr Air to meet Rus Peterson's plane on April 6 if Rus arrives in Moresby then. To dinner with the W. Cottrell-Dormers (Dept. of Agriculture). Pleasant evening at their house on south shore of island. Dormer was formerly director of the department of P. N. G.. Has had experience in Malaya and Tonga. Has two assistants in Samarai. Doing much planting of pilot plots of coffee - mainly arabica, some robusta. Runs extension courses for select natives from as far distant as the Sepik. Also concentrating on the growing of dry rice as a native food crop. Mrs. Dormer is a sister of Mick Healy. Dormer spoke of Woodlark Island as having a rich and in some ways peculiar flora, with similarities to country about SALMMO, or Fergusson Isl. Friday, Mar. 23: Still somewhat rainy in A.M., breeze continues SW; heavy dark cloud over mainland mountains. Cargo released and moved into Bunting's bulk store, in same position as 1953. I have 14 of the 17 crates unpacked. Buntings have loaned me two good boys. at Talked with Cottrell-Dormer's office and he loaned me copies of his reports on Woodlark Id., etc. D.C. Clifton-Barrett loaned me Terrain Study 34 on the Louisiade Archi- pelago. Samarai weather is sultry, but temperatures (82" max. today) are not too oppres- siww except in Bunting's bulk store, when I sweated capiously today. A new arrival at guest house today was a young, rather brash man from Chicago who for some months has been European Medical Assistant at Baniera. Probably no great ornament to the service. Loud in talk about drink and women as his particular requirements. Name: Stan Tech. Sat. Mar. 24: No rain today. Spent the morning completing the unpacking of the cargo and partly emptying the boxes for reorganization of supplies. Have the empty crates piled against the wall for use as storage shelves. Much of the afternoon spent in only partly successful attempts to fix my new portable