know much about the mountains, but thinks the natives hunt on them. Gave me travel times from several patrol reports, including one by P.O. Mike tolhurst from Didieu to Mailolo and Iamalele II in 1950 (travel time from coast to coast was 13 hrs.). As in the case of most modern patrol reports, Tolhurst's gave no useful information on the country. Patrol officers these days seem mainly concerned with getting from village to village and taking census which is supposed to be annual, but is not in most districts. Green thinks a good place for a lowland base can probably be found in Seymour Bay. He has not found sulphur fumes a nuisance there. Dusty and Ailsa returned from the D'Entrecasteaux. Cataline arrived from Port Moresby, bringing Dr. Dorothy Shaw on an inspection [illegible] and orientation visit. Thursday, April 5: Weather much as yesterday's unsettled type, but only one or two showers of rain. Coolest day since I have been here. Denis Williams radiogrammed from Brisbane that Rus Peterson will arrive tomorrow by Carr's Air. At last I was able to get delivery of most of the stores ordered Tuesday, and have most sundries packed in our field boxes; Bunting's grocery department (Harold Hill i/c) not as efficient or obliging as in 1953.