has yielded me for 6 days 105 numbers of plants (7 of them bryophytes) and 605 sheets of specimens. A better collection than I expected from a locality largely deforested. The relic rain forests in gullies on slopes have yielded a good number of trees in flower or fruit. This has been the poorest camp yet for insects. Hardly anything most nights from light trap. Few butterflies and odonata. The best field has been in spiders. Eighty mammals taken of 10 spp. For the second day in a row Lionel spent about an hour on the reef with his fish- line and a borrowed canoe. Another good meal of fish; the only one I know of four app. being a red emperor. For the second night we have been listening to U.S. Armed Forces radio reports on the GOP presidential convention in the Cow Hall, San Francisco. A lot of hoop-la so far, with indications of a fight coming up on Nixon for Vice-President. There is probably a correlation between the scarcity of insects and small bats at Joe Landing. Only three insectiforeas bats of two species were seen at dusk, and one, a Miniopterus, shot. Thursday Aug. 23: Good, fine day though considerable high overcast. As usual when we are on the move the weather was fine but conditions not favorable for color pictures. Left Joe Landing for Mt. Riu at 735 AM with 39 carrier loads. People in good fettle. Some came as far as Griffin Point last night, either to be in the show, for the pay, or perhaps because of word of our coming being spread by Mr. of Bw Bwagaola while on Patrol at the time or our arrival on Misima. Had with us, besides the carriers, 5 councillors & a village policemanCrossed Vukunitu Creek at 9:30 (n the cannibal raiding days , at the time of the present elders' grandfathers, the Joe Landing people, returning from forays to the slopes of Mt. Riu & thereabouts, popped up their dead victims on a chain-like ledge of rock on the ridge of the creek, faces painted and looking back up the track, having a last look in the direction of their country.). From there a steady climb of perhaps 500 ft. to crest of the cen- tral divide of the island, reached at 9:40 after a 10 minute rest at the last water. Difficult to judge altitude ; track in dense primary forest but altitude of crest perhaps 1500 ft. Travel up and down along the top. Rest of 15 minutes when the track began to descend rapidly to the valley of a fair-sized creek. Reached the creek at 11:05. Lionel camped here on his survey trip. Altitude estimated at 1000-12-- ft.. Creek called ESILAVA. Had tea and good hefty bully beef sandwiches with Lionel, who reached this spot half an hour before me. Then on up a nice spot ridge in the direction of Riu for 20 minutes slow walk to a alternate camp site selected by Lionel. Decided to camp there. Altitude perhaps 1400-15-- ft. Good site on a small knoll with a little stream of running water handy. This the last water found by Lionel in his recent trip. Altitude too low but the best we can do. Still in a rain forest. Saw no oaks or Castanafiss . Think Vitica in valley of the creek where Lionel camped. Changes take place in the forest but it is hard to define them as to recognize characteristic trees. Very little new in flower or fruit. Cleared the camp site and this morning have a fly and the two tents rigged, plus a cookhouse roofed partly with bark and partly with palm leaf. Palms are scarce in Sudest except where there is sago. Carriers paid and went home about 20'clock; 6 p per load; 5/s cash for the councillors & VC. Friday Aug. 4: Fine but considerably heavy cloud from about east. The wind at camp comes up valley from west. Mt. Riu, on direction indicated by Lionel, lies 105° magnetic from Camp. Camp rigging practically completed. In the general pattern of counts , we have one boy off dutywith a swollen groin, as a result no doubt of yesterday's walk. Another boy with mild malaria - cooler climate.