bought in Samarai when we reach there about the end of November- or perhaps from a trade store. Amm is a different matterNo shot smaller than three is available in Samarai. Will have to order from Australia. We came out with an ample supply of cartridges. It has been squandered on breasts of pigeons for the table, without my knowing that a shortage was developing. Mails came by native messengerfrom Abaleti . The "Muniara" arrived yesterday after being missing for some days (with radio out of commission). Cash expected by me , and tobacco by Lionel, did not arrive. Lionel left for Abaleti after lunch to inquire into matters - also I expect, to get some gun oil. This was forgotten in the packing at Abaleti and I'm not supposed to know anything about it. Tuesday Oct. 16: No rain last night. Less mist today, fine showers and some sun in the afternoon. Wind from ca. NW. This afternoon we could hear the breakers on the surf off East Point, a sound hitherto drowned by wind rustling the treetops. Botanized south along the crest of the range, cutting track for an hour past the end of the jacking track trailwithout coming to the "No. 1" road to Abaleti Low forest, stunted to a scrub on some narrow crest sand showing no variation in composition. No mammals in traps. Mist spoiled jacking,last night by the boys. A small Hipposideros caught in a bat net. This is the first insectivorous bat we have cought in a net. Hugh Osborne came up to see us, traveling from Abaleti in three hours. After Lunch he went to the top of Mt. Rossel, guided by some natives who came up from Ginju with fresh food. Council there (has ) a wine bottle with the rotted remains of a note in it, left on the summit about 30 years ago by Eric Osborne. Climb difficult in two places. Lionel returned,alone, from Abaletiabout 3:30. Three natives from Ginju brought a nice lot of sweet potatoes papaws, pineapple- pleas! a few berries, tomatoes, greens and peanutsfor which I paid 12 sticks. Wed. Oct. 17: The first day and night here without rain. Not much mist, either, until afternoon. Botanized to and past the waterplace gully in the valley to the west of camp. Nothing worth special remark except a big Cebuiphocelyx, the third palm found with ripe or near ripe fruits at the camp, and the fourth on Rossel. This expedition has been poor for palmsThere were few species on the other islands of the Louisi- ades, 6 (·) up to this time. I have not been able to collect any ripe seedsfor the Fairchild Tropical Garden. This afternoon I have boys cleaning seeds of two species. The usual story on traps. Rus and Hugh went jackinglast night no results, Kin shot a cuscus. A Macroglssus taken in the bat net. Various kinds of bait being tried to-night-- cheese, cuscus meat, sweet potatoe. Ron Osborne arrived at noon from Ginju, having carried timber for the mission in the "Weei-wael". Hugh left for Ginju about 2 PM, to take the coast back to Abaleti. After lunch Ron and Lionel went to the top of the mountain. Clouds spoil- ed the view and no pictures were taken. Thursday Oct. 18: Another 24 hours without rainMist to ca. 9 AM; after that clear except for a broken overcast low enough to cut off the top of the mountain at times.