his native assistant with him, Michael, a Wedau boy. About 5:45 pm Lionel Lionel returned from the mountain behind Bwasisia. Got up to 2300 ft., he reports, in very rough rocky country. This took seven hours. Could not find better country or a camp site. Heavily mossed conditions above about 2000 feet. Dacrydium elatum abundant, and reaching a diameter of about 15 inches above about 1500 feet (he brought down leaf specimens). Next try for a route into the mountains will be by the route of the Sewa Bay V.C. Thursday April 19: No rain at all today or last night. Cloud drift from the SE. The Huon called in on return to Samarai from Esa'sla to deliver Wormesley's camera equipment left on board yesterday. Got letters away. Botanizing about a mile inland to the Lebudoim River, which was struck just below where it emerges from the mountain. Had to cut track about half the distance, mostly through tall forest rich in big timber trees. River channel very bouldery (plutonic rocks); about 100 yards wide where we came to it, narrowing to a bed of perhaps 40-59 yds. and actual stream of 20 yds. where it came out of the mountains. Big change in vegetation with the beginning of the hills. A Casuarina abundant on steep rocky slopes. A magnificent red Hoya climbing on the river bank; 2 Selaginella spp., Boea, and a fine yellow Curculigo on steep rocky banks. A crayfish found eaten by what I take to be Hydromys. This looks like the gateway to the mountains. Found a faint track on the west bank of the river but did not attempt to follow it. Friday April 20: The first rainless day here. At least it was almost so. No rain in the night and none till about 4:30 pm when a very heavy shower fell. Much fruitless shooting at small bats st dusk last night (3 specimens of the little Miniop teris for over 20 shells). Two cuscus and a Petaurus jacked by Lionel que Rus (Gray with them); a Petaurus, small Dobsonis (or Rousettus) and a Uromys by Tinker. A big Hydromys and several of the small gray rats in traps. In all, 16 specimens on the mammal table on which Rus and his two boys worked all day. No shooting this evening and no traps set by Rus. Three Pogonomys brought in alive by a native were bought for 4/0. Spent all morning working on material on hand (collected over 20 numbers yesterday). A few trees collected near camp in the afternoon. The big Hoya of yesterday photographed in color. Womersley and Gray walked to Sewa Bay and back and completed their inspection of Izod's timber area. V.G.Ginger of Sibodia on Sewa Bay reported in to talk mountains. The route from Sewa Bay follows the Lebudoim River, at least for some distance, to what used prewar to be the camp of a gold miner named Ballantyne. An effort being made to get carriers for a start on Sunday as Womersley wants to go with Lionel and wishes to leave for Samarai on Wednesday of next week. Sat. April 21: Only a few small showers. Wind seems to be northerly in am, changing to east or SE in the afternoon. Womersley and I to the Lebudawa River. Rather poor morning. He climbed up the rather open rocky and sedge-covered far slope to about 500 ft. and reported a thin stand of Casuarina and small kasikasi (Metrosideros sp.) with low growths of other Myrtaceae (Rhodamnia etc.) and a small leaved Wikstroemie Melaleuca. Nothing of interest in traps. A purplish cuscus shot last night by Tinker. Two