A wildlife section of Nondugl is in charge of Fred Shaw Mayer, well known collector of birds and mammals. This is a private project of Halstron's. Mayer has been in charge for 3 years. Is thoroughly wrapped up in his charges. The property has been well developed with big cages, ponds, and plantings for shelter, shade and ornament. Many spp. of birds of paradise are doing well in captivity. There are Salvadurini ducks, 3 spp. of Dendrolagus, Gaura pigeons, etc. Passed over some very precipitous limestone country in the Chimbu area. The Waghi Valley appears to be in a stage of redissection which leaves long, narrow flat-topped ridges on which the natives have their gardens and oblong houses. At Garoka the few natives seen at the airport were workers who wore Ramis and in some cases flannel shirts. At Minj there was a good sprinkling in native sportans, much decorated about the head and wearing crescent necklaces of pearlshell, and belts hung with jamgling pieces of pearlshell. A well built, vigorous people in the Wahgi and very friendly. They have never given any serious trouble. A big population in the mountains near Chimbu seem to have moved there recently, for the forest has been only partly cleared. Tall trees grow in the gardens, as on the upper slopes of the Balim Valley. Saw no planted Pandanus in the valleys. The sun was hot on the Highlands, but in the shade it was cool. Country has a temperate and very fertile appearance. At Nondugl extreme maximum temperature is about 85 degrees, minimum 45 degrees. Thursday January 10: To Bulolo with John and his small son, Jonathan, in an official Land Rover with a good native driver. There is a dry dry spell in the inland wet season (this is the dry season at Lae) and the road was in good condition. Winding gravel road. We did the 59 miles in 10 minutes under 3 hours, which was considered good going. Road rises to about 3,500 ft. where it enters the Watut (Snake River?) basin. This largely grassy. Mick Lahey runs cattle, grows poultry and vegetables in the upper part of the valley and apparently is prospering. Lower part of the valley very unstable. Much slumping and slipping on the slopes. Very steep slopes; remarkable terraces along river. Stayed at Pine Lodge Hotel. Really a superior motel with 9 two- room cottages, each room with bath and a big building with dining room, lounge, etc., beautifully pannelled in plywood from the local mill: red cedar, N. G. walnut (Dracontomelum), Elaeocarpus, Papudendron, etc. A good trade exhibit in timbers. After lunch we visited the plymill (Sneddon, manager). Big, very modern, new plant not as yet working to full capacity. Saw the process from the log yard to peelers, gluers, drying, trimming, patching, and packaging. Was most intrigued by the gantry handling of the logs, and in the peeling of the bark and the peeling of the wood of the beautifully straight logs. Many operations are controlled by electric eyes and other electronic devices. There is no packaging of plyboard for the local market. For the Australian market it is done up, about 10-15 sheets to- together in paper. For export to San Francisco it is packed in plywood crates. All Araucaria klinkii being manufactured at present time. After the mill we drove up the slopes to the logging area. Stopped at the log paddock and saw no actual handling of logs. The lower slopes