Visited the Australian Museum (Govt. of New South Wales) in afternoon. Old fashioned glass cases crammed with faded and dusty ani- imals, etc. Only a few habitat groups and these crude and mostly small. The mammal and bird collection are being reorganized according to a notice. Some halls closed off. Attendance fairly good. A lot of new Australians, smelling of garlic, liquor and wine. A telephone summons to appear at Qantas office next door. Found that some smart individual made a mistake when I reported in and finalized my booking for San Francisco this morning and put me down for tomorrow's flight instead of Wednesday's. Was called in for confirmation of this booking. The error has been rectified. Dropped in to the saloon bar of the hotel to see the TV show (introduced in Australia about last November). As close an imitation of raucous, slapstick U. S. showmanship as they can achieve. Have heard reports that TV is not going well in Australia; sales of sets far under expectations. No wonder. Tuesday January 29: Tried again (at David Jones') to get cash- mere sweaters. Stocks not yet open. Then to the Botanic Gardens. Talked with Anderson (director), Mair (2 1/CO, Miss Tindale (ferns)), Johnston, etc. Anderson, a man who "has not aged well" according to Stan Blake; has done only administration work for years. Mair in early middle age; slender man with small moustache; rather nervous manner but easy and friendly to talk to ; was 1/c Botanic Gardens, Darwin, later as an agricultural officer with the Australian forces in New Guinea, growing vegetables at Garoka, etc. He showed me about the gardens after morning tea. Tindale, perhaps in late thirties, seems competent. Johnston's a queer type with narrow head, gingery beard, but bare upper lip. Is perhaps as unorthodox in his taxonomy. Is doing a revision of Casuarina, in part for Flora Masesiana. Has split the group into two genera, largely on the position of the stomata in the twigs, as far as I can make out. Herbarium of ca. 600,000 sheets is overcrowded; all material in white cardboard boxes. Types and a set of Banks and Solander specimens segregated from the rest of the collection and kept in the directors room. Out to the Australian Museum after lunch to call on Troughton, who was away. Then tried to see Whitley (fishes), who could not be found. Troughton at the Anzus conference in New Zealand; Joyce Vickery of the Botanic Gardens also at the conference. Saw the "Isotopes for Industry". Exhibition of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission in Maritime Services Building on Circular Quay. Films and exhibits showed use of isotopes and equipment. Was fascinated by the capabilities of a master-slave manipulator, with which a needle could be picked up and beads threaded. Good attendance of all ages, ranging from "housewives to scientists", according to the receptionist. Wednesday January 30: Left Mascot Airport for San Francisco by Qantas at 12:20 P. M. (Super Constellation "G"). Only 10 passengers on the