Botanized up the nameless and unmapped creek to the south. Followed it into the hills at about 500 feet. At that elevation were two boggy patches of sago swamp. one of prickly trees the other of smooth. No old trees , but saw where one had been cut for sago several years ago. Creek in the hills is very rocky and falls rapidly. Most interesting plants were ferns, including two Hymenophyllaceawhich gave a mountain appearance to the rocks on which they were massed. My last day in the field before we go into the mountains. One small gray Rattus in traps last night. No shooting. A small goanna in Lionel's meat lure set. Tinker set out for Sewa Bay and Mt. Bwebweso this PM to try to shoot a wallaby. These animals reported to live on that grassy spirit mountain. Tinker instructed to get two local helpers and try for the wallaby early tomorrow morning. Neglected to record a couple of weeks ago the disposition of the boys: Mammals Liklik and Isulele of Morima) Tubuvageta of Goodenough ) Rus Plants Edewawa of Goodenough ) Taugova of Morima ) Galewina of Kalokalo ) Self Insects Kitchen boys Kim of Goodenough Vauvaumela of Kalokalo Spare boy Kwailakwaila of Kalokalo, most of whose time is spent in search of arboreal mammals Sat. April 23: Only threats of rain; day partly overcast. Cloud drift from SE in morning, from E later. Hot in the clearing. In camp working on specimens and organization of cargo for Monday. Last night was good for mammals. Two cuscus, i Petaurus, 2 Pteropus and l Rousettus or small Dobsonia shot by Rus and Lionel. One small brown Rattus in traps Tinker returned from Mt. Bwebweso, feeling"ashamed" at not having got a wallaby on the grass country. He brought from the mountain branched and seedlings of a conifer which looks like Araucaria (allied to A. Cunninghamii). (Dacrydium) The day on which weekly items of rations (meat, tobacco, etc.) are issued to native employees is always "Saturday". Usually the day is Friday. Our issue day is indeed Saturday, and this afternoon about half a dozen young native ladies turned up to share in what was to be had. A friendly island. Sunday April 29: One or two slight showers; much cloud over the mountains; cloud drift variable. No jacking last night. Three of the big bristly brown Rattus and one of the small gray trapped last night by Rus; the first mammals in personal traps. This brings the total to date to 113 mammal specimens of a dozen (perhaps 13) species. Lionel and I spent most of the day in preparation for departure for the mount- ains. We have on latest count 36 loads including carriers' rice. This evening we have fed 38 prospective carriersbrought in by two councillors and a VC from Sewa Bay. A Sawataitai councillor came in this morning, offering help if with carriers if need- ed. If we can't get men, said he, he will bring women. The response in carriers has been fine. All we need now is reasonable weather for what will probably be a rather hard day of travel tomorrow.