Craig says there are no wallabies on Sudest; "ringtail possums" are there, also rats; natives do not hunt in the mountains. Visited Izod in hospital. He described what appeared to be Bactylopsila for Normanby Island. Izod came to Papua from England in 1911; an engineer or skipper of a small vessel, he was on the Vallala River when oil was first found by a hand drill about 1916. According to Craig the "gum" exported from Sudest and Rossel is from a species of kauri pine (Agathis). Womersley says it is from Vatica papuena, a dipterocarp. Craig states that he sent a sample of the gum tree timber to Sydney, and it was reported on unfavorably as a commercial timber (a soft, yellowish wood). Tuesday, March 27; Strong, northerly breeze at times; hot; little cloud. Morning spent in reorganization of collecting supplies, and waterproofing pack clothes. If afternoon went with Dusty and Ailsa to Burrough's slip on Sariba Island on Bunting's "Kadeluma" (Rogea for old woman". The "Crystal Star" (65 footer) being rebuilt for Bunying at this slipway. Dusty pointed out a spot on the mainland, across China Strait from Sariba, where the Eichhorn Brothers lived and where there is a small coconut plantation. One of the brothers said to be buried there. Wed. March 28: Not so much norther today; and very hot out of the shade and the breeze. Lost much sweat at work in Bunting's godown. Have gone about as far as I can in reorganizing gear. Now there is floor space, I can order foodstuffs abd get them placed in spare [illegible] field boxes which we will return full of specimens. Being unable to open the back of my new Zenith portable radio set, for insertion of the battery, I took it around to the radio technician, , who opened the thing at once and gave advice on running it. A map on the wall in the shop was stuck with 35 or 38 teleradio stations in the Samarai area, four or five pink pins indicating stations presently out of order or unattended. People who have only receiving sets, such as ourselves, have important messages broadcast to them at 8;65 and 11;15.A.M. This service is free. There is no licensing fee for a receiving set. Thursday, March29: Another hot day; breeze holds from ca. north; slight showers in afternoon. With W. Cottrell-Dormer, his wife, a Miss Kemp who is a visiting Girl Guide Commissioner, Liddle (Native Authority expert visiting from Rabaul) Peter Seekey, A.D.C. Samarai, and Assistant Agriculturist John Wallace on the Govt. launch to Kuiaro Agriculturist and extension school on the mainland opposite Samarai. Established within the last two years, the station has buildings which used to belong to Burrough the ship-master who is now on Sariba Island. Student body varies from about 45 to 60, mostly from eastern Papua and islands, but some from as far as the Sepik River. Emphasis is on Rice culture and the establishment of pilot plots of robusta and arabica coffee. A little Coffee liberica also being planted. Coffee seeds germinated on top of ground, under a grass mulch, then transplanted to individual baskets which are placed on benches under shade houses. Pepper also being established at Kuriaro; some tea is planted; peanuts also being emphasized as a food crop. Students taught the laying out of coffee plantings (10 foot spacings, on the triangle system), and contour planting with the aid of what is called an A frame and plumb-bob. Each student makes his own rice-hulling mortar of yellowish-red Pterocarpus indicus wood) and winnowing basket of split rattan. Much attention given to leguminous cover crops and shade plants (Lucasum, Crotalaria , pigeon pea, etc.) for coffee. After a demonstration of rice hulling and winnowing, and inspections of the plantings, we went across to Kwato Mission to drop the non-agricultural members of the party, then landed on Rogea Island, opposite Kwato across a narrow strait. A native cooperative store there, a government school for natives; also a newly established coffee nursery. Thence about half hour or more walk east behind the coast to a pilot plot of robusta coffee, owned