HOLLANDIA July 6th Today the Menajk came in with iur gasoline--a case-oil boat of a little over 2000 tons as I found out from the ship's papers. These were being handed from hand to hand; 8 officers and 30 men and one black ship's cat they had on board. They wanted to throw it overboard in the water and, tied to special strings, tow it to the side of the dock and deliver it there. This they did with the gas for the Government--87 octanes in 44 gal. drums-- but we had ours unloaded onto the barge; 198 drums (10 gal.) one trip. The plane arrived from P.M. about 3 PM--over clouds from Aramia to near Cyclops-- didn't see country--crossed range at 5700 meters. This PM Hoagland came down with telegram that Bantam on an island 90 miles west. Wanted 200 kg rice brought out. R.A. made plans to send ship out first thing in AM. (R.A. was laid up during stay in port with boil on hip--still bad, can't walk much and can't fly) Dyaks day off because of boy who died yesterday. Ebele sent down new, short-haired cuscus from Cyclops and 2 scrub-hens eggs. July 7th In AM up shotijy after $--plane left daylight, reached ship in about 40 minutes. Rogers says it is high and dry on sand bank; ran square on. Plane brought back Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and two sons, boys of 14-15 or so, and two very sick natives, one with malaria and pneumonia. This upset radio building as sets not ready yet so did not go in to Teerink. A field radio left with Bantam--contacted them at 4 PM--no message. Mr. Jacons and sons visited us in PM over coffee-- asked to bring Mrs. Jacobs down to see store. Mr. Abele sent down another grey cuscus alive, a spotted one alive, a fïeld rat (bandicoot) alive, 2 ducks, a rambler's egg and a lizard. The two boys arrived in rain with ducks lashed to pole.