138 164 They visited Dorothy Thaw at Dept. of Agriculture and after that, Sirica Burger, who was absent; he had his office for a Board meeting. Found from him, however, that a permit had been issued for the effect of one biological collecting. Saw a copy of the Cyprian (Came to me, from a Collector of Fisheries, Jamaica) I discovered that as a condition of export we were required to give the types to the PNG Administration. Then I met Mr. P. of Native Affairs, when I saw from Julian, Govt. Botanist, Port Moresby, The Director Peters. The department had second one "an Cyprian" for export. Julian told me own morning he had visited PNG on a formal paper; his own work in practice confirmed it. He was very careful; spoke many of the advantages of government posts in the Territories. I think this is our 80 now. Finished the morning with a talk with Claude Thompson, who is now acting head of Forests Affairs, who drove me back to the hotel for lunch. After lunch, posted the palaeontologists, for which I have been awaiting an official permit — which is no longer necessary for such things. Rizal of my provisional air lift. Then to Evan Thompson’s (Commissioner of Titles, a something). Office in Town. There “effects” (I was told) when I first saw Mr. Allen. Very cordial. Talked to Tokolos in a forestry matter, especially the preparation of Eucalyptus Cunninghamii & S. Petersen in the Tulloch timber exploitation area. They know, from any work in Queensland, how to regard Cunninghamii. Klinker is still a problem. The former in the better timber, the latter, a new commercial product, has been most published on the market. After McPadden visited Burger. Very reflective. Finally we got around to discussing the export permit his department had issued. The demand for types was a mistake, of course. I do not know