Thursday Mar. 22: Another wet morning. More letter writing. Formal application made for release of our cargo from bank. Kelly, Customs man is in measles quarantine & Paul, school mate is acting Collector. El radio about the cargo went to N.T. Monday yesterday. Talked by radioshow with Peter Ryan of B.P. in Thursday & had confirmation of an arrangement for Barr this to meet Rus Filmoni plane on April 6- if Rus arrives in Monday then. Boomer (left). To dinner with Mr. W. Collrell - [illegible] (of Agriculture). Pleasant evening at their house on south shore of island. Boomer was formerly director of the department in P.N.G. Has had experience in Malaya & Tonga. Has two assistants in Tamara. Doing much planting of pilot plot of coffee - mainly arabica, some robusta. Runs extension courses for aboriginal natives from as far distant as the tip. Also concentrating on the growing of dry rice as a native food crop. Mrs. Boomer is a sister of Nick Healy. Boomer speaks of Woodlark Island as having a rich & in some ways peculiar flora, with similarities to country about S.A.M.P.O., or Fiji person ? Friday Mar. 23: Still somewhat rainy in AM; breeze continues SW; many dark cloud over mainland mountains. Tonga released a moved into Bering's bulk store, in same position as 1953. Glass 1/4 of the 17 crates unpacked. Bering's have loaned me two good boys. Called at Collrell-Boomer's office & he loaned me copies of his maps on Woodlark Isl., etc. D.C. Clifton - Barrill. I found my Tamara Study 34 a N. Torossack Archipelago. Tamara wrecks in sultry, but temperature (82°F. May. today) are not too oppressive except in Bering's bulk store, where G. Swaled officiated today. A new arrival at guest house today was a Tonga,