THURS., MAR. 18, 1948 Mossman Hydro Station Harold Lane promised to have his linesman look in the crack in the electric light pole under the lead capping to see if bats were still there. They were! A new species for the expedition - H free-tailed bats. He arrived with them in a burlap bag - they are tiny animals without much hair & heavy forward-pointing ears - large mouth. Only 2 Rattus in traps last night, but I had fun enveloping the small pademelon of the night before - saved the skeleton. Made up one bat also. Brought in the rocky path to pool trap line - except for marsupial mouse set. Banana baited some traps near intake with H. Lane. We went hunting together - tried the Tauri Pine Trail. Saw bandicoot - no shot. Found small pademelon - shot with No. 6 - not much effect - hopped into scrub at side of trail. Saw Lane off. Went out yacking again, down rocky trail to pool & home by wagon track. Finally decided to return to pine tree. I found pademelon in path again + this time secured him with No. 2 shot - a fine young ♂. The bandicoot I saw earlier went hopping off into the woods squeaking at every hop. To bed at 1:30 A.M. after pouring metho in abdomen of pademelon. The pine - 16 ft. in circum. - was used as a landmark by early tin miners in their trips up the gorge prospecting.