MAY Carriers assembled at Pindiu on May 2, and in the early hours of May 3. The carriers were "lined" in front of our rest house and were assigned their loads by MacGowan. A load of 35-40 pounds is the agreed limit for both men and women. Expedition black boxes weighing up to 75-80 pounds were lashed on poles and secured by bush vine; these were two-man or woman loads. Smaller articles such as kitchen gear, shotguns, and large live traps that would not fit into our standard boxes or swag bags were eagerly sought by the younger boys and girls. In all my experi- ence in New Guinea no item of expedition gear has ever "gone bush". It is a joy to live with such honesty, and a credit to the native men and women who became our friends. To the uninitiated the "lining" of carriers is a scene of confusion, but, with an experienced man in charge like MacGowan, the good-natured grabbing for the lightest loads soon resolves itself and the carriers break for the trail often chanting and shouting as they go. Since it is very difficult to appraise the quality of camp sites when talking to people who are not naturalists, we decided to make our way towards the lower reaches of the Mongi River following trails connecting the established villages. The vicinity of each village is much too disturbed to be of any value to a collecting expedition, but we hoped to find a suitable site between villages. Our route from the rest house on the Pindiu ridge led south "across the grain" of the drainage system. The carrier line left at 9:00 A.M. We still required about 20 additional men for two-man loads. The natives at Pindiu have reached the degree of sophistication where they were no longer interested in trade tobacco and news- print as payment for services. Hard money, in this case, the silver shilling,