July-4 making up the Zaglossus study skin. R.D.M. Cleland, the son of the Administrator, Sir Donald Cleland, was at the Patrol Officer's home for a visit, and showed great interest in the work of the Expedition. In spite of a shortage of carriers at Pindiu, Grierson and I left on July 22 for the village of Berakwaiyu at 9:30 A.M. where we arrived in the rain at 2:30 P.M.(elevation 4,900 feet). A second day of carrying took us to Yapang (elevation 3,050 feet) where we stayed on July 23 waiting for MacGowan and his carriers to arrive; MacGowan came in with the cargo at 3:00 P.M. Bat shooting was good at dusk. On July 25 we had a surplus of carriers and we passed through the village of Nengi and arrived at Lalang (elevation 4,500 feet) before noon. July 26, Sunday and heavy rain, a combination which discouraged carriers from leaving their villages. July 27 saw us with enough carriers to reach Podzerong, and finally Avenggu (elevation 5,300 feet) at 1:30 P.M. For several days we had been following the height of ground far above the Kua River making for its steep northern head wall. Avenggu was the jumping off point for the broad divide between the Kua River and the upper reaches of the Mongi River. Heavy rain kept us in Avenggu July 28, but on July 29, even though there was light rain, the carriers left at 8:00 A.M. for the longest and most difficult carry of the expedition. The track was often root-covered and slippery as it climbed to the height of land at 8,300 feet. However, there was much of interest to distract us from our footing. We passed our first Rhododendron mac_________ at 5,200 feet. All the way from 5,400 feet in kunai grass to 7,000 feet the rain encouraged the humus frogs ( ) to call almost continuously. We collected as many as we could during our rest stops, never