April-3 in good weather; the steep-sided valleys and the densely forested ridges of the Rawlinson Range gave promise of excellent collecting and much hard walking. The Rawlinson Range rises abruptly from the northern coast of the Huon Gulf, and roughly parallels the east-west coastline. The southern aspect of the Range shows no sign of native population. The upper elevations of this range (Mt. Rawlinson, 2,270 meters, is the highest peak) are usually in cloud, so that aircraft headed for Pindiu fly east along the coast until the lower course of the Mongi River is sighted. The turbulent, boulder-filled Mongi, which has its source in the high eastern peaks of the Saruwaged Mountains, is the longest river on the Huon Peninsula. The Mongi is then followed upstream (north) until the Pindiu airstrip on the west side of the river comes into view. Two major tributaries, the Bulum and the Kua Rivers, which join the Mongi from the west, are passed during the flight. We were met at Pindiu by Patrol Officer Ron Willard and Mrs. Willard (sister of James Sinclair, then Assistant District Officer at Wau, whom L. J. Brass and I met on the 1959 expedition). The grass house on the ridge overlooking the airstrip, formerly the home of the Patrol Officer, was offered to the Expedition for the duration of its stay in Pindiu. Most New VISITING ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL ON TOUR AND OTHER Guinea villages have what is called a "House Kiap"for visitors.house. L.c. The house at Pindiu had a thatched roof and plaited bamboo walls and partitions. A good timber house near the airstrip, for bulk supplies and for sleeping quarters for our native staff, was also made available. We returned to Lae before noon on April 16, covering in thirty minutes flying time a distance which a carrier line would have taken nearly a week to negotiate. MacGowan flew to Pindiu in Laurence Crowley's twin-engined Piper Aztec with the second lot of cargo on the morning of April 20. Grierson and Tobram followed with additional supplies on an afternoon flight in poor weather. Hoogland and I flew to Pindiu on April 21 with the remaining cargo.