31 Days MAY 1959 5th Month THUNDERSTORM BEAUTIFUL DAY, IN LATE P.M. 7 THURSDAY 127-238 56 GURAKOR LUTH. MISSION 1 MELOMYS, 1 RATTUS EX. COURIER CAME IN WITH MAIL TODAY. LETTER FROM K. DATED APR. 30. ALSO NOTE FROM MARGARET GILLIARD SAYING GOOD- BYE + SENDING ME A PACKET OF 5 BATS COLLECTED BY FATHER OTTO SHELLEY IN BIG CAVE N. OF MADANG. ALAN WHITE (FOREST CADET) SENT ME 3 POGONOMYS FOUND IN A TREE WHILE LOGGING NEAR OOMSIS CREEK. ALSO MUSEUM MEMO STATING NEW POLICY ON DIRECTOR, JR. PARR IS BEING ITICKED UPSTAIRS - AS A SENIOR SCIENTIST. K. HAS MY LETTERS + PICTURES. PACKED ZAGLOSSUS + A FEW OTHER SKINS - I EXP. BOX FULL - TO SEND TO LAE TOMORROW BY COURIER. WROTE K., H.+M., 4:P.M. OVERCAST, STEADY RAIN FROM 8 FRIDAY 128-237 57 GURAKOR L.M. 2 RATTUS + 1 Y.G. ECHYMIPERA IN TRAPS (70 RATS, 3 LIVE; 3 NETS) FINISHED UP POGONOMYS SKINS FROM YESTERDAY. ALL TRAPS IN. HOWEVER, MICK LEAHY, RICHARD, TIMOTHY, PHILIP, + MEGAN JANE CAME BY TO REPORT ON JOHN COLLINS. GIVEN MORPHINE TO EASE PAIN LAST NIGHT. BIOTICS TAKING EFFECT TODAY - BETTER. WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL BEFORE MONDAY, SO WE HAVE TWO MORE DAYS HERE. VERY SLOW FOR MAMMALS. 43 RAT TRAPS OUT, 3 LIVE, 3 NETS. 1 RAT ONLY, HAND-NET- TED 1 EMBALLONURA, 1 BOY 1 OTHER, BOUGHT 1 MINIOPTERUS. OUT FOR FLYING FOXES! UNTIL 10: UP AT 11:30 - MISSED. UP AT 2:45 A.M., SHOT 1 DOBSONIA, VERY NEAR HOUSE. SAME PATTERN, CLOUDS, SOME SUN. 9 SATURDAY 129-236 58 GURAKOR L.M. HARRY ROTHWELL (VET.) WHOM I MET AT KILA STOPPED IN ON HIS WAY TO LAE AFTER AN INSPECTION AT ZENAG (CATTLE). A MR. WATKINS WITH HIM. A YOUNG GERMAN DAIRY MAN, MR. STIMM, WHO WORKED AT LUTH. MISS. FARM AT MALAHANG ALSO HERE FOR A VISIT. RETURNING TO GERMANY. MADE UP FOX AND A FEW BATS, ONLY 1 MELOMYS IN TRAPS. RICHARD L. BROUGHT ME A LARGE CARPET SNAKE YESTERDAY - KILLED ON ROAD AFTER EATING CHICKEN, SHINNED + PICKLED IT. TOOK PICTURES OF LEAHY FAMILY VERY BEAUTIFUL A.M. SHOWERS P.M. 10 SUNDAY 130-235 59 GURAKOR L.M. TOOK ADVANTAGE OF CLEAR DAY FOR A FEW PICTURES AROUND THE STATION. I COULD SEE THE HIGH, MASSIVE OUTLINE OF THE MTS. OF HUON PENINSULA FOR FIRST TIME. PREPARED SPECIMENS UNTIL 9:45 WHEN MR. HORROTT CALLED TO TAKE LEN + ME TO NATIVE CHURCH IN GURAKOR, SINGING + SERMON IN LUTH. NATIVE TONGUE SUNDAY DINNER + TEA WITH MR. H (MRS. H. ILL). 60 TRAPS, 3 LIVE, -1 MELOMYS. KNOCKED DOWN A FEW BATS LAST NIGHT, 1 SHOT. PACKED FOR MOVE TOMORROW.