158 SUN. 7 JUNE 1953 207 TOP CAMP. A PEACEFUL DAY UNTIL 10:30 A.M. WHEN DAVID, LIK LIK, T SILLE ARRIVED BACK IN CAMP AFTER CLIMBING TO MANEAU SUM- MIT TO PICK UP THEIR 60 TRAPS. 7 GRAY-BELLIED RATTUS AND! A PIGMY POSSUM (EUDROMICIA) - OUR FIRST ON THE EXPEDITION + THE FIRST ONE IN THE FLESH I HAVE EVER SEEN, ARBOREAL + HARD TO TRAP - NONE ON CAPE YORK EXP. NOW HAVE 13 SPECIES FOR THIS CAMP - POSSIBLY MORE IF THE RATTUS & MELOMYS CAN BE DIVIDED. TRAPPED ON GROUND AMONG TREE ROOTS. LABEL FOR ABOVE TO READ: MT. MANEAU (MANEAU RANGE) - SUMMIT AREA - MOSSY FOREST 25 M BELOW SUMMIT. BOYS SKINNED CATCH AFTER LUNCH AND MADE THEM UP BEFORE SUPPER. REBATED TRAPS (20 RAT + 6 CONCEALED STEEL); BOYS HAVE 60 Mus. SPEC. + 10 CONCEALED STEEL - ALL IN FOREST CLOSE TO CAMP. TOMORROW WILL TRAP BEECH FOREST ON BACK TRACK. AT 11 A.M. 2 RUNNERS WITH MAIL ARRIVED! 2 LETTERS FROM MOTHER APR. 19 + MAY 14; 2 FROM MAY APR. 19 (MAILED 20TH FROM PHIL. BY FRIENDS); 1 FROM ROYAL BANK (BOUGHT 25 MORE SHARES AT 831. PESOS); 1 FROM STAN GRIERSON - WHICH I HAVE ANSWERED. ALSO A RADIOGRAM FROM BUNTINGS ADVISING THAT OUR STORES FOR NEXT 2 CAMPS ARE COMING OUT BY BOAT SOON. MAIL DAY IS ALWAYS A HAPPY EVENT. HAD WRITTEN K. IN A.M. BEFORE MAIL CAME. ENCLOSED DIARY PPI. THRU JUNE 6 (#128). LETTERS ALSO TO C.D. BROWN & LORDS + TO ROYAL BANK. NO JACKING TONIGHT. LETTER WRITING INSTEAD. I HEARD BUT DID NOT SEE A '2ND. SP. OF B. OF P.' IN FOREST. GEOFF AND I FEEL FINE TODAY AFTER OUR CLIMB. WE FOUND OUT TODAY (G. REC'D. A PROGRAM) THAT WE HAD CELEBRATED THE WRONG DAY FOR CORONATION! (ACTUALLY ON THE 2ND). DON'T KNOW HOW G. SLIPPED UP ON THAT ONE! WE STILL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. ALSO MAILING 2 MANEAU ROLLS OF FILM TO TODAR. ONLY 10: P.M. TIME FOR ANOTHER LETTER OR TWO. SAW SCRUB HENS IN FOREST TODAY. HAVE GOLL. A FEW MONTHS FOR G. INTENT TONIGHT.