166 MON. 15 JUNE 1953 199 TOP CAMP. ANOTHER BUSY DAY AT THE TABLE. LENS IMP WAS OUT SYUK AGAIN - 3 MELOMYS, 1 WY-B. RATTUS 4 & GRB. RATTUS - OUT OF 12 TRAPS! I HAD 1 MELOMYS & 3 RATTUS & THE 3 BOYS E + KIM 1. A TOTAL OF 15 WITH DAVID'S CUSCUS. SKINNING WENT WELL. IT STARTED MY STUDY SKINS AFTER LUNCH. THE NATIVE CAT FROM YESTERDAY MADE UP VERY WELL. HE IS LARGER THAN ANY OF THE 14 LISTED IN SHOW MAYER. THE 2 FLOWER- FLOWER BOYS, JIMMY, & THE 2 BUG-BUG BOYS WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN COLLECTING TRIP TO THE RIVER TODAY. NO MAMMALS BUT LEN'S BOYS FOUND A NEW PALM. MY THREE WENT UP TO THE SCRUB BEYOND THE MANERU RIDGE THIS P.M. TO SET THEIR TRAPS. BRAND NEW TERRITORY. WE MAY HAVE A BIG CATCH TOMORROW. ELEVATION ABOUT 2430 M. - 2.00 M. ABOVE THIS CAMP & ABOUT 3/4 MILE N.E. BY E. OF HERE. LEN WANDERED AROUND IN THE A.M. TAKING BLACK & WHITE PICTURES INCLUDING ONE OF MYSELF, DAVID & ISLELE HUNTING FOR FLEAS ON THE CUSCUS. HE SPENT THE P.M. DEVELOPING THE ROLL. CAME OUT FAIRLY WELL. KIM TOOK 2 STEEL TRAPS TO PUT IN A WALLABY PAD. ONE OF THE MELOMYS TODAY IS THE LARGEST I HAVE EVER SEEN - JUST OVER 300 MM. NO WORD FROM KEN IN SOME TIME BUT WE ARE EXPECTING CARRIERS NEXT SUNDAY. NO HACKING TONIGHT. BAITED MY NATIVE CAT SET AGAIN. FRESH BAKED BREAD TODAY. MAIL MAY COME SOON SINCE THE DISTRICT PATROL OFFICER IS DUE IN BINIGUNI IN A DAY OR SO. NEW MOON OVER THE HILL TONIGHT.