Thurs. 19 Mar. 1953 SAMARAI. OUR LAST DAY HERE. OUR EXPEDITION BOXES + EQUIPMENT + FOOD LOADED IN A.M. ON 55' GOVILAN (CAPACITY 30 TONS), S/S SINKIANG LEFT FOR NORTH. MET "MICK" BUZZETTIN FROM MACKAY. HE KNOWS "JETTY JOE McLOUGHLIN VERY WELL. RUNS A BARGE. TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN A "STRIPED TIGER-CAT" ONE DAY'S WALK N. OF COEN, NEAR HEAD OF LOCKHARD RIVER, 8 MILES E. OF BUSH TRACK, OPEN FOREST. MET NOEL ALEXANDER - ONE OF KENS FRIENDS LOADING BOGS FOR BR. HAS 75 BOYS WORKING FOR HIM. GEOFF & I HAD OUR LAST HAIRCUTS AT 4:1 P.M. HALF-CASTE BARBER (TOM ENGLISH) IN BACK OF I.C.'S OFFICE (3/0 = 36$). WALKED 1/2 WAY AROUND ISLAND TO OUR HOUSE. MET THE D.C. MICK HEALY - SAID GOODBYE. HE MAY VISIT US ON CAPE VOGEI. MET A MICK RUSSELL WHO SAID HE HAS SEEN SMALL BATS ON SAMARAI - ALSO AT KWATO MISSION ON Q. ISLAND. LEFT MEDICAL BOOK AT HOSPITAL. LEN & GEOFF & KEN INVITED TO MILLER'S FOR DINNER. HAM, DUCK, DRESSING, GRAVY, ONIONS, POTATOES, HOT CINNAMON APPLESAUCE, DELICIOUS AUSTRALIAN WHITE WINE, VANILLA PUDDING ON WHITE WITH RUM, CRIME, A GINGER BEER. A WONDERFUL EVENING UNTIL THE O.P. RUM STARTED TAKING ITS TOLL. GUESTS LEFT AT 1:45 A.M. (G. TOOK ANOTHER SPILL BRUISED HIS NOSE & FOREHEAD AGAIN (LOOKS A WRECK TODAY BUT NOTHING BROKEN).) LEARNING OUR BOYS' NAMES: JIMMY - HEAD BOY - TALL + WITH A DIGNITY HARKING IN OTHERS; DAVID - KENS PERSONAL BOY; KIMI - OUR COOK (LAST Z SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH); SIGIMUTU - SMILES, HAS BIG SCAR ON CHEST; NIHO - TALL, A LITTLE SURLY; LIT LIK, RINGWORM ON ARM; ISILELE, SMALL BOY; LOSIMA, FROM GOODENOUGH - ALL OTHERS FROM FERGUSON. 3 MORE: LOCAL + ? 2 FLYING FOXES NEAR MILLER'S (COHULATING + SQUEALING) - VERY BROAD STRAW YELLOW MANTLE, LARGE, BEAUTIFUL STAR NIGHT.