FRIDAY, 17 APR. 1953 MENAPI. BOYS BROUGHT IN 2 MELOMYS + A RATTUS. SPENT A.M. MAKING UP BATS + DAY'S CATCH. ANOTHER PERFECT DAY FOR DRYING. KEN FIXED ONE OF KNOCK- DOWN BOXES AFTER I DRIED SKINS IN HEAT OF TENT. PACKED THEM FOR SHIPMENT. 116 STUDY SKINS + SKULLS EXCLUSIVE OF BATS IN FORMALIN. TOTAL 393. DUTCH BOTANIST, DR. R. HOOGLAND, ARRIVED BY FOOT FROM BANIARA. SAME CHAP WE MET ON PLANE - BRISBANE TO PORT MORESBY. HE WATCHED LEN MAKE UP HIS SPEC- IMENS. DENNIS LAMB DROPPED IN TO SEE OUR WORK + STAYED FOR LUNCH. HAS BOAT + TRADING POST OVER NEAR CAFE FRERE. COLLECTED SMALL BAT WITH MY FIRST SHOT (SCOTINUS). BILLY + NIKO BROUGHT IN A SMALL CUSCUS. DAVID + BOYS WENT UP TO BRAIN FOREST NEAR BANAPA. NO LUCK. DAVID + I OUT JACKING IN SCRUB UP HILL FROM MISSION. SAW NOTHING EXCEPT SMALL BATS OVER STREAM BED. SHOT YELL- NAPED FRUIT BAT NEAR CAMP. TRADES BLOWING HARD TONIGHT. LEN HAD A BEER PARTY TONIGHT BEFORE SUPPER - KEN BECAME VERY TALKATIVE + KEPT ASKING "RU" HOOGLAND ABOUT SITUATION IN INDONESIA. BACK TO NORMAL WITH MANY DUTCH STILL ON ISLANDS. GOING TO SLEEP IN MY CHAIR. NEW MOON TONIGHT