TUES, 28 APR, 1953 MENAPI. WORD HAS COME BY RADIOGRAM THAT THE "RURU" HAS BEEN REPAIRED & WILL BE HOME THIS SUNDAY. WE COULD LEAVE FOR BALAWA NEXT MONDAY. B. IS OUR JUMP- ING OFF POINT FOR MANERO. FATHER CHISHOLM RETURNED TODAY AFTER A WALKABOUT UP INTO THE HILLS, FINALLY FOUND MY BAT (OR AT LEAST THE BLOW FLIES FOUND IT) NOTHING NEW - MINIOPETERUS. ANOTHER BANDICOOT IN MY TRAPS. DENNIS CAUGHT A RAT IN HIS HOUSE. BOYS BROUGHT IT IN 2 MELOMYS. REPACKED ALL AMMO BOXES FOR VARIOUS CAMPS. DAVID OUT HACKING EARLY A.M. - NOTHING. HE ISILELE LOOKED ALL MORNING FOR THE CUSCUS BUT COULD NOT FIND. LIK-LIK HELPED SHIN. PACKED A FEW MORE FOXES THIS P.M. WILL RUN THE DRYING OVEN TO- MORROW TO SEE IF I CAN GET SKINS READY FOR SAMARAI. SKULLS DRY. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WRAP & REPACK ALL BATS IN FORMALIN. HAVE BEEN TRYING OUT ORANGE JUICE POW- DER (DEHYDRATED) - NOT VERY GOOD. MOLLY SPILLER SENT UP A BATCH OF HER WONDERFUL CUPCAKES TODAY. WE HAD THEM FOR A.M. & P.M. TEA. WILL HAVE 2 EMPTY AMMO CASES TO PACK SKULLS IN. DAVID & I WERE WING- SHOOTING FOR BATS BUT WE WERE NOT ON THE BEAM TO- NIGHT. LEN HAD BOYS BRING IN SEVERAL STAGHORN FERNs TODAY FOR AILSA. FERN IS VERY LARGE & QUITE DECORATIVE. FAIR ALL DAY, FULL MOON.