L. 15, P. 1 Thursday, Apr. 30. For the past couple of days have all been occupied in getting things sorted out and packed up for the trip up the Fly River on the Maera. She was due this afternoon from Moresby, but up to now has not put in an appearance. The plane brought a new radio set back with it the other day which seems to work well - at least we are able to work Port Moresby with it. It is run on the old generator, and now the generator itself is beginning to act up a bit. But I suppose Rogers will overhaul it and get it in good shape to be taken up-river. The night before last we were all (in fact all of Daru) bedden to a party at Dr'l Vernon's. The Doc. is going away on a trip to the Bamu River shortly in the "Veriveri", and invited everybody as a farewell gesture. Last night we had him to supper w'th us. Tonight we all go up for the evening to the Champions' place, and tomorrow I am going out to "eydens' for supper and (I suppose) bridge. My boys have now reached the stage where they not only set traps and catch specimens and skin them as far as the "making up" stage, but in the last two days I have started lessons in the final making up of skins. Two of them have taken hold very quickly and I have good hopes for the other two. Spent a good part of today getting a tracing of Champion's map which he prepared from data gathered during his flights with us. That is Claude Ivan Champion. Ivan's brother and his wife are the couple whom we visit this evening. By this time Ivan Champion with his companion Adamson must be well up the Bamu on the "Vailala" by which they traveled from here, and ready to transfer to canoes. Woodward the Resident Magistrate of Daru is with them but returns here on the Vailala.