L. 24, P. 23. Following a line of stick standing in the water before we could turn and head for Daru. Smoke appeared on the eastern horizon and we thought it was probably the "Nusa" which is about due. But it turned out to be the new boat "Angus" which is to be used as a suply ship by the oil prospecting people who have gone up the river in the "Palma" We didn't get in to Daru until eight thirty. I got the radio and my personal gear off the boat in readiness for the morning. Had a short chat with Beach and then turned in. Fri. Nov 13. Have arranged to take my meals with Beach. Got the wireless up (used the mast left by Archbold to string my aerial to) Then Port didn't call. Could hear him calling other stations but he didn't call me. Well perhaps tomorrow. Very hot. Room temperature as I write (noon) 90. In afternoon went over to see the R. M. Mr. Austin whom we last saw on the "Vailala" at the mouth of the Fly. I wanted to give him the corrected version of Mich Healy's telegram asking for six months stores. Claude Champion was there and they asked me up to Champion's house for tea. Met Mrs. Healy and Mrs. Austin there. Mrs. Champion and Mr. and Mrs. Schlenker who were there I had of course met before. Austin asked me into his house on the way back to look at some photos of the Tully and Tedi River region, just a bit west of the Palmer area where we have been working all this time. Back at Beach's place I found the two men who are running the "Angus!" They have a gang of "alays or Dyaks or something board from Borneo and have to go to Moresby to settle up matters of bringing them to work in Papua. Saturday, Nov. 14. Developed this morning using some of Archbold's aero fix developer and some mouldy old hypo left lying around. Air tempe- rature 75 -- pretty high. The film isn't dry yet, but as far as I can see it is not too bad. Got through all right to Port today. Everything apparently o.k. The "Nusa"came in yesterday bringing as passengers Dr. Vernon, and two men representing Vacuum Oil Co. The latter have a big crowd of Gossiago boys among whom are two of our old boys whom Archbold signed off a couple of months ago. News that "ich Mealy has been appointed to Kerema in the Gulf. Mrs. Healy very pleased at news. Played tennis with the Champions, the Schlenkers. The latter are leaving on the "Nusa" for Moresby. Must be something doing in the oil line up the Fly with these companies scrambling for places there. Percy Hinds is now working for Papuan Oil (which is the local representative of Shell). Played bridge xxxxx in evening up at the Champions'. He leaves on patrol in the Vailala up to Suki Creek on Tuesday. Sun. Nov. 15. Mrs. Healy came down to radio office at 8 a.m.. We got through to Oroville ok and she was able to talk to Mich, he by voice and she by my morse. She leaves today on the "Nusa" for Moresby. Doc. Vernon has asked me up to supper on Tuesday. Mr. Leo Austin author of a number of Ethnological and exploration papers I have the references in my notes elsewhere. Played cribbage with "each in evening. Mon. Nov. 16. No particualr news. The Nusa and the Angas both sailed for Moresby. Getting quite a bit of radio traffic.