L. 25, P. 1. Sunday, Nov. 22 1936. Talking with Oroville camp this morning by wireless, I learned that the month has been very dry there, only three inches of rain having fallen. That makes it appear that the wet weather which we have had lately on the coast has not yet reached them. It is fine again today here. The rain having lasted from about the 18th until last night. Went out to dinner with Austins' last night. Doc. Vernon was also there. Spent afternoon working out maps with Austin. Mon. Nov. 23, 1936. Today the "Goodwill" is supposed to go across to Gaima and get Brass and Rand. They ought to reach here tomorrow. Tues. Reading A. R. Wallace " Island Life". At midsummer at B River Camp I set my barometer at 100 meters. Here in Daru it averages 50 meters. So about 50 meters or 150 feet will have to be deducted from all my altitude readings. The zero meter mark is even with 74.5 cms. The "Goodwill" got in about eight oclock. Wed. Nov. 25. Talked to Oroville at 6.30. They want limes and coconuts sent up by the "Ronald S". Thur. Nov. 26 Fri. Nov. 27. The "Palma" from up the Fly with oil prospecting party and the Ronald S from Moresby came in today. Nicholson on board the latter to put new crankshaft in the "Maira". Sat. Nov. 28. Radio went on the blink today again. Couldn't get off telegram to Archbold. Hope get it away Monday morning before we leave for the Wassi Kussa River. Sun. Nov. 29. The "Ronald S" left at 6 this morning for Oroville. We were ready to leave on Monday Dec. 1. but the ship with our stores on her came in and we decided to wait and get them. That caused us to miss the tide, so we only got away Tuesday. The "Goodwill" made an un- eventful trip to the Western end of Saibai Island, having stopped at Mabaduane to pick up a pilot on the way. Pilot proved to be one of the men who collected for us while Brass and I were there last April. A quiet night at anchor. Wed. Dec 3rd we got up anchor about six, passed Dauan Island, a mass of granite some 700 feet high, sight the Three Brothers Islands far to the south. Reached th entrance to the Mai Kussa (Kussa means river). Worked steadily up it. Wide, deep, tidal. Exposure of what appeared to be limestone about five miles up from the mouth on the Strechan Island side. About five oclock passed the mouth of a wide river entering from the east. and a few minutes later reached the creek on which the village of Yaro is placed, a few score of yards up from its mouth. No people to be seen when we went ashore, but later a man and his wife and child were met. The rest were away somewhere. We wanted to find a man named Gainde, but he was away somewhere. He is supposed to be quite a power here and would have been helpful in locating packers. Next morning, Thur. Dec. 3. Started about seven, down the SW arm and reached the junction of this river we are on with the Wassi Kussa about 7.45. Turned up-river and reached the present place, Tarara at 9.50. Village again completely deserted. We are occupying the Gov't rest- house and several of the cottages. Got everything ashore, radio up, and 160 traps out among the four boys. Had Norman Gordon and Twyman for supper with us, they intending to leave in the morning.