L. 27, P. 7. boys are employed on the several rubber plantations nearby & any scrap of meat they can pick up is so much eaten. Perhaps we'll do better in the camp (next but one) at Barueri Rest House. Sat, Dec. 6. Shivery last night. Catch (besides some half-grown Rattus praetor which I did not keep): 1 Rattus mordax, 1 & Stenomys recurvurus (the third &; I lock the female still); 1 Uromys and 1 Rattus of the brownii or concolor group. The two latter are new for this camp and the least is new to the collection. It was caught among second growth adjoining a native garden. The Uromys was taken in forest. The new rat has the tail black beneath as well as on top, as in R. praetor. Had a note from Godson this morning that rather puts another of my plans out of joint. He can't let me have mules to Tavareri. I have written back to ask for them instead as far as Barueri, as the road that far is said to be not too bad. Also if I can go that far I can take three boys & a couple of days' port & so gym light to the hot caves. But if I can't get to Barueri by mule it will mean doing more scouting for carriers - and carriers seem as scarce as hens' teeth. Sun, Dec. 7. Moved out of rest house to main road (about 3 hours of carrying for my five boys) where Mr Brewster kindly brought his motor truck and took everything in to the store. This in preparation for more to Barueri Rest House some miles E, said more to be either tomorrow or Tuesday. Mr Godson, though he can't let me have mules for the entire trip to Tavareri (the part beyond the rest house being over very bad road), has agreed to let me have mules as far as the rest house on Tuesday. Meanwhile I'm staying with the Brewster who kindly offered me a room. Hope to extract facts from their house tomorrow. The possibility of getting to Efori is not thwart. This