the Brome river report it is too high at 1.28. P. 7 present for us to cross. The village policeman - name Girivi - seems to have more influence than is usually found in Papua. He readily secured some new trips for me to go on to Emoia tomorrow and also loads of yam, sweet potatoes, taro, cucumber, corn. So I saved my rice & fed the boys on local food. Haoro (the resthouse) is in a hollow where no mountains are visible. The village is a mile or so east & on a small hill. Heavy rain from 3pm till midnight. Sat. Jan. 6. Left haoro at 7.15; reached crest of high ridge (3300ft) at 10; and down to Emoia (2400 ft) at 10.45 -- a short morning. I arranged yesterday for 15 carriers to go right through with me & the part off at Sojeri when we get out. This means that I have to buy food for them, but it also means that I shall have only half a dozen to hire at each village. The system seemed to work all night at Emoia: I fed 28 hungry boys at noon today for one stick of taros and 4 tablespoons of salt. The food included sweet potatoes, taro, corn, pineapple, watermelon, cucumber. Have decided to try to reach Kagi tomorrow instead of breaking the journey at Eforji. I see that Adeson did it recently in 6½ hours. His timing was: to Eforji, 2¾hrs; Eforji to Nadumuma 1hr 25 min; Nadumuma to Kagi, 45 min. And it will save me a day each way. The village policeman are respectively, for Emoia, Misimi; for Nadumuna, Iliki; for Kagi, ? The S.D.A. has apparently a firm grip on these people. He arrived on their Sunday (today is Sat.) & the native teacher ringing his bells lustily had every one of them in church three times since our arrival. He is --