Friday April 30: The event most recording is a hunt last night by the two Hollandss, George and Van in the savanna forests some miles west of camp. They separated after driving out, old Dick and George walking home across country, for no results, and the others returning by truck and bring- ing 2 bandicoots, 1 wallaby, 5 spp. of frogs and a lizard or so. The bandicoots were Isoodon, probably different species, and the first of this group taken here. Nothing remarkable in a good haul of plants from down the Laradenya Creek to about a mile or a little more from camp. The common Pandanus (18552) of the savanna forests was collected. Also Garuga floribunda (18551), which exudes a resin used by the blacks for cementing spear heads. Have started collecting sterile material of savanna trees which are not in flower or fruit. The trees and the ground plants of the open country have different reproductive seasons: most of the former being sterile now (bloodwood has buds which should open in a few days) while nearly all of the latter are fertile. Saturday May 1: A very good morning in the field for plants yielded 186 sets of 31 numbers. Cycled down the Tuckanoo road to the crossing of the Lara- denya, somewhat over 2 miles, and collected on moist to wet teatree flats, and in small islands of black teatree scrub, which front the creek to a depth of about 1/4 mile on the north side. Among many small herbs was a Centrolepis (18587), 2 Ericaulon spp., and 2 spp. of blad- derworts. I now have for this locality 9 or 10 spp. of Utricularia. Bailey, in his Catalogue, published in 1909, listed 16 spp. for the whole of Queensland. A good day for Geoff was topped off by a night hunt which gave him a nice collection of spiders, got with the aid of a jacklamp. A regular bust up with the boys this afternoon. Reason - weekend work. They don't like it. Further, they have been too well fed by the cook. Their hides are fairly shining. What more does a blackfellow want? His belly full, and a shady tree? Our work must if possible go on seven days a week. At the end of last week the boys were told this by me and all three agreed to work Sundays for extra pay and take time off to visit their village when convenient for us. This afternoon Bob and Robert insisted on going home to Cowal Ck. Mission, and that was that. Old Moreton thought of quitting too but decided to stay, and departed for the mission, a couple of hours behind the others, carrying a letter to the head of the mission asking for more boys. Was sorry to lose Robert, but evidently he and Bob had been schem- ing for several days, and during that time his work had deteriorated. Bob was leader in the disaffection; Robert followed his lead. About last Monday Bob developed a sore leg and was excused all duties that involved walking. Thursday he asked me if I would send him to hospital for treatment. Friday morning his leg was miraculously well, and in the evening he came to me to ask for the weekend off: his leg then being in good shape for the 17-mile walk to the mission. Realizing that we cannot expect them to keep constantly on the job, especially when in their home territory, I offered time off when we return from a trip planned for Newcastle Bay. But they were determined to go today, and they went.