Viewing page 49 of 56

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

94
& I was so tired last night that I didn't even have yangona. Read a bit & chattered with Eason & went early to bed. Its now a thick & rainy morning & I sit writing in Eason's study. One of his little serving boys has just bought me morning tea & cake. What price comfort in southern Lau?!!!!!
As you know I planned on several days work here but (damn it!) Willy & I finished all the remaining ls. coast yesterday! I found only a few corals, Edward. They are not molds but most are somewhat worn & I am not sure whether they wd be much good to you or not. In addition to the costal exposure of the basal beds I climbed where I could & on the way back (overland) I examined the
[[end page]]
[[start page]]
95
interior lss. in many places. Found nothing except forams & algae nodules in the interior stuff but along the coast I got some beautiful mollusks - one a perfect [[underlined]] spondylus [[/underlined]] 5" in diameter. Some of the beds near sea level are real [[underlined]] algal lss [[/underlined]] - 1/2 to 3/4 of the rock being made up of bumpy nodules of concentrically banded lime - just like the [[underlined]] Litholhammar [[/underlined]] nodules we collected on the Suva flats.
So, I'm afraid I have worked myself out of a job & I'm not due to leave here till Monday or Tues (this is Thurs).
My plans have altered again. Had a letter from the chou at Naian & he will [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] take me into Suva as he has not had his regular overhaul & licence & fears the harbor master would grab him! The [[underlined]] Ademoci [[/underlined]] is overdue never & has to tour