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this part) to the village of Budut (" Budu " in the ' Malay 

 Archipelago'). We preferred to make a detour to the south 

 by following up the Sutu stream to the village of Tebedu, and 

 thence to its source in Mt. Merinjak, which was reported to be 

 a large climbable mountain covered with virgin jungle. 



We reached Tebedu that evening, and endured the dance 

 performance once more before turning in. Next day we set out 

 for Mt. Merinjak, intending to choose a suitable spot for a camp 

 before moving there nest day. The Tebedu Dayaks said we 

 should get there in half an hour. Two hours' hot trudge 

 through shadeless secondary growth brought us to Temong, a 

 large village where welcome coconuts fortified us for the re- 

 mainder of that "half hour" to the mountain. A good hour's 

 walk brought us to the foot, and as the Temong Dayaks told us 

 there was good water some way up the hill, we took their word 

 for it and started on the three hours' return journey. The 

 Resident turned up shortly after our arrival there, having taken 

 eight hours to come up from Tabekang in a boat. His arrival 

 served as an excuse for another dance in the evening. 



May 19///. — We all set out for Temong in the morning, 

 followed by a long train of Dayaks carrying our baggage. At 

 Temong they tried hard to persuade us to stop the night, but B. 

 and I were determined to waste no more time. This was our 

 twelfth day out from Kuching, and beyond the three days at 

 Retuh we had done no serious collecting. After a time new 

 bearers were produced, and we set out for Mt. Merinjak, having 

 said good-bye to C, who had to return to Tebedu and thence 

 down-river to his headquarters at Sadong. 



The first hour's walk led through the usual secondary growth 

 as far as the foot of the mountain, and then a steep climb up 

 brought us to the welcome shade of fine big jungle. After an 

 up-and-down walk we camped by the side of a small stream 

 620 ft. above the sea-level. The Dayaks built us a little shelter, 

 roofed with our two oiled canvas sheets, and then returned to 

 Temong. 



We stayed there for eleven days, returning to Temong on 

 May 30th. 



(To be continued.) 



