CONTENTS 
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Post of Port Moresby described—A Good Second to Hades 
or Aden—The Great Sight of Port Moresby—A Community 
of Hereditary Potters—The Pottery Trading Fleet—The 
Strange Vessels called Lakatois—Their Structure—Native 
Orgies before the Expedition starts—A New Guinea Ballet 
on Deck—Seclusion of Women after the Young Braves depart 
with the Fleet—My Inland Expedition fitted out—Official 
Courtesy — Details of icin ana smut bi Bama after 
Immense Trouble 59 
CHAPTER IV 
WE STRIKE INLAND 
We start Inland—Friendly Natives but Hostile Mosquitoes—Bioto 
Creek—Bioto—Guest Houses—A Splendid Game Region— 
Daily Migration of Flocks of Pigeons—Greedy Coast Natives 
—Carriers Inadequate—A Double Journey in Relays—We 
meet the Chief Mavai, a great Papuan Character—Mavai’s 
Way of Life—His Harem— His Western Notions — His 
Trousers—His Red Coat—His Severe Discipline—As we 
proceed, Construction of Native Houses more elaborate—On 
to Ekeikei and Dinawa— March through Wet Vegetation— 
Tortured by Leeches and an Abominable Parasite, the 
Scrub-Itch—A Gloomy Forest—Magenificent Orchids—Carriers 
stimulate Laggard Comrades with Nettles—The Aculama 
River—I discover a New Fish . ; 81 
CHAPTER V 
THE FIRST CAMP 
Journey continued—A Glorious Scarlet Creeper—Dinawa—Site 
for Camp selected—Building Camp—Native Assistance— 
Organisation for Scientific Work—Daily Routine—Teaching 
the Natives how to Catch and Handle Entomological Speci- 
mens—Sudden Affluence leads one of my Native Boys to 
Desert — He is Caught and Reformed— My best Native 
Assistant and his Wife—Female Influence a great Asset with 
other Women — The Day’s Work — Collecting at Night— 
Photography—A Dark Room in the Wilds—Native Interest 
in Developing . ‘ 105 
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