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3 were anchored around at Matandolo on the north coast but the stiff NE 
wind drove them around here. 
I thought to try & hire two of the Fulanga canoes to take us to Kamlara 
but after talking it over with Willie we have decided to wait a bit longer - 
sending a hurry-up message to Mothe & the Fulanga boys. Willie figures 
the weather is the only thing that is keeping the big canoe in Mothe. I, of 
course, figure the captain is "chicken-hearted" (Oh pardon [[underline]] 
me, [[/underline]] Mr. Ferris, I didn't know you were here!") 
Before the wind got too strong this morning we completed our bottom 
sampling operations in the bay and in the lagoon. 
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After lunch we examine the Iss. in the hills to the SE of town. Didn't hope 
to find much & so was not disappointed. However, I did collect some 
hundreds of land shells for Doc Cooke - after all these rains the trees & 
shrubs were loaded - quite a variety, too - including some beautiful 
banded forms. Made an effort to catch a big jumping spider (the biggest 
I have ever seen) but before Willy could get a handkerchief over it it 
jumped clear out of sight! 
By the way, the dirty weather that drove us into Komo on July 2 (see 
page 9) nearly swamped the [[underline]] Adimoce [[/underline]]. The 
Tongan boys saw a report of her trip in the Suva paper. She left 
Lakemba 
Harry Ladd - Diary and field notes, 1934 - Vol. 1 
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