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baskets of yams - [[underline]] so [[/underline]] Willy took his house (the 
best in town) & many baskets of food were presented with great 
ceremonies! We unpacked & spent the balance of the afternoon (tide 
too high for shore work) taking bottom samples in the bay. Sabben's 
sampler works beautifully. Samples show considerable variation - one 
very rich in larger forams. 
More later - here comes LEVU KANA! Young Stewart is dining with me. 
Cheerio - 
Harry 
Namuka 
July 4th 
Darling - (I mean, Dear Ed! - these bluebooks confusing!) - 
Well, the glorious 4th has 
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come & gone. No fireworks here - we celebrated by doing some 9,000 
paces of limestone coast! - "Brunton & pace - Brunton & pace ...!" 
Examined a big cave nearly 1/2 a mile inland - big pool 10 feet deep 
rising & falling with tide. Took 2 water samples & a lot of brackish water 
prawns for Edmondson. Our efforts to collect thrips on this island have 
not been successful, though we have shaken dozens of flowers & 
grasses onto the canvas. Willie calls 'em "flips", which is not so bad! 
Willy got a nip from a spider today - 1 let him do the dirty work! 
Finally had a chance to use up that 10 feet of movie film. Took a girl 
painting a most 
Harry Ladd - Diary and field notes, 1934 - Vol. 1 
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