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Volume I ! 
Mothe Lam, 
Thurs. June 28, 1934 
Dear Ed - 
Left Lakemba this morning at 8 [[superscript]] 00 [[/superscript]] on M & 
H's [[underlined]] Lei. [[/underlined]] Raining at the start but it cleared 
nicely & with a fair wind we anchored in Mothe's lagoon at 3 
[[superscript]] 30. [[/superscript]] I put in the balance of the day 
examining the volcanics near the village (fresh looking flows & 
agglomerates) & in getting some general idea of the island & its reefs 
from the hills (also collected some thrips & spiders for you!) Expected to 
have tomorrow here and planned an all day trip to Karoni but on 
returning to the village at nightfall I learned that the skipper expected to 
load by moonlight & sail at dawn for Komo - damn! Karoni is a Is. island, 
smaller than Mothe 
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Harry Ladd - Diary and field notes, 1934 - Vol. 1 
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