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is [[underlined]] Hemipristis serra [[/underlined]] Ag. which Ostergaard 
found in the Walu Bay Is. and which occur in numerous upper Tertiary 
horizons elsewhere. No coral fauna, however, & I despair of getting it 
here. 
The igneous rox occur at a number of points around the coral but except 
for a high hill on the SE (and the nearby island of Loa) they do not seem 
to cover much [[underlined]] area [[/underlined]]. However, my map 
shows the distribution of the basal foram-ls. & the hard purer stuff 
overlying it. 
Shall probably take 2 or 3 more days here for collecting & finishing the 
mapping in the interior. Then off on Sunday for Aiwa - weather 
permitting! Some light rain tonight but most of the day has been clear 
and warm. Shall abandon my tennis shoes (poor things!) with pleasure 
tomorrow as the bottoms of my feet become very 
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tender - too much pacing in the limestone nip! 
The NE-SW & NW-SE structure lines certainly work well here. Along the 
lines are the area of bays, the island itself, ridges, etc & even the 
igneous hill and the island of Loa. 
Only twelve guests tonight - am I losing my popularity?! Here's my Nth 
bowl of Yangona to you Edward! 
Harry 
P.S- 
The village has been practicing a meke again tonight. If there is anything 
worse that listening to a finished meke it is listening to the [[underlined]] 
practice [[/underlined]] of one! 
Jesi, the deaf & dumb boy from Ongea, is here again tonight. I think I 
have told you about him. All alone he sails his canoe that he built 
himself. He 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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