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& I was so tired last night that I didn't even have yangona. Read a bit & 
chattered with Eason & went early to bed. Its now a thick & rainy 
morning & I sit writing in Eason's study. One of his little serving boys has 
just bought me morning tea & cake. What price comfort in southern 
Lau?!!!!! 
As you know I planned on several days work here but (damn it!) Willy & I 
finished all the remaining Is. coast yesterday! I found only a few corals, 
Edward. They are not molds but most are somewhat worn & I am not 
sure whether they wd be much good to you or not. In addition to the 
costal exposure of the basal beds I climbed where I could & on the way 
back (overland) I examined the 
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interior Iss. in many places. Found nothing except forams & algae 
nodules in the interior stuff but along the coast I got some beautiful 
mollusks - one a perfect [[underlined]] spondylus [[/underlined]] 5" in 
diameter. Some of the beds near sea level are real [[underlined]] algal 
Iss [[/underlined]] - 1/2 to 3/4 of the rock being made up of bumpy 
nodules of concentrically banded lime - just like the [[underlined]] 
Litholhammar [[/underlined]] nodules we collected on the Suva flats. 
So, I'm afraid I have worked myself out of a job & I'm not due to leave 
here till Monday or Tues (this is Thurs). 
My plans have altered again. Had a letter from the chou at Naian & he 
will [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] take me into Suva as he has not had 
his regular overhaul & licence & fears the harbor master would grab him! 
The [[underlined]] Ademoci [[/underlined]] is overdue never & has to tour 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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