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The Hiu people have been marrying each other for the last several 
generations, and since they are so few in number it is clear that many 
cross-cousin marriages must occur. Jean Guiart points out the conveniently 
they have "forgotten" their grandparents' names ^ already and thus the woman 
are not clearly from known lines ^ and the degree of relationship is dinmed 
or lost making the marriage possible. The current older boys, such as 
Jim and Paterson, would not have a girl on the island totally unrelated 
to them to marry I 
One woman, , with an eight month history of rectal bleeding 
of red blood and a weight loss has shown nothing on vaginal or rectal 
examination,. 9ie needs further workup in Santo. The older man and Jim 
need herniorrhaphies in Santo, and Paterson needs prolonged treatment 
of his tropical ulcer, perhaps even grafting. They should all be taken 
to Santo soon. 
Hiu needs a teacher, a dresser and a small radio station, and some mos 
quito control. There is a salt water inlet behind the village where 
mosquito breeding may be excessive. A sanitary engineer ^visiting with 
a view to mosquito control^ is also needed and finally, probably village 
spraying prophylactic Hetirazeh, as is being used experimentally on 
Capt. Gloucester in New Britain. 
This has been a wonderfully quiet and restful day of leisure. The 
examinations of the whole population and the evening blood smears were 
all done easily and quickly. 
The tapaya here is without legs or a stand, and is simply flat or 
curved at the bottom. I am offered only a much split old one, which 
IS small. One huge old local tapaya is too treasured to be sold and I 
cannot get it. I have only purchased two stone-hard shell adze blades, 
one coconut shell kava cup (well blackened), and about fifteen local 
Hui Island style cutting knives. These are simple, undecorated, and 
some are with exquisite lines. They want a standard price of one dollar 
Australian) each, which is much higher than elsewhere. 
There is no copra production this year, or for a year or two to 
come, because of the extreme damage, to the coconut trees from the 
hurricane. The islanders are thus in great need of money, and welcome any 
purchases we can make. .. if only they would sell the fine large tapaya , 
I should be very happy. 
The village sleeps... we finished supper at 9:30 and packed for a 
half hour .. .now, only I have ;a light on in the village and soon I 
shall go down to the beach to my sleeping gear on the sands . Francoise 
had preceded me and I am actually avoiding her, Judy, Dick and Raymond, 
for I want to be alone tonight to my own thoughts and devices. My 
eye laceration has not bothered me and I have less edema than anticipated. 
