Phytochemical Survey of Papua — Webb 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
Officials of the Administration of Papua- 
New Guinea are thanked for their valuable 
co-operation during the trip. Special mention 
should be made of Mr. J. B. McAdam, Di- 
rector of Forests, and Mr. J. S. Womersley, 
Forest Botanist, for field assistance and bo- 
tanical advice; and Mr. R. E. P. Dwyer, Di- 
rector of Agriculture, for his interest in the 
collection of native medicines. Dr. H. E. 
Dads well, Division of Forest Products, C.S. 
I.R.O., Melbourne, kindly identified wood 
samples, while generous advice was received 
from Mr. L. S. Smith of Queensland Herba- 
rium, Brisbane, in the identification of leaf 
material. The assistance of Miss P. McArthur 
and Mr. J. G. Tracey, of the Division of 
Plant Industry, C.S.I.R.O., Brisbane, in the 
laboratory spot-tests, is gratefully acknowl- 
edged. 
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