Vivian Spencer of the New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit narrates a recording made at night on Stirling Island in the Treasury group, which is at present occupied by New Zealanders.
"We have set up the microphone in the jungle outside the tent to give some idea of the atmosphere". [Various insect, bird and wildlife noises are heard in the background.]
He discusses some theories on how the Treaury and Solomon Islands got their names.
For the soldier on guard on perimeter defence, the many rustling night noises of lizards, rats and crabs are a severe strain, especially when they knew the enemy was about.
He ends, "Your men of the 3rd Division hear most of these noises each night, although the raids are getting fewer... Be thankful that owing to the great surge of power which swept the fighting thus far from New Zealand, that noise you hear outside is only a branch tapping at the window, or the cat stepping on a twig. Good night."