diff --git a/booking.emails.inc b/booking.emails.inc
index 80eb8e3..0c14c51 100644
--- a/booking.emails.inc
+++ b/booking.emails.inc
@@ -143,15 +143,19 @@ function booking_manual_email()
 
 function booking_manual_email_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  	$counter = 0;
+	$update_messages = array();	
 	$checkboxes = $form_state['values']['table']; //$values['booking_price_active'];
 	//watchdog('booking', 'Formstate when setting buttons: @info', array ('@info' => var_export($form_state['values'], TRUE)));	
 	//watchdog('booking', 'Checkboxes when setting buttons: @info', array ('@info' => var_export($checkboxes, TRUE)));		
  
 	foreach($checkboxes as $key => $value)
 	{
+		$message = "";
+		
+		//do a sanity check on the key => value pair from the form submission
 		if (is_numeric($key)  && $value != 0)
 		{
-			//check if they exist in the database first
+			//check the person exists in the database
 		    $person = db_query("SELECT person.nid " .
 						"FROM     {booking_person} person " .
 						"WHERE nid = :nid", 
@@ -162,50 +166,63 @@ function booking_manual_email_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 			{
 				if ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'registration')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual registration email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual registration email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual registration email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_registration_email($key, false, true);
 				}		
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'travelrequired')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual travel form request email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual travel form request email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual travel form request email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_travelform_request_email($key);
 				}				
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'balance')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual outstanding balance email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual outstanding balance email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual outstanding balance email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_balance_payment_email($key);  
 				}
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'complete')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual registration complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual registration complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual registration complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_registration_email($key, true, true); 
 				}	
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'travelcomplete')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual travelform complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual travelform complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual travelform complete email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_travelform_confirmation_email($key); 
 				}
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'withdrawal')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual withdrawal email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual withdrawal email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual withdrawal email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_demoted_to_notcoming_email($key); 
 				}
 				elseif ($form_state['values']['email-type'] == 'missedpayment')
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual missedpayment email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a manual missedpayment email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a manual missedpayment email to id @info', array ('@info' => $key));
 					_booking_missedpayment_email($key); 
 				}																	
 				elseif (strpos($form_state['values']['email-type'], 'custom') !== false)
 				{
-					watchdog('booking', 'Processing a @custom type email to id @info', array ('@custom' => $form_state['values']['email-type'], '@info' => $key));
+					$message = t('Processing a @custom type email to id @info', array ('@custom' => $form_state['values']['email-type'], '@info' => $key));
+					//watchdog('booking', 'Processing a @custom type email to id @info', array ('@custom' => $form_state['values']['email-type'], '@info' => $key));
 					_booking_custom_email($key, $form_state['values']['email-type']);  
 				}				
 				//increase the counter of people we've emailed
 				$counter++;
+				//store info about the email
+				$update_messages[] = $message;	
+				
 			}		
 		}	
 	}
-	drupal_set_message("Sent manual email for $counter people.", 'status', FALSE);
+	$final_message = "Sent manual email for $counter people.";
+	drupal_set_message($final_message, 'status', FALSE);
+	watchdog('booking', "<pre>" . $final_message . "\n" . implode("\n", $update_messages) . "</pre>");	
 	//watchdog('booking', "Sent manual email for $counter people.");
 }
 
diff --git a/booking.helper.inc b/booking.helper.inc
index 2aa9e88..a0f167f 100644
--- a/booking.helper.inc
+++ b/booking.helper.inc
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ function _valid_australian_mobile_number($input)
 {
     if (preg_match('/^\s*(?:\+61|61|0061|0)(\d{3})\s*(\d{3})\s*(\d{3})\s*$/', $input, $matches))
     {
-      watchdog('booking', 'Australian Mobile Number "!passnum" validates since it passed our regexp',
-              array('!passnum' => $input));	
+      //watchdog('booking', 'Australian Mobile Number "!passnum" validates since it passed our regexp', array('!passnum' => $input));	
 			return TRUE;								
     } 
 		else
@@ -126,14 +125,14 @@ function _booking_check_bookings_full()
 	//check the number of people registered against the defined max
 	if ($waitinglist_query->num_ppl >= variable_get('booking_regn_limit', 350))
 	{
-		watchdog('booking', 'There are !num people booked in, which is greater than or equal to the limit of !limit.',
-			array('!num' => $waitinglist_query->num_ppl, '!limit' => variable_get('booking_regn_limit', 350) ));
+		//watchdog('booking', 'There are !num people booked in, which is greater than or equal to the limit of !limit.',
+		//	array('!num' => $waitinglist_query->num_ppl, '!limit' => variable_get('booking_regn_limit', 350) ));
 		return true;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		watchdog('booking', 'There are !num people booked in, which is less than the limit of !limit.',
-			array('!num' => $waitinglist_query->num_ppl, '!limit' => variable_get('booking_regn_limit', 350) ));		
+		//watchdog('booking', 'There are !num people booked in, which is less than the limit of !limit.',
+		//	array('!num' => $waitinglist_query->num_ppl, '!limit' => variable_get('booking_regn_limit', 350) ));		
 		return false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/booking.install b/booking.install
index 98a402e..678b1fd 100644
--- a/booking.install
+++ b/booking.install
@@ -515,6 +515,14 @@ function booking_update_7230() {
 	db_add_field('booking_person',  'booking_dependant_children', $spec);
 }
 
+/**
+* Add comment field to registration record
+*/
+function booking_update_7231() {
+	$spec = array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '1000', 'not null' => FALSE);
+	db_add_field('booking_person',  'booking_comment_field', $spec);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_install().
  */
@@ -600,6 +608,7 @@ function booking_schema() {
       'booking_dietary' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '200', 'not null' => FALSE),
       'booking_medical_conditions' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '1000', 'not null' => FALSE),
 			'booking_random_facts' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '1000', 'not null' => FALSE),
+			'booking_comment_field' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '1000', 'not null' => FALSE),
 					
 		//address details             
 			'booking_street' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '100', 'not null' => FALSE),
diff --git a/booking.regn_form.inc b/booking.regn_form.inc
index 50125a6..cfe4127 100644
--- a/booking.regn_form.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_form.inc
@@ -164,6 +164,18 @@ function booking_form($node, &$form_state, $inserting = FALSE) {
 
 	// The status field should not be visible unless this registration is being updated...i.e. not at actual registration time...
 	if ($inserting != TRUE) {  
+		
+		$form['your-details']['booking_comment_field'] = array(
+		  '#type' => 'textarea',
+		  '#title' => t('Comments relating to this registration. Internal only.'),
+		  '#cols' => 60,
+			'#rows' => 5,
+			'#resizable' => TRUE,
+		  '#required' => FALSE,
+			'#attributes' => array('maxlength' => 1000),
+		  '#default_value' => !empty($data->booking_comment_field) ? $data->booking_comment_field : '',
+		);			
+		
 		$form['your-details']['booking_status'] = array(
 			'#type' => 'select',
 			'#title' => t('Registration Status'),
@@ -219,9 +231,9 @@ function booking_form($node, &$form_state, $inserting = FALSE) {
 	      '#maxlength' => 10,
 	      '#required' => FALSE,
 	      '#default_value' => !empty($data->booking_refund_due) ? $data->booking_refund_due : '0.00'
-	    );		
+	    );
 					
-	}	//end inserting check for booking status
+	}	//end inserting check for admin-only fields
 
 	//tshirts
 	if (variable_get('booking_enable_tshirts', 0) == 1)
@@ -1348,7 +1360,8 @@ function booking_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 	$node->booking_skills_language_details = empty($values['booking_skills_language_details']) ? 'N/A' : $values['booking_skills_language_details'];
 	$node->booking_skills_other = empty($values['booking_skills_other']) ? 'N' : ($values['booking_skills_other'] == 1 ? 'Y' : 'N');
 	$node->booking_skills_other_details = empty($values['booking_skills_other_details']) ? 'N/A' : $values['booking_skills_other_details'];
-
+	$node->booking_comment_field = empty($values['booking_comment_field']) ? '' : $values['booking_comment_field'];
+	
 	//potential fields for future
 	//$node->booking_payment_method = $payment_method;	
 	$node->booking_room_mate1 = empty($values['booking_room_mate1']) ? '' : $values['booking_room_mate1'];
diff --git a/booking.regn_node.inc b/booking.regn_node.inc
index d0f0e3c..3028d17 100644
--- a/booking.regn_node.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_node.inc
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ function booking_insert($node) {
 			'booking_refund_processed' => $node->booking_refund_processed,
 			'booking_committee_member' => $node->booking_committee_member,
 			'booking_random_facts' => $node->booking_random_facts,
+			'booking_comment_field' => $node->booking_comment_field,
 	  ))
 	  ->execute();
 }
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ function booking_update($node) {
 		'booking_committee_member' => ($node->booking_committee_member == 1 ? 'Y' : 'N'), 
 		'booking_random_facts' => $node->booking_random_facts,
 		'booking_status' => $node->booking_status,
-
+		'booking_comment_field' => $node->booking_comment_field,
 		))
 	->condition('nid', $node->nid)
 	->execute();	
@@ -641,6 +642,7 @@ function booking_view($node, $view_mode) {
 	$rows[] = array(t('Name:'), t('!first !last', array('!first' => $node->booking_firstname, '!last' => $node->booking_lastname)));
 	$rows[] = array(t('Gender:'), t('!gender', array('!gender' => $node->booking_gender == 'M' ? 'Male' : 'Female')));
 	$rows[] = array(t('Status:'), t('!status', array('!status' => _booking_status_generate($node->booking_status))));
+	$rows[] = array(t('Internal comments on this registration:'), $node->booking_comment_field);
 	$rows[] = array(t('Committee Member:'), t('!ans', array('!ans' => ($node->booking_committee_member == 'Y' ? '<b>Yes</b>' : 'No'))));
 	$rows[] = array(t('Welfare Required:'), $node->booking_welfare_required == 'Y' ? 'Yes' : 'No');
 	$rows[] = array(t('Barcode:'), t('!id', array('!id' => $node->booking_barcode)));