during morning with light breeze. Spent morning comparing Polynesian and Fijian dialects as tabulated in British Pacific Islands Pilot II, [a very similar table appears in our H.O. Pacific Islands Pilot]. Noon position S. 16° 11', 178° 27' W. 230 miles from Suva, 48 from light. Spent afternoon typing Capt. Stenbeck's poem on "Jaws" and more "Im- pressions of Samoa." Good breeze sprang up from N.N.E. sending us along at 4 to 5 knots. Sighted Wailangilala light at 6:40, 2-3 points off port bow. Light about 18 miles S.S.W. at 8 P.M. and abeam at 10. Good breeze continued all night. Thursday, June 5, 1924. Strong wind sending us along at over 7 knots through the Koro Sea. Squalls and cloud all around. All hands double reefed mainsail and foresail. Sighted Koro Island through mist about 10 miles to N.W. at 9:15 A.M. Made 81 miles since 10 P.M. last night, 94 miles to Suva, at 9:45 A.M. Spent morning trying to copy from Richmond MS.. So rough had to stop. Looked over Fiji charts. Made fine headway through Koro Sea, passing between Mbatiki Island and the lighthouse at 2 P.M. Calmer in afternoon and was able to copy Tuamotu place names from Richmond M.S. Sighted Nasilai Reef lighthouse at 7 P.M. Good breeze continued although sea has gone down. Friday, June 6, 1924. Omitted and discarded because we are west of the 180th meridian. Satueday, June 7, 1924. Anchored Suva harbor 1:30 A.M. Bottle of concentrated formalin which spilled on my legs during yesterdays rough sea set going the old infection.