74 Sunday 27/1/24 At Pago-Pago Weather fine and clear with light Wly breeze - no rain Pump dry Bar 30.04 Monday 28/1/24 At Pago-Pago - Partly cloudy - occ showers - fresh Wly breeze Noon pump dry Bar 30.05 Tuesday 29/1/24 At Pago-Pago light Wly breeze - passing clouds and showers Noon pump dry Bar 30.09 Wednesday 30/1/24 At Pago-Pago Weather fine and clear wind calm to light W'ly Noon pump dry Bar 30.15 Thursday 31/1/24 At Pago-Pago Weather as on previous day Finished making new fore sail Heeling ship to copper paint spots Noon pump dry Bar 30.15 Friday 1/2/24 At Pago-Pago Weather fine and clear with mod S & E'ly breeze Crew engaged oiling spars and repairing surf boat Noon pump dry Bar 30.14 Saturday 2/2/24 At Pago-Pago weather as on previous day - scraping fin rails and dead eyes Pump dry Bar 30.15 Sunday 3/2/24 At Pago-Pago Weather fine and clear Calin boy Seadock went ashore after 9 a.m. without permission and did not return for remainder of day Noon pump dry Bar 30.09 Monday 4/2/24 At Pago-Pago Weather fine and clear with light S & E'ly breeze Crew taking down and overhauling inner jib stay and chain strap Noon pump dry Bar 30.08 Signed A.J. Harris Master Dec.1, 1923 To Feb.1, 1924 75 Moto Schooner "France" February 1924 Monday the 18th A Heubeck joined the ship as Master at Pago-Pago Wb squally Bar 29.93 Tuesday the 19th At Pago-Pago Squally and variable Bar 29.80 Bending sails cleaning ship etc Pump attended to Found a towaway W.NeWn 24tonns Wednesday the 26th At Pago-Pago heavy rain during the night Noon still squally Bar 30.07 1:30 Pm left for Nassau 8½ Mod breeze outside Engine ran 3.5 hours Pump attended to Thursday 21st Calm or light variable airs Bar 30.07 Noon Lat 14°06'S Long 169°30'W Crew variously employed Engine ran 7.5 hours Pump at t. Friday 22nd ENE fine Mod breeze with showers Bar 29.98 Noon Lat 12°54'S Long 168°56'W Co N26°2 Srit 85 Variously employed Pump at t Saturday 23rd Variable Wly with Two heavy rain squalls Noon Lat 13°06'S Long 168°09'W Co E x 8 Srit 40m Bar 29.98 Pump at to Cleaning ship etc. Sunday 24th Fine & Clear with variable S½ airs but smothly Calms W½ sweel Bar 30.05 Noon Lat 12°53'S Long 167°25'W Co ENE 48m Engine ran 12 hours - Keeping the sabbath. Monday 25th Variable S½ to W Mod breeze W½ over Noon Lat 13°12'S Long 166°29'W Co N62°S Bar 30.10 Engine ran 10.5 hours Variously employed 8 Pm in job - Reefed m.s. a squally night. Tuesday 26th Overcast with various rain-squalls from Wb round to NW & SW No sight sighted Nassau at Noon & landed science party at 3 Pm Boat capsized twice on reef Bar 30.00 6 Pm Stood out S and E for the night Engine ran 15 hours Pump at to Wednesday 27th light Wb smooth Noon sent boat ashore Received 1 pig Employed repairing main sail and surfboat Bar 29.98 Pump attended to