76 Motor Schooner "France" February and March 1924 Thursday 28th Wind Various in force and direction Wⁱˢ swell Bar 29.98. Employed variously All aboard at 5 Pm and Left for Puka Puka Pump Lights Lookout ate to Engine Ran 1½ hours Friday 29th N ¼ to NE Mod. to Fresh W¹ˢ smooth Bar 30.00. 10 Am Driving off Landing Puka Puka, Landed Science party. Employed variously. Pump Lights Lookout ate to Saturday March 1st NW mod breeze Fine, Clear and Smooth Bar 30.01 Landed gear for the Science party and received for the ship 1 Pig 2 chickens & 2 Kilo of Taro. Pump Lights Lookout ate to Sunday 2nd E NE mod breeze fine clear & Smooth Bar 30.02 Standing off 500 Pump Lights Lookout attended to Monday 3rd Nⁱˢ Fresh to Mod. Breeze with rain squalls & gusts Bar 30.02 Mod sea 5.30 Pm Took Science Party aboard Set ate sail, and shaped a Course W NW for Phoenix Island Pump Lights Lookout ate to Tuesday 4th NEⁱˢ a freshening breeze and rising sea Noon Lat by Obs 10.00°S Long 166.20°W Co Running Dist 59 m. Bar 29.90. Pm increasing with fierce squalls and heavy Seas. Reefed down for the night. Pump Lights Lookout Wednesday 5th Wⁱˢ squally with nasty sea. Carried away Inner Jib & Stay sail & Split Mainsail along reef Boom. Repaired Mainsail Bent new stay sail, shifted Jibs. Noon Lat 9° 19' S Long 167.08 W Co NW½W Dist 65 Km. Pm Moderate, and sea going down Pump Lights and Lookout attended to. Bar 29.95. 77 Motor Schooner "France" March 1924 Thursday 6th Fine NE Breeze Wⁱˢ swell Bar 29.98 Had to chase the crew off the prop last night. Seems they are in the habit of gathering there of an evening. They have had their own way so long that they think they can boss the master. This morning they refused to obey orders and the course was altered for Pago Pago. After a while they turned to and the ship's boat was laid again for Phoenix Island. Repairing Jib sail and putting 3 new cloths in after leach of Jib Nooon Lat 8.05°S Long 167.56'W Co Running Dist 90m. By a freshening Breeze from NE Pump Lights Lookout attended to. Friday 7th Fresh NE Breeze Bar 29.95 Employed repairing Jib & Stay sail etc. Noon Lat 6°22'S Long 169.05'W to N 80°W Dist 122. Pump Lights Lookout attended to. Saturday 8th Mod to Fresh NW NE Breeze Bar 30.01 Bent Jib repairing Stay sail Making reef points Noon Lat 4°31'S Long 170°34'W Co NW½W 132 m 4 Pm Phoenix Island B. W by N ¾W Dist 35 m. Pump Lights Lookout ate to Sunday 9th Fresh NE Breeze and sea mod. Clear sky Bar 29.98 Ship run into a current setting east 3 on to the SW. Noon Lat 3°55'S Long 170.55' 4 Pm Phoenix Island B. N NW E Dist 22 m. Pump Lights Lookout attended to Monday 10th Fresh NE Breeze sea mod. Current setting ship SW at 3ⁱˢ per hour Noon Phoenix B. N NW W Dist 27 m. 5.30 Pm made the Island and landed Science party. All aboard again at 6 Pm with plenty birds and rabbits & eggs for the larder. By Order 7 Pm Left for Canton Island Pump Lights Lookout Engine ran 9½ hours.