80 Motor Schooner France March 1924 Saturday 23rd W Fresh Breeze with rain & squalls Bar 30.00 To much surf for landing. Setting up riggers variously employed. Mr Corcia has hurt his knee and I have a painful right elbow since leaving Nassau on 23/2. Pump and Anchorwatch attended to Arrived Hull Island Sunday 23rd NE Breeze fresh and squally Bar 29.98 Rolling heavy at anchor Not swells to much surf for Boat. Mr Bryan landed and returned by Canoe 6 Pm left for Hull Island. Pump Light & lookout attended to. Monday 24th N Fresh Breeze NW swell Bar 30.09 8 Am anchored in 12 Fms of water off NW. point Hull Island. Manager of Island Mr Schoffan came aboard. Landed Science group. Pump and anchorwatches all to Engine ran 1 hour Tuesday 25th WSW to fresh N swell Bar 30.09 Mr Bryan and one man ashore. Boat capsized in surf. got one of the shoremen to take charge of the Steamer whilst here. Employed cleaning, deck work and variously. 4 Pm the boat was taken over into the Lagoon for use of party. Pump and Anchorwatch attended. Wednesday 26th Fresh WNW to NW Breeze New swell Bar 30.04. 3 Pm got under way ship skimming to much at the cable. Crew skimming birds Pump and Anchorwatch attended to. Thursday 27th Fresh Nw Breeze NWs swell Bar 30.02 Employed variously. Pump Lights and Lookout attended to. Friday 28th (Grot Friday) Mod Gale from SW NW swell Bar 30.15. Double reefed M.S. 5 Pm left for the Tokelans by 20 Go St. Pump Light & lookout attended to. Left Hull Island 81 Motor Schooner France March 1924 Saturday 29th ENE Mod Breeze Showing Bar 29.97 Noon by acc dat 5°37'S Long 171°43'W Co SE×S 1/2 S Out 90m Steering 82 Employed variously. Pump Light & lookout attended to. Sunday 30th Squalls and variable East to N with spells of calms. NW swell, sky overcast Bar 29.20 Noon By D.R. Lat 6°49'S Long 171°35'W Co S×E 1/2 E Dist 52 m Pm Calms and Rain squalls Pump Light & lookout attended to. Monday 31st Variable Mod E to wind with rain squalls. Bar 29.92 Sky overcast Noon by Acc Lat 8°04'S Long 171°34'W Co S×E Dist 74 m. Pump Light & lookout attended to. Official Logbook Entry. This day in Lat & Long as above the crew all but three men Taco Omata, Honu Ahi and the Stowaway Willi got incapable drunk on some brew manufactured by the Cook. I told the Cabin boy Isidore at Breakfast 11 am that he was drunk when unexpectedly he got fighting mad and assaulted Major Corcia, Bryan and myself at the Table bowling Mrn Corcia into hysterics causing further injury to my damaged elbow and also injuries to Majr Corcia and Bryan besides breaking lockery and Cabin table. The drunken men continued incapable all through the day and night, the steering and handling of the ship being attended to by Taco, Honu and Willi. Date of entry 1-4-1924 L.A. Stenbeck Witness Master Jno G. Corcia Edwin M. Bryan, Jr.