86 Motor Schooner France April May 1924 Wednesday 30th Various during the night. Am this Bar 30.15 Arrived at Matavai and Afaune 8 Am anchored at Matavai called on commissioner & obtained permission to cruise round Savaii on Science work. 9 am left for Safune 10 Am anchored at Safune in 8 fms sandy bottom 45 fms cable Landed Science party Pump & Anchor light attended. Engine ran 3.5 hours. Thursday May 1st W½ to E light showers Bar 30.04 Science party ashore with one man all day Employed making new jib sheet permanent chipping, cleaning & mixing paint. Pump Anchor light attended. Friday 2nd Wb to E Fine with W½ Roll Bar 30.02 Science party and 1 man ashore all day Employed as yesterday. Pump and Anchor light attended to. Saturday 3rd Nb to E fine Smooth W½ hole B.30.03 Employed as yesterday and cleaning ship etc. Science party ashore all day & Mr Bryan camping in the hills. Pumps Anchor light attended. Sunday 4th N½ fine Smooth B. 30.04 No work Pump and anchor light attended to. Monday 5th E½ Fine Smooth B. 30.05 Science party left to camp on the Hills Crew employed packing stores & equipments all day. Mate variously engaged. Pump Anchor light attended to. Tuesday 6th E½ Fine smooth Bar 30.08 Employed scraping down jib-booms & bowsprit & variously Pump & Riding lights attended to. Wednesday 7th N¼ Fine Smooth B 30.03. One man packing stores to camp others employed scrubbing ship with sand in & outside Pump Light attended to. Thursday 8th Mr to W Fresh Breeze Showery B.30.00. One man packing stores to the camp. Cleaned repaired painted bottom of surf boat and other work. Pump and Riding light attended to. 87 Motor Schooner France May 1924 Friday 9th Wb to E Fresh Breeze and showery. Heavy rain during the night. Bar 30.00. One man packing stores to the camp. Halyostring the poop etc Pump and Anchor light attended to. Saturday 10th N 8 to E squally Bar 29.98 to 30.11. One man packing to the camp. Halyostring jigger deck etc. 10 Am Heavy W½ square with a nasty sea and heavy rain. Reefed M. S and F. S The men standing by to get under way. Ship dragged anchor about 1 cable. Noon mooring and hauling off the land. Pump & light attended. Sunday 11th E½ to SE squally B. 29.97. Mr Orr Corrie returned to ship yesterday afternoon Pump and Riding light attended to. Monday 12th Light SE to East B. 30.08 Thunder lightning and raining heavy through the night. Mr Orr Corrie ashore. Got lost in bush because of thick weather. Returned 7.30 PM Painted boat and oiled decks - Pump and anchor light attended. Tuesday 13th Light to Nrot SE showery B. 30.06. Mr & Mrs Corrie ashore. Employed making boat seats variously. Ship rolling heavily all the time Pump & anchor light attended. Wednesday 14th East to Nb Showery B. 30.03. Four men away all day packing gear from camp. Employed cleaning and fixing gear. All the party ashore at 6 PM. Pump and Anchor light attended. Thursday 15th SE fine Heavy swell B. 30.02 Science party ashore until 6 Pm getting water & Firewood. variously employed. 7 Pm left for Falealapi Pump & lights attended. Arrived at Safune Friday 16th 6 Am off Falealapi, to much surf. Anchored at Saliua 9.30 Am in 12 fms Variable light airs Heavy surf B. 30.05. Pump & Riding light attended. Engine used during 4 hours