92 Motor Schooner France June - July 1924 Saturday 28th Fine Bar 30.18 Employed on Riggen variously. Oil'd down mats. Sunday 29th ¾ Fresh & Showery Bar 30.19 Monday 30th Fine ½ Bar 30.15 Taking aboard stores and bedding, sails etc. Pump lights at's Tuesday July 1st Got ready for sea and left at 5.30 PM for a lengthy cruise round the group. S.E. Fine Bar 30.18 Pump light attended to Engine ran on trials & leaving Suva for about 4 hours. Wednesday 2nd Very light East to N.E. wind Bar 30.20. 8 PM started engine light E.S.E. wind. Pump lights Worked out at Thursday 3rd 9.30 Am anchored at Mataika in 17 fms Light and Showery Bar 30.12 Employing rigging boat Derrick & variously. 3 men attending to Science party. Pump lights attended to Engine ran 13½ hours Friday 4th Commencing with a hard & freshening S.E. gale. 1 Am let go port anchor & paid out all chain on both sides. Very strong puffs from the hills Ship drags about 100 yards by daylight. Blowing to hard to decorate the ship. Science party ashore with 1 man at 7 am Noon Bar 30.20 gale increas- ing in force Pump & Anchor watch light at's Saturday 5th Ship dragging slightly during the strong puffs of the land Noon Bar 30.20 Cleaning out chain lockers. Science party ashore early with one man returning ½ P.M. Pump lights at's Sunday 6th Still hard squalls Bar 30.15 Mr Bryan ashore Pump & Riding light at's to Monday 7th Most S.E. gale Bar 30.17 Science party 1/ men ashore 7 am returning 6 P.M. Freshening Pump Anchor watch light at's to. 93 Motor Schooner France July 1924 Tuesday 8th Strong N.E. Freshening to a gale Bar 30.20 Heave up port anchor & found anchor stock missing Lashed a Keelge anchor to act as anchor stock. 4.30 P.M. Mr Beck returning we decided to remain for the night. Blowing hard. Pump Anchor watch light Wednesday 9th 5.30 Am strong squalls from the N.E. Reef down Found engine not working properly. 6.30 Heave up noticed several links strained. 7 Am cleared the Reef. 11 Am off West point Moala Island. Local wally got Engine started on Two Cylinders. Very difficult with squalls of hurricane force. Managed to get through an opening in the Reef and anchored in 14 Fms under the NW side of the island. laying out all the Cable on both sides Bar 30.22 Science party ashore from 1½ to 5 P.M. Pump Anchor light ready Thursday 10th Strong S to W.S.E. gale with puffs off the hills of hurricane force Bar jumping between 30.11 & 30.24 Cold rain squalls. Ship straining at her cables. Science party and 1 man ashore from 7 am to 5 P.M. Pump Anchor light & Watch at's Friday 11th No abatement Bar jumping between 30.10 & 30.22. Dragged close to a reef during the night. Heave up and removed. Noticed strained links on both cables Science party and 1 man ashore from 8 am to 5 P.M. Pump light Watch at's Saturday 12th No abatement in gale Bar between 30.11 - 30.20. Science party ashore all day. Pump Anchor watch light ate to. Clean ship Sunday 13th Moderating some what but blowing hard still from S.E. to East Bar 30.14 Mr Bryan ashore all day. Others of the party during the afternoon all returning at 5.30 P.M. & P.M. Wind shifts to N.N.E. Pump Anchor watch light at- tended to.