94 Motor Schooner France July 1924. Monday 15th E & W to NW strong Breeze shown 13:30.00 Science party ashore until 5 PM when have up & left for Totoya Island. Midnight Totoya reef 9:00 pm 18 2E x 8 by set Pump Lights Lookout attended to. Tuesday 16th Fresh M Bar 30.30. 7.30 Am anchored in 17 Fms in Stoner Bay & paid out all the chain on the Port anchor. Science party ashore all day. Fixing the engine. Making a new Port Topmast Bracket, the other having snapped during the night. Anchor watch the light & the pump attended to. Wednesday 16th Wind hauled North about into the SW Bar 29.90 Science party ashore early, with 1 man. Employed setting up backstay and variously. At 8 PM a masty SW gust saw set into the Bay and it looked like Freshening. Decided to get under way. In heaving up the anchor fouled a rock and the cable snapped causing a loss of our best anchor and 60 fms of chain and making it impossible to continue with our cruise. Shaped a course for Luva. Midnight wind W¼W New Moala B NW. Pump Anchor lights & lookout attended to. Since leaving Matuka engine has been used during night hours Thursday 17th W½ fresh breeze Bar 30.00 Noon ship 5 m North of Matuka PM to change beating to windward pump light, Lookout att to Friday 18th West to WSW Wood to light Breeze shifting to windward. Employed steer- ing ship and at various got abaft the riggen and on deck Pump lights & lookout attended to. 95 Motor Schooner France July 1924. Saturday 19th 8 Am Moored to wharf at Lova Got engines absent and went for a trial trip of engine 9 am removed. Cleaned ship Pump & light attended to. Engine ran 3 hours Sunday 20th Fine Fresh S½ Bar 30.25 Monday 21st W¾ Showers, Bar 30.12 Employed variously getting new anchors & chain & ready for sea Pump light attended to Tuesday 22nd W½ t.Ws Bar 30.12 Employed as yesterday Wednesday 23rd ENE fine Bar 30.12. Got our new anchor and cables aboard shifted ship for water and inspection 5 PM left the wharf 6 Pm heating S Pump lights Lookout attended to Engine ran 1 hour Thursday 24 Torbet ship off North Astroble Reef 4am B Strs Duty on Lg 70 Wind N½ to ENE Obsc wind strong W½ Bar 30.00 s jumping Heavy 8½ swell Reefed M.S. & took in Outer jib. 4 Pm Reefed F.Scil & Double Reefed M.S. Stearing East B 29.96 Midnight Joy 119 Pump Lights Lookout attended to. Friday 25th Rain Lightning & thunder from SW 8 Am Moala B W½ Dist 8 on cu East. Pm clearing wind hauling S. All sail Pump light looked Saturday 26th St Mild & Fine Bar 30.18. - 10.30 Am anchored in port Refuge in 9 Fms and landed Science party 7 Am. Pump Anchor light attended to Engine ran 1 hour Sunday 27th Fine St Fresh Breeze Bar 30.12 Monday 28th Strong SW Bar 30.00. Science part, 5 /man ashore 7 am. 2 Pm shifted ship into better shelter Pump, Anchor watch & light att to. Tuesday 29th Fresh NW Bar 30.22. Employed setting up riggen Mains, Sails etc 4 Pm shifted ship to W of Wiri Isiu in 8 fms. Engine ran 1½ hours