96 Motor Schooner 'France' July 1924 & August. Wednesday 30th PM fine Bar 30.20 Science party, 01 men ashore all day. Made new Main Collar for Foremast setting up main Mizzen repaired fore Stay sail cleaning painting etc Pump & Anchor Light attended to. Half the population aboard. Thursday 31st Fine E½ Bar 30.28 Fine Science party and 1 man ashore all day. 3 men at the request of Mr Beck sent fishing Returned 2 Pm with very little fish. Made a Bell Lashing for anote boat splices mooring lines etc Various employed Pump & Anchor Light attended to. August 1924 Friday 1st Showery morning. Fine E½ clearing the day Bar 30.19 Science party ashore all day, skimming birds until after 10 Pm as usual. Pump Light attended to. Saturday 2nd Fine Light to mod. V½ Bar 30.10 Science party ashore all day Crew cleaning ship Pump Light. Lookout att'd to. Sunday 3rd Fine day after a rainy night (Morning E & W) Sky overcast Bar 30.10. Pump & light attended to. Monday 4th Squally, V½ Bar 30.20 to 30.11. 11 Am Left for Fingala Island. 1 Pm Have to off passage. 3 Pm picked up native Pilot and got in against strong obstacles anchoring in 4 fms at 3 Pm. Pump Light attended to. Engine working 2 hours. Tuesday 5th Fresh N to N. Bar 30.10. Science party and 1 man ashore all day. Crew getting water, firewood & paint, etc. Pump & light att'd to. Wednesday 6th W½ gradually clearing round N. to E. Bar 30.08. Science party, 1 Man ashore all day employed seeing off new Long arms Mr Regan. Cleaning & Painting Stays & Rigging etc. Pump & Light attended to. Thursday 7th Sir Bar 30.05 Sky overcast. Got the pilot aboard & left at 9.30 Am Cleared the Reef. Cleared the Reef and headed for Naiobi Island 97 Motor Schooner 'France' August 1924. 1 Pm arrived off Naibo Island & landed Science party. Stood off 5 on under the reef all about at 3.30 PM when left for Yangasa cluster where anchored at 5.30 PM off Navolu Homea in 8 fms. Skimming birds until after 11 Pm Pump & Light att'd to. Engine working 3½ hours Friday 8th Fine S.E. Bar 30.18 Sky overcast. Mr Bryan ashore. Messrs Beck & Loricia & Mrs Loricia skimming birds got at Naiobi. Crew employed cleaning painting & soldering tins filled with Museum specimens. Pump Light att'd to. Saturday 9th Fine SE sky overcast Bar 30.18. Science party and 2 men away all day. Work as yesterday. Pump Light att'd to. Sunday 10th Fine Bright day SE Bar 30.21. Mr Bryan ashore P.L att'd to. Monday 11th E½ fresh breeze. Science party and 3 men ashore until 1 Pm when got under way, finished up re- turning boat and left for Namuka Isll whose anchored at 5.30 PM off road & village in 3 fms of water. Pump & Anchor Light att'd to. Engine working 2½ hours. Tuesday 12th Showery E½ B. 30.15 Science party and 1 man ashore all day & skimming birds late as usual. Crew fixing boat gear Cleaning Chainplates etc. Pump Light att'd to. Wednesday 13th Strong W with rain during the night. Fine day Bar 30.18 Science party ashore 1 Man. Work as yesterday and getting firewood pump Light att'd to. Thursday 14th Fine E½ Bar 30.25. 7 Am left Namuka 10 Am anchored off North end Mothe in 11 fms & landed Science party, 3 Men. Employed making a Main Hatch Cover & variously Pump Light att'd to. Engine working 1 hour. Friday 15th Fine Mod E½ to a fresh N & Wind Bar 30.21. Science party and 4 men away from 6 Am to 6 Pm. Employed at various jobs. Pump Anchor water Light att'd to.