100 Motor Schooner "France" September 1924 Monday 1st ENE Fresh Breeze Bar 30.15 Science party ashore 6am. About 3 Pm when left for Katikama anchored off Nankatalatha village in 10 fms at 5 Pm. Anchorwatch pump light ate to. Engine worked 1 hour Tuesday 2nd Wind howled North about ½ SW B.30.10 Science party ashore 6:30 am Sea boat ashore died for water 9:30 Am. Men left boat on Beach & could not get back until 6.30 Pm. A day most vexed on ship Tailing close to reef and no crew ashore. Anchorwatch light & pump ate to. Wednesday 3rd SW to SSW Light Heavy roll at anchor Bar 30.40 Science party landed 6:30 Am. Crew Em- ployed getting water variously pump light ate to. Thursday 4th SB Fresh Breeze Over Cast B.30.20 Science party ashore 6 Am All aboard at 11 Am when left for Vanua Mari where anchored in 10 fms and landed party at 1.30 Pm. Pump Watch light & Engine worked 1 hour Wednesday 5th ESE Fresh Breeze Overcast B.20-20 to 25 Science party ashore 6:30 am. About 11 am when left for Baram Rock where anchored at 9 fms & 8 fms & landed party employed variously pump anchor watch light ate to. Engine worked 1½ hour. Saturday 6th ESE Fresh Breeze Overcast B.30.28 6am left for Reed Haven where anchored off Latei Viti & landed Party at 10 Am. Left at 12:30 and landed party at Latei Tonga at 1:30 Pm. Anchored in 10 fms close & Engine worked 3 hours Pump light ate to. Sunday 7th Fine E by B.30.22. Anchorwatch Light Pump ate to. Monday 8th Mod N½B B.30.18, 5:30 Am left Latei Tonga for Yasawa Isd. Arr 9:30 but unable to land went West so proceeded to Katataunga where anchored in 4 fms 12:30 Pm off Mr Stock wells house & landed party Engine worked 7 hours Pump light ate to. 101 Motor Schooner "France" September 1924 Tuesday 9th Calm Bar 30.18 1 Pm left Katataunga 2:15 Pm landed Science party on Veeai Isd. Left for Tabua at 4 Pm Anchored there in 13 fms at 6 Pm. Engine working 4½ hours Pump Anchorwatch light ate to. Wednesday 10th SSS Freshening Breeze B.30.18 Science party landed at 6 Am. Ship rolling heavily at her anchor employed stocktaking and variously Trifled off the ledge & removed at 2 Pm Pump Anchorwatch and light ate to. Thursday 11th SE Fresh Breeze B 30.16 Party ashore at 6:45 Am Crew employed variously. Anchorwatch not but not kept Ch. Storms failing to turn out Pump light ate to. Friday 12th Got under way at 2:30 Pm landed Science Party on NW end of Vianua at 6:30 Am Standing off run Wind increasing to a stiff gale B 30.25. All aboard at 5 Pm. Left for Vanua Vatu under Double reefed canvas at 9:00 Pm Heavy SE wind and sea Ship tossing about but making good weather of it Pump lights and lookout ate to. Saturday 13th Strong SE gale Heavy sea Bar 30.35. 6:30 Am landed Science party and anchored off the Passage Vanua Levu in 9 fms. Dragged off the ledge & removed at 9 am Blowing hard at Sunset. 8 Pm. Dragging. Set as the Starboard anchor. Anchorwatch not but not kept Makai failing to turn out Pump & light ate to. Engine worked 2 hours. Sunday 14th Hard S½S Bar 30.21 Ship dragged during the night 10 Am heave up & left for Thilicia Isd where anchored off Torokua village in 9 fms at 2:45 Pm. Engine worked 1 hour Pump light ate to. Monday 15th A puffy ESE by S with continuous drizzle Bar 30.15. Science Party ashore 7 am. Employed making stoppers for cables, Boat cleaning, scraping Cleaning. Pump and Anchorlight ate to.