104 Motor Schooner "France" September - October 1924 Monday 29th Strong ESE Bar 30.04 Sky overcast Science Party, 5 men landed at 6 am. 9.30 am all aboard and we left for Wailangalala where anchored at 12.30 and landed party after a rough trip & rainy thick weather. Crew cleaning ship. 9 Pm ship dragged her anchor it blowing a gale with heavy rain squalls from the NE fair but the Starboard anchor 45 fms cable Kate found 10 to 15 fms surroundings where marked ? on the chart Pump and light attended to. Engine worked ½ h. Tuesday 30th ESE Pm left Wailangalala under single reefed Canvas for Waitamba where put a keel on Perf and landed party at 11 am. Fresh SE Breeze Bar 30.10 Boat, Crew attending party. Anchor watches set with orders to lift keel at 2 am Pump and light ate to Engine worked ½ h. Wednesday Oct 1st Showers or slight through his watch thereby endangering the ship. got under way at 4 am and landed Science Party to work Yathata and Kainiby at 8 am. Short off 5 pm until 4.45 Pm where left for Nukualae where anchored in 9 fms at 6 Pm Anchorwatch pump & light ate to Engine worked ½ h. Thursday 2nd Strong ESE to ENE Breeze Bar 30.15 1.30 Am Anchor slipped off the ledge Hove up and started to beat towards Vatu Varu where landed part, at 7 am Short off — on until 4.30 Pm when left for Suva. Co. SW by setting to Pump light & Forebout attended to Engine worked 1 hour 105 Motor Schooner "France" October 1924. Friday 3rd Mod SE fine Clear Bar 30.15 8 am passed Coconut Island to 17x8½ S 4.30 lay light We started engine. 7.30 Pm Anchored off wharf at Suva Hicks Engines drunk & troublesome inapplicable. found he made his own poison. Not permitted to load Pump slight ate to. Engine worked 3½ hours. Saturday 4th 12.30 am Moored to wharf with anchor & keelge out at Wailala Bay. Cleaned ship etc pump light attended to. We fine B.30.10 Monday 5th SE fine Bar 30.10 Pump slight ate to Monday 6th ESE fine Bar 30.12 Employed cleaning painting and scrubbing Pump slight ate to Tuesday 7th Weather & Work as yesterday Wednesday 8th As yesterday & preparing for sea Thursday 9th 7 am Left for Levuka We mod Breeze where anchored at 4 Pm Pump slight attended to, engine worked 9 hours Friday 10th Passed ship for Jubili Carnival Fine SE breeze Bar 30.12 Pump light ate to. Saturday 10th DE fresh Showery Bar 30.11 Yesterday Sunday 11th A fine day DE light Bar 30.15 Monday 12th Regatta day Fresh SE Breeze Bar 30.15 Ship dressed Pump light attended to. Tuesday 14th Fresh ENE Breeze Bar 30.15 Science Party ashore 6.30 am. Crew employed making a fishing net & variously Pump slight ate to Saturday 15th All yesterday Bar 30.20 Pump light attended to.