108 Motor Schooner France November 1924. Wednesday 5th W½ Bar 30.14 Science Party and one man ashore 6am employed sweeping main deck etc. Pump and anchor light attended to. Thursday 6th Calm s light variable airs. Mr Correia and four ashore 6am Mr Beck skinning birds. When getting water etc. Work left for Naingoro pass through which passed out to sea and set all sail at 2 Pm Wind SE Ships Head inls. Pump Light Lookout ate to. Engine worked 2½ hours. No birds in sight. Friday 7th Variable 2nd light airs following a thunder storm at 2 am. Bar 30.14 6am. No birds to be seen shaped for Cap Washington Pumps Lookout Saturday 8th Commencing with a fresh E½ 5.30 am Heading for Denham Island put about and put out the dinghy for Mr Beck and later the large boat for Mr Correia. About 40 Birds were secured by 9 am when we took in the boat & headed out course. Off Denham Wind s same in a squall from North Reef Fire Dais Main sail & stood round under the land. 11am Calm anchored under Thumbea in 13 fms Bar 30.12. Pump anchor watch light ate to. Engine worked 2½ hours. Sunday 9th E½ Showery Bar 30.14. Heavy roll. Pump lights ate to. Monday 10th S½ Fine Bar 30.10. Science party ashore 6am employed repairing jibs. overhaul main fore sail Halyard blocks etc. cleaning up hold scraping decks Pump light attended to. Tuesday 11th SE Fresh Breeze Bar 30.09 5 am left for Denham Island where anchored and landed Mr Beck Correia & Hicks preparing specimens All aboard to Pm Pump light attended to Engine worked ½ hour Wednesday 12th E Showery Bar 30.20 10 am left for Mata Island around & note to enter Off S on for the Night Pump lights Lookout ate to Engine worked ½ th