114 Motor Schooner France December 1924 Wednesday 24th Showery 0½ Bar 24.99 Employed cleaning ship Pump Light ate to Thursday 25th Dressed Ship - Christmas day. Showery & Bar 30.03 Pump Light ate to. Friday 26th Showery 0½ Bar 24.95 Processing day Pump Light attended to. Saturday 27th 0½ Fine Bar 24.45 Cleared ship, Planted boats etc. Pump Light ate to Sunday 28th Variable Wt Bar 24.48 Pump light ate to Monday 29th Calm & Variable Bar 30.03. Took aboard stores water left for destination and returned at 6pm. Heading SW Pump Light attended to Engine worked 1 hour. Tuesday 30th SW Variable Bar 30.10. Fine & Smooth now Calm off M'Strihe. Pump Light attended to Engine worked 4 hours. Wednesday 31st S½ Bar 30.00 Draping for Kedua Island 7 Pm Anchored on a Coral patch in 4 fathoms NW port & Wt E Wind Weave & ESE Pump Light attended to Engine worked 2 hours Mr Coma laid up with a fevered ankle. January 1925. Thursday 1st Fog under way 5.30 am landed party on Naut side of Island at 7.30 a.m. Pill stood at 4.30 Pm when shaped to clear reef & wood Pump Lights attended to Engine work 2½ Friday 2nd 0½ Bar 30.00. 9.30 am Anchored between Martha and Yabeia in 10 fathoms Engine worked 2½ hours Pump Light & Anchorwatch attended to Saturday 3rd 0½ to S½ Bar 30.50. 5.30 am left for Yasava where anchored at 9am landed party in the SW bay. Pump Light attended to employed cleaning ship etc Engine worked 2 hours. Sunday 4th Strong 0½ Bar 24.97. Pump Light attended to, 115 Motor Schooner France January 1925 Monday 5th Light 0½ Bar 24.77 Science party working main - Outlying Islands Crew attending with boat and various employed Pump Anchorwatch Light attended to. Tuesday 6th Left for Islands North Yasava & Round Island at 6.30 am Variable light airs 0½ prevailing Bar 30.01 12 am anchored on a fine patch at Round Island, left again at Noon and after landing party on all the Islands & rocks North of Yasava proceeded to Beaver Hom #65 where anchored off village in 10 fathoms at 7 Pm Freshening from SE gusty roll in the Bay. Pump Light Anchorwatch ate to Engine ran 10th. Wednesday 7th SE Strong Breeze Bar 24.48 Science party shore at 6 am 4 men attending them during the day Repaired job etc. 6 Pm 0½ Gale Bar 24.85. 9 Pm Increasing in force ship dragging let go Starboard anchor with 30 fathoms paying out 30 fathoms Pump Anchorlight & watch attended to. Thursday 8th Strong 0½ Bar 24.93 Boat away with Science party at 6.30 am 4 men attending all through the day shifting party to different Island Rep job etc Pump Anchorlight watch ate to. Friday 9th Foul Cables. Cleared & bore up at 5.15 am and left for Naviti Island where anchored in 13 fathoms off village in Vaka Bay at 10 am and landed party. Boats crew attendance. Wind E½ fresh Bar 24.94 Repairing M.S. the Pump Light & Anchorwatch ate to. Engine worked 2 hours Saturday 10th Strong 0½ Gale Bar 24.92. Left for Beke Rocks at 6 am. Returning at 2 Pm bore up and left under single Reefed F-N sail for Blacrite Bay Waia Island. Experienced some fine squalls & Carried away the inner Jubstay beating up the Bay where anchored off Yalombi village at 6.30 in 14 fathoms 50 fathoms cable Pump Anchor watch attended to Engine worked 1½ hour.