118 Motor Schooner France January 1925 Wednesday 21st Entertained. Passed through the Barrier reef North of Namanui Isd. Found a shoal outside not marked on the chart. Anchored in Porpoise Harbour Yendua Isd at 5.30pm in 14 fms Pump Anchor light watches etc to Engine worked 6½ hours Thursday 22nd Calm Bar 30.00 Science party landed 6 am 8 am left Yendua 10 am landed Party on Sailrock 11.20 left for Yanganga where anchored in 13 fms and landed party at 1.30pm Pump light watches to Engine worked 4½ hours Friday 23 Science party, landed 6 am Employed cleaning ship mixing paint sep sats etc Pump Anchor Light & Watch att'd to. Calm 30-00 Saturday 24th Light variable ESE to North airs Calm 8.30 am Hove up and left for Kia Isd. where anchored off Village Road in 11½ fms at 5pm Wind NE to East Bar 30.06 Pump light & Anchor watch attended to Engine worked 2 hours. Sunday 25th Calm & Light SE airs Bar 30.08 Pump light & Anchor watches att'd to Monday 26th Light & fresh SE to S Bar 30.00 Science Party away with 4 men at 6 am 3.30 pm All aboard left for Mathew's where anchored in 8 fms at 5.30 pm Pump light & Anchor watch attended to Engine worked 2 hours. Tuesday 27th Variable light airs Calm Bar 29.45 Science Party ashore 6 am Returned 3 pm when shifted ship to Watercreek where anchored at 4 pm. Employed painting ship Pump light & anchor watch attended to Engine worked 1 hour 119 Motor Schooner France January 1925 Wednesday 28th Science party ashore 6 am Variable light N ½ W Bar 30.04 Employed Cleaning & scentpapering Mastheads & Bright work. Painting etc. Pump Light watches Thursday 29th Variable Wea Bar 30.04. 5.30 pm got under way. 2pm Landed Off Beck on Rocks off Sesaleka Reef. Under way again at 3pm 6.30 pm Anchored in Mbeva Bay in 4 fms. Pump Light attended to. Engine worked 7½ hours Friday 30th Variable light airs Calm Bar 29.92 Science party landed 6 am. Employed black- ening down & variously. Pump light att'd to. Saturday 31st Mod to fresh SSE winds. 5.45 am left Mbeva Bay. Landed Science party on Katu Isd. at 11.15 am left at 2 pm Anchored off Passage Island and landed party at 5pm. Pump Anchor watch & Light attended to. Engine worked 6 hours Cook laid up with Acrop & influenza Other men sick February 1925 Sunday 1st 7.30 am left Passage Island 12.30 pm Anchored in 13½ fms off Nemone Isd. Wind SE Mod Fine Bar 30.01. Pump Anchor- watch Light attended to. Engine worked 1 hour Monday 2nd Variable light SE to East Bar 29.94. Science party landed at 6 am. 11 am left for Savu Savu where anchored off wharf at 2.30 pm Doctor ordered Cook to the Hospital. Got aboard 20 % of Benzine and some small stores. Pump light att'd to. Engine worked 3 hours Tuesday 3rd W & fine Bar 29.93 - 5.30 am left Nakema Creek 7 am Anchored off Ha'ivutu River & Landed party. Returning at 6.30 pm 1 men laid up Feeling sick my self Pump light and Anchor watch attended to Engine worked 1½ hours