126 Motor Schooner "France" April 1925 Saturday 25th Continued Wind freshening let go the Harbour anchor. Wallis Island keeping Western time makes to morrow also Saturday 25th E½ gale Bar 30.04. Mr Correia & Hicks landed to collect specimens at 6.30 am Employed cleaning ship & variously. E.A Hendrick Master PROTECTORAT DES ILES WALLIS ET FUTUNA RESIDENT DE FRANCE Sunday 26th E½ gale with rain squalls Bar 30.06 Riding for both anchors. Pump Light ate to. Monday 27th E½ Gale with hard rain squalls Bar 30.09 to 30.15. Mr Correia Hicks landed 6.30 am employed cleaning ship Pump Light & Anchorwatch ate to. Tuesday 28th Hard E¼ gale with squalls of Hurricane force Bar 30.10 to 30.20. No work this day ship holds Pump Light and Anchorwatch ate to. Wednesday 29th Mod W wind with rain squalls & 350s Mr Correia Hicks ashore 6.30 am employed repairing gear aloft drying sails etc to Pump Light Anchorwatch attended to. Thursday 30th NE with heavy rain Bar 30.81 Mr Correia Hicks ashore at 6.00 am All aboard at 2 PM Pump Light & Anchorwatch ate to. May 1925 Friday 1st NE light air. First fine day since our arrival. Bar 29.98. 10 am left Motu Moa 11.30 Anchored off Faioa. Mr Correia Hicks ashore till 2.30 PM when left for Futuna. Very light NE air & SE heavy swell to SW Pump Light Lookout ate to. Engine time run 5½ h 127 Motor Schooner France May 1925. Saturday 2nd Very light NE airs Calm Bar 30.10. Watch wear steer and Sails 3pm Lat 14°08'S long 176.48'W Pump Light Lookout ate to. Sunday 3rd Mod Grad calm ship drifting with current to the WSW. Lowered sails down to save them & run the engine from noon to 4 PM when Futuna bore SW by W Dist 25nm Pump Light Lookout attended to. Monday 4th Mod SE breeze Bar 30.10 Calm Started the Engine at 6 am & moored in Liguere Bay at 7 PM Engine run 9 hours Tuesday 5th Light NW airs Bar 30.18 Mr Correia and Hicks ashore 6.30 am employed rep sails etc Pump light attended to. Wednesday 6th Light DR airs Bar 30.18. Collectors ashore 6.30 am Employed as yesterday and getting water Pump Light ate to. Thursday 7th Light SW airs Bar 30.16 Employed cleaning ship painting watering etc Collectors ashore 6.30 am Pump Light Anchorwatch ate to Friday 8th SE squally Bar 30.03. Cleaning ship watering etc Collectors ashore 7 am. Pump Light Anchorwatch ate to Saturday 9th DR squally Bar 29.95. Hedge rope carried away. Removed Collectors ashore 7 am Pump light and Anchorwatch attended to. Sunday 10th Strong E½ heavy surge in Bay Bar 30.03 Pump Light and anchorwatch attended to. Monday 11th Strong SE breeze with rain squalls Bar 30.07 / 1 pm left for Alofi where anchored in 15 Fms at 2.30 PM Raining heavily Pump Light Anchorwatch ate to. Engine worked 9½ hours Tuesday 12th Strong NE Squally Bar 30.05. By orders from the King of Alofi Mr Mrs Correia went across to get provisions to collect at 6 am. Returned 3.30 PM with some chiefs who were duly entertained. I am laid up with fever & ague Pump Light Anchorwatch attended to.