128 Motor Schooner "France" May 1925 Wednesday 13th Strong SE gale Bar 30.10. Collected ashore at 7 Am. Employed getting firewood. Framer laid up with a badly cut foot. 9 am getting better. Visit from the King of Afagi. Pump Light Anchor watch attended to. Thursday 14th SE gale Bar 30.06 Heavy rain squalls. Collected 2 Boatloads of Firewood & left for Rotuma at Noon. Pump light Lookout attended to. Friday 15th Making Saturday 16th Eastern Time Fresh squally SE gale Bar 30.06. Cloud seems all played out Noon Lat 13°33'8 Long 179°58'E Co N x N ½ N Dist 120 m. Pump light Lookout at 8. Sunday 17th ESE Fresh breeze squally Bar 30.08 Noon Lat 12°47'8 Long 178°03'E Co N x W Dist 125m Rotuma to WSW Dist 50 m. Pump light Lookout at 8. Monday 18th Calms slight SE airs Bar 30.06 Sighted Rotuma to ENE at day break. 7 Am started the Engine 9 Am Anchored off Motuea. 11 am obtained practice and landed Mr & Mrs Concía and Hicks with their supplies to stay by kind invitation at Mr Roberts house during our stay to facilitate their collecting, the ships lying too far off the shore and unable to work her boat at any time of the Tide. Pump light Anchormark on Engine run 2 hour. Archived Rotuma 129 Motor Schooner France May 1925 Tuesday 19th Calms & Light airs Bar 30.06 Employed variously aloft on deck. Pump and watch right etc. Wednesday 20th ENE Mod to Fresh Bar 30.08 Employed as yesterday Pump light & watch attended to. Thursday 21st NNE mod. with showers Bar 30.06 Employed variously Pump light & watch at 8. Friday 22nd Weather conditions & work as yesterday Bar 30.08 Pump and watch light attended to. Saturday 23rd E½E Fresh Breeze Bar 30.08 Cleaning ship etc Pump light Anchor watch attended to. Sunday 24th SE gale Bar 30.08. Pump light. Watch at 8. Monday 25th ESE & ENE Fresh Breeze & Squally Bar 30.04 10 Am left for Luca Co S x E Pump light Lookout at 8. Tuesday 26th ESE Strong breeze with heavy rain squalls Bar 29.94 Noon Lat 14°39'8 Long 176°36'E Co South Dist 122 m. One reef in Main sail and Outer jib in Pump lights and Lookout attended to Engine worked 1 hour Wednesday 27th E SE Strong Breeze Bar 30.05 Employed scraping decks. 2 men sick Noon Lat 16°56'5 Long 176°15'E Co South Dist 138m Carried away M.S. and Outer jib. Bent spare jib. Charley Stowers found asleep on the deck at the wheel and the mate not attending to his duty. Pump light Lookout at 8. Thursday 28th ENE Strong Breeze Bar 30.10 2 men still sick Employed scraping deck Noon Lat 18°48'8 Long 176°22'E to S x E Dist 114 m Pump light Lookout attended to. Friday 29th NNE North Fresh Breeze & Heavy Squalls Bar 30.05 Repaired M.S. again temporary to set single reefed from Mount Wash- ington to NNE Distant about 35m at 9 Am Touched ships to W.N.W no change Pump lights Lookout attended to.