130 Motor Schooner France May & June 1925. Saturday 3rd Had a dirty night wind shifting to North N.W. during the morning in heavy rain squalls. 5.30 am ordered start the engine started at 7.30. Missing continually and not working right. 10.30 am Cape Washington abeam stopped engine. 3.30 pm Falling Calm Engineer and 2 men working to start the Engine till 4.30 Anchored in usual place Suva at 16.30 Pm. Pump anchor light and watch attended to. Engine on 9th. Monday 5th In Mot Bar 30.05 Fine but overcast Pump anchored and light attended to. June 1925 Monday 1st Until Thursday June 4th At anchor in Suva harbour. Fine clear & weather with Bar between 30.00 and 30.10. Carried on usual work and got Mainseil and ydl repaired On June 3rd Charley Stevens and Ah Sin were paid off and sent back to Suva. 2 other men being engaged in their place Thursday, 4th left for Tonga via Hardave and out lying Islands at 5 pm wind ESE Bar 30.08. Pump light, lookout att'd Engine ran 1 hour Friday 5th Calm Bar 30.12. Started the engine 9 am Kara Sound anchored in Kasalakea Bay at noon. Landed Collectors. Engaged variously Engine gave only ½ speed. Anchorlight & pump att'd Engine run 4th Saturday 6th Calms & variable light airs Bar 30.18 Mr Correia and boats Crew ashore 6 am. Employed variously in repairing spare jib. Pump light & watch Sunday 7th SE fine Bar 30.20. Mate & 2 men ashore all night without leave and when taking them with it upon their return Mate used most obnoxious and insulting language employed as mate he only lead the men away. Pump light & watch attended to. 131 Motor Schooner France June 1925. Monday 8th Varicus fine Bar fell from 30.24 to 30.10 left Kasalakea Bay at 10 am. Paid ½ on behalf of Smith & Nebi for taking aboard Timber meant for building purposes for Firewood. 5 Pm anchored in Talacalia Bay. Variously engaged on the ship Pump anchorlight watch att'd Engine ran 1½ hour Tuesday 9th S E Fresh Breeze Bar 30.10 Mr Correia 12 men landed at 6 am. Employed ½ jib variously Pump light watch attended to. Wednesday 10th S E Bar 30.19. 6 am left Talacalia Bay. 10 am anchored under Denham Island in 15 fms Close to reef. Chart showing 11 fms, & landed Mr Correia and 4 men. Fraser told me this morning that the doctor in Suva ordered him not to step on his foot injured whilst ashore getting firewood & coffee on May 14th The gavan is also laid up. Pump att'd Thursday 11th S E fresh breeze Bar 30.11 Heavy SE squall. 6 am left Denham Bay to hunt for Shearwater at sea. Zigzagged up to 10 m from the land & kept a good lookout up to noon. No birds to be seen and it sighted weather getting to rough so returned to anchorage & landed Mr Correia & 2 men Pump light & watch att'd Engine ran 4½ hour Friday 12th E SE E Fresh Breeze Bar 30.20 6 am left Denham Island and stood out on the port tack Kept a good lookout for birds but none sighted. It sighted to rough for hunting. Fraser and Mr gavan still laid up and Heales joined their company, refusing to take the wheel or do anything at sea but run his engine. He only wakes up to eat. ½ of the crew loafing on the other ½. Noon abreast ship. 3 Pm wind increasing with rain squalls Reefed Mainsail & made fast Flying jib 6 Pm stood out. Pump light and lookout attend'd Engine ran 2 hour.