136 Motor Schooner 'France' July 1925 Saturday 12th 3 men and party landed at 4 am for Fresh Brose 5pm all aboard and ship left for Ata tal under Double reef- M/S. 8 Pm Morning set all sail Paygate. Sunday 13th 8 Fresh Breese Bar 30.20 Ship making more water than usual. Beating to windward Pump light Anchoret at T. Monday 13th S E Fresh Breese Bar 30.20. 7am Ata B E48 Dist 12nm Beat up o sent off Boats crew & party at 2.30 Pm all aboard at 5 PM. Have to for the night Pump light etc at T. Tuesday 14th Bay light S E Bar 30.25 Stood in at midnight Ata N.W at 4 Am Came on deck at 5.30 Am. Joita asleep at the wheel, Cook not called, Mate invincible. Ships before the wind, got heading back for the boat & called the Cook Mate. Made the landing 1/2 hour late & landed party Boats crew attending, all aboard at 5 Pm when shaped W.N.E. a strong Current setting to the east Pump light Anchoret at T. Wednesday 15th W Nw overcast Bar 30.07. Noon Lat 21°46'S Long 176.02 W Co Y's E Dist 38 m. Pm Bar falling wind freshening Keefe Main-sail Foresail Pump etc at T. Thursday 16th N.N Gale Bar 29.88. 10 miles East of Ulea. instead of at the SE point of Tongatabu at day light a Current having set the Ship 24 m E.S.E. during 20 hours. Note This Current has been setting eastward since we left Ulea on the 11th. Ship beating to windward under double reefs Main-sail. Single Reef F.S Stay sail Jib. A very fierce squall from N.W. at 2 Pm. Altered shifting to S.W. 6 PM Shaped a Course for Kalifasa under Fore-sail Jib. A Dirty night Pump light Anchoret at T. Friday 17th 7 am Clearing Wind Off Bar 29.48 Daylight Kalifasan N.N.W. Set all sail. Entered through a thick roller Channel between the reefs and anchored NW of the Island in 7 fms at morn and lowered party. All aboard at 6 Pm Pump light and anchor watch attended to Engine ran 2 1/2 h Left Ata. Arrived Kalifasan 9th 137 Motor Schooner 'France' July 1925 Saturday 18th Got underway at 6 am and anchored in 10 fms off Lotinga at Tonomeia at 6.45 am N.W. wind Bar 30.30. All aboard at 11 am when left for Teleibi, Tonga where anchored under Sea-point in 9 fms at 1.30 All aboard at 5.30 Pm Pump Anchor-light watch attended to Engine worked 3 1/2 hours. Sunday 19th Strong S E to E SE Breese Bar 30.26 Party & Boats crew ashore Pump light Anchoret-watch attended to Monday 20th Got under way at 6 am. Anchored in 8 fms under Lalonla Island at 7 am Strong S.E. Bar 30.34. 9 am Left for Teleibi Havau Wind Casting in strong squalls. Reef M/S F.S. and Anchored at 9.30 am Remained until 11.30 am when left for Fate kepunga. Found it too rough to work. Proceeded to Fonofua Isl where anchored in 12 fms at 1 Pm & lowered party. Blowing 24 gale. Party back at 4 Pm here up to look for better shelter at Mango Isl where anchored at 6 Pm in 5 fms Pump light and Anchor watch attended to. Engine worked 2 1/2 hours Tuesday 21st Strong squally E.S.E gale Bar 30.32. Eclipse of the Sun. Party and boat crew ashore at 7 am returned at Noon when left for Motuaba Isl where anchored in 8 fms at 1 Pm and landed party, however, 6 Pm all aboard Pump Anchor light etc to Wednesday 22nd Strong ESE Bar 30.28. 6 am here up & 4.45 anchored off Nomuka Landing in 10 fms and landed party. All aboard at 6 Pm Pump Anchor-light watch attended to. Engine worked 3/4 hour Thursday 23rd N.E mot Bar 30.32. 6 am Left for Hanga Tonga Off Island at 5 Pm & worked round it and Hanga Tapa under the engine. No Anchorage. Stood off for the night pump light looked at to. Engine worked 2 hours Friday 24th W.E Light Bar 30.18. Landed party on Hanga Tonga at 7 am and on Hanga Hapai at morn. All aboard at 6 Pm when left for 'Topua Pump light looked at to Saturday 25th Calm all through the day Bar 30.16. 8 Pm light S.W air Course North Pump light & lookout attended to.