150 Motor Schooner "France" November 1925 Sunday 8th SS E to SE gale with a heavy sea Bar ranging from 30.19 at 6am to 30.20 Double reefed Main and Foresail. Fishing, sky overcast Noon Lat 28°14'S Long 179°18'W Co. E to S Dist 120 m Pm a hard SE gale and nasty sea lights and lookout attentions to Pump going every hour. Monday 9th Fresh SE to ESE Breeze Bar 30.29 Am sail employed variously Noon Lat 27°31'S Long 147°14'W To ENE Dist 125 m Sunday Kind B.S.x14-4yr. 3 Pm The mate reported that Hill in his watch lost the Port sidelight overboard whilst taking it in this mor- ning. Mr Beck shot 2 Albatrosses duly retrieved. 6.30 Pm Stood South Pump lights, Lookout attentions to. Tuesday 10th Fresh ESE Breeze with SE swell Bar 30.35 Fitted a Red Light in a box to hold a Hurrican Lamp to replace the port sidelight and variously employed Noon Lat 28°31'S Long 147°29'W Course Sx14°34'W Dist 61 m Sunday Island B. 88m Dist 35 m. 1 Pm Sighted Island B. 88m. Mr Beck shot an Albatross duly retrieved. 8 Pm off Herald Group stood out Pump lights, and lookout attentions to. Wednesday 11th SSE Mod Breeze Bar 30.44 to 30.48 Stood in under all sail at 2 am. 5 am Mr Beck went out Bird hunting in the small boat Returned at 7.30 with several birds. 10 am Calm started Engine. After several breakdowns under Mr Beck at 1.30 on North Herald Jetty. All aboard at 6 Pm when proceeded to Meyer Jet and anchored in 14 fms. Find it most difficult to navigate without a chart. 151 Motor Schooner "France" November 1925 Thursday 12th Calm Bar 30.38 Mr Beck ashore taking Photographs. 2 men getting Firewood. Caught plenty of fish this morning amongst them a 200 lb Cod which when opened was found to have swallowed a large Kingfish Head with one of our hooks lost last night in his jaw - "The Kingfish took the hook. A shark snapped off the Kingfish close to the head carrying away the line & the Head dropping to the bottom was swallowed by the Cod. Pump anchor light and watch attentions to. Und Engine 2½h Friday 13th Wly to NW a Fishing Breeze Bar 30.15 11:30 Am Shifted ship South of the Jetty and anchored in 14½ fms. Mr Beck ashore taking Photographs. Crew variously employed. 6 Pm Wind Wetting and freshening with rain. 8 Pm Heavy Squalls, Pump light an Anchorage. Saturday 14th Wind Blowing very hard in Rain squalls and Nothing Bar 29.95. 4 Am Stove up and proceeded to anchorage on Northside of Sunday Island where anchored in 5 fms Surf on Beach very heavy. Landed Mr Beck with difficulty at 9 am. Took him aboard from off Fisherman Rock at 5:30 Pm. Employed variously. Pump anchor light, Watch attentions to. Engine worked 1½ hours. Sunday 15th Strong West to NW gale Bar 29.95 Very fierce squalls along the coast and jumpy sea. Ship dragging slowly in the squalls 3 Pm let go the starboard anchor and payed out 20 fms chain. Pumps Anchor watch & Light attended to. Ship here only for shelter.