158 Motor Schooner France January 1926 Wednesday the 13th W N W Variable Bar 29.95 10 am anchored at Mokihimau Now left and worked Paschal Island returning to anchor at 5 P.M. Mr Beck away in small boat until dark. Pump lights & lookout attended to Engine worked 2 hours. Thursday the 14th Light N.W Bar 30.10 2½ Am left Mokihimau 11 Am anchored under the eastern Chicken Mr Beck away with boats crew all day & by himself in the little boat until after dark. We had a good haul of Snapper Pump anchor light and watch at 7. Engine ran 3 h Friday the 15th Calm morning Bar 30.10 Engine failed to start 6 am Mr Beck & boats crew away to work Western Chicken. 10.30 go Interior, Engine starting. Pick up the boat off Water works at 11:30. Landed Mr Beck on the Star side of the Hen at 12.30 P.M. 5.30 Pm left for Poor Knights Wind North. Pump lights & lookout attended to Engine worked 2 h Saturday the 16th Light N.W Bar 30.16 6 am Poor Knights S W Dist 8 am Worked the Poor Knight Islands during the day and left for the Great Barrier at 4 Pm Pump lights & lookout attended to. Engine worked 5 h Sunday the 17th Light N.N.E Bar 30.30 Anchored in Port Alker- combie in 10 fm at 11 am Pump anchor light run on Monday the 18th Engine trouble. Light 9½ Wind Bar 30.14 left anchorage at 5 am. Landed party on Anau Island at 7.30 am left at 10 am landed parties on the Matis- man at 12.30 P.M. All aboard at 5 Pm when shaped for Cuvier Island. Mr Beck put in boat after birds at times. Arrived South of the Cuvier light at 8 Pm Stood off & on during the night Pump lights & lookout attended to Engine worked 1h 159 Motor Schooner France January 1926 Sunday The 19th We Mot Fine Bar Kanted port at The Lighthouse landing at 8 am. All aboard at 4 Pm when shaped a course for the Alderman rocks. 7 P.M wind rising dirty and sea making Reef M.S. r F.S. s shaped for the East Cape. Pump lights & lookout attended to engine ran 1 h. Wednesday The 20th Fresh N.W Bar 30.24 Wind 24 Course away port For Topmast Backstay Sent up New Basketsay. From Lat 39°16'S Long 179°06'E To 81x2342 Dist 65m Beating to windward Pump lights & lookout attended to. Thursday 21st ENE strong Breeze M.S swell Bar 30.20. 10 am off Cape Runaway. Beating against an increasing foul wind and sea 7.30 Pm Reefed F.S. r Double Reefed M.S. a nasty sea and strong Breeze with drizzly thick weather. Pump lights & lookout attended to. Friday 22nd ENE Gale Thick and squally. Heavy sea Bar 30.00 8 am Nothing in sight shaped To S.W M.S. Fast. Noon by D.R. Lat 38°08'S Long 178°43'E Dist from the East Cape 28m 6 Pm Bar 29.83 Double reefed F.S. Midnight Wind and sea increasing tree to on the Port tack Pump lights & lookout attended to. Saturday 23rd W.E Fine gale Thick weather & a Nasty sea. Bar 29.65. 8 am Mortarion commences E to S.W. 10 am latter shift to The South. Ocean By D.R. Lat 39°53'S Long 178°57'E. 6 Pm Light City Bar 29.68 4 Pm Wind North To SW Pump lights & lookout attended to. Sunday 24th Strong N.W Bar 29.53 2 am in the Southeast reefed F.S. r furled M.S. Noon Lat 41°5'S Long 176°39'E To S.W Dist 120 m 8 Pm Moderate, set sail Pump lights & lookout attended to. Monday 25th Light N by Bar 29.76 All sail 8 am Cape Palliser B. W.N. Dist 12 mi wind fairing, light. Mr Beck put in the small boat after birds at 4 pm when wind freshening from S.S.E Lat 41°5'S Long 175°27'E & Dist 38 bis 8m Ship Heading SSW Pump lights & lookout attended to.