166 Motor Schooner "France" March 1926 Wednesday 8th S½ Fresh Breeze Bar 30.16 7pm for Pot Island at 4am. Very Hazy. Sighted Pyramid Rock at 10 am B. W W E 1 pm off rock Mr Beck put off in small boat after birds. Heavy swell. Boat hoisted again at 4 pm. 6.30 pm anchored in Waikere Bay in 10 fms Pump Anchorewatch Light attended to. Engine worked ½ hour Thursday 9th S.H. Fresh Breeze Bar 30.58 at 8am. Mr Beck away after birds all day Mr Correa and two men preparing specimen. Crew getting water & firewood and washing clothes Pump anchorlight and watch attended to. Friday 10th SW Fresh Breeze Bar 30.50 at 8am 1pm Hove up and left for Mangere Island but unable to land so proceeded to The Flower Pot Bay where anchored at 2.45 pm. A strong SW breeze Bar 30.48 Pump lights & lookout attended to. Saturday 11th S.S.W. Variable Bar 30.56 at 8am Mr Beck and boats crew away all day. Otherwise em- ployed getting water making a new bearing. off New Fireproof half-guns etc. Anchorewatch light attended. Sunday 12th W variable Bar 30.40 Cable fouling rocks. 8 am shifted ship out and anchored in 9½ fms sea 40 pfm cable 6 pm wind increasing and sea making from the NW got under way and stood North & Round Island for the night. Pump lights, anchorlight. Monday 13th N½ Fresh Breeze Bar 30.20 8 am Landed party and boatscrew on Round Island then left for the Forty Four Head Calm 3 pm at the Forty Four found no place to land. Both boats out until 6.30 pm. Bar 30.15. Calm up to 10.30 pm. Hence obliged to lie in and single reefed Wind & sea increasing in force. In water of the SW Pump lights lookout attended to.