42 Yacht "France" Aug 31st calm & light variable air till 9 F.M. Moderate E S E wind later. Mr Beck, Hicks & 3 of crew went away with big boat off the coast to collect & also shoot a heart for fresh meat. Doctor Downe collecting along river with small boat. All returned to ship by 6 T.M. Fine weather till midnight. Sept 1 Squally & heavy rain showers from midnight & continued all day. Crew got a boat load of fire wood in afternoon. Sky clearing at sunset but still showery. Sept 2 Light S E breeze fine weather Bay 30.11. 7/40 Stove up & proceeded down channel under engine power. 8/25 Set all sail & stopped engine, passed out of Maringe Lagoon by Main Passage. Beating to best advantage to Eastward till day. 8/30 T.M. A # fresh squall with rain, carried away throat halyards & fore sail, repaired same & set again. Wind fell light & calm, vessel not steering, current setting N.W. Sept 3. Similar weather & conditions to last night. 12/25 P.M. Started engine & set course for Ramos Island. 6/25 Arrived & anchored at Ramos in 6 fms. Moderate E S E wind during the night. Vessel pumped out daily as required; making water fast when in a head swell, even when at anchor. 43 Yacht "France" Sept 4 Moderate E S E breeze & considerable confused swell, making vessel roll & pitch. 8/1 A.M. Stove up anchor & shifted ship inshore to a more sheltered position. Local breeze from noon and swell increased, vessel rolling heavily at times. Dr Downe collected in fore-noon. Similar weather conditions continued all night. Sept 5 Fresh E S E to S E wind, vessel rolling. Party landed for collecting at 7 P.M. Crew employed repairing sails. All on board at 4/30 T.M. 5/10 T.M. Stove up & set all sail, steering for the coast of Yapal. Fresh breeze all night. midnight Maringe Lagoon abeam 1/2 miles Sept 6 Breeze continues up to 8/30 A.M. when it fell light and variable, current setting us off shore. 11/30 A.M. Breeze started again from Eastward, ship making about 3 knots. 4/23 Off Gigunabena Islands, started the engine & steered for entrance. 5/40 Arrived & anchored in 4 fms in Rehata Bay, at Suavana. Sept 7 Light S E breeze, dull & cloudy Collecting party landed at 6.30 T.M. Crew filling up the tank from shore. All returned to ship by 6 T.M. Heavy showers in afternoon. Fine during the night. Vessel pumped out as per required.