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Friday 24th May 1850
Fore part strong winds from E.
Middle and latter the same.
Latt [LATITUDE] 25.42 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 167.30 E Acc [BY ACCOUNT]

Saturday 25th
Fore part strong breezes from E. Middle and
latter squally.
Latt [LATITUDE] 25.46 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 167.34 Chr [CHRONOMETER]

Sunday 26th
Fore part strong winds and squally from
E with some rain. Middle and latter strong gale from
ESE. Rain.

Monday 27th
Fore part strong gale from ESE. Middle
and latter strong winds.
Latt [LATITUDE] 25.46 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 167.26 Chr [CHRONOMETER]

Tuesday 28th
Fore part strong winds from S. Stearing [STEERING]
ENE. Middle and latter brisk gale and squally from SSW.
Latt [LATITUDE] 24.45 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 170.35 Chr [CHRONOMETER]

Wednesday 29th
Fore part brisk gale from SSW. Stearing [STEERING]
NE. Squally. Middle and latter strong winds. At Meridian [NOON]
saw the land Mathews Island [MATTHEW ISLAND, VANUATU] NE by N 10 leagues.
Latt [LATITUDE] 22.56 Long [LONGITUDE] 172.25 Chr [CHRONOMETER]
Chronometer to [TOO] far East ____1.04___ 171.27 Long [LONGITUDE]

Thuresday [THURSDAY] 30th
Fore part pleasant weather. At 3 PM the
Longitude by Chronometer 172.25
Do [DITTO] by Mathews Isl [MATTHEW ISLAND, VANUATU] 171.21. Diff [DIFFERENCE] 1.04 Chro [CHRONOMETER] to [TOO] far East.
At 5 PM Mathews [MATTHEW ISLAND, VANUATU] bore NW by N½N. Hunters [HUNTER ISLAND, VANUATU] E by N½N.
Middle and latter fine weather.
Latt [LATITUDE] 21.25 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 172.33 E