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:.m., I. " Wolverene,' " Fri ay, 1st day of Dece: iher, 1876, in and mt the Crozet Group. E _> £ o_ o 2 __ ® *2_J. efl *» _3 *" •s° h. Standard Compass Ij e Oh | _> c_ _. Wind, ition. , '. I Weather. Force I a ai CD tu "A E 3 ■2 ft J J Height of | __ o c E as __ _> . p. ss Remarks. Courses. Bar. i a W J Q 3 3 A — a en S Direction. i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 1 2 6 6 6 6 8 5 6 3 r i 8.S.E. - - S.8.E. - S.E. S.E. by E. as requisite for Possession Island. Steaming as requisite and examining the bays in Possession Isle. 1= JE. by S. - E.S.E. • 1 2 3 to 4 b.c. - o.c.m. - 29-48 37 38 3D A.M. 3.35 Proceeded under steam. Furled sails. 4.0 Fog and drifting mist. 6.30 Obs. Possession Island ou port . bow. / \ 9.0 Division; prayers. Steaming along the S.W. and south side of island, firing guns at intervals. 9.10 Sighted East Island on star. bow. 11.0 Off Navire Bay ;■ weather fine. Steamed closer in and came to in 17 fms. with S.B. veered to 30 schls. Kept steam ready. Sent Lieut. Dugdale in cutter to deposit a memorandum and examine hut and bay. Noon. 29-38 38 38 9 10 11 1 E. - - Noon. 29-39 98 38 Course : I distance , Latitude. I. I Thro" , the D.R. a- Water. Longitude D.R. e. Variation allowed. Water remaini Daily Eipendil ng: :ure : True Bearing and Distance. No. on Sick List. Current: Mac goo I Distilled sin yesterday: Miles. Miles. Obs. Chro. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Single anchor off Navire Bay. Steaming for East Island. Examined the bays and creeks around East Ialand. East "1_ _. "■ S.E. 1 o.c. o.m. - 29'40 __ ' _ *_! E P.M. 8.30 Officers landed. 2.40 Boats returned, seeing several seals on the beach. 2.45 Weighed, and proceeded under steam for East Island. 4.0 Off west of ditto, steaming along A\ the land to the eastward and ' northward. Firing guns at intervals. 4.0 Quarters. 7.10 Having examined all the islands, and this being the last, shaped course East on our way to Australia. 7.25 Sighted a large iceberg on port bow, and two smaller pieces on starboard bow. 9.35 Stopped steaming. 9.40 Made plain sail and braced up on starboard tack. Midnight. 8 9 10 11 Midt. 3 6 2 1 5 5 29-63 39 39 — 38 39 38 — I i _ I N.E. N.E. by N. - i _ E.S.E. Light Airs. o.c. 2962 ignalp, . Coals expei during tl 24 hour nded/'For engines he < For ship -s. (.For distilling ... Tons cwt. Price 9d.] By Authority: Geobge 1)idsbvey, Government Printer, Wellington.—1877.