Wind north easterly force 3. Wind still from NE. Gave up the idea of going to Turtle island. Prepared for sea. The  prevailing wind appears to be from NW with fine weather, but strong easterly gales happen here about at about this season and this time last year the place was visited by a tremendous hurricane from the eastward which swept away everything moveable before it – even lifting the roofs of houses at Roeburn. The height of rise of tide is given as 18 feet but I should think it was considerable more at spring tides by the way the reefs were left dry at low water.

The pearl grounds are situated of Condon Creek a few miles from Breaker Inlet and 22 from North Turtle Island  where we were to have anchored and then sent a boat in through the banks which no boat should attempt without a pilot or person acquainted with the place as the rise and fall is said to be 24 feet.

1230. Weighed under steam and proceeded to the north westward. Light NE  wind.

1600. Begout Island – south. North Point Delambri – west.

1700. Made sail to Top gallants. Stopped steaming. Raised screw.

1830 sounded in 26 fathoms – course shingle and sand.

2130 . sounded in 26 fathoms – grey sand. Both Begout and Delambri islands are low and quite bare. The north end of Delambri forms a smaller cliff with a sandy shore. Flat Rock situated to the NNE of Picard Island is well