Drew fires forward. Assistant Harbour master came onboard. Shifted under steam to Navy moorings up the harbour.

Your head and stern moorings are always prepared by a lighter therefore all you have to do is pass out two hawsers and heave them in but merchantmen have to anchor with their own anchors ahead and one astern in the hurricane months up the right hand side of the harbour. Moorings are found for them and they are moored in tiers of 3 to 6 vessels in each and never allowed to go up or down the river unless in charge of a pilot. Water to be had by applying to the control Department. They send it off in water tanks. The Quarantine Regulations are very strictly kept and the coolie ships arriving from India invariably have to undergo  a fortnight or three weeks quarantine. Guard being kept in boat to prevent any communication with the shore. There are three large buoys (Iron. Red) especially for the  of mail steamers just abreast of the Navy moorings. The sea breeze or SE wind generally sets in about 0900 – very light  and occasionally varies to the north or NW and falling calm at night leaving a heavy damp.