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Remarks in New Zealand, March 1837.
[March 20—June 7, 1837.]

Tuesday, 21st.—This begins with Rain the Peple Employed in Bilding A House for For the Stores.

Wednesday, 22nd.—The Peple Employed in Building Thar House the Newzelanders Emloyed In Bilding the Captaing Hampelman's ^† House for the Stores and the Carpenter Ling it with Bords in Side.

Thursday, 23rd.—This Day begins with Havey Rain—the Peple Employed in Bilding Thar House.

Friday, 24th,—This Day begins with fine wather. The Tow [2] Boats after Whales the Remainder of the Peple Employed in Bilding Thar House.

Saturday, 25th.—This Day begins fine Wather. The Peple Employed in Bilding Thar House. Sent on Bord of the Dubling Packet 85 lbs. of Whal Boon Peter Elder Left the ship joined The Whaling Party.

Sunday, 26th.—This Day begins with fine wather. The Peple Employed in Bilding thar House.

Monday, 27th.—This Day begins with Light Rain. At 2 p.m. the Dublin Packet Sailed from the Port the Peple Employed in Bilding thar House.

Tuesday, 28th.—This Day begins with fine wather. All the Peple Employed in Bulding Thar House.

Wednesday, 29th.—This Day begins with fine wather. The Headsman begins to Build thar House the Peple Employed in Bilding thar House.

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Friday, 31st.—This Day begins with stroing Breezes. The People Employed in Bilding Up the try workes the Newzeland Employed in Building the Captain House.

Saturday, [Apr.] 1st.—This Day begins Hevy Breezes—the Peple Employed in Macking the Blubber Rum And finished the try workes.

Sunday, 2nd.—This Day begins with fine wather. Tow Boats went out But saw Nothing, the Carpenter Employed In Reparing the Captains Boat Panting the fourt Boat the Blak Pant Kig Not feul [The Black paint Keg not full.] the Winds South.

Monday, 3rd.—This begins with fine wather. At Day Light the Boats went out And saw Whals the Carpinter Employed In Repairing the Captains Boot.

Tuesday, 4th.—This Day begins with fine wather the Boats out and saw Nothing. Brotehed A Cask of Powder And Halffurl of Kanves [half a roll of Canvas]. The Winds S.E.

Thursday, 6.—This Day begins with stroing from The N.E. the Boats Not out the.—This Day one of the Newzeland Whoman got young Boay the Peple Employed in Bilding the Boat Shad the Latter Part stroing Breezes the Carpenter Employed at (?) (undecipherable).

Friday, 7.—This Day begins with Stroing Breezes From the N.E. All the Peple Employed In Making A warp the Latter Part Stroing Breezes.

(? undecipherable word here)

Sunday, 9.—This begins Modret Breezes And fine wather.

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Monday, [Apr.] 10th.—This Day begins with Modret Breezes and Rain Tow Botes owt And saw Nothing the Letter Part Light wind and Clouday Wather Havey sea Ruining.

Tuesday, 11th. —This Day begins with fine Wather and Havey. The Captain Craley and Elder was out With thar Boats and saw Whals. The Letter Part fine wather.

Wednesday, 12.—This Day begins with Hazey wather. The Peple Employed in making geating [grating] for the Bluber. No Botes out the Day the winds from the N.E. the Letter Part stroing Breezes.

[Pencil Note on Diary here]:—Shore Party landed ex Schooner Hannah ^† March 17th, 1835. Pages of Diary lost for March 17—Ap. 13.

Thursday, 13.—This Day begins with fine wather. The Bots out and saw Nothing and Tow Cannus ^† Cam in the Harber.

Friday, 14th.—This Day begins with fine wather. The Bots Not out for the Nativs going to Rob the Captain Hous and the Peples Tow Captain Harled the Canous ^† up to House Nativs went to the Bush again.

Saturday, 15.—This Day begins with Hazey wather. One Bot out But saw Nothing the Captain Let the Nativs one Canou ^† To go A way with the Peple Employd In fiting the geear for the Whaling.

Sunday, 16th.—This Day begins with fine wather Tow Boats out Saw Nothing the Remaind. of the Peple Employed Bring Spars To the Beach. Winds N.N.W.

Tuesday, 18.—This Day begins with fine wather—Cut in

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Wednesday, [Apr.] 19th.—Fine wather and Clear Tow Bots out Lucking after Beears Whale and Could not sea Her the Latter Part Fine wather and Clear.

Thursday, 20.—This Day begins Modret Breezes Found Mr Beers Whale End on the Bech Lost Tow [2] Short Warp and Tow Lance Warps.

Friday, 21st.—This fine wather Tow Botes out and saw Nothing began to Cut in Mr Bers Whale. The Letter Part Stroing Breezes And Squalley wather.

Saturday, 22nd.—This Day begins with stroing Gales of Wind. Stil trying out No Bots out This Day the Letter Part the Breezes Stil increasing.

Sunday, 23.—This Day begins with fine wather and Clear Tow Bots out and saw Nothing. The Carpinters Working bout the Captains House—the Letter Part Stroing Breezes.

Monday, 24.—This Day begins with fine Cler wather—the Tow Bots out and saw Nothing—the Captain went to Wanggolour ^† for To get Sum Men—the Letter Part fine Wather.

Tuesday, 25.—This Day begins with Modret Breezes And Clear wather—the Tow Bots Out and saw a Whals the Letter Stroing Breezes and Squalley Wather the Employed in Bilding The Captains House.

Wednesd., 26.—This Day begins with fine wather Tow Bots out and saw Nothing—the Letter Part fine wather the Carpnter Employed in Building the Captains House.

Thursd., 27.—This Day begins with fine wather the tow Bots out and got A Larg one Whale the Letter Part fine Wather. Cralley.

Friday, 28.—This Day begins with fine Wather the Latter Part Stroing Breezes and Clouday.

Saturday, 29.—This Day begins with fine wather the Tow

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Sunday, [Apr.] 30.—This Day begins with Stroing Winds the Bots out But could Not tack the whal in towe the Letter Part stil increasing.

Monday, 1st May.—This Day begins with Modret wather Tow Bots to the Southward and one to Northward Lucking for the Bots Ankers and Lines But Could Not sea tham.

Tuesday, 2.—This Day begins with fine wather. Three Bots out But got Nothing Saw Whals the Letter Part fine wather And Clear.

Wednesday, 3.—This Day begins with Modret Breezes And Clear wather the Bots out And saw Whales—the Letter Part Stroing Breezes and Clouday wather.

Thursday, 4.—This Day begins with fine wather. Three Bots out and got Tow Whals Mr Craley and Mr Beers the Other Bot Peter Elder. Peter Elder and Mr Craley Bots Toock the Whale in tow and Eight p.m. the Whale went Down and Craley Bot Turnd over and Man got Drund. Saumel Summers.

Friday, 5.—This Day begins with Pine Wather. Tow Bots owt and got one Wahale, Mr Beers the Whale Run him so fran [so far on?] That he was forced to Cut.

Saturday, 5.—This Day begins with Stroing Breezes and squaley wather. Tow Bots out And saw Nothing.

Sunday, 7.—This Day begins with fine wather. Tow Bots out and saw Whales the Letter Part Stroing Breezes And Squalley wather.

Monday, 8.—This Day begins with fine wather. Tow Bots out and saw Whales the Letter Part fine wather.

Tuesday, 9.—This Day begins with fine wather—the Letter Part Nothing Par Ticklar.

Wednesday, 10.—This Day begins Modret Breezes. Mr Beers got A Whale the Letter Part Modret Breezes.

Thursday, 11.—This Day begins with Hazey wather.

Craley fasned to Wahale and the Airns Drawed the Letter Hazey Wather.

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Saturday, 13th.—This Day begins with fine wather—the Bots out and got Nothing—the Letter Part Do. Do.

Sunday, 14th.—Stroing Breezes and squalley Wather—the Bots Not out the Part Do. Do. Bo. Bo.

Monday, 15th.—This Day begins with fine wather—the Bots out and saw Nothing—the Letter Part Do. Do.

Tuesday, 16.—This Day begins with fine wather. The ship Elxander Henry Cam in To the Bay and Ankered.

Wednesday, 17th.—This Day begins with fine wather—Tow Bots out and got a Whale—the Letter Part fine Wather.

Thursday, 18th.—The Bots out and got Nothing—the Latter Part fine wather.

Friday, 19th.—This Day fine wather the tow Bots And got Nothing the Letter Part fine Wather.

Saturday, 20th.—Stroing Breezes and squalley wather—the Bots Not out the Letter Part. Do. Do. Do.

Sunday, 21st.—This Day begins with fine wather. The tow Bots out and got Nothing.

Monday, 22d.—fine wather and Modret Breezes the Tow Bots out and got A Whale—the Letter Part Do. Do.

Tuesday, 23rd.—This Day begins with fine wather the Tow Bots out and got Whale. The Letter Part Do. Do.

Wednesday, 24.—Stroing Breezes and Clouday wather—the Letter Part Do. Do.

Thursday, 25.—This Day Stroing Breezes and squalls. Wather Do. Do. Do.

Friday, 26th.—This Day Stroing Breezes the Bots Not out the Letter Part Stroing Breezes and Clouday wather.

Saturday, 27.—This Day Modret Breezes and Clear. The tow Bot out and saw Nothing.

Sunday, 28th.—This Day Modret Breezes and Clear—the Bots out and got Nothing.

Monday, 29.—This Day stroing Breezes Clouday Wather the Letter Part Do. Do.

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Wednesday, 31st.—This Day begins with stroing Breezes the Bots Not out the Peple Employed In Shiften the try Workes the Letter Stroing Breezes.

Thursday, [June] 1st—This Day begins with fine wather. Tow Bots out and saw Whale finished The try Workes the Latter Part Do.

Friday, 2nd.—This Day Modret Breezes and Clear Wather the Bots out and got Nothing.

Saturday, 3th.—This Day Stroing Breezes and squally Wather the Letter Part Do. Do.

Sunday, 4.—This Day begins with fine wath. Tow Bots out and got fast and Lost the Whale the Letter part D.

Monday, 5th.—This stroing Breezes from the Southward and Havey sea Runing the Letter Part Do. Do.

Tuesday, 6th.—This Day begins with Stroing gales of Wind from the S.E. the Letter Part Do. Do. Do.

Wednesday, 7th.—This Day begins with fine wather—the Peple Employed in Cuting Spars For A Brack wind of the try Works And sum Cuting up Bluber the Letter Part fine wather.

[Here this literary effort ends.] to be continued on Oct: 23. by Capt: Hempleman.