Thursday, April 24th

Last night, when wind changed from N.W. to S.W. as I expected, it came on to blow strong with some heavy rain and continued blowing a heavy gale all day, very cold but dry. Being prevented from going to the Island, did nothing all day but pay a few visits. The raft was put ashore late last night before the gale came on, and Scott secured it safe above high water mark. Now is the puzzle how to get it over. Wortley and the other owners cleared about £20 by this last trip of the Flirt; not much to be divided among five. He charges me nineteen shillings per hundred feet for the timber—amounting in all to £29 5s.