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"Began to screw up ; went to breakfast 8 a.m., began work 8.45, finished 

 up the length of the screws, and fleeted down again, and recommenced to screw 

 up ; went to dinner at noon ; commenced at 1 p.m., screwed up the full length, 

 and began to fleet part of the screws ; ceased work at 5 p.m., having lifted the 

 fore end 3 feet, and the after end 4 feet. 



" 31st August — Day fine throughout, with light N. W. wind. 



" At 6 a.m. commenced to take off the second length of long bars of the 

 two after pontoons, and fleet down the screws on the fore pontoons. 



"At 10 a.m. commenced to heave up the length of the screws ; hove in 

 by the north-west chains, and hove the 'Ladybird' ahead ; 2 p.m., fleeted down 

 the screws and commenced to heave up the second lift, got about two-thirds of 

 the screwing up, and ceased work 6 p.m., having lifted about 3| feet during 

 the day, and gone well up the north-west bank, as well as ahead. 



" September 2nd — Fore lower-mast head about 2 feet out of water. 



" September 3rd — Found two of the hooks had torn away the plate of 

 the port-holes, not having hold of the angle iron. Let water into pontoons to 

 ease the bars, the vessel resting on bottom, and sent down both divers to put 

 in the two hooks properly. Shifted the whole of the logs forward upon the 

 after pontoon, and took the foremost log into the middle to the two ports left 

 vacant. 



" Having pumped water out of pontoons, after dinner commenced to heave 

 up, and got a lift of 2 feet. Ceased at 5.30 p.m. 



" September 4th — Fore-top out of water. 



" September 6th — Fore-top 2 feet, and main-mast head 1 foot out of 

 water. 



"September 11th — Lifted to-day 3 feet 9 inches at fore-mast, and 4 feet 

 3 inches at mainmast ; forecastle deck 10 feet under water, quarter-deck 

 25 feet under water. 



"September 13th — Screwed up 3 feet at fore-mast, and 4 feet aft; found 

 the seams of the pontoons opening a good deal from exposure to the sun. 



" September 14th — Lifted 3 feet 4 inches forward, and 4 feet aft. 



" September 15th — The divers began to take off last lengths of long bars : 

 lifted at fore-mast 2 feet 5 inches ; the fore end of the forecastle deck out of 

 water, found the pine deck very much worm-eaten. 



"September 16th — Lifted forward 1 foot 5 inches, and aft 2 feet. 



" September 17th — Let water into pontoons to slack the bars ; shifted all 

 the logs to a more direct lift, and took one log and screws from, the after 

 pontoons, and put them on the fore pontoons, fleeted the screws down, after 

 placing the logs in position ; pumped water out of pontoons, and lifted with 

 the screws ; lifted to-day at fore-mast 2 feet, and aft 2 feet 2 inches, and hove 

 the vessel ahead about 20 feet. 



"September 18th — Lifted at fore-mast 2 feet 6 inches, and aft 4 feet. 



" September 20th — Raised the logs which were over the forecastle and 

 the deck-house ; came ahead to-day about 70 feet ; lifted at fore-mast 1 foot 

 3 inches, and aft 3 feet. 



" September 21st — Hove ahead at high-water ; let water into pontoons ; 

 cut two logs for blocks for packing up ; screwed about 6 inches, and pumped 

 out water from pontoons ; lifted about 2 feet 6 inches ; floated over the bank 

 and ran ahead with the strong wind towards the beach for about 300 feet. 



" September 22nd — Hove ahead at high-water, and let water into 

 pontoons to block up logs, which are now upon the rail of the "Taranaki." 

 The two divers down to examine the cracks in plates, and stop up holes, 

 pumped out the pontoons. 



" September 23rd — Commenced to pump out the fore hold of the wreck. 



" September 24th — Continued pumping. 



