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13th. Tuesday Nov. 1917
Lit up 4 Boilers in B Boiler Room at 6.30 AM. We are expecting to go to the Island of Maleta [Malaita] for to kill cattle as we are run out of meat and also we are running out of nearly all our stores, eatables, Engineers Stores and oil and clothing stores. We have not had a decent feed for about a month, and we are just about fed up seeing nothing else but niggers and cocoa nut Palms, and the only refreshment that you can get onshore is fire water in the name of Whiskey or Rum which sends you stone mad. Weighed Anchor and left about 11 AM, arrived at Maleta at 2.30 PM and dropped anchor. We then sent a party ashore to kill beasts.
14th.
6 AM, Party arrived back after killing and brought the fresh meat with them. Ship weighed anchor 10 AM. and left for a cruise. Capt. gave a lecture on the Solomon Island at 8 PM. 4 Boilers in B Room, another days Tropic. I am light duty but still carrying on my usual work and watch keeping but I do not receive the shilling Tropic (more Navy). I was examined by Dr. Roberts at 10.30 AM (Heart & Lung Troubles). 3rd Watch down in Stokehole to light more Boilers. Sighted S.S. " Wear" Collier and ordered her to proceed to Tulaga [Tulagi]. We then altered course and proceeded to Tugala and prepared for coaling, we comenced coaling at 3 PM 280 Tons, finished at about 7 PM. (Awaiting further Orders.) Belay Boilers in A Stokehole. One more day in Tropic (another bob).
15th.
Tulagia. Divisions, Church. Clean Ship.