14th July 1898

Thursday

Proceeded 6am weather still very rough, Captain went the
rounds and foraged out all our curios that we had got stowed away, I
had to do away with very good model of a War Canoe covered with small
shells and let in with mother of pearl, I got it at the Island of
Malanta a lot more besides me had to do the same thing the ship was full
of all sorts of rubbish, which the men had got stowed away and he has
make no difference between us, the decent curios had the same fate as
the rubbish, was thrown overboard anchored off Cooktown 11 pm went to
night quarters.