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Iris Bound to New Zealand

Remarks on board

Thursday Oct 23rd 1845 This day we have light breezes from the Eastward. Steer by the wind to the Southward. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 6;33 N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 155°=48" West

Friday Oct 24th Comes in with light airs, calms & rain squalls. Winds variable. Latter hours steady from SSE. Steer by the wind SW. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 5°=53" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 156°=00" W

Saturday Oct 25th All of this 24 hours we have steady breezes and light from the SSE. Steer by the wind SW. Hands variously employed. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 4°=58" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 156°=36"

Sunday Oct 26th This twenty[-]four hours we have pleasant gales from the Eastward. Steer by the wind to the Southward. Thus ends the day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 3°=11" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 156°=53" West

Monday Oct 27th Monday Oct 27th 1845 This 24 hours comes in with fresh gales from East. Steer S by E with all sail. At 3 AM saw Christmas or Noel[']s Island and narrowly escaped running on shore. The breakers on the reef not bing [BEING] 40 rods distant and the bottom plain in sight. When the helm went down for stays[?], at at daylight not being able to fetch by the Island to the Eastward, kept the ship away and ran around to the Westward. At Meridian lowered a boat and went in at the West end of the Island but could not land, the surf being high. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 1°=59" Long [LONGITUDE] off the West point at 3 PM 157°=27" West Long [LONGITUDE]