KAIPARA AND CHART.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 6

KAIPARA AND CHART.

1 1 ' f AMENDED ISSUES. ' NO MENTION OF THE SHOAL. I , TOTAL LOSS £125,000 , ;.. (ByTelegraph.—Press Aaaoclatlon.),.: J. 1 Auckland, February 7 •[.The Kaipara- inquiry -.was resumed this-, 'Thomas Byke gave result of f'r.,; .. Sng3' at' at'low water :.Siturday.'laSt;";s tin no case "did:.the i£i*. depth"than wMjehown fc!l ; S?w,Vthej-xhart^;;--i':v Htjgj "■ hisit of .'inspection; he "iade" tc( ?tlio berth |@i|' : thej"Kaipara". at' the Bailway tefs!v^Mfis"Mffi"f6und,.a'"ia^e;:qua^^ ratones/';weighing " u'p '-"to - ' one" hundred-' Itoii'r bore ''endence. ,of .contact; ""imth'jajship's'lwttqrtjoi^ ['"-j ' - tters also- ei-aiiiiiied- ,th 6: slioal iii. KaDgi|!feC' .said'it"; protruded three ." or;four fe'et 'above, the sea.'bottom."'"'He tijeaw"grooves/on :the, rock;and. patches;of ' :;,'. ; ;east he found another rock' oh nvhich was r' .- a.piece .of copper; sheathing. 'An' offie'er, from H.M.S. ..Challenger "defif'Mtiiiposed th'at' k from' theCwarship [cate'd the rock 'iii(the : fairway,; the highest rV;"" '-(point b6ing"7,'feet above the -bottom.- ;.The -depth 'of ':watef - above ; - it;; waS,-: 24i feet'-; 9 I' ;• SncKes.;- According.to the chart ho conI' ": ' Eidered tho Kaipara took a. safe course.- ..' Sr'-i" v -In'the" course;of evidence JaS. K. Bng--5;; '.."ham, secretary T of-'the Auckland Harbour ifi'3j' ; -'!Bdard,^is£Sd''-'^thatV'a : point".to" ; which- ;he fished to' refer was'the. harbourmaster's |i€S.r-: , ;eyidence^'.'-'as "tb'tthe'-instruc^^ 'r:':':,.'' ;;• c©iv©ii" in the matter of searching for this i:S -i - arook.:Captain. Duder's thoory was. that ■ < itho' vessel had struck inside the five- •,> if^thom"line, 'and then, gpne,on to the , mosition Vv-'li&re she" finally tattled. - . "•'. Mr. Kettle: Captain Duder has stated . ">\that'.he ' was ' not to" look for i-:);:lhe'.;rock untU-' the/New-;.Zealand Shipr.; : - 'ping- .Co. 'took actioh.' ' ' : til ..:- JVitness:"' What 'did.- happen '• was that ?;""'^the;cliairman said that "it.would;hot be ■ ' for': any . soundingß' to; be. made ; tnntil 'the "captain-;, of .the" Kaipara "indi-. ;iitedT ;ship ;had'f ; touohed-;.;bot. {*Som. ' When" the existence of. the "rock. "ascertained: by; Me£srs.\ J;' : ;^."ffiin'ns';.. the", harbourmasfe' .immediately , j: ,Caused:, soundings' -to "be :mad6 ~without aiiy. t , .ih-theexercke H,-',,. hof'-rhis duty. . ' ..- „.. ';Mr.,.Kettle:"- I.' thought-that Captain i.:-\;; |Cornwall ;discovered- the.-rock. . • \ |;fl'f;-jVMr;''. Cotter': ; i . 1 .-; (aftd' : Binns's" launches were used ..in-, the ?^f,v^rch.:": ! Xv:"'v;' : V?"-";-"ri't;".:y«" " '-Captain Duder (harbourmaster), reiSi^:fcalled^Stated'; that .'i he : in;. : :v;hO[t ; ; : .to,"^' , Vnntipi'(the-"jKaipara's,;,6jraers, - Bocated.: the - exact 'position. . --These ;,ihj.v •*. Auctions' r were" issued Aby the chairman: i jin Mr Br'gham's presence ;feSiSd;^. : fit. seems evident that ,; '. won were' told to', stand aside, and do no- . , i- V; O.jn'ovißd in'..the,matter. "We are satisfied i : iyt;;SS:(^H®W.- : ( .|;;g'j'illmdffor;;the"New;:Z«imd • s jwHmated.V;,:.tiie ! [i#Jit.'Edimage v .to s the -""ship : itself, 'including • in- , j f.< .Iwlatioiv at..from to je20,000.;. . j !•' " ". •/3lr.'.Cotter:. , 'What:'do.'you put 1 tto cargo at' ' fe'^g"'i:iWitn«ss::r; : l l^haTO ! 'Sput at, ,| I:"'. •; Jroughly,"'"j6Bs,oflo 'tP. iESO.COO."' The -butter ' pioss "added "that. he' could, give no. par-il-'Y: ;iticulars as 'to insurances, raS; they' were ; ' jeodtrolled 'in London. ' •• •• The final'.and, amended • questions" suby 5 p."-";'-; ''pritted .'■ to" the Court by,. Mr. Biddings, rf!i|&A»nftl)ehalf : :?of s W&SI ' : (1) ''Whether'; tHe'lstranding"' ofthe'.&s." ji'.-' Kaipara- teas caused jby any: default, neg- .? : '',|igeiHsa, part ui-|S";;iof- ; the-;masto" : ,o.rl6ther.; | ■1 ; . Ithe said steamer?, a;.«.;: . • -. ' • -.'.%.r«' 5 Sift"'' v (2) Didi the'"mister:' make"; sufficient en-'. ; > "list: to 'starboard of 'the' sald' yessel before f t;-;:;.;i':;Qea ; teS:;- (to'" thet'casualtyi''' and, 11 -to' what ; ex-;' J f;',. The inqafry' vas adjourned^till to-mor- . « -yfev : 'fer"-. "F