STRANDING OF THE LILY
NAUTICAL COURT'S FINDING.. A nntltifal inquiry was held yesterday morning into th* cause of the Rtrandini? of schooner Lily on Kapiti Island on the night of November 2. • Mr. W, G. Riddell. S.M.. presided, and Captains G. G. Smith and W. J. Rocem were the assessors. "Mr. J., Prendeville, of the Crown Law Office, apneared tor the Marine Department, Mr. E. K. Kirkcnldie for the master of the vessel, and Mr. i;ou«rlng Jackson for t,be owners (Messrs. J. aid D. Camohell. Wellington). The Lily had been chartered by the> Government, to carry timber from Gieyr pioutb' to Wellington, in connection with the Government's housing Rchewo. and wag on her first trjn to Greymouth under the charter. Hopes were ot. Jirnt entertained that the vessel might be pot off hv towing without trouble hut Rhe a total wreck. The lily wan built of wood, was of 84 tons cross, and wn« ennipned with n 30 h.u. o;l ir.Klnc. Alfred E. TT. Purvis, i, aster of the schooner. in hip evidence, stated that he encountered bad wen the? in tho strait, and after heating about nil day Ve wit the vespel on the nort fnck to run ii.pidc Kaniti' Inland. He .was then in srooth water, with the wind blowing off the land. About a awarW to nine., n m. the weather came up thick: soon s Jterwnrds he saw brofil-Ars abend. and the •*« «fol struck.
Evidence havin* ben given by member* of the crf'W. Mr. Kirkcnldip Raid that there could bo only one finding, that of mifiidventure. Th'ire was no evidence of negligence on the part of the captain, who appeared to have done everything th»t, was possible to save the vessel.
Watson. fisherman, Bftld tie had been fishnig off tho eoast for about plx years. Tie saw the Lily at about 6 n.m. one, day. when the weather ras very boisterous. . He lost four nets that night which was unusual.
Leonard JF. Greenaway, owner of- a pleasure yacht at Waikarifte. 'described the ronsh weather experienced on November 2. *»ir. Jackson stated on behalf of tho owners that the Lily was insured for £?400. and was valued at £35C0. She was chartered to the Government at J8355 per month.
The Court found that tho vessel's strandInn was contributed to by an error of judgment on the part of tho n.c.stor, Wjiosc certificate, however, would be returned. The captain wag ordered to pay tho costs of th« inquiry.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 56, 30 November 1920, Page 10
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410STRANDING OF THE LILY Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 56, 30 November 1920, Page 10
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