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Return of "Wrecks on which Inquiries have been held, &c. — continued. Dxte of Casualty. Na:no of Vessel; also, Asre and Class when known. Eig. IS, K« mb«°' Number .3 | Nature of Nature of of •n Pnooor. C.irgo. Casualty. Lives «S Crew. <™l°- Lost. Place where Casualty happened. Wi Direction. Wind. ind. Force. Finding of Court of Inquirj 7. Name of Master. 187S. Sept. 5 Iluon Belle, 1 1- veara Blinn Belle, 14 years Or, ti, ».s., 1 year Ketch 42 3 Ballast Stranded ; partial loss Stranded ; pnrtial loss Stranded ; partial, loss Four miles north of tfannwalu River North Spit, Patea River Below Tinsliy Point, New River s.s.w. Whole gale Master had to run vessel ashore to save life Edward Kerns. ,, 10 Ketch 42 3 Ballast s. Moderate gale Edward Kerns. „ 15 Schooner 117 11 3 General S.W. Moderate breeze Grounded on bank in the river. Master thought lie was nearer the centre of the channel than he was Vessel grounded through dropping up a narrow channel, with strong tideway and narrow wind Anchor of the "Ino" caught in a rope stretched from the "Prince Rupert" to the pier, which caused her to strike against the South Pier, which cut her from covering board to biljie Casualty caused by negligence of master in not using patent log and other means of ascertaining his position. Master's New Zealand certificate of service, No. 2,027, suspended for four months Casualty caused by error of judgment of Master Thomas Cook Bayldon. „ 16 Cl fton, 9 year.-*, Al Lloyd's Barque 380 12 Ballast Stranded ; partial loss Triangle Rock, Bluff Harbour E. Light breeze Robert Shaw. „ 19 Ino, 8,8., 4 years Foreandaft 28 5 Grain Stranded; total loss End of South Pier, Kakanui Calm James Anderson. Oct. 4 Wanganm, 4 years Schooner 78 General Strnnded ; partial loss On beach, about 3 miles north of Oaraaru S.S.E. Fresh breeze John Blaney. „ 5 King Oscar, 32 yeare Barque Ballast Stranded ; plight damage Tory Shoal, Kaipara Heads S.W. Strong breeze Archibald Black. 248 1(1 „ 9 Kennedy, s.8., 14 yeiirs Schooner 136 17 Coal » Bar of Grey River ... N.E. Light Vessel struck on a sharp rock which is supposed to have washed from the protective works Vessel lost, through bad and thick weather, and master miscalculating distance run. Master in no way to blamo Vessel lost through thick weather, and master mistaking Kapiti for Stephens' Island. Master and mate drowned, consequently no evidence to show if blame attached to either Heavy sea came into the bay, and caused the vessel to break her moorings Master lost overboard Abraham Palmer. „ 10 J. G. Onleaon, 12 years ,, 70 7 Strnnded ; total loss Rooky Island at Cape Stephens S.W. Moderate gale James Story Brjwnell. „ 13 Felixstowe, 5 years Barque 379 12 1 ,, 4 On beach near Otaki W. by N. Light breeze Jnmes Stuart Piggot, „ 16 Wild Wave, 6 years Star of I lie Sea, 5 year* City of'Auckland, 19 years Schooner Grain and potatoes General Stranded j partial loss Loss of life Constant Bay, Charleston OS Cape Lambert ... N.W. John Grubb. 39 3 .. 22 ,, 38 4 1 S.W. Fresh gale Anlonio Rosa. „ 22 Ship 780 33 225 ,, Stranded ; total IojS Beach about 150 yards from Otaki River N.W. n Master made mistake in taking the mileage scale from longitude instead of latitude Vessel sprung a leak, and sunk before she could be run ashore George Rails. „ 27 Magnie Robertson, GJ years Schooner 1G 3 Manganese ore foundered; total loss Off Wellington Head, Great Barrier Island S.E. | Half gale William George Crossley. «