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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1884.

Casualties >n or near tho Coasts of the Colony. Ca; iualtie9 outside the Coli my. Nature of Casualty. Casualties reported. Steamers. Ball ling Vosi lels. Total within C( ilony. Steamerf Saili ig Vesi ;ela. Total tutside Colony. •M.3 O 03 o -Its a o S55h o o £ o • en 6 a o d.£o O -j} o Eh o £ o n a o 111 to a o o.£o Strandings, — Total wrecjca Partial loss .. .. .. ., Slight damage No damage 1 10 7 s 1,797 2,032 1,678 2,363 ■• 13 8 8 7 1,306 871 677 1,798 J4.652 2 14 18 16 14 3,103 2,903 2,817 3,699 12,522 i 2! .. •• •• - 7 1 879 46 6 7 1 879 46 6 21 19 16 14 3,982 2,949 2,817 3,699 8 .. •• i 2 62 2 l_ i I 8 925 I 925 70 Total strandings 26 7,870 36 •• 6 8 6 13,447 8 Founderings, — Total loss I I i i M I ! 1 21 3 169 12 t i 190 12 1 4 2,160 69 4 2,160 i 69 8 2,350 81 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage I I i I I I I I I I 1 2 2 55 2,001 ' 213 "a 552 1 5 2 55 2,553 213 - I .. I I .. 1 5 2 55 2,553 213 { • • ■■ •• Total 5 2,269 3 552 I - 8 2,821 1 .-. •• I • • | • • I •• ;— •• - i 8 2,821 I l_ I — Miscellaneous, including damage to boilers and machinery, hull, yards, and sails, and one vessel capsized and recovered 3 338 5 511 1 8 849 1,305 4,390 10 1 • • .. •• 2 1,305 2 " 2,154 Total casualties to shipping Losa of life only 35 3 10,498 I "i 47 6 5,884 15 16 82 9 16,382 15 20 — I 14 8 4,390 75 11 14 8 75 11 96 17 20,772 90 31 •• ■ • Total number of casualties reported .. .. .. — 38 10,498 4 53 5,884 31 91 16,382 35 .. • • •• 22 4,390 SG 22 4,390 86 113 20,772 121