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RETURN of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. ft Number of Nati •e of Number ind. Date of Casualty. Place where Casualty occurr Decision of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. U | PassenQ gers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives Lost. Direction. Force. 1883. Aug. 23 Forest Queen, 11 years Ketch .. 51 Sashes, doors, & dynamite Grain .. Stranded; slight damage Stranded; partial loss Loss of life only Point in S.W. corner of Torino Harbour, Great Barrier Island Sunken rock off Mercury Harbour About a quarter of a mile off Wellington Head, Great Barrier Island N.N.E. Gale .. Wind, which was shifting and strong, set vessel on to a rocky point Neil Macdonald. „ 25 Tokerau, 3 years Cutter .. 35 N.N.W. Variable William Cinnamon. John Cole. „ 25 Sovereign of the Seas, 17 years Ketch .. 31 3 3 Ballast.. 1 S.W. by w. Blowing hard, witl squalls, heavy sea i Vessel struck by squall, became unmanageable, and went on to the rock One of the crew, William Mash, was knocked overboard while assisting in hauling in the mainsheet Murray, s.s., 24 years Schooner General Collision; no damage W. T. Paul, second mate of " Murray," censured severely for not reporting cutter's lights to master; and master blamed for not stopping steamer when hailed from cutter, and also severely censured for not stopping engines as soon as he became aware of the accident, in order to render assistance if required When vessel coming in and abreast of North Spit the wind foil light, and, night coming on, master anchored in nine fathoms, but when vessel swung round at turn of tide she struck the ground three or four times, but swung to the anchor all right afloat Blind rollers caused vessel to bump on bar while crossing in tow of tug William Ralph Scott. . 2878 12 20 Phcenix, about 40 years Gravel .. Collision; slight damage Stranded; no damage A little to N. of magazine, Nelson Outer Harbour S. Light \ John Westrupp. Cutter .. 11 „ 29 L'Avvenire, 9 years Brigantine 351 Ballast.. Kaipara Harbour S.W. Charles Rogers. . 30 Antlions, 8 years Stranded; much strained Stranded; slight damage Collision; slight damage Bar of Grey River John Carr. " 133 Coal.coke, and firebrick Ballast.. Sept. 3 Falcon, 18 years Ketch .. 37 West beach, near mouth of Waitara Eiver Vessel was being towed to'sea, 'when tow-line became slack and she drifted ashore Peter Greig Leslie. 3 Thornhill, 3 years, 100 A Lloyd's Threemasted schooner 275 Greymouth N. Whilst shifting berth of the " Thornhill" in tow of tug " Dispatch," a gust of wind and an eddy in river set the vessel foul of the " Mary Campbell," which vessel sustained no damage Strong wind drove vessel on to rocks George William Tozer. Eangatira, 7 years Grafton, s.s., 30 years Cutter .. Firewood Stranded; total loss Stranded ; partial loss 2 Great Barrier Island .. Gale .. Tenetahi. 5 27 4 1 E.N.E. 6 schooner 242 2G 27 General Inside bar, North Spit, Buller Eiver Casualty caused by vessel taking run on the sea to N.E. and not steering well at time, and through the engines going full speed when master thought they were going halfspeed Stranding caused through vessel being left in charge of one man, the remainder of the crew having gone after master, who had been knocked overboard Henry Edward Hill. „ 11 Reliance, 8 years Ketch .. Nil Ditto Waipu Beach, Whangarei Light .. Theodore William Haultain. 05 E.S.E.