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RETURN of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, from the 1st April, 1887, to the 31st March, 1888.

Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. BO ~ Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Casualty. Big. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. | Passen- £ gers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Direction. Force. 1887. Jan. 21 Jessie Niccol, 15 years Schooner 93 Timber & bricks Sprung a leak ; partial loss On voyage from Tairua, Auckland, to Suva, Fiji Forty miles N.E. of Oamaru Vessel sprung a leak, and put back to Auckland for repairs George Henry Short. April 18 Omapere, s.s., 5 years Schooner 352 23 3 Coal .. Explosion; loss of 6 hatches only Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss N. Light .. Gas exploded in hold, which contained coal, and broke hatches Bichard Edward Smith. . 20 Rosannah, 7 years Waitaki, s.s., 11 years Cutter .. 10 Oysters.. N.E. head of Euapuke Island Wakauui, Black Head, near Cape Palliser W. Vessel sprang a leak, and had to be beached.. John Carnegie. 2 . 23 Schooner 228 25 5 Lime, 10 tons S.S.E. Fresh breeze Wreck caused by undue confidence in log, and steaming at fufl speed in thick weather. Master blameable for not taking steps to verify his position, and culpable for keeping up full speed in thick weather, particularly when he altered course to W. by S. His certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry Vessel wrecked through standing in too close to land in thick weather Vessel sprung a leak, which could not be kept under, as pumps became choked. She had to be abandoned, and drifted on to the rocks on the beach Vessel became unmanageable, owing to headsails being blown away, and master then deemed it advisable to run her on shore. Vessel went ashore through stress of weather Thomas John Pennal. May 3 Waipapa, south end of Mahia Peninsula Schooner Bay, Great Barrier Island William Andrews. John Cleverley. Reward, 13 years Schooner 60 5 Wheat & potatoes Grassseed Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss 3 S.W. 8 LallaEookh,s.s.J 11 years Schooner 44 6 N.E. Squally 9 Julia Pryce, 15J years Schooner 41 Fruit and 1 i m ejuicee Firewood Stranded; partial loss A mile south of Mangawai Eiver E. Gale .. Alfred Clarke. 9 Frithjof, 1J 3'ears Ketch .. 17 3 Stranded; partial loss Capsized; total loss Kennedy Bay E.S.E. Gale .. Abraham Bronlund. John Setter. . 11 Boojum, s.s., 7 years Cutter .. 19 3 2 Ballast.. 4 About half a mile from Petane Beach, and 5 miles from Napier N.E. Heavy gale Vessel went out to render assistance to ship " Northumberland," which was being driven ashore, and while steaming round her a heavy sea struck the " Boojum " and capsized her No blame attached to master, officers, and crew, or to Harbourmaster and Pilot 11 Northumberland, 10 years, Al Lloyds Onward, 20 yrs. Ship .. General Stranded; total loss Petane Beach, about 5 miles from Napier Heavy gale Bichard Todd. 2095 45 5 N.E. 17 Schooner 69 Coal .. Stranded; total loss Bar of Western Channel, mouth of Turanganui Eiver, Poverty Bay Bar of Waitara Eiver.. Calm .. Casualty caused through insufficient depth of water on bar Patrick McConville. . 18 Gairloeh, s.s., 3 yrs., Al Lloyds Schooner 211 18 15 Cattle, sheep,& general Timber & stationstores Stranded; par- | tial loss Calm .. Vessel touched ground and lost propeller through breaking of port shaft Findlay McArthur. 20 (suppos'd) Sir Donald, s.s., 13 years Ketch .. 29 Supposed stranded; total loss Supposed 6 (all hands) Eocks off Tuahine Point, Poverty Bay S.E. Gale .. Vessel is supposed to have been blown up North and wrecked on Tuahine rocks John Quinlan.