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

Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. _ M Number of tture of Number Wind. Date of Casualty. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. © g © Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Direction. Force. July 24 Omaha, 13 years Brig'ntine 133 General Stranded; total loss Onenga, Chatham Islands N.byW. Light .. Light Gale Gale Whole gale Light Wreck caused by error in judgment on part of master in standing too long on port taek and neglecting to run out working anchor and 45 fathoms chain after the vessel struck. Master's certificate suspended for six months Vessel struck on bar when leaving Wanganui Eiver for New Plymouth and Manukau, starting rudder-post, which afterwards carried away altogether Vessel is supposed to have capsized in the breakers, as she was seen standing in, and was afterwards found sunk in 15 fathoms water outside the bar Casualty caused through the Outer Head being mistaken for the Inner Head Casualty caused through vessel being caught in a heavy gale, and not having sufficient power to steam against it Wind failed, and vessel got broadside on to James Darnell. Aug. 11 Macgregor, s.s., 6$ years Schooner 163 15 18 General Stranded; partial loss Wanganui Bar S.E. Gale .. Frederick Johnson. 24 Eecamia, 11 yrs. Ketch .. 09 Ballast.. Capsized and foundered; total loss 5 (all hands) At entrance to Kaipara Harbour S.S.E. Gale .. Emmanuel Octavius Hoist. Mariner, 20Jyrs. Schooner Timber.. Stranded; par- I tial loss Stranded; total loss Abreast Outer Head, Whangarei Harbour A mile north of Mohaka Biver, Hawke's Bay S.E. Arthur Tribe. 24 63 5 24 Tongariro, p.s., 10 years Schooner 39 6 Timber & general S.E. Whole gale John Symons. 31 Eeliance, 12 yrs. Ketch .. 65 Hay and grassseed Cattle .. Stranded; partial loss On rocks western side of Turanganui Eiver, Poverty Bay Cattle landing-ground, Greymouth N.E. Light .. Lars Larsen. sea iept. 2 Maitai, s.s., 2 years Schooner 163 Stranded ; no damage N.W. Strong breeze Strong breeze Half ga TAaht e ale Vessel was landing cattle on the river-bank, when a fresh in the river subsided and left her ashore, and she had to be launched off As vessel was entering between the mole and breakwater she slewed to port, and struck the mole, puncturing a plate William Darling Dawson. 3 Janet Nicoll, s.s., 3 years, Al Lloyds Koputai, p.s., 11 years Sehoonor 496 19 General Stranded ; trifling accident On mole, entrance to Oamaru Harbour N.W. Half gale Bobert G. Hutton. 22 22 Schooner Brig'ntine 5 84 General Collision ; no damage :| 200 yards from red buoy at Observation Point, Otago Harbour, Dunedin side of point N.E. Light I The " Enterprise " was lying at anchor when the tug " Koputai " came down the harbour and struck her on the starboard quarter Donald Sinclair. David Connor. 30 Enterprise, 21 years Norman MeLeod, 11 years, Al 100 Barque.. 834 6 19 Salt .. Collision ; partial loss Deck swept by heavy sea; partial loss On voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, England, to Dunedin, about lat. 41° S., long. 38° E. About 1} miles above Quarantine Islands, Otago Harbour N.W. Heavy gale Heavy gale Vessel pooped by big sea Charles Herbert Lovett. . Westland, 9 years, Al Ship .. Ballast.. Collision; slight damage Light a Light air rir Vessel was in tow of two tugs, and when near dredge, which was lying in channel, swell caused by a steamer passing up against the tide caused the dredge's chain to part, and she swung across the channel, and was struck by the <; Westland " William Scotland. let. 13 1116 2G N.E. 19 Birkenhead, p.s., 3 years Lily, 3 years .. 55 3 4 Collision; no damage Collision; partial loss :) Westward of Queen Street Wharf, Auckland Harbour Calm i Casualty caused through the " Lily " being left with no one on board to look after her Meredith Eountree. Solomon Finey. 19 Cutter .. 19 2 Sand