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1892. May 20 Charles and Arthur, 22 years Brig an- 170 7 .. Coal .. Stranded; par- .. Bar of Wanganui River N.W. Light .. Master committed error in judgment in attine tial loss tempting to enter without asking pilot by ! • signal whether it was safe to do so. Signal "Take the bar," which was up at the time, was meant for a steamer going out. This signal was altered to " Put to sea " when the pilot saw the " Charles and Arthur " coming in, but the master did not watch the signal-staff closely enough to enable him to obey it. Master was ordered to pay costs of inquiry 170 N.W. Martin Valentine. leant it wati for sh tl was altere ,ble him to he pilot :red to pi Since May 28 Louie, 10 years Schooner 92 6 .. 'Grain .. Supposed Supposed On voy/age from Lyttel- .. Unknown Vessel left Lyttelton for Auckland on the 28th foundered; 6; all ton to Auckland May, and has not since been heard of. She total loss hands is supposed to have foundered at sea during the heavy gales which prevailed on the East Coast shortly after she left port Ship .. 1247 34 .. Wool,tal- Loss of anchors .. Napier Boadstead .. S.W. Gale .. Vessel parted her cables and was drifting low, fro- and cables ashore, so the master put to sea i zen mutton, and wheat Schooner 60 4 .. Ballast.. Stranded; total .. Tua Motu Island, .. Calm .. Wind failed, and sea caused cables to part, loss Poverty Bay and vessel to drift ashore Schooner 157 7 .. Coal, &c Sprang a leak .. 3 miles outside Wha- N. Moderate Vessel sprang a leak ngarei Harbour gale Barque.. 398 .. 1 .. .Coal .. Loss of life 1 Lat. 33° 30' S., long. W. Strong.. Charles J. Miller, cook and steward, while only 154° E. ; on voyage engaged drawing a bucket of water over the from Newcastle, lee side, overbalanced himself, fell overN.S.W., to Dunedin board, and was lost Brig .. 1756 42 .. General Loss of life 1 Cook Strait .. .. S. Moderate The chief engineer, William Blacklock Wilson, only gale was lost overboard and drowned. He is supposed to have fallen overboard in a lurch of the ship when engaged inspecting the discharge-pipes Schooner 50 4 •• Grain .. Stranded; par- .. Entrance of Harbour, N. Moderate Vessel was drifting with tide when her head tial loss Port Ahuriri, Napier breeze canted wrong way. The sail was then set and the anchor let go, but it fouled, and did not bring her up Schooner 212 7 .. 'Produce Stranded; total 1 On beach, 3 J miles north 1 S.E. Haifa Master was guilty of great neglect for remain- ! and loss of Wanganui Heads gale ing at anchor when there was every prospect general of bad weather during the night, for remaining below from 10 p.m. till 4.30 a.m., and for not putting a spring on the cable during the evening, so as to be ready to cant vessel in right direction, if necessary to slip and put to sea. His certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay costs 92 6 Supposed 6; all hands George Bell. June 5 Wellington, 18 years, AI Lloyds 1247 34 S.W. David Cowan. June 17 Awaroa, 17 years John Urquhart. 60 4 18 22 Clansman, 13 years Alcestis, 24 years 157 398 7 N. W. Harrison Douglas. Walter James Bodgers. 28 Maori, s.s., 2 years 1756 42 S. Thomas Moffatt. July 1 Spray, 28 years 50 William Williams. 24 Edith May, 17 7 George Turner Joss. years I Aug. 15 Olive, 11 years Schooner 43 3 .. Kauri logs Stranded; total .. Haratonga, Great Bar- .. Squally When getting under way to proceed to Auckloss rier Island land, the cable was hove short to seven fathoms, the hawse-pipe carried away and jammed, she then missed stays and went on to rocks Schooner 191 5 .. Timber.. Stranded; par- .. Woogoolga Beach, New E.S.E. Strong Vessel was anchored in an open roadstead, tial loss South Wales breeze when a heavy sea came in and drove her ashore Cutter.. 13 3 .. Fish .. Loss of life 1 About 16 miles E. by S.S.E. Strong.. The master, Thomas Petersen, who was steeronly N. from Port Under- ing the vessel, fell backwards over the rail wood, Cook Strait into the sea and was lost Ship .. 1306 23 .. Cement Fire on board; .. Auckland Harbour .. .. .. Fire supposed to be caused by spontaneous and bal- partial loss combustion of oil permeating charcoal inlast sulation in freezing-chamber of hold of I vessel Peter Peterson. 21 Frank Guy, 17 years 191 E.S.E. Norman Ferguson. 25 Wave 13 1 S.S.E. Thomas Petersen. Sept. 21 Timaru, 18 years, 100 AI 1306 23 Duncan Fullerton.