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

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Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Big. CD tC 4o rt en cj o o Number of Nature of Number Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. | PassenCargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Oct. 19 Christine, 13 Schooner I 97 years -' J Schooner 97 Guano .. Sprung a leak; partial loss 130 miles from Norfolk Island; on voyage from Long Island, Chesterfield Group, to Bluff Passage Books, between Kapiti Island and mainland, Cook Strait Heavy gale Vessel sprung a leak during a heavy gale, and had to put into Auckland ! John McLiver. Nov. 9 Queen of the Schooner 121 South, s.s., 15 years Schooner 121 12 General Stranded; partial loss S.E. Light .. The mate, William Manley, committed an error of juagment in attempting to take the narrow passage without calling the master, in the absence of any instructions from him to take such passage, ana he was ordered to pav the costs of the inquiry Vessel took a sheer, and did not answer her helm in time when entering the narrow channel Vessel strained, and, meeting heavy weather, sprang a leak, which overpowered the pumps Leak, probably caused by striking her anchor, which was under her forefoot The night was very dark, and the master not allowing sufficient for the flood-tide setting past the entrance to the Iron Pot, the vessel ran into the breastwork Shaft broke without warning while vessel was at ordinary speed. Vessel then made sail towards Wellington, and was picked up at 9 p.m. same night by s.s. " Dingadee," and towed into Wellington An ordinary seaman, A. A. Walkley, while coming down from aloft, after loosing foreroyal, fell into the sea and was lost Vessel missed stays and drifted ashore Edward Harvey. Waipara, s.s., 23 j Schooner 62 years Camille, 25 years j Brig'ntine 221 Trusty, 28 years j Schooner 59 Besult, s.s., 18 ! Ketch .. 18 years Stranded; slight damage I North Beach, close to Hokitika River Edward Stafford Williams. 62 3 General N.E. Light .. . 11 221 1 j Guano .. Foundered; total loss Sprung a leak; . partial loss Collision with b r e a stvvork ; partial loss 20 miles S.W. of Puysegur Point Napier roadstead S.W. Moderate William Woebling. Charles Zachen. 8' Dec. 8 59 3 .. Wool .. S. Light .. 13 18 6 1 j Wool .. 1 Iron Pot, Napier Harbour S.W. Fresh breeze William Ennis Baxter. 15 Kawatiri, s.s., 11'Schooner 286 years 286 18 Ballast.. Shaft broken abaft the crank 2 miles abreast of Cape Farewell; on voyage from Lyttelton to Westport S.W. Light .. Berthold Apttein. 19 i Canterbury, 19 i Ship .. 1245 years, Glasgow, AI Sarah, 3years.. | Cutter .. j 20 10 j General | Loss of life only 1 Lat.48°57'S.,long.ll4° 54 E.; on voyage from Glasgow to Dunedin Hen and Chickens Andrew Culbert. 25 S.W. 21 Stores, fencingwire, and sundries Piles and logs, ironbark Stranded; total loss N. Alexander McLeod. 1893. Jan. 10 Examiner, 23 ■ Barque.. 265 years Stranded; partial loss Moggy Island, off S.W. Cape, Stewart Island N.N.W. Light .. Vessel got too near land before it was seen, and when helm was put down and ship put about, she would not answer her helm, and got on rocks Casualty caused by wind falling light Joseph Pallant. 265 19 Croydon Lass, Schooner 51 16 years Dunedin, 34 Schooner 66 years .. j Flour .. ; Stranded; par- : tial loss Stranded; slight I damage 50 yds. west of entrance to Waitara River Entrance to Napier Harbour. N.E. Moderate breeze Moderate breeze John Moore. 51 4 Feb. 2 | 66 4 Produce S.S.W. Casualty caused by man who let go the anchor letting the chain go by the run, and not being able to check it Link broke and let yard fall down on deck, damaging rigging and bulwarks Svend Bergensen. 3 Turakina, 25 Ship .. 1189 years, AA1, London 1189 General Damage to rigging through main yard falling on deck Loss of propeller and portion of shaft 60 miles off Banks Peninsula; lat. 44°50'S., long. 174° 30' E., on voyage from Timaru to Liverpool 46 miles off land between Akaroa Heads and Godley Head, on voyage from Timaru to Napier S.S.E. Light .. J. J. Hamon. 32 5 Ohau, s.s., 9 Schooner 411 years General & wheat Moderate breeze Tail-shaft broke and propeller lost George McDonald. 411 20 N.E.