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July 6 Sarah and Mary, Brigantine 145 j 28 years 3rigantine 145 Sawn timber Loss of top- .. 25 miles E,, Gable-end masts Foreland, East Coast, North Island, N.Z. Stranded; total .. Inner head on S.W. loss side of entrance of Mokau River Collision; slight .. 10 miles N.E. from the damage Brothers, Cook Strait W. Fresh gale Casualty caused by heavy cross sea and bowsprit shrouds carrying away William Cameron. 10 Waitara, s.s., 9 Schooner 26 years Schooner 26 Coal .. N.W. Fresh breeze Casualty caused through the bar having shoaled, and the master being unaware of this Vessel collided with barque " lone." From evidence of master and crew of " Maud Graham," collision was apparently caused through want of proper look-out on the " lone," but the evidence of the master and crew of that vessel was not available Casualty caused by current catching vessel on port bow when being kedged into river William Turner. John Oscar Berg. Hans Kruhl. 20 Maud Graham, Schooner 80 17 years Schooner 80 4 Ballast.. S. Light .. Comet, 16 years Ketch .. 58 Produce Stranded ; no .. South Spit, entrance to damage Wanganui River Light .. 21 Ketch .. 58 S.E. 25 Helen Denny, Ship .. 728 27 years Ship .. 728 General Lossoflife 1 On voyage from London only to Nelson. Lat. 42° 2' S., long. 94°41'E. 1 Moderate gale An A.B. named George Woww, while engaged in reefing sail, slipped and fell from the maintopsail-yard to the deck, and sustained injuries from which be died two days afterwards Vessel missed stays through light and baffling wind and strong current John Carnell. George Armour. SI Bream, 17 years Cutter .. 32 Cutter .. 32 Wheat, maize, & sundries General Stranded; total .. North of Stony Point, loss Mount Maunganai, Tauranga Stranded ; no .. Worser Bay, Wellingdamage ton Harbour Stranded; total 5 Reef off Antipodes loss Island, on voyage from Rangoon to Taleuhuano, Chili W.N.W. Fresh breeze Aug. 17 Achievement, 24 Barque.. 499 years Spirit of the Barque.. 692 Dawn, 24 years Barque.. 499 13 S. Fresh breeze Moderate breeze Vessel parted cable while at anchor and drifted ashore Vessel's position was ascertained on 1st September, but between then and wreck only one sight was obtained —viz., on 3rd September. Weather was thick and foggy, and there is no evidence to show how vessel came into position she was in. Casualty caused through master attempting to enter without understanding signals, and without having provided himseif with recent information as to harbour. As he was sole loser by casualty, Court confined itself to censuring him and. ordering him to pay costs of inquiry. Vessel followed usual course through Pass; tide caused her to sheer towards mainland ; to counteract this sheer helm was ported, applied for the inquiry was ordered to pay the age, Jackson's Head ; but the Court held it had Thomas Rees. Robert T. Millington. Thomas James Moore Corlet. Walter Manning. Sept. 4 Barque.. 692 16 Rice 5 E. 14 Vacuna, 32 years Barquen- 169 tine Coal .. Stranded ; par- .. Orwell Banks, Entrance tial loss to Manukau Harbour Fresh breeze Barquentine 169 N. m Rotorua, s.s., 17 Schooner 576 years Stranded ; no .. Current Basin, French damage Pass Sept. 28 41 41 23 General Light .. Oct. 13 but it had no appreciabL master's costs. On the ss no jurisdiction in the cast Kin a, s.s., 17 Schooner 52 years s effect, and vessel weni ,me morning as the abo of such touching, as it 8 1.. t on bank. No blame attached to anyone. Collect ive casualty happened, the " Rotorua" touched a roi ; was not a stranding within the meaning of the Act. Propeller dis- .. Otamatea Channel, abled & plate Raipara .stove in Stranded ; no .. Entrance Ledge, Nelson damage Harbour Stranded ; no .. Off Cape Saunders damage ;or of Cu 3k in the .stoms who Inner Pass; N.E. | Fresh gaiel Vessel became disabled through line getting foul of propeller, and high wind drove her down on raft, which made a hole in plate. Rush of tide in Narrows caused vessel to ground when going out in charge of pilot. Grounding was caused by foggy nature of weather and inset of current. If lead had been used it might have warned master of his nearness to land. He was ordered to pay costs of inquiry. Thomas Ross. Peter Nordstrum. John Simpson. 13 Grafton, s.s., 39 Schooner 232 years Star of England, Schooner 2424 ■ s.s., 4 years 26 17 General 26 N. Light .. 25 47 47 .. Wool, gum, and tallow Light ..