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

Date of Name of Vessel, Casualty. Age and clag3> Rig. fe §> ! Number of ,ture of Number Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. r ind. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. he a © o PhH | Passeng gers. Cargo. Casualty. Force. 1896. July 17 Morning Light, 11 years Schooner 92 Coal .. Vessel dismasted Long. 166°2'E.,lat. 38° 41' S., on voyage from Bulli,N.S.W.,toLyttelton Bar at entrance to Wairau River S.W. Hard gale Vessel dismasted during hard gale with heavy seas, and came under jury-rig into Nelson for repairs William Rennie. 25 Waihi, s.s., 14 years Schooner 63 13 General Stranded; slight damage E. Light .. Vessel was caught by strong current and heavy sea while crossing bar, and, losing steerageway, was cast ashore Casualty caused through both vessels not carrying lights. Certificates of both masters suspended for fourteen days William George North. 28 Anatuero Cutter .. 2 General I Collision; no damage Collision; slight damage Stranded; slight damage I About 4 miles N.W. of Nelson Lighthouse, Blind Bay S.W. Light .. I Gabriel Gabriel- | son. 1 Samuel WestI rupp. George Lambert. 28 Argus, 42 years Ketch .. " 3 Timber.. E. Aug. 7 Wainui, s.s., 10 years Schooner 391 26 25 General Entrance to Grey River Light .. Vessel touched on breakwater when entering river. Casualty caused through rudderchains parting at critical time When s.s. "Rangatira" was lying at her berth at wharf, the s.s. " Anglian " swept down upon her by the tide, damaging her propeller, and starting gear in engine-room, &c Vessel was at anchor when gale sprang up. Both anchors were down, but the chains parted, and she went ashore An A.B. named Frederick H. Crouch, while engaged aloft securing sail, fell on to the deck, and died from the injuries received 9 Anglian, s.s., 23 years Rangatira, s.s.,6 years Dolly Varden, 22 years Schooner 1354 50 63 General Collision; slight damage Collision ; partial loss Stranded; slight damage I I East end of Queen Street Wharf, Auckland Harbour Charles Ernest Hood. George Burton. Daniel Morrison. 9 Schooner 2642 46 General i N.E. Moderate gale 10 Cutter .. 20 3 Ballast.. | Centre of Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island 10 Westland, 18 years, Al Lloyds Ship .. 1116 26 1 General Loss of life only 1 Lat. 88° 8' S., long. 12° 23' E., on voyage from Liverpool to Wellington About 10 miles outside Coromandel Harbour, Hauraki Gulf S. Gale .. Richard Kelly. 20 Gipsy, 21 years Cutter .. 27 Coal .. Vessel dismasted N.N.W. to W. Fresh breeze A sudden change of wind threw mainsail over, causing jibing, and the force of the sail going over broke the mast about 7 ft. from the top, where there was a flaw, only discovered after the accident Fire caused through crown of boiler getting red-hot and setting fire to deck. The shortness of water in boiler was owing to carelessness of the engineer, George Tee, whose certificate was suspended for three months, and he was ordered to pay costs of inquiry, not to exceed £10 Vessel touched slightly on half-tide wall when leaving Westport, through steering badly Vessel was being towed out by boat, but tide, being strong, set her to leeward of the Arrow Rock. Anchor was let go, but it-dragged, and vessel went on rocks, but floated off in the evening Christian Jensen. 20 Manukau, s.s., 16 years Ketch .. Lime, coal, and furniture Mokau River, 10 miles from Heads S.W. Light .. Martin Jensen. 45 Fire on board ; partial loss „ 22 Kawatiri, s.s.,14 Schooner 286 18 Coal .. Stranded; slight damage Stranded; slight damage J mile below wharf, Buller River, Westport Entrance to Nelson Harbour Ca lm Berthold Apstein. Frithjof Wilhelm Hultgren. ,, 22 years Huon Belle, 32 Ketch .. 42 4 Ballast.. Ca lm years