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

Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Eig. Number of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. Wind. Name of Master. Decision of Court of Inquiry, (tec. n § Passeng J gers. Cargo. Casualty. Force. 1899. Mar. 21 Cuthona, 21 Barquentine Schooner 201 8 5 Timber .. Stranded; total loss Collision; slight damage Collision ; no damage Fire on board; partial loss North Spit, Kaipara .. N.E. Light and calm The wind failed at a critical time, and the strong ebb tide swung vessel on to the North Spit Casualty caused through master of " Manaroa " bsing unable to see the " Hinemoa " approaching until the distance was too short to avoid collision Vessel labouring in cross and confused sea, when tanks 1 ttowed in forepart of hatchway of No. 1 'tween-deck broke adrift, and smashing into pile of cases containing wax-matches set them on fire by the violent concussion John Pearson. . 23 23 years Hinemoa, s.s., 23 years Manaroa, s.s., 2 years Indramayo, s.s., 10 years Schooner 282 78 29 11 7 4 Ballast.. Genera] ") Between Queen's Wharf and Wool Jetty, Wellington Harbour Calm John Bollons. PeterMcIntyre. William Bwart Gladstone Craven. 28 Schooner 2709 41 General About 5 miles east of Hen and Chickens N.E. Moderate breeze Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,575 copies), £32 17s. 6d. By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer. Wellington. —1899. Price 9ct.t