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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1899, to the 31st March, 1900.

Datb of Casualty Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. & 9 Number of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. | [Passen-j Q I gerS ' I Cargo. Casualty. 1899. Jan. 25 (Since) 8 • Jasper, 32 years Barquentine 251 Guano .. Supposed foundered ; total loss Supposed 8; all hands On voyage from Bunker Island to Melbourne Vessel left Bunker Island on 25th January, and has not since been heard of. A buoy belonging to her was found on 27th April at Diamond Head, Camden Haven Vessel driven ashore during a hurricane, in which many pearling vessels were wrecked William Burton. Mar. 4 Gwarra Peres .. Ketch .. * Pearlingvessel General Stranded ; total loss Collision; no damage Collision; no damage Loss of masts, yards, and sails Not known - 1 Pelican Island, Torres Strait Hurricane Not known. 12 10 . 10 Orewa, s.s., 1 year Kotiti, s.s., 1 year Hiram Emery, 21 years Cutter .. Schooner 37 42 7 6 13 15 7 1 General Off North Head, Auckland Harbour E. Collision result of keen competition, but no damage done [John McKinI non. IGustav Eriksen. Frank W. Gorham. 14 Barque.. 699 General Lat. 4° N., long. 26° 35' W. On voyage from New York to Wellington Maintopmast and topgallantmast and mizenmasthead carried away by a sudden whirlwind 22 Rose Casey, s.s., 21 years Kapanui, s.s., 1 year Lyttelton, s.s., 21 years Red Jacket Schooner 9 8 General Collision; slight damage Collision; partial loss Collision; no damage Collision; slight damage Stranded; partial loss -I Master of " Rose Casey " made an error in judging distance, and did not reverse his engines soon enough. He was ordered to pay £18 13s. 6d., costs of inquiry The tug "Lyttelton," coming up the harbour, could not see the " Red Jacket," which was in tow of the "Canterbury," until too close to avoid collision When heaving out to the anchor, with tug ahead, the vessel's stern swung inshore with the young ebb, and her heel caught the ground. The tug was unable to pull her clear Vessel's false keel became loose, and consequently she would not beat to windward An A.B., Andrew Hughson, was washed overboard by a heavy sea, which also carried away a boat and deck-fittings I William Bazeley. William James Southgate, [John Galbraith. 99 Just inside Mahurangi Heads, Hauraki Gulf . 22 Schooner 75 7 14 General N.E. April 24 Cutter .. 39 8 Nil | Entrance to Inner Hari bour, Lyttelton 24 Lighter.. 30 1 Ballast.. 1 - 28' Cloud, 24 years Barque.. 280 io! Timber.. Port Albert, Kaipara .. S. William Henry Heays. •• 29 Mavis, 2 years Schooner Maize .. Stranded; partial loss Deck swept by heavy sea; loss of boat, &c. Supposed foundered ; total loss Mahia Peninsula Edward Rose Campbell. John Grant. 4 . . S.E. May 13 Takapuna, s.s., 16 years Schooner 377 43 10 General 1 Half a mile from entrance to Port Nicholson S. Strong gale May 14 Ohau, s.s., 15 years Schooner Coal and timber Supposed 22, all hands Supposed near Cape Campbell, on voyage from Greymouth to Dunedin S.E. Heavy gale No evidence to show how vessel was lost. Ship was a first-class one ; her load-line was correctly marked, and she was not loaded so that load-line was submerged. Vessel was last seen off Cape Campbell from 3 to 5 p.m., steaming against a heavy gale, until she was lost sight of. Some of her wreckage was washed ashore at Castlepoint Robert Brewer. 411 22 * Not known.