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

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Date of Name of Vessel, Casualty. Age anrJ s ° class . Rig. J | 8, j Number of f | | IPassenI M EH ; g | gers. ! | 8, Number of .a 2 ' Nature of Number Wind. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, etc. Name of Master. Cargo. Casualty. I Lives lost. Direction. Force. 1899. Nov. 16 Rotokino, s.s., 9 years Schooner 1304 30 Fruit and sugar Rudder disabled 5 miles east of High Peak Rooks, East Coast, North Island Half mile inside outer beacon Collingwood E.S.E. Strong gale Rudder broke in trunk-way during heavy gale. Charles McArthur Dec. 22 Rock Lily, 13 years Ketch .. 50 Timber.. Stranded; partial loss S.E. Vessel left wharf with light S.W. wind, but when near outer beacon wind shifted to S.E., right ahead, compelling her to put back to an anchorage, where she grounded at lowtide, and a swell setting in drove her on to her anchor Vessel touched slightly on sand while trying to pick up entrance during fog John Skelton. 28 Nautilus, s.s., 14 years Schooner 29 General Stranded ; no damage Near entrance to Buller River Samuel Alexander Leech 1900. Jan. 28 Ariel, 10 years Cutter .. 20 Fish .. Loss of life only 1 • Foveaux Strait, about 5 miles S. by W. of Bluff Hill About 80 miles from Wellington, on voyage to London S.W. Gale A fisherman, Douglas Hanning, was washed overboard and drowned Feb. 11 Aotea, s.s., 5 years Schooner 4915 65 3 General Fire on board; partial loss Fire in stokehold and engine-room; probably caused by lagging round boilers becoming inflammable through absorbing very fine coal-dust. Vessel returned to Wellington for repairs. The steward, John F. Robertson, was lost overboard, but there is no evidenoe to show how or at what time accident occurred Vessel missed stays while going about, wind baffling and following her round. She was towed off by Government steamer " Hinemoa" Collision caused by negligent handling of s.s. " Onslow," in bringing her too close to the port quarter of the " Moura." Master of " Onslow" severely reprimanded, and ordered to pay £2 10s., cost of inquiry Edgar J. Evans. Wakatu, s.s., 21 years Schooner General Loss of life only On voyage from Lyttelton to Port Robinson Light James Wills. 18 95 14 30 1 22 Chittoor, s.s., 25 Barquentine 217 Coal .. Stranded; no damage 2 miles from Picton, east side of harbour S.E. Moderate breeze with squalls James Hamilton. years Mar. 24 Onslow, s.s., 11 years Schooner 16 97 None .. Collision; slight damage :| Upper part of Otago Harbour /James Ramsay. i - Light . 24 Moura, s.s., 1 vear Schooner 1246 Ballast.. Collision; no damage I