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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1905, to the 31st March, 1906.

Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name. Age, | and Class. ■- a N umber of Big. If — S| I |~- Cargo. Cargo. Natl Nature of ure of Casualty. Number 1 of Lives lost. Place where Cas occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Nov. 15 1904. lot. 13 Defender, 4 years Waipu, 23 years Anjou (French), 5 years Defender, 4 years Waipu, 23 years Ketch .. 117 10 .. Timber Scow .. 42 3 Barque 1642 22 .. Wheat Loss of mast and sails Stranded ; total loss 4 miles N. of Stephen's i Island Jones's Bay, near Toka- j to Point . S.E. Gale .. On voyage from Greymouth to Lyttelton James Jamieheavy squall struck ship, carried away son. mizenmast with sail set. Mast recovered, but sails lost No inquiry necessary. Owner did not consider D. W. M c - her worth expense of refloating Kenzie. Gale .. James Jamieson. D. W. M c - Kenzie. 1905. Feb. (. Anjou (French), 5 years Stranded ; total loss Near Bristow Point, .~nd Islands Between Putahuia and Watonihi Point, Pelorous Sound N. Beach, Karamea, near Nelson North Spit, inside bar Manawatu River Between Maori Kaik and Harrington Point, Otago Harbour Between Pig Island and south shore Queen Charlotte Sound Tairua River Entrance to Nelson Harbour N. Light Vessel was on voyage from Sydney to Fal- A. Le Teliae, breeze. njouth; and, owing to thick, foggy weather, no observation could be got for forty-eight hours prior to the stranding, and land was not seen until ship was within 200 yards. Master tried to go about, but wind fell almost calm —cut off by high cliffs —and she struck the rocks, hanging by the bows. Crew got away at 5 a.m. next day, and remained on the island until the 7th May, when they were removed by " Hinemoa " That Richard John Coster came to his death by Eugenie Charles accidentally falling overboard, no blame Perano. being attachable to any one W. Moderate Casualty primarily caused by s.s. " Te Kapu " Alfred Kemp, grounding when towing " Emma Sims " ; oil-engines latter failed to act, preventing her from returning up river. There appears to have been water on bar for " Te Kapu," drawing slightly more than " Sims," but possessing superior power W. light .. Casualty caused through insufficient depth of James Jamiewater on bar. Damage to ship probably j son. caused by striking a submerged snag Squally Vessel's helm hung when being put over to star- Leonard George board, and before it righted she touched very \ Silba. slightly, the bottom being mud and sand. Heavy sea and dense rain squalls were en- Thomas W. J. countered, and vessel, being under reduced C. Bowden. steam, was driven on to rocks. S. Light .. | Vessel, while in tow of s.s. " Onslow," David Andrew grounded in channel Sharp. N.E. Moderate j The stranding of the " Riwaka " was occa- j George Melville sioned by meeting the s.s. " Wairoa " at the , Ruston. entrance of Nelson Harbour, between Haulashore Island and .irrow Rock. Neither of the captains were to blame, and stranding was not the result of negligence Light breeze. A. Le Teliae. „ 26 Elsie, s.s. Auxiliary ketch 15 .. 61 5 Timber „ 20 1 Mar. :'. Emilia Sims, 10 i Mar. 3 Grounding; partial loss yearApril 1 Defender, s.s., 4 years „ 8 Whakatane, s.s., 5 years Ketch .. ] Ketch .. 117 117 10 Sheep .. Stranded ; partial wreck Schooner 3' Schooner 3786 1786 .. General Stranded; no damage „ 8 | Gannet, s.s. 10 10 2 4 General 1 Stranded ; partial loss i Schooner 196 J „ 8 Ururoa, 5 years Schooner 1 196 9 9 3 100 Timber Stranded ; partial loss Stranded; no damage „ 8 Riwaka, s.s.1 .. 19 19 3 lOt Nil ..