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uly Glenelg, s.s., 49 I. and A. years 150 12 Coal, 210 tons Collision ; no damage Coi i am age .u ek] land ai'i >our .. 3 When inside Rangitoto Reef the master saw bright light ahead, but weather being thick and squally he was unable to see what it belonged to, when suddenly realizing that raft of logs was being towed, he ported his helm, but too late to avoid striking an outside log with his stem, doing however, no damage. Red light was seen after squall cleared The master committed error of judgment in not altering course to starboard some minutes sooner, resulting in vessels colliding slightly When going down river vessel struck in midchannel owing to p.m. tide Fire discovered in No. 3 hold. Cause unknown. Extinguished with C0 2 . Damage consists of some burnt quarters of beef and mutton, and ship's insulation burnt somewhat In insulation on after bulkhead No. 3 'tween decks fire occurred, which was extinguished by water. Damage slight. The bulkhead (steel) was found red-hot, and coal on other side thereof on fire, which was put out by water. Bulkhead slightly damaged The " Fanny " was moored at West Quay, when the " Kiritona," which came into inner harbour with strong flood tide, collided with " Fanny," although " Kiritona " had been going full speed astern for some time. Accident apparently unavoidable On putting engines " Full ahead," after having been going astern from Queen's 'Wharf, pin of reversing-wheel broke, practically stripping five teeth and chipping off pieces from four teeth of reversing-wheel When rounding a bend vessel was going down river about a mile from wharf when the rudder carried away. Passengers were returned to Awanui, and ship put on shinglebank following tide and damage repaired, after which vessel resumed voyage to Auckland and a new rudder fitted When starting to swing into river bound for Wellington vessel stranded on a bank formed on off side of river, where she remained last till next night; apparently no damage was done Launch was alongside the dredge, and as s.s. " Dorset" was leaving No. 7 wharf and not having room to manoeuvre the wind took charge of her and she went broadside on to dredge crushing and sinking the launch [uinn. „ 15 Pupuke, s.s. .. Ferryboat Goshawk, s.s. .. Ferry boat Gale, s.s., 10 3-ears F. and A. 68 4 • 250 Passengers Collision ; no damage i j f 1 James Davis. „ 15 102 4 One or two vehicles on dec'; Empty crates, 5 tons Collision ; no damage Auckland Harbour .. William Croll. „ 20 453 22 Stranded ; no damage Wanganui River S.E. I Light .. A. Robertson. „ 22 Arawa, s.s., 15 j Schooner years 5,984 147 Frozen and general Fire Napier Roadstead .. S.W. 4 Robert S. Lewis. Part general (tallow, &c.) Fire Lat. 44° 24' S., long. 171 c 31'B., bearing 10' N. 74° E. off Jack's Point Lighthouse Light .. A. W. McKellar. »9 28 Ruapehu, s.s., 22 ■ Schooner years 5,740 127 W.byS. Kiritona, aux., 13 F. and A. years Meat, 15 tons.. Collision W. C. Barnes. Aug. >) 1 1 Fanny, s.s., 38 Schooner years 75 55 9 9 Collision ; £300 damI 1 Port Ahuriri s. 1 r 1 j A. Haroldson. age Auckland Harbour .. N. 1 »> 25 Whakatane, s.s., F. and A. 22 years 5,277 Genera! Broken pin of revers-ing-wheel Ll J. Burton Da vies. 81 I SJ 29 Daphne, s.s., 14 Schooner years 999 15 12 Butter and general, 50 tons Rudder carried away; £22 damage Awanui River S.E. 4 E. H. S. Goertz. Ngakuta, s.s., 9 Schooneryears Coal, timber, and general Stranded ; no damage Grey River James G. Watipt. 9 Schooner943 27 E. Fresh . . son. I Dredge Canter- Launch bury (aux. motorlaunch Aroha) Launch Sunk ; total loss let. 0 Lyttelton Harbour (inner) N.E. Fresh (5)