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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. ■ — Total Number Steamers. Sailing-vessels. I Total within Dominion. Steamers. I Sailing-vessels Total outside Casualties reported Nature of Casualty. — 1 .. _ ._ _ Dominion. ! ■ : ' ! L . " 1 ' H H I "■-[ "EH J " B - Strandings — Total loss .. .. .. .. 4 35 i 5 4 k i I a i « Slight damage 11 10,927 ! 3 1 I 25 " 12 10 952 3 M 4 ' 166 •• ••. •• •• 1 4,155 .. 5 4,190 5 No damage 7 8,274 .. „ 7 .. "l | V. '.[ " " '.'. *| ll'S 3 Total stranding* .. .. 22 19,236 8 1 j 25 ~7 8 7. ~ " 2~7m86~T 25~~287647 8~~ Collisions — I I | | j I Total loss .. .. .. .... | .. I • ' Slight damage .. .. .. 15 ! 15,539 ! '. '.'. is " .' No damage .. .. .. .. 2 931 ! 2 I cm '" " " " '' ■• 15 15,539 Total collisions .. .. 17 16,470 i 17 16 470 I : ' ~" J j ! | i ' " -J_ •• •• ■•• 17 16,470 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 21 ! 14,408 91 14 4ns n \oa oko I i ! _\_ ' j '• 14,408 .. 7 ;34,852 .. 7 34,852 .. 28 ! 49,260 .. Total number reported .. .. 60 50,114 8 1 | 25 .. 68 50,139 g| 9 44,238| .. ~~ 77 7~i 9~44~238~7. "to 1 fT