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REPORT ON THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.

Appendix P.— continued. RETURN of Wbecks on which Inquiries have been held, &c. — continued. Date of Casualty. Xame of Vessel ;. also, Age and Class when linown. Eig. o fill 38^ 7 It Mature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Wind. Place where Accident occurred. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Remarks. Direction. Force. ! 1867 Nov. 13 Favorite, 6 yeara ! P.S. Ballast ... I i Stranded Fine weather Mouth of Hokitika River, inside The stranding was caused by a collision with the " Dispatch." If any one be to blame, it is the master of the " Favorite " Master blamed for negligence and want of caution Sails split and vessel became unmanageable. Vessel had to be beached. Master not to blame So blame attaches to any one ... Got off with trifling damage. 22 I Highlander, 43 yeara Caroline, 13 years Brig ... 195 7 Coala ... Ditto ... S.E. Strong Oamaru Beach ... Total wreck. „ 24 Schooner 37 4 Wheat and building I stone Fruit ... Ditto ... S.E. Strong ... Oamaru Beach ... Yessel broke up. Dec. 7 Clyde Ditto ... 34 4 2 Shipped a sea Drove on rook 2 Easterly G-ale At aea Master and mate washed overboard and drowned. But slightly damaged. „ 16 St. ICilda, 8 yeara ! S.S. 91 16 1 Telegraph material S.E. Light St. Kilda Rock, Ingles Bay, Kaikoura Peninsula Master blamed for anchoring too near rocks with too short scope of cable. Officer of watch blamed for keeping bad look-out. Both censured and admonished Tiie loss of life was caused by the boat being stowed below hatches 18 Alabama ... Cutter ... 14 2 Ballast ... Capsized S.W. .Squall Near Maraitai The master was drowned before assistance could be rendered. The vessel has since been recovered. Foundered. It would appear that these small coasters are often under-ballasted. Mapere, 9 years Schooner 30 3 Ditto ... Ditto ... S.W. Squall OffTairua The vesssl missed stays in a squall „ 20 1868 Jan. 16 Taamanian Maid, 10 years Joanna, 4 yeara P.S. ... Potatoes, &c. Timber ... Struck a reef Foundered Fine weather Long Reef,Taranaki Master blamed for steering too close inshore Accident probably caused by starting of a butt. Master blameless. Cables parted. No one blamed Total loss. 53 13 „ 26 Schooner 26 1; 3 Westerly Moderate Off Sinclair Head... Crew escaped in boat. Feb. 3 Echunga, 14years ■ Ship ... 1007 25 Loadingwool Stranded Easterly Gale Napier Boadstead Became a total wreck. „. 3 Breeze ... 46 Total wreck S.E. Gale Banks' Peninsula... No inquiry held ... No official information received of this wreck. Four lives lost —two seamen and two children. The vessel broke up. 3 Star of Tasmania, i 12 years Ship ... 632 22 loadingwool Ditto ... 4 S.E. Gale Oaniarn Beach ... Master not blamed for wreck, but blamed for not managing his vessel better, and beaching her end-on when he found he could not save her Parted her cables and drifted on shore. Master's conduct highly commended No one blamed. The vessel put to sea, but the rudder-head gave way, and she, becoming unmanageable, was beached to save life No inquiry held. Wreck caused bv stress of weather Water Nymph, : 13 years Otago, 4 yeara ... Ditto ... | Ditto ... i Ditto ... i S.E. Gale Oamaru Beach The vessel eventually broke up. )) 3 584 22 3 Ketch ... 26 4 Not stated Ditto ... S.E. Gale Beach, near Oamaru Became a total wreck. 3 Sea Bird Schooner Lime Foundered S.E. Gale Amuri Bluff The Marine Surveyor and party were on board. 15