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RETURN of "Wrecks on which Enquiries have been held under the Enquiry into Wrecks Act, or for which Casualty Returns have been received between the 1st July, 1875, and 30th June, 1876.

Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. RigNumber of Nature Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty happened. Wind. Finding of Court of Enquiry, or Opinion of Officer holding Investigation. Name of Master. Crew. Cargo. Force. Passengers. 'irection 1875. Feb. — Comet Barque 350 13 Ballast Unknown Supposed 13 (all hands) Supposed 6 (all hands) Unknown ..." Unknown Vessel left Port.Chalmers for Hobart Town on 27 Feb., 1875, and not since heard of Sailed from Timaru for Manukau on 4 June, 1875, and not since heard of Stress of weather James Cooper. June — Pacific, 11 years Schooner 51 6 1 Wheat Supposed foundered; total loss Stranded ; partial loss Not known Not known George Bradshaw. July 3 Severn, 11 years Cutter 19 1 tt ... Alongside Breakwater, Commermercial Bay, Auckland w. Strong gale Thomas Taylor. ., 4 South Carolina, 9 mouths Cutter 27 3 Coal "| Strong gale r Manuel Ignaci< Soares. » 4 Kob Eoy, 9 years Glance, 19 years Harvest Home, 11 years )» 24 4 Provisions Ballast Collision partial loss CommerciaP Buy, Auckland W.N.W. to W. Eob Eoy, having parted her chains, came down on the Glance, and the Glance. then fouled the^ South Carolina, and drove her on shore John Megernoy. „ 4 ?j 19 2 Joseph Allen. » 4 ,. 4 Speedwell, 9 years Dandy 10 36 2 1 » Stranded ; partial loss »> Beach in Commercial Bay, Auckland Western tide]Queen Street Wharf, Auckland Pahia Beach, S.W. corner of Martin's Bay, inside Hokiunga Heads W. It ,» tt Stress of weather j» ), ... George Henry. Frank Ohmmens. ., 4 „ 4 Queen, 11 years Schooner Cutter M 4 Kauri gum u Whole gale Casualty not caused by' default of master, but he showed a want of decision and judgment in the manner in which he beached the vessel. Stress of weather Thomas Jones. John Bushell. Waratah, 2A years Wheat n Gore Street Jetty, Commercial Bay, Auckland Strong gale 23 ;; tt . 4 Start, 2£ years H 27 23 I 2 Ballast"") } Collision partial loss Commercial '] Bay, Auckland M r Victoria dragged her anchors | through force of gale, and came ■{ down upon Start Francis Diaz. Matthew Martin. t> j> , 4 Victoria, 10 years Undine, » j, 22 3 Stranded ; partial loss Breakwater, Commercial Bay, Auckland it it Strong gale Andrew Anderson. >j Stress of weather