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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. 1876, and 30th June, 1877.

Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. I a, Number of Nature Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. find. Finding of Court of Enquiry, or Opinion of Officer holding Investigation. Rig. Place where Casualty happened. — j Name of Master. Crew. Passengers. Cargo. Direction Force. 1876. June 15 Agnes, 1| years Schooner 128 8 Wool and fungus Stranded; total loss Reef in Wailangi Harbour,Chatham Islands Lat. 44° 26' S., long. 48° 46' E. N.N.W. Strong gale One of chains parted, and vessel drifted on to reef during a heavy gale Apprenticelost overboard from maintopsail yard during gale; no blame to any one on bourd Mate (James Carlees) should have seen that proper anchor watch was kept.; master and mate's certificate suspended for one month Boy washed overboard during gale; no blame to any one on board Collision caused by sudden shift of wind ; Ann put back, apparently for Newcastle, but was totally wrecked, and all hands lost in a heavy gale of wind on the night of the day of collision in Port Stephens Vessel having parted her cables during a heavy gale, went on shore ; no blame attached to officers or crew Master committed an error in judgment in keeping too close to Moeraki Head Wind fell light while vessel was crossing the bar Vessel lost through want of lookout ; mate (John Nicol) blamed for disobedience to orders and gross carelessness ; certificate, New Zealand Service No. 2429, held by him cancelled ; sentence of Court subsequently mitigated by Governor to suspension for two years Vessel struck on bar on Catlin's River, shortly afterwards she commenced to make water, and almost immediately went on her beam ends Robert Morgan. July 2 Vallejo, 5 years, Al Lloyds Barque 652 18 General Loss of life 1 N.W. Gale David Thomas. „ 2 Lady Franklin, 43 years ii 235 9 Ballast Stranded; total loss Mary Catherine Bank, Kaipara Harbour S.W. Blowing hard John Eaton Payne. „ 8 England's Glory, 7 years, Aa Lloyds Australian Sovereign, 4 years, Al 10 years Ship 20 General Loss of life 1 Lat. 42° 18' S., long. 72° 25' E. About 25 miles from Newcastle, New South Wales N.W. Gale William Knight. 751 „ 21 Barque 353 11 Coal - Collision ; partial loss s.s.w. Strong gale Isaac Benjamii Buroh. Ann, not known Coq du Village, 12 years 10 Coal Stranded ; total loss Petane Beach, about 4i miles from Napier entrance Whole gale Henry Edmonds. „ 24 317 N.E. by E. „ 26 Hope, 20 years Cutter 21 3 General ii Moeraki Heads, EastCoast, South Island North Spit on Patea Bar Island of Sau wan-off, S.E., point about lat. 13° S., long. 163° 3' W. S.W. Light breeze Joseph Scott. ,. 30 * Agnes, 9 months Peerless Ketch 24 3 General produce General Stranded ; partial loss Stranded; total loss N.W. Eugene McCarthy. Aug. 2 Schooner 46 6 1 E.byN. Squally Richard Metcalf. Dagmar, 9 years Struck on Catlin's River Bar, capsized near the Nuggets, East Coast, S. Island David Connor. il 3 M 45 Timber Stranded; afterwards capBi'zed ; total loss S.W. Strong breeze