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Feb. 9 toll Mary Wadley, 2 years Schooner 159 8 Coals Loss of topmast and bulwarks Stranded ; total loss Lat. 38° 40' S., long. 171° 30' E. E.S.E. Storm Damage caused by bad weather and unavoidable John Thomas Cronin „ 14 Halcyon, s.s., 10 years Cutter 5 6 Sundries Orepuki Bay N.N.W. Strong breeze Loss of vessel caused by port engine not acting when orders were given to " go ahead," in consequence of the fans being fouled by a rope. No evidence as to origin of the fire James Deuchrass. 24 „ 16 Himalaya, 13 years Ship 1008 24 Cement and hardware Coal Fire in hold Alongside Wellington Wharf ii Charles J. S. Grant ii „ 24 Eli Whitney, 43 years Hulk 507 Foundered 2 Wellington Harbour N.W. Moderate gale The hulk, which had no light on board, while lying in the fairway, was run into by the s.s. " Taupo." Casualty was purely accidental, being caused by the warps parting, and allowing the vessel to drag on to the rocks Casualty caused through cable parting in a heavy gale „ 27 Express, s.s., 24 years Schooner 15 Timber Stranded; total loss Frew's Timber Jetty, Riverton Light John Christian. 136 Mar. 19 Pearl, 8 years Ketch 48 6 6 ii Stranded ; partial loss About two miles east of Town of Nukualofa, Tonga French Reef, near Matarakau, Chatham Islands N.N.W. to W. S.W. Hurricane Thomas Sparrow Carmichael. ., 21 Ocean Mail, 7 years, Al Lloyd's Ship 1039 31 3 General Stranded; total loss Strong breeze Ship lost through error in her compasses, and through gross negligence of the master and officers, in not having used any of the available means to ascertain the position of the vessel; the master's certificate, Board of Trade No. 90227, was suspended for nine months; that of George Archibald Johnson, chief officer, No. 303, issued at Singapore, suspended for six months ; and that of Alexander Caiman, second mate, Board of Trade No. 99702, for six months ; these certificates were afterwards returned to their owners, as it was proved that the Court of Enquiry was not legally constituted Vessel was pooped by a heavy sea, when a man was washed overboard and drowned, and the vessel was considerably damaged Boat swamped while landing cargo John Watson. „ 26 Duke of Sutherland, 12 years, Al Lloyd's 1047 28 Loss of life I 1 Lat. 48° 43' S., long. 171° W. Thomas Louttit. ii ii I •■* „ 28 Sir Donald, s.s., 3 years Theresa, 1 year Schooner 4 Grass seed Loss of life 1 Mongakuri, Hawke's Bay Rocks about 2J miles to northward of Disaster Point, Cloudy Bay ... James Watson. 29 April 1 ii 36 4 Ballast Stranded ; total loss S.E. to E. Whole gale Casualty caused by the defective condition of the vessel, which could neither heat nor stay properly Charles Nicholas Abrahamson.