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BjETtrBN of Wrecks on which Enquiries ave leen .— com 'inuet Date of !asualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. Big. as OS Number of Nature Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty happened. Wind. Finding of Court of Enquiry, or Opinion or Officer holding Investigation. Name of Master. SI Crew. Passengers. Cargo. Direction Force. .pril 7 Taranaki, s.8., 12 yearB Schooner 299 27 14 General Stranded ; loss of screw blade Shag Eeef, East Coast of Middle Island, New Zealand E. Fresh breeze Casualty caused by the master having overrun his distance, and mistaking Shng Point for Cape Saunders ; master blamed for not having taken soundings to ascertain liis position Ves>el supposed to have foundered in a gale, not having been heard of since leaving Lyttelton for Hokitika, on 3rd April, 1877 Vessel left Timaru for Auckland on 7th April, 1877, and has not since been heard of Vessel left Lyttelton for Le Bons Bay on 7th April, and has not since been heard of Master committed an error in judgment in not letting go his second anchor before the chain of the first partdl ; and also in not using the kedge after the cable of the second parted The Court decided that the vessel was lost through the incoinpetency of the master and his ignorance of the navigation of the coast; master's certificate was suspended for twelve months, and lie was or !ered to pay the costs of I he enquiry Stranding caused by the master attempting to go to sea without having ascertained the depth of w ater on the bar Vessel anchored when entering harbour owing to sudden lull of wind, and while at anchor a squall suddenly sprung up and drove her on to the bank Colli.-ion caused by master of "Tui" attempting to pass "Napier" in a narrow part of channel Henry Joseph Calkin Andrew. Bonnie Lass, 14 years Produce Supposed foundered Unknown William Aitkin. 38 4 Supposed 4 (.all hands) j) Kate Brain Brigantine 6 Grain Supposed foundered 6 Supposed in or near Palliser Bay George Gay. 118 Edward, 6 years Schooner 32 3 Stores Supposed foundered 3 G. E. Dalmer. „ 19 Isabella Ridley Barque 233 11 Grain Stranded ; total loss Timaru Beach, close to Government landing service N.E. Light breeze Kenneth McKinnon. April 20 Clyde, 13 years Schooner General Stranded; total loss The Hoe, Mahia, Hawke's Bay s.s.w. Strong gale Lars Petereen. G-o-ahead, s.b., 10 years At mouth of Turanganui Eiver, Poverty Bay Daniel Robert Cooper. May 2 31 84 15 10 jj Stranded ; partial loss S.W. Light Loehiel, 2 years It 8 Sugar ,, Sand Spit, Otago Heads E.N.E. Fresh breeze David Stephenson Ewan. a 2 216 Tui, s.s. General ~\ Manawatu River, West Coast of North Island, N.Z., about 1 i miles from the bar Moderate ( Charles Bonner. (. Thomas Holmes. Gl 12 N.E. s, 6 Collision Napier, s.s. 11 48 12