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Oct. 4 Hannah Broomfield, 15 years Brigantine 120 Timber and fruit Stranded; total loss Pencarrow Head, Wellington Harbour N.W No blame attached to master. From previous experience of the vessel he had a right to expect that she would answer her helm Wind dropped, and vessel drifted into breakers. Frederick William Highfield. it 7 James A. Stewart, 4 years Wahapu, 16 years it 179 7 Timber ... Stranded ; total loss Supposed foundered; total loss Stranded ; partial loss 7; all hands North Spit, Kaipara Heads In Poverty Bay Calm John McClellin. 31 27 Cutter ... 15 Firewood S.E. Gale ... Vessel swept down the river by a heavy fresh, and is supposed to have foundered William Harris. 33 27 Lochnagar, 18 years Barque ... 464 14 1 Wool and manganese On the beach at Gisborne, Poverty Bay a Storm ... Vessel was riding at anchor without sails when a storm sprung up. If sails had been on there was too little ballast on board to have put to sea. Had vessel been provided with coir spring the chain might not have snapped Insufficient water on the bar George Perriam. Jane Anderson, 12 years fEllen Curran... Kina, s.s., 4yrs. Schooner 96 G Timber... Stranded ; partial loss Collision; partial loss On bar of Patea River N.W Moderate breeze Fresh ... Jacob Eckhoff. Nov. 27 Cutter ... 15 2 Off the Watchman, Auckland Harbour S.W Collision caused through steamer not keeping a good look-out, and in not porting her h»lm when the cutter was seen so close. Certificate of the master of the "Kina" suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry Robert Morton. Dec. 1 Collision; partial loss Stranded ; total loss Stranded; slight damage Stranded; partial loss Stranded; total loss Frank Hedges. Ketch ... 39 3 25 „ 3 Active, 3_ years Brigantine 152 175 8 12 6 12 General... On Faluelu Reef, off Apia, Samoa At the entrance of the Hokitika River Calm W. Moderate breeze Vessel drifted on to the rocks through there being no wind Force of the current drove vessel on to the spit Henry Edward Scott. Charles Stephen Bascand. „ 18 Star of the South, s.s., 17 years Schooner „ „ 31 Piako, s.s., 3 years Lady Don, 15 years Lug- sail 8 2 Coal ... In Morgan's Bay, inside Whangarei Heads Northward of Waipu River, about 12 miles south of Hokianga Heads Calm Vessel struck on a rock and foundered in shallow water Vessel sprung a leak and was beached to save life Chas. E. Browne. 4 Jan. 2 Schooner 68 G Timber ... N.W Strong ... Peter Webb Pullman. „ 26 Fanny Kelly, 7 years Ketch ... ,, ... Stranded ; slight damage Stranded ; partial loss On a reef just inside Whangaruru Heads S.E. Heavy ... Vessel went on to reef when going to anchorage, it being dark at the time George Williams. 35 „ 26 Silver Cloud, 6 years Schooner 292 Coal ... On boulder bank at western side of entrance to Napier Harbour Calm Stranding was an unavoidable accident which could not be foreseen or provided against, and was caused by a sudden rush of the current round the corner of the breakwater. The pilot exercised a sound discretion in attempting to enter the inner harbour when he did, and he and Captain Balle did all they could to retrieve the misfortune Collision caused through the "Planet" attempting to cross the " Edith's " bow Charles Balle. ( Planet, s.s., 6 < months (.Edith, 18 years In Auckland Harbour J. C. Hewson. )> IP, 3 3 Ballast ... Collision ; partial loss N.E. Moderate 3} Feb. 29 4 n G3 ,, ... Vessel went on to rocks through propeller breaking George Jackson Hughes. Edward Thomas Wing. Shag, s.s., 6 years Ketch ... 31 6 Coal ... Stranded ; partial loss On rocks off Shag Point, east coast of Middle Island S. Strong gale