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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1885.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. Nature of Casualties, 3 6 m > to o CM O 6 23 S » to a a o 6 to O'q 6 o 3 O <D a m a a En 031 o -At 5 O o C 03 rD a a o En CO 3 o tn eg o Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 4 7 8 1 525 1,359 783 442 •■ 13 7 2 2 '3,650 939 98 585 35 17 14 10 3 4,175 2,298 881 1,027 35 | •• •■ •- 1 ■■ 1 • • 794 ■• ! "1 794 ■■ - 17 14 11 3 4,175 2,298 1,675 1,027 35 ■ •• Total standings 20 3,109 i 5:, 272 35 44 ! i 8,381 35 1 1 794 1 794 I I 45 9,175 35 24 Founderings, — Total loss [ I ! ! 1 * . 1 i 1 61 7 1 6i ; 7 i I ! 1 61 7 ' I i i ! Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage 1 3 43 157 i " 2 140 i 5 43 297 ■' - ■• S 1 5 43 297 •• - •• ■ - I •• Total I ! 200 i I 2! 140 6 340 I f ! 1 I ! 1 I ! i i—; [ ' 1 6 340 : 4 '' •■ i - Miscellaneous, including damage to boilers and machinery, hull, yards, and sails, and one vessel capsized l i i ; I I t : : ! 1 ! 1 : ' r 4 269 3 171 1 7 440 1 1 1,306 1 1,306 8 1,746 1 •• 43 12 3,578 ! * * 30 43 3 5S 5 43 5 I * 1 ' 5 [ 2 7 ■ I I ! 11,322 Total casualties to shipping .. Loss of life only 28 2 j 2 5,644 9,222 "2 2 ,2,100 "5 .2,100 I "7 60 12 • •• •• - • •• Total number of casualties reported I I I I ■ i 1 1 : i I I 1 30 3,578 2 33 5,644 46 63 9,222 48 2 2 5 2,100 5 9 2,100 7 72 11,322 55