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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1893.

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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. Z ® © rt O to rt O . co Z ® tcD , rt 3 to . a; O o © bo rt O EH O © hi . ED © o CO rt o . co o * a O CO CD rt a a o to hi O to © CD o CO • co O co © O Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss .. Slight damage No damage .. .. .. 3 2 1 332 62 2 I 6 5 2 383 601 164 1 9 7 3 455 933 226 3 ■• 1 1 49 191 •• 1 1 49 191 ■■ 10 8 3 1 504 1,124 226 2,481 4,335 3 i "l 2,481 "1 2,481 Total strandings 1 6 466 2 1 13 1,148 1 19 1,614 3 ., 1 2,481 2 240 3 j 2,721 22 j ' J ; Founderiags, — Total loss 313 6 2 313 6 1 12 1 257 12 3 570 2 237 •• 1 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage I 2 2,875 2 1 1,343 1,304 2,647 4 1 4,218 1,304 1,022 1,022 "1 4 2 4,218 2,326 •• •• 1 1,022 - Total collisions 2 2,875 . I I "I 3 5 5,522 i : I •• ! ! 1 1 1,022 6 6,544 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas or fire to hull and cargo, loss of boats, &c, and breakdown of machinery I . ! 1 1 2 697 7 4,428 8,536 473 8 9 5,125 8 j 1 3,925 2 1,286 3 5,211 .. I * 10,336 ■■ Total casualties to shipping .. 10 1 4,038 1,756 2 1 25 5 15 6 35 6 12,574 2,229 17 7 j 2 6,406 6 2 2,785 1,643 12 2 1 8 2 9,191 1,643 12 2 43 8 21,765 3,872 Loss of life only - Total number of casualties reported I ! I I I I 1 I I I 11 5,794 3 30 9,009 21 41 14,803 24! 2 6,406 8 4,428 14 10 10,834 14 51 25,637 I I