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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department—continued.

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Date Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Rig § a Number of Nature of Number Place where Casualty occurret Wind. Decision of Court of Inquiry, <fec. | Passeu-, O I gers ' I Cargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Direction. Force. Name of Master. 1901. Deo. 30 Queen of the South, s.s., 25 years Schooner 121 12 1 Wool and flax Stranded ; partial loss Mouth of Waikanae River, Cook Strait S. Moderate The mate, John Smith Goudie, did not exercise due care in navigation of the vessel, and the general navigation of the vessel by the master was of a careless nature. Each officer was ordered to pay £2 12s. 6d., costs of inquiry Vessel took the Pass too early, instead of waiting till slaok water Vessel overrun her course and drifted out of course set by nearly one point, by which she missed Beeing Cape Foulwind light. She got too near inshore before position discovered, and ran on the rocks Vessel was coming up Bluff Harbour when she touohed aft as she was passing the lightship Not sufficient evidence to justify any finding as to how the fire originated Vessel crossed bar safely, but wind dying way she anohored, and an attempt was made to warp her in. One of the lines parted, and she grounded on the South Spit, but got off ■ on the following tide William Manley. 1902. fan. 2 Mapourika, s.s., 3 years Alexandra, 10 years, Danish vessel General Stranded; slight damage Stranded; total loss At Beacon, French Pass Schooner 718 44 79 Lionel Campbell Hugh Worrall. Peter Swarrer Ankerson. s.w. Light .. 18 Barque.. 610 12 Ballast.. Hatte's Beach, near Perpendicular Point, West Coast, South Island N.N.E. Moderate 'eb. 24 Westralia, s.s., 5 years, Al Lloyd's Jessie Osborne, 28 years Sir Henry, 14 years Schooner 65 93 General Stranded; partial loss Between wharf and lightship, Bluff Harbour Wool Jetty, Wellington Harbour South Spit, Hokitika River William Waller. 1819 lar. 5 Barque .. 1058 Wool and tow Oats and chaff Eire on board; partial loss Stranded; no damage Richard Cantley. 23 Brigantine 95 6 Calm William Rennie.