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Date of Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, Accident. | and Official Number. Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury where Coroner's Inquest held. Name of Person-injured. Nature of Injury: Fatal or otherwise. 1906. i Dee. 12 ; Ysabel (schooner), Auckland, 66578 Delphic, s.s., Liverpool, 106851 A. J. Swanson, A.B. Injured fingers At sea .. Whilst setting jib-stay got third and fourth fingers of right hand caught in winch. Fell from the fore-peak ladder. At Coroner's inquest jury found that death was due to heart-failure. When going up gangway Scott fell from it to the wharf about 20 ft. Whilst firing slipped on stokehold-plates. Whilst shipping passengers' luggage McDonald fell into the hold. „ 14 W. John Spooner, A.B. Fatal At sea „ 21 Ruapehu, s.s., Plymouth, 111357 James Scott, trimmer .. Concussion of brain Wellington „ 26 „ 29 1907. Jan. 7 Mokoia, s.s., Dunedin, 101483 Talune, s.s., Hobart, 57626 .. T. Baker, fireman John McDonald, A.B. Rupture Bruised At sea Lyttelton Tui, s.s., not registered Henry Kerr Fatal Outside Wairau Bar When on a fishing excursion he fell overboard when drawing , a bucket of water, and was drowned. Main-boom topping-lift carried away and fell on Johnson's head. „ 11 Aratapu (barquentine), Auckland, 78354 Ngapuhi, s.s., Auckland, 102329 Cyril Johnson, boy Injured head Between Kaipara and Lyttelton Wharf, Auckland When cleaning a window in the engine-room the ladder on which he was standing slipped. When taking the stern-line along the deck Reilly fell. Whilst working near the boiler Muir got his foot burnt. Whilst shifting cases in store-room he scratched his left hand with a rusty nail, which caused blood-poisoning. Whilst at boat-drill got his hand jammed between the boat and ship's side. Whilst paying out the tow-line Saunders was caught in a bight of the rope and dragged overboard. Was struck on the left side by a sling of timber. Hanley had been peculiar in his manner, and was missed when the vessel was about seven miles off shore at Port Awanui. Whilst crossing deck he stood on a steam-pipe, and burnt his right foot. When putting on the hatches on No. 3 hold the fore-and-aft beam slipped out of its socket, and precipitated J. Baird and J. Usher (who were standing on the hatch) into the hold. Baird was killed by the fall, but Usher was not injured. Whilst working at No. 2 hatch he overbalanced himself and fell into the hold. He sustained severe scalp wound, slight concussion of the brain, a broken collarbone, and contused spine. , Whilst working in the hold a sling of cargo fell on Robinson s foot. When carrying a bag of ashes up the ladder leading from the stokehold he struck his right knee against one of the steps, and the injury developed into an abscess. Whilst arranging a ladder to go down the hold he overbalanced himself and fell to the bottom of the hold. McKay was missed from his -vessel from 25th March, and his body was found floating in harbour on 3rd April. At the inquest a verdict of " found drowne " was returned ,. 14 T. White, fireman Sprained ankle „ 18 „ 18 23 Tarawera, s.s., Dunedin, 84480 Takapuna, s.s., Dunedin, 84485 Mokoia, s.s., Dunedin, 101483 R. Reilly, A.B. C. Muir, fireman W. Olsen, steward Injured leg Burnt foot Poisoned hand Napier At sea At sea between Wellington and Auckland At sea Feb. 8 Haupiri, s.s., Dunedin, 89094 .. J. Sutherland, A.B. Crushed finger „ 15 Sterling, s.s., Auckland, 101703 Ernest P. Saunders, mate Drowned Shag Creek, Wairoa River.. „ 16 „ 20 Talune, s.s., Hobart, 57626 .. Waikonini (scow), Auckland, 102336 Ngapuhi, s.s., Auckland, 102329 A. Matheson, A.B. Gustav Hanley, A.B. Injury to ribs Drowned Lyttelton About seven miles from Port Awanui At sea „ 26 J. McCracken, O.S. Burnt foot Mar. 5 Surrey, s.s., London, 110184 .. James Baird, stevedore Fatal Wellington „ 15 Turakina, s.s., Plymouth, 114620 Henry Tobin, stevedore Severely injured Wellington „ 16 Ngapuhi, s.s., Auckland, 102389 E. Robinson, A.B. Crushed foot Whangarei „ 20 Taniwha, s.s., Auckland, 102302 Walter Cain, fireman .. Injured knee At sea „ 26 Ayrshrrers.-s., Glasgow,- 119066 A.- Mustard, - carpenters' mate Daniel McKay, nook .. Fractured leg-and arm-, and severe bruises Drowned Dunedin Rangi (scow), Auckland, 118976 Wellington Harbour „ 26 !