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No. 16.—Return of Sailing-vessels surveyed during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1907, with Particulars of Tonnage, &c.

No. 17. —Return of Vessels surveyed for Seaworthiness, &c., from the 1st April, 1906, to the 31st March, 1907.

Name of Vessel. Tons Measurement. Gro6s. Register. Description. Times surveyed. Defiance Elverland .. Empreza Frank Guy.. Hazel Craig Helen Denny Hirotha James Craig Jessie Craig 208-4 298 294 196 495 742-li 540-7 (170 680 427 234 197-8 733 148-5 557 -2 199 136 236 191 467 694 -S 498-8 646 634 396 222 IS!) 689 -77 148-5 524-4 Brigantine Barquentino Barque Schooner .. Barque 2 Onyx Pendle Hill St. Kilda .. Waiiti , Ysabcl Zelateur ■ ■ i Barquentine Schooner .. Barque Schooner . . Barque

Date of Survey. Name of Vessel. Where surveyed. Nature of Casualty, &c L906. April 10 April LQ April 21 April 23 S.s. Mimiro . . .. Claymore ., Perthshire ,, Mararoa Wellington Auckland Napier Wellington A fire occurred in this vessel's No. 2 hold, while she was lying at the Glasgow Wharf, Wellington. After the fire was extinguished a special survey of the vessel was made, when she was found to have sustained no material damage affecting her seaworthiness. This vessel struck on Ti Point when on a voyage from Big Omaha to Auckland. On arrival at Auckland the vessel was floated into dock. On examination it was found that several plates in hull amidships were dented, and some thirty rivets started. All the damaged parts were repaired and made good. This vessel touched the ground in the vicinity of the Pania Buoy, at Napier, on the 11th April, while on a voyage from Auckland to Wellington. On examination it was found that the vessel had grazed slightly on portside plating under Nos. 2 and 3 ballast-tanks, causing three small dents between frames. She had sustained no material damage affecting her seaworthiness, however. On a voyage from Lyttelton to Wellington on the 18th April this vessel's high - pressure radius-rod carried away, and broke two of the reversing-gear brackets. The engines were compounded, and resumed the voyage to Wellington, where the necessary repairs were effected. One of the main steam-pipes of this vessel was found to be defective. The bad part was cut out and a new piece iitted, and was tested by hydraulic pressure to 340 lb. before being put on board. While on a voyage from Puponga to Wellington on the 8th May a fire occurred in the after end of the forehold. After the fire was extinguished a survey of Hie vessel was made. It was found that the deck-planking over a space of 3 square feet had been slightly scorched. This vessel was lying at anchor in Wanganui Roadstead when a lire broke out in No. 2 lower hold. The Surveyor, on examination, found that about 50 square feet of the insulation had been charred. No material damage was done by the fire, however, affecting vessel's seaworthiness. This vessel, when off Worser Bay, on a voyage from Wellington to Blenheim, on the 22nd May, broke her propeller-shaft just outside the stern tube. The vessel anchored, and later on was towed back to Wellington, where a new propeller-shaft and propeller were fitted. April 30 ,, Mararoa Wellington May 9 ,, Tasman Wellington May 15 ,, Inilriiglnri Wanganui May 23 „ Opawa Wellington