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

Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. to <D ' is 5 Number of "ature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Cas occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. rAfH m Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1908. May 12 May 12 Curlew, 1 year | Schooner 96 Timber Stranded ; trifling damage Collision with wharf ; slight damages Fire ; considerable damage to cargo Loss of life .. Whangapoua Creek .. W. Light .. . Vessel grounded on a sunken log, and damaged two bottom planks Caused by mistake of engineer in putting the engines ahead instead of astern W. Bourke. .. 19 19 Countess, 8 years; Ferry- , steamer 85 Ferry Wharf, Wellington Calm William Reid. ,. 20 ,. 20 Ionic, s.s., 6 ; Schooner years 7826 Wool, flax, and general General Glasgow Wharf, Wellington Calm The fire occurred through the flax becoming ignited by something extraneous to it J. 0. Carter. „ 22 I 22 Kumara, s.s., 9 Schooner years ,. 27 Muritai, s.s., 24 Schooner years 3907 1 Lat. 13° N., Long. 17° W. i W. Moore, fireman, was found on deck with his throat cut; confessed to having done it himself Light .. The second officer disobeyed .the express orders of the captain and first officer, and was guilty of culpable negligence. The captain erred only in not being on deck at Tutukaka Point. The captain and second officer each ordered to pay half the costs of the inquiry, £58 15s. Squally Accident caused by roll due to heavy crosssea A. Morton. ,- 27 134 11 Oysters Stranded ; total wreck West Chicken Island N.W. Charles Hopkins. June 9 Whangaroa, 15 Scow .. years ,, 17 Jane .. \ Cutter .. Dismasted Whangarei William Harris. 132 8 Timber S. Squally 3 2 Fishingboat General Loss of life .. 1 Hicks Bay S. Supposed to have gone overboard in~a fit of insanity ( The " Ingrid's " anchor was hanging from the _ I bow, and was fouled by the " Mapourika's " Breeze staunchions, which carried away the " In- [ grid's " cathead F. C. Must. „ 19 Mapourika, s.s., Schooner 10 years „ 19 Ingrid, 30 years Barque „ 20 Tally Ho, 11 Scow .. years „ 20 Kiwi .. Cutter .. 718 45 Collision; no damage Collision ; slight damage Collision; no damage Collision ; trifling damage Broken shaft ) S.W. f Breeze -: S.*Kennedy. 699 13 Coal .. ) r Crane^Wharf, Westport O.'Larsen. 51 3 Coal .. Between Bream Tail and Rodney Point S.S.W. Light ( The vessels drifted into contact through not ( having steerage-way in the very light breeze Light ( E. Welson. J. McCormack. 15 2 Stores .. . „ 21 Dorset, s.s., 25 One mast years 50 9 General Off Six-mile Beach, Waipapapa Point N.E. Light .. Port propeller-shaft broke, and, owing to the slipping-out of place of that propeller, the blades of the starboard propeller were stripped off The vessel grounded on west side of channel during thick feg ; the master, having a raft of logs in tow, kept too far to the westward to avoid the track of other vessels Light .. The vessel stranded owing to insufficiency of water on the bar Moderate No blame attached to any of the officers or gale hands on board the vessel, but the Court considered the signalman committed a slight error of judgment in allowing the vessel to take the bar about one hour after high water Light .. Whilst loading shingle on the beach the vessel grounded on a rock and injured bottom planks Moderate Grounded on a mud-bank in the river at ebbtide, but got off when the tide rose Light .. A. Running. „ 23 Akaroa, s.s., 33 Schooner years Towing logs Stranded; no damage Rangitoto Channel, Auckland Calm WalterjParker. 23 28 • N. Light .. July July 1 Manukau, s.s., Schooner 28 years „ 5 Moa, s.s., 44 Schooner years 1 Ballast.. Stranded ; no damage Stranded ; trifling damage Waitara Bar J. 0. Berg. 45 5 5 95 12 Coal .. W T anganui Bar E. Moderate gale W. H. Sawyers. ,, 13 Esme, 1 year .. Ketch .. »> 13 Ketch .. 20 Shingle Stranded ; trifling damage No. 2 Bay, East end, Chamberlain's Island, Firth of Thames Kaipara Harbour w. Light .. W. Findlay. „ 18 Ennerdale, s.s., Schooner 6 years J» IS Schooner 512 Timber Stranded ; trifling damage S.W. Moderate N. Waddilove. 21