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

Date of Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty. and Class. Rig. « CO Number of Nature of Number Place where Casuslt; occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Masttr. * Passen- £ gers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives lost. Direction. Force. 1908. July 23 Haere, 5 years Scow .. 99 5 Timber Stranded, no damage Stone .. Broken shaft Hokianga River N.W. ! Squalls A link of the mooring-chain opened, and the vessel drifted ashore S.E. i Light . . Starboard tail-shaft was found to be broken when vessel was at Tonga, Blind Baj S.E. Light .. Whilst in tow, the vessel ran on a mud-bank, and the machinery of the tug having broken down, she had to abandon the " Polly," which was considerably strained when the tide fell S.E. Gale .. The vessel was struck by a squall, and sails[and rigging damaged N.W. Squalls W. E. Barnes. „ 30 Kennedy, s.s., 43 years Polly, 17 years Schooner 131 15 Tasman Bay S.E. I Light . . F. L. manH. Petterson. Aug. 4 Barque 315 9 Timber Stranded ; partial loss Whangarei River S.E. Light .. Falcon, 31 years Schooner Timber Sails and rigging damaged; trifling General Stranded; no damage Off Brothers, Cook Strait S.E. Gale .. 0. F. Mclntyre J) 5 98 10 s.s., 10 years Schooner 63 10 21 Mangawai Heads E. Light .. The stranding of the vessel was due to the gross neglect and indifference of the master, who admits that he did not keep a careful and vigilant look-out. His certificate was suspended foi two years, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry N.E. Moderate The vessel touched slightly on an uncharted coral head or patch, the master and officers being in no way to blame S.E. Strong The master committed a slight error of judgment in underestimating his distance from the reef on which the vessel touched W.S.W. Strong The steering-gear carried away when crossing breeze the bar, and the vessel went ashore E. Light .. E. J. Wann. Navua, s.s., 4 years Schooner Fruit . . Stranded ; trifling damage ; . Off Roadstead anchorage, Rarotonga G. H. Lacy. „ 11 1813 52 32 „ 18 Navua, s.s., 4 years Schooner 1813 52 32 Fruit . . Stranded ; trifling damage Off Mauki Island landing G. H. Lacy. „ 18 Waratah, s.s., 4 years Schooner 96 Produce Stranded ; eonsiderable damage General Stranded; no damage Coal .. Struck wharf ; damage, £170 Tory Shoal, Kaipara Bar A. Watchlin. „ 21 Kapiti, s.s., 6 years Rosamond, s.s., 24 years Schooner 114 12 Patea Bar S.E. Strong Set of the current caused the vessel to strand on the bar; got off uninjured Calm .. Struck a pile of the wharf (which was under repair), and damaged bulwarks and side of vessel Calm .. Cause of breakage not known Edward Shaw „ 25 Schooner 462 19 Onehunga A. M. Edwin. „ 25 Petone, s.s., 8 years Schooner 388 f 17 Ballast.. Broken crankshaft; £1,100 damage General Stranded ; trifling damage 30 miles N.N.E. of Lyttelton J. Christian. I „ 29 Ohinemuri, s.s., 17 years Schooner 73 Whangape Harbour .. S.W. Light . . The vessel grazed a rock at the entrance to the harbour, and slightly damaged two planks on port quarter ( The collision was wholly due to the " Penguin," being the overtaking ship, not keeping out of the way of the " Gertie," and the officer responsible was Frederick Raymond Gamble, the second mate of the " Penguin," who committed a breach of Article 24 of the N.W. Light Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea by not keeping out of the way of the " Gertie." Certificate of F. R. Gamble suspended for three months, and he was ordered to pay £6 6s. towards cost of inquiry. The suspension of his certificate was subsequently removed by Court of ' Appeal J. Grubb. Sept. 3 Penguin, s.s., 44 years Schooner 514 30 General •* R. Stewart. 42 i Off .. i | Collision; trifling damage »» 3 Gertie, s.s., 17 years Schooner 119 14 Coal R. Rodger.