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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. Kig. h » Number of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualt; occurred. Win Direction Wind. ad. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. 1 Name of Master. rn&H B= PassenCargo. Casualty. 1909. Jan. 8 Elsie, s.s., 2 Cutter .. ' years 22 4 Wool .. Collapse of furnace ; considerable damage. Gula Gula Point, Queen Charlotte Sound N.W. Moderate The engineer, Arthur E. Dryden, was guilty of gross negligence, causing serious damage, whilst in charge of boiler and machinery of s.s. " Elsie," and the Court cancelled his certificate The vessel left Kaipara for Dunedin on 6th January, 1909, properly equipped and manned, and was seaworthy. There is no evidence to show what has become of her, and it can only be assumed that she has been lost with all hands. Vessel was struck by a heavy squall when in a narrow channel, and thrown ashore Main steam-pipe burst around top flange E. A. Kenny. About Jan. 15 Rio Loge .. Auxiliary barque Timber 12 Probably between Banks Peninsula and Kaikoura 241 12 Supposed to have capsized „ 15 Stranded; no damage Burst steampipe ; trifling damage Stranded ; trifling damage Tairua F. Jensen. „ 17 Zingara, s.s., 3 Schooner years Holmdale, s.s., 7 Schooner years 99 197 9 12 Logs .. General 2 miles off Curious Cliff W.S.W. Strong .. S.W. Gale .. W. T. Clark. „ 25 Marama, s.s., 1 Schooner year 3952 129 200 General Bluff Harbour E.S.E. Light .. When leaving Bluff Harbuur the vessel touched a rock on the side of the channel, and slightly damaged a plate on starboard side Master went out too early on tide L. C. H. Worrall. „ 31 Pitoitoi, s.s., 4 Cutter .. years Dandy, 8 years Schooner 19 6 General Stranded; no damage Stranded; slight damage Stranded;, total loss Bar, Waitara River .. S.W. * Light .. J. Williamson. Feb. 6 I 82 1 5 Logs .. Mouth of Whangapoua River Off Cape Terawhiti .. N.E. Moderate When beating out of the river the vessel missed stayB and touched the rocks. The cause of the casualty was the presence of an exceptionally strong flood-tide, coupled with a breach of Article 16 of Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea by the master of the vessel, and with his failure under existing circumstances to put to sea when he had run a course of eighteen miles. The casualty was contributed to by the default of the master in not putting his vessel's head to sea sooner. The Court suspended the master's certificate for twelve months Caused by the ebb-tide setting strongly on starboard bow of ship when turning into the channel between Quarantine and Goat Islands, causing the ship to ground on Quarantine Island, considerable damage to plates, frames, and bilge-keel resulting Sails, yards, and rigging on fore and main masts caught fire from sparks from a burning shed i R. McKinlay. „ 12 Penguin, s.s., 44 : Schooner years 517 • 41 64 General 75 S.E. Fresh by breeze S. F. E. Naylor. Quarantine Island, Otago Harbour S.W. Fresh .. „ 20 Ulimaroa, s.s., 2 years Schooner 2986 106 120 General Stranded; partial loss W. J. Wyllie. Mar. 9 Hip pal os, 17 years Fire ; damage, £200 Railway Wharf, Wellington N. Moderate breeze F. W. Whitton. Barque 299 11 Timber