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17 Knight of the Schooner 4,295155 .. General Stranded; Garter, s.s.. 8 serioue damChannel Rocks, Bluff Harbour Calm .. j The master of the vessel was guilty of error of C. H. Finnie. judgment in entering the port without a pilot, contrary to the sailing directions in the "' New Zealand Pilot."' In the opinion of the Court the look-out service at Stirling Point was wanting in efficiency, and if the look-out men had had their services better denned it is probable that the initial mistake of the master would have been rectified in time to ha\ e averted the disaster. The master was ordered to pay £40 towards the eosts of the inquiry, and the Bluff Harbour Board was ordered to pav the balance. £9 13s. 5d. Gale . . Vessel was put on beach to load sand, when A. Clark. wind changed, blew a heavy gale, and drove the vessel up on the beach Gale .. Straining of ship in heavy sea caused bulk- I*. Ritchie. head of aft ballast-tank to give way Gale . . The weather-shrouds carried away, and the D. Bonner. mainmast broke and went overboard Fresh Insufficiency of water on the bar . . C. Vendore. breeze I When transferring passengers the " Pateena " W. P. Collins. Calm bumped against the stern of the " MaI pourika " I . McLean. ( lal mnis. yean age 1 i 2.") Kiwi, 9 years.. Cutter.. 17 2 .. Sand .. Stranded; damage, £100 Orere Point, Hauraki X. Gulf Mar. 2i> Rosamond, s.s., Schooner 462 25 .. Genera] Damaged bulk- —'> years head 3 Orakei. 20 years Schooner 32 3 .. Timber Dismasted : trifling damage !) .lane Douglas, Schooner 7."> 9 .. Ballast.. Stranded; no 37 years damage II Pateena. s.s., 28 Schooner 550 4,s 80 General Collision; triyears fling dam ape II .Mapourika. s.8., Schooner 718 43 56 Coal .. Collision; no 13 years damage lf> Weka, s.s.. 2(> Schooner 53 !) .. Tallow. Collision; triyeais ' &c. fling damage 15 Pania, s.s., 16 Schooner 35 4 .. Ballast.. Collision; no years damage J") Glenshee (Nor- Barque 831 .. .. .. Loss of life .. wegian) 2ii Jane Douglas, Schooner 7~> 9 .. Ballast.. Loss of pro- \ s.s., 37 years ; peller 30 Knight of St. Schooner 2,967 40 2 General Struck subGeorge, s.s., merged ob21 years j e c t; no damage I i I 30 miles N. of Ste- S.E. phen's Island S.E. North Spit, Okuni , S.S.W. River \ mile VV. of Nelson Lighthouse Iron Pot, Port Ahuriri IS. Holland. Calm .. Tidal current caused the vessels to collide when entering basin I J. Hodgkinson. 1 Lat. 38° 33' S., Long. S.S.E. 148° 41' E. Squally Geame Mandelles, a seaman, was engaged on A. Aslaksen. the boom hauling down the jib when a sea struck the vessel's bows and washed him overboard. A lifebuoy and rope were thrown to him. but he failed to reach them, and sank ! Propeller dropped off through Haw in tail- C. Vendore. shaft Calm .. j When passing through Miuhukia Passage the 1). K. Stephens. vessel struck some submerged object 4 miles from Hokitika Leiuka Island, Friendly [elands