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Sept. 30 Awahou, s.s., 3 I Schooner 151| 15 Flax .. Stranded: dam-l age, £20 Manawatu River W. Fresh breezti The vessel touched bottom when crossing the R. Rodger. bar, lost steerageway, and grounded inside the bar, the only damage being a twisted rudder Vessel grounded in channel, which had appa- G. M Ruxton. rently shoaled When going dead slow in a fog the vessel J. E. Stevens. touched the rocks Both vessels were under sail only —the "] F. Von H a r"Margaret" was close-hauled, whilst the tung. " Sunderland" was running free; and it was the duty of the " Sunderland " to give way, but the master was misled by- the spray at Jthe side of the " Margaret " into the belief that the engine was being used, and did not A. C. Fraser! give way, the collision resulting. No order made as to costs When proceeding to Macquarie Island the W. J. McBryde. vessel was found to be leaking, and put back to Port Chalmers. The leakage was found to be caused by the neglect of the shipwrights who had been repairing the vessel to plug up some auger-holes they had made Whilst lying at anchor off the beach a heavy W. M. Thompgale sprang up and caused the vessel to drag son. her anchor and drift ashore The vessel met with heavy weather, and leaked H. Johansen. so badly that the master endeavoured to make Raglan Harbour for shelter; but when crossing the bar the vessel was driven ashore on the North Head and became a total wreck Fire was discovered in the cabin by-the master, A. O. Nilsson. who was awakened about 2.30 a.m. by the smoke. The fire was suppressed by the fire brigade. Cause not known Crosshead bolts carried away ... .. G. T. Clarke. years | Oct. 6 j Rakanoa, s.s., 19 years Kaitoa, s.s., 6 years Margaret, o.e.v. Schooner 1,393J 28 133 15 5 2 Coal .. Stranded; n o damage Stranded ; n o damage Collision ; damage, £17 Otago Harbour S.E. Moderate „ 10 4 Genera] Okuru Point, Blind Bay N. Light .. „ 13 Cutter .. „ 13 Sunderland, 39 years Collision : damage, £50 Auckland Harbour .. S.W. Calm i Cutter .. 20 3 „ 15-19 Rachel Cohen, 44 y T ears Schooner 95 16 Coal, &c. Leaking Tasman Sea N.W. and W.N.W. Fr esh breeze to gale „ 17 Combine, 5 years Stranded damage, £43 Waihara Beach. Hauraki Gulf S.W. Gale .. Schooner 24 Shingle „ 22 Falcon, 38 years Schooner Stranded; total loss North Head, Raglan.. S.W. Squally 9s „ 30 Countess, s.s., 15 years Fire ; damage. £200 Wharf, Auckland Schooner 57 Nov. 5 Monica II, s.s., 6 years Mapourika, s.s., 17 years Cutter .. Wool .. Slight accident to machinery Stranded; trifling damage Pigeon Bay N.W. 29! 5 3 „ 6 Schooner 7ia i3 General Clay Point, French Pass N. Fresh breeze The cause of the stranding was due to the state W. J. Carey. of the weather, which obscured the point, and an electrical atmospheric disturbance, which affected the compass so as to make it temporarily inaccurate Caused by the excessive use of oil of a sapon- W. Johnson. aceous nature for internal lubrication, the ineffective state of the scum-valve, and the failure of the engineer to make a searching examination when he discovered a leakage. The engineer was ordered to pay £2 towards the cost of the inquiry The launch "Thistle" was anchored with a 1 R - R - Forsyth. party engaged in fishing when the barge, in Stow of two launches, ran into her ,, 17 Fairy, s.s., 46 years Schooner F i s hingvessel Collapse of furnace : damage, £150 Napier 33 M 19 Thistle, o.e.v., 1 year (No name), 2 years Launch 1 2 3 Collision; trifling damage Collision ; trifling damage 1 Off Knobby Point, Bay of Islands Light -{ 19 Barge 15 Timber N.E.