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April 11 Huanui, 11 years ■ Ketch .. May 12 Tasman, s s., 18 Schooner years 99 87 6 14 151 General 7 General General 1 General General Shingle 50 General General Cement General Coal . i General General Stranded; damage, £500 Stranded; total loss Accident to machinery : damage, £35 Collision; damage, ~| £4,000 Collision; considerable damage |J Broken crankshaft ; damage, £38 Stranded; considerable damage Stranded; slight damage Stranded; damage, £800 i Propeller slightly damaged Stranded; slight damage Collision; considerable damage Collision ; considerable damage J Poverty Bay .. S.S.W. , Calm .. Vessel was at anchor when heavy seas set C. Anderson. inshore and caused her to drag anchors Rurima Reef, Bay of S.W. Moderate The master and chief officer did not exercise W. J. Grigg. Plenty proper care in navigating the vessel. The chief officer was negligent in not taking steps to ascertain his correct distance from the land at Town Point, and when the chief officer drew the master's attention to the ship's proximity to the Rurima Rocks the latter in merely sending a message to the officer on the bridge to alter the course a quarter point to the south did not take sufficient precautions for the safety of the vessel. The master was ordered to pay £20, and the chief officer £10 towards the cost of the inquiry Hauraki Gulf .. .. Calm .. Junk ring-bolt in piston-head carried away E. Olsen. causing piston-rod to bend and jam The vessels were at anchor when a heavy J. B. Davies. squall caused the " Whakatane " to drag her anchor, and she collided with the bow Gisborne Roadstead.. N.E. Gale -{ of the " Admiral Codrington." The Court found the collision was due to abnormal R. R. Forbes, weather - conditions, and exonerated the I master and officers from blame Thames Gulf .. .. Calm .. Crack was found in shaft supposed to have A. McCallum. been caused by striking submerged object in Piako River Lat. 18° 6' S., long. S.E. Strong , Vessel struck uncharted rock J mile north-east J.D.Frew. 178° 14' E. of reef forming Tonagoro Passage. She was beached at Naitonitoni to save her. 702 tons of sugar were destroyed by water I Slipper Island .. S.E. ' Strong Whilst at anchor a sudden gust of wind blew vessel ashore Bar, Patea River .. W. I Strong When crossing the bar the vessel touched A. McKinnon. bottom and was carried broadside on against end of eastern training-wall Whangarei Harbour .. .. Calm .. ' Whilst berthing at Mangapai Wharf the pro- J. Wilson. peller struck some object and broke one of the blades Steeples Rocks, Wei- S. Gale .. Vessel anchored off Pencarrow Heads, but a G. W. Airey. lington Harbour hard southerly gale came up and the anchor was'slipped, but before being got full}' under control the ship drifted up harbour and j grounded off Steeples Rocks. She was subsequently got off The " Calm " was proceeding down the harbour when she ran into the " Rothesay Bay " lying at anchor. The Court found T. Braidwood. that the collision was caused solely by the Carey's Bay, Otago ! .. Calm <] ; failure of the master of the " Calm" to Harbour keep a proper lookout when steering a mid- Thos. Campbell. channel course in narrow water, and he was ordered to pay the Crown costs of the inquiry ,, 13 Kawau, s.s., 22 ! Schooner years 53 18 Whakatane, s.s., - Schooner 21 years 5,438 70 18 Admiral Codring- Schooner ton, s.s., 3 years '4,139 58 23 Kerepeehi, s.s., 27 Cutter .. years 55 5 24 Atua, s.s., 16 j'ears Schooner 1,895 150 84 June 4 Lena Gladys, aux., Ketch .. 12 years ,, 9 Hawera, s.s., 9 Ketch .. years 5 3 92 10 ,, 14 ! Waiotahi, s.s., 30 Schooner years 168 21 " ,, 26 ! Rona, 36 years .. Barque.. 610 20 July 7 Calm, s.s. 12 years Schooner Schooner 523 j 19 7 Rothesay Bay, 44 Barque.. years i Barque.. 699 j 16 ! I i '