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Mar. 4 Mako, s.s., 12 years Schooner 247 21 4 General, 40 tons Leaking .. .. .. Cape Runaway .. j Var. Light .. I It was discovered that ship was leaking, when j S.Jones. I a search revealed that amidships in cross- | bunker there was a hole, which was plugged j j with softwood plug, stopping the leak, and [ | j enabling vessel to proceed to Auckland „ 12 Huia, aux., 31 Topsail 166 12 .. Bricks and explo- Injury to machinery .. Lat. 39*50° S., long. N. 2 j On voyage from Melbourne to Westport the H. E. Lane, years Schooner sives, 180 tons 152*35° E. ! No. 1 crank web broke right across immedi- | ately under crank-pin on after side, but no ! damage was done to any other part of the j * ' engine „ 15 Waitemata, s.s., 7 Schooner 3,555 48 .. General, 8,000 Struck wharf ..I .. Napier .. .. N.E. 2 Whilst berthing at Breakwater Wharf the S.Hewitt. years tons j j j vessel had too much way on, and her stern struck fender piling and stripped off about j j | 50 ft., but did no damage to herself „ 17 Port Hardy, s.s., Schooner 5,431 i 85 6 General, 6,700 Leaking .. .. j .. Lat. 46*30° N., long. N.W. Gale .. On sounding No. 1 bilge it was found that port j Wm. S. Mason. 3 years I tons i 25° W. ; side was making water, therefore bilge was j pumped dry, and by continuous watch it ! was found that water was making an j j ! average of 8 in. per hour through a leak j I | caused by heavy straining of the ship „ 18 Tu Atu, o.e.v., 22 Cutter.. 28 3 1 General, 50 tons Fire .. .. .. Wairoa River .. O. Smooth j A fire discovered in the hold, caused apparently j R.W.Martin. y ears j I j through a number of sacks of lime becoming ' heated through dampness; the fire was extinguished, but not before it had slightly 1 damaged the ship and did considerable i damage to the cargo f The " Hauraki," assisted by the tug " Te Geo. A. Sim- „ 20 Lake Takapuna, .. 188 4 150 j Awhina," was being berthed at Prince's i mons. s.s., 1 year I | II Wharf when the wash from their proCollision; £80 dam- .. Auckland .. j S.W. Light | pellers caught the incoming " Makora," Makora, s.s., 5 .. 194 4 30 .. j age ! ! | causing her to drift broadside on to the J. H. Selley. y ears J | | I Lake Takapuna," carrying away the i L|" Makora's " bulwarks amidships „ 24 Alexander, s.s., 23 Schooner 185 16 .. General, 50 tons; Stranded.. .. .. Entrance Pelorus Sound N.W. Gale .. On voyage from Lyttelton to Nelson the lights John Maylen. years and sheep, 54 | at entrance to Pelorus Sound were obscured owing to fierce, heavy rain-squalls, which shut out the land also, consequently ship's speed was reduced, when the light suddenly appeared close on starboard side ; though engines and helm were used to avoid getting nearer, the ship grazed something, which, however, was found to have done no damage ; to the ship 31 Waikawa, s.s., 7 2-mast 3,525 48 .. Coal, 7,700 tons Propeller-blade j .. TasmanSea; lat. 33*49° j S.W. Squally, j It was discovered that the engines were racing, E.Harris'. y ears Schooner broken | S., long. 168*3° E. | moderate j consequently it was anticipated that somegale | thing was wrong with propeller, and speed I j was reduced until arrival at Auckland, where an examination revealed that about | . 3 ft. of one blade had been broken off Cygnet, s.s., 40 F. and A. 70 10 1 General, 20 tons i Stranded.. .. .. Ben More, Kaikoura.. j N.N.E. .. The Court found that the casualty was not W. Williamson. y ears j ; ! caused or contributed to by the wrongful act of any of the officers or men ; that the I i I Master committed an error of judgment in changing his course, in not accurately estimating the leeway being made, and by keeping closer inshore to avoid heavy weather, thus preventing his fixing the j k I I distance from land; but that the Master ! acted in a seamanlike manner in bringing j his vessel to port. The Court ordered that I his certificate be returned, but that he pay ' 1 half the costs of the inquiry