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„ 31 Makora, s.s.; 15 years .. .. 194 4 8 Nil .. .. .. Stranding .. ..J Nil Auckland Harbour .. .. Calm When vessel near her berth the Master gave M.Scott. order to reverse, but engines failed to ! act, resulting in vessel striking wharf and sustaining £75 worth of damage to stem. I &c. f Combine, sail; 25 years Schooner .. 24 3 Nil Nil ...... J f Owing to confusion of shore lights and S. Hakanson. reflections in the harbour the vessels came into collision, resulting in the railJune 1 J j> Collision .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. S.S.W. Light «) ing, port side 0 f forward rigging, and 1 j I some of the bulwarks of the " Combine " being carried away, but no damage was I done to the " Otimai" Otimai, aux.; 14 years Fore and aft 111 10 Nil Nil ...... J (_ E. H. Cathcart. ,, 6 Thistle, o.e.v.; 37 years No sails .. 77 11 Nil Nil .. .. .. Stranded .. .. Nil Wanganui River .. .. Calm Owing to haziness some of the river lights James Irvine. were temporarily obscured and vessel went on to the wall, but came off again in about an hour ,, 9 Kiwitea, s.s.; 10 years .. Schooner .. 1,165 33 Nil 2,958 tons of coal and tim- Stranded .. .. Nil Grey River .. .. S.W. Moderate The leading mooring-lines of "Kiwitea" John Bruce. ber were carried away by the " Omana," which broke away, resulting in the former vessel grounding when manoeuvring to the north-west bank, but was refloated . with apparently no damage sustained ,, 9 Omana, s.s.; 20 years .. Schooner .. 1,513 33 Nil 1,250,000 ft. timber .. Stranded .. .. Nil Grey River .. .. S.W. Moderate Owing to excessive- strain caused by flood- Joseph L. Brisco. waters, one cable snapped, and ship broke away from wharf and was grounded on north-west bank to prevent her going over the bar f Gael, m.v.; 16 years .. Schooner .. 46 7 Nil Nil ...... | f The " Echo" was lying at Queen's Wharf A. M. Nalder. when the " Gael," which was leaving for i | i sea stern first, swung round, and her bow 17 ■{ .. .. Nil Wellington Harbour .. .. Calm struck the " Gael" a glancing blow on | starboard bow but did not inflict I I material damage Echo, o.e.v.; 25 years.. Schooner .. 99 10 Nil 65 tons general .. J | (_ .. P. A. Miles. ,, 20 Hokianga, m.v.; 6 years Ketch .. 75 9 Nil 5 tons general .. .. Damaged port side .. Nil Hokianga Bar .. S. Light Vessel encountered successive heavy seas William Wright. when crossing the bar, causing her to "pile-drive" heavily, and on arrival at Onehunga several timbers on port side of hull were found to be slightly f Alma, scow; 33 years Ketch 21 4 Nil Nil ...... 1 f The " Combine" was at anchor off King's E. P. Brown. I I Wharf when the " Alma" in crossing >> 20 i .. .. Nil Auckland Harbour .. ... Calm the bow of the " Combine" fouled the ! ! latter, carrying away her jib-boom t Combine, scow; 25 years Schooner .. 24 2 Nil Nil ...... j (_ .. S. Hakanson. ,, 22 Abel Tasman, s.s.; 19 years Schooner .. 1,176 29 Nil Timber .. .. Stranding .. .. Nil Kaipara Harbour .. Not stated .. When proceeding down the harbour, after William Archibald. passing Poutu Point, vessel touched ground twice, and, sheering to starboard and carrying away for a considerable distance, fouled the black buoy, which, parting from its moorings, was carried downstream with the tide ,, 25 Kaimai, s.s.; 11 years .. Schooner .. 784 25 Nil Nil .. .. .. Damaged piston .. Nil Lat. 43° 40' S.; Long. S.W. 2 Owing to bolt in junk-ring in I.P. piston John Ritchie. 173° 11' E. breaking, the I.P. cylinder was put out of action, but the engines were kept going by adjusting the rings, &c. July o Kartigi, s.s. ; 11 years .. Fore and aft 1,166 32 Nil 1,600 tons coal.. .. Starboard anchor and 15 Nil Auckland Harbour .. S.W. 3 When vessel was approaching Chelsea Samuel Hewitt. fathoms chain lost Wharf starboard anchor and 15 fathoms of cable were dropped to snub vessel to „ position, but cable parted in hawse-pipe 10 Pakeha, s.s.; 25 years .. Schooner .. 5,029 79 Nil 2,400 tons frozen and Plate dented and fractured, Nil Oarnaru .. .. t S. .. When being pumped out ballast-tank No. 2 E T Grayston general and ballast tank No. 2 j failed to empty, and, on vessel being damaged j docked at Wellington, one plate was found dented and fractured under the tank, although vessel not known to have touched bottom anywhere ,, 13 Margaret W., m.v.; 16 Schooner ,. 290 12 Nil 100 tons general .. Broken crank-shaft .. Nil Bay of Plenty .. j .. Calm When the vessel was crossing the Bay of John R. Owen, years j Plenty the crank-shaft of the main ! engine broke in the thrust from some ; ; unknown cause