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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6935, 8 February 1884, Page 4

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LYTTELTON. February 7.—Sailed: Moravian, for Newcastle; Torea, for Kaipara; s.s. Rotomahana, Koranoi, v and TakapuHa, for Wellington ; s.s. Hawea, for Port.Chalmers and Akaroa. PORT CHALMERS. February 7.—Sailed : Koranui, for the West Coast. THE TAKAPUNA. DnNEDIN. Thursday.—The Takapuna will not be run as an express boat after the end of February. During the three months she has been running her returns show a loss of a thousand a month. . THE W AIRA RAP A. Ddnedin, Thursday.—There will be _no steamer to Melbourne this week. The Wairarapa is in dook, and the work requiring to be dona to her will occupy till Wednesday at least, so that her trip will be abandoned, and the Waihora, next week, will be the first boat to Melbourne: THE STRANDING OF THE FUSILEER. Wellington, Thursday.—The inquiry into stranding of the Fusileer was continued to-day. The matti's evidence corroborated the captain's. John Grotty and Henry Barry, A-B.'s deposed to the steward telling them on the day previous to the stranding that' the captain had decided to beach the vessel. Robert Hughes, cook and steward of the vessel, who had shipped at New York, stated that before the ship went ashore he had a suspicion that she was going to be lost. About 10 hours before she was beaohed tho chief officer told him he was afraid the vessel was going on shore. On Tuesday evening he overheard a conversation between the captain and mate. The captain said he thought ne would put her ashore, and the mate replied that if he had the money the oaptain possessed he would put the barque ashore. Witness did not know what money he referred to. The captain further stated that the vessel was a Jonah to her owners, and was sinking money. He had his suspicions about the intention of the master, and one evenixg preceding the disaster he went to the store-room for the purpose of listening to a conversation. Since the vessel had gone on shore, he might have said that he would make it as hot as he could for the captain. It was not a fact that he had over and over again said that he would make it warm for the master. Donald McDonald, boatswain, [deposed that he did not think the vessel could be saved. William Rohb, seaman, who had shipped at Wellington, said from what he had seen and heard, he thought that the barque was not to reach Adelaide. He thought it suspioious to keep her so close to Terawhiti. For the defence, a pilot who took the vessel out was called. He proved the vessel was very poor. In beating from point Halswell toWorser's Bay he had to make eleven boards, while the usual number was only four. She had the tide with her and a smooth sea. Two other witnesses were called. At half-past five the Court retired, and, after three-quarter's of an hour's deliberation, returned with the following judgment "We think tho stranding resulted from the 1 leewardly qualities of the ship, from the heavy weather she enoountered, and from the wind repeatedly heading her. We think the course tho captain held on the 15th ultimo is open to difference of opinion, hut do not consider it such an error of judgment under the circumstinceß as calls for censure. We do think the absence of precaution in heaving the log is improper, but we do not think it was an impropriety whioh caused this casualty. About the conduct of the mate there is no question, the certificates of both officers to be returned to them. We do not think it necessary to notice the imputation suggested by some of the witnesses No order made &b to costs."