MARINE DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1878 Session I, H-12

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MARINE DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs, My Lord, — Wellington, 4th September, 1878. I do myself the honor to transmit herewith, for your Lordship's information, the Report of the Marine Department of this colony, for the financial year ended the 30th June last. I have, &c., To His Excellency the Most Honorable G. Grey, the Marquis of Normanby, K.C.M.G., &c., Commissioner of Customs. Governor of New Zealand.

REPORT. Marine Department, Sir, — Wellington, 2nd September, 1878. I have the honor to submit the following report on the working of the Marine Department for the year ended 30th June last:— The Government having decided to separate the Marine from the Customs Department, I was appointed Officer in Charge, and I assumed the duties of the office on the 9th April. A good deal of the local work of the Department is, however, done by the Collectors of Customs at the various ports, and I desire to thank those officers for the cordial manner in which they have carried out the instructions conveyed to them. Lighthouses. —During the year the following lights have been exhibited for the first time, viz.:—Brothers on 21th September, Portland Island on 10th February, and Moeraki on 22nd April. The Brothers is a flashing white light of the second order dioptric, showing a flash every ten seconds, and there is a fixed red light in the lower part of the tower, which is seen from the direction of Cook's Rock. Portland Island is a revolving white light of the second order dioptric, attaining its greatest brilliancy every thirty seconds; here, too, there is a fixed red light in the lower part of the tower, which is seen from the direction of Bull Rock. Moeraki Light is a fixed white light of the third order dioptric. On the same night that the Brothers Light was first exhibited, the light on Maua Island was discontinued. It is proposed to use the Mana apparatus and tower for the Cape Egrnont Light, and steps will be taken to move them to that place as soon as a site can be obtained from the Natives. The local light at Timaru was finished towards the end of June, and was lighted on the Ist July last. This light is under the control of the Timaru Harbour Board. It is anticipated that the Centre Island Light will be lighted in September, and the lights at Puysegur Point and Cape Maria Van Diemen in December or January next. Apparatus for a new local light at Hokitika, for which gas is to be used, has been ordered from England, but advice of its shipment has not yet been received. The lamps at Nelson, Godley Head, and Soaines Island have been altered so as to burn paraffin, and, it being found that the mechanical lamps at Nugget Point were not so suitable for burning paraffin as the ordinary fountain lamps, a set of these latter has been ordered from Great Britain for that place. Works in connection with the lighthouse to be built at Akaroa Head have been commenced, and it is believed that the tower and necessary buildings will be finished during the summer. A report by the Marine Engineer on works in connection with lighthouses which have been executed under his direction during the past year is appended. The harbour lights at several of our ports are not of sufficient power, and it is supposed that this is due to faultitiess in the lamps and reflectors used. Three of the small port lights manufactured by Messrs. Chance Brothers and Co., of Birmingham, have been ordeiei as an I—H. 12.

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experiment. These should give a much better light than those commonly in use, whilst they will burn little, if any, more oil. Should they prove a success, I would recommend that a few of them should be imported, to be sold at cost price to any Harbour Boards that may require them. Two of these lights might also be very advantageously used for lighting the entrance to Tory Channel, where leading lights are much required. Owing to the increased number of lighthouses, the duty of supplying them with oil and stores is constantly becoming more onerous. In connection with this fact, I desire to indorse the remarks made in previous reports by the Secretary of Customs as to the necessity for a store for the Marine Department. At present there is only a very small store in the Customhouse yard : it is quite full, and there is no place for storing spare articles for lighthouse use, or the spare gear belonging to the Government steamers. It is urgently necessary, therefore, that, as soon as the lhorndon Reclamation is finished, the site allocated for a store for this department should be handed over, and the necessary buildings be at once erected. The cost of the store will be recouped in a very few years by the saving it will make possible. The following accidents have occurred during the year in connection with lighthouse works :—At Puysegur Point, on the lGth September, two of the contractor's men went in a small boat to try to cross Otago Retreat to Coal Island, where it was believed a fire was burning, which was presumed to have been lighted by shipwrecked men. It was afterwards found, however, that spray from a waterfall had been mistaken for smoke. At the time the men started it was blowing a heavy gale from seaward, and the boat is supposed to have been capsized, as a portion of her was found washed up on an island. The bodies of the men were not found. At the Brothers, on the 29th August, two men (a keeper and one of the carpenters employed on the works) were being lowered down the tramway, when the rope slipped, and the truck descended at a great speed. The carpenter threw himself off, and was stunned, but not much hurt; while the keeper was thrown over the rocks, and had his thigh broken. The same keeper, in June last, a few days after he had returned to the Brothers cured, fell down the lighthouse stairs, and again broke his thigh. He is now in the Wellington Hospital. Light Dues. —The light dues collected at the various ports of the colony during the year amounted to £11,517 19s. 2d., being £182 15s. more than for the previous year. Government Steamers. —Both the " Hinemoa" and the "Stella" are now under the control of this department. Regulations as to discipline, &c., and for insuring economy with regard to stores, have been brought into force. They also provide that the officers and crew arc to wear uniform. The " Stella" has been almost exclusively employed on services connected with the department, such as landing materials for the construction of new and stores for the maintenance of existing lighthouses, placing in position and overhauling buoys and beacons, and executing small surveys. Now that there are lighthouses from the northern extremity of the North Island to the southern extremity of the Middle Island she will be kept almost constantly at lighthouseservice work ; but in connection with this the various buoys and beacons under the control of the department can be attended to and small surveys can be made. Examination of Masters, eye.—Certificates of competency have been issued to 141 candidates, 108 being for masters, mates, and engineers of sea-going vessels, and 33 for masters and engineers of river steamers. Steam Navigation, —Passenger certificates have been issued to 109 steamers, of 10,1G4 tons and 3,937 horse power, being, in the aggregate, 2 steamers and 1,502 tons and 312 horse power less than were surveyed last year. Harbours. —Various repairs and improvements have been carried out in connection with several harbours. A new house for the pilot has been built at Foxton; the signalman's house at Manukau Heads has been repaired; the removal of rocks in the Turanganui River (Poverty Bay) has been completed; a contract for the erection of beacon in Kaipara River has been let; and numerous buoys have been placed or renewed. Wharves.— Advantage has been taken, in several instances, of the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by "The Marine Act Amendment Act, 1877," to transfer the control of wharves at out-ports to Road Boards or other local authorities, it being believed that better management will thus be secured. Surveys. —During the year the entrance to Hokianga Harbour and the bar there have been surveyed. Great changes were found to have taken place since the previous survey. New sailing directions were therefore prepared, and an amended chart of the bar is being prepared.A survey of the Galatea Channel over the Kaipara bar has also been completed, and an amended chart will shortly be issued. The southern channel over the Mauukau bar, too, has again been surveyed, but the necessity for publishing a new chart for it is not great, as the signalman on the South Head can always discover the deepest water, and guide vessels through it by means of the shifting beacons and the semaphore. There are still several small surveys on various parts of coast that should be done. Naval Training School. —The able report of the manager is forwarded herewith. The great difficulties at present in the way of proper management of the school are the want of quarters for the instructors, and the presence of a criminal clement amongst the boys. The latter is the more important. If it can be got rid of through the establishment of a reformatory, the Kohimarama School may no doubt be made a success; but at present masters and owners of vessels, knowing what some of the boys have been, hesitate to take any of them as apprentices.

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The " Southern Cross " has not been found suitable for an exercising vessel; but, if a small schooner (for the purchase of which a sum is on the estimates) is obtained, so that the boys can be taken on short cruises in Auckland Harbour or the Hauraki Gulf, great good to the school will no doubt result. Weather Reporting. —l forward herewith a report by Captain Edwin on the Weather Reporting Office. It was found necessary about the close of the financial year to appoint an officer to assist Captain Edwin. The number of warnings sent during the year has been very great, and, according to the returns, a large percentage proved correct, although many of the warnings did not refer to great or marked changes in the weather. I propose to instruct Harbour Masters at the various ports under the control of this department, and all lightkeepers, to keep simple tidal and meteorological records, which I have no doubt will be valuable aids towards the more important work of the Weather Reporting Department. Wrecks and Casualties. —During the year, 61 casualties were reported to this office, 52 of which occurred on or near the coasts of the colony. Of these, 23, affecting vessels of an aggregate of 4,162 tons, were cases of total wreck (in this, however, is included the " Hydrabad," which it is possible may be recovered), while 29, affecting vessels of 3,479 tons in all, were cases of partial loss only. The number of lives lost on or near the coasts of the colony was 20, viz., 5 from the " Lionel," 6 from the " Excelsior," and 4 from the " Clan Alpine " (all hands in these vessels being lost), 2 each from the " Echo" and the "Zion," and 1 from the "Queen Bee." Nine casualties were reported as having occurred beyond the colony, consisting of 6 total wrecks, with an aggregate tonnage of 1,615, 2 partial losses (tonnage 2,588), and 1 case of only loss of life. The total of lives lost in these cases was 12, viz., 7 from the "Hinemoa" (lost with all hands), 2 from the "Emma," and 1 each from the "Bencleuch," "Kedar," and "Kentish Tar." The usual returns showing expenditure, wrecks, and casualties, &c, arc appended hereto, as is also the usual wreck chart. I have, &c, R. Johnson, The Hon. the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington. Officer in Charge.

Enclosure 1. The Marine Engineer to the Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Sir,— Marine Office, Wellington, 30th June, '878. I have the honor to forward, for the information of the Hon. the Commissioner of Customs, the annual report on works executed for new lighthouses during the year, viz. : — Brothers. —At date of last annual report all the works in connection with this lighthouse were near completion, and the light was first exhibited on the 24th September, 1877. Portland Island. —The contract for this work was completed after considerable delay, and the light established on the 10th February, 1878. The description of the light is as follows : —Tower, 28 feet high, of timber, painted white; the light is of the second order revolving white light, visible all round ; greatest brilliancy every thirty seconds. It is 300 feet above the level of the sea, and, allowing 15 feet for height of eye, it will be seen 24 nautical miles, in clear weather. A fixed red light, having an arc of about six degrees, is shown in the direction of the Bull Rock, from the lower part of the tower. Centre Island, Foveaux Strait. —The works of this lighthouse have been all satisfactorily completed under contract; the lantern and apparatus have since been fixed, and it is expected that everything will be ready for lighting up about the end of August. The light is of the first order, fixed; with red arcs thrown over the inshore dangers. Puysegur Point, Preservation Inlet. —The contract works at this lighthouse have also been satisfactorily completed, and the tower is now ready to receive the lantern and apparatus, the erection of which will be begun in a few days. Moeraki. —Since my last report all the works have been completed under contract, the lantern and apparatus fixed, and the light exhibited on the 22nd April, 1878. This is a third order fixed white light, visible 19 miles. The site of this lighthouse is on the southern extremity of the Moeraki Peninsula, overlooking the Kargiti Beach. Timaru Harbour Light. —As reported last year, tenders were called for this work, which consisted of the lighthouse tower and a dwelling for the keeper. A contract was entered into, which, after numerous delays and difficulties, was completed long after the contract time. The lantern and apparatus were then fixed, and the light will be exhibited on the Ist July, 1878. The official description of the light is as follows : —lt is a fixed white light of the fifth order; it will be visible from N. 20° W. to S. 20° E. The tower is 30 feet in height. The light is elevated 85 feet above the sea, and will be seen, in clear weather, at a distance of 114 miles. Hokitiku Harbour Light. —The lantern and apparatus for this have been ordered from Home, but no advice of their shipment have been received. Cape Maria. —A working party was sent to this place in August last, and I am now glad to be able to report that all the buildings at this station will he completed about the end of August, and ready for the reception of the lantern and light apparatus. The works here have gone on very steadily, and without hitch of any kind, although the landing-place at times offers serious difficulties in landing materials under certain states of the wind,

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Akaroa. —As previously arranged, an overseer and working party were despatched to this place in April last, since which they have been engaged in preparing a landing-place and cutting a roadway, mostly in rock, from it to the site of the lighthouse. Plans have been prepared for the tower and dwellings, and the material for their erection will be despatched as soon as the roads and other works of excavation arc complete. Cape Saunders. —Surveys have been made of the new site, with a view of acquiring the land, but the question of determining the best landing-place has delayed the completion of the plans. This, however, will be decided on on the next southern trip of the " Stella," about the middle of July, and the plans will then be completed as speedily as possible. Mokohinau, Hauraki Gulf. —It was hoped that the land required for a site for this lighthouse would have been acquired before this; but, as no reasonable terms can be arranged with the owner, it will be necessary to take it under " The Public Works Act, 1870," arrangements for doing which are now in hand. During the year I have visited the following lighthouses, where works were in progress or contemplated:— 1877. 13th September, Portland Island, to inspect progress of works; 15th December, the same; 25th December, Cape Maria, to inspect progress of works, and to arrange for erection of permanent tramway, and preparation of landing-place, fixing of crane, &c. 1878. sth February, Cape Farewell, to inspect generally, but more particularly state of wood framing of the tower, which I found to be satisfactory ; 14th March, Moeraki, to inspect progress of works; 18th April, Hokitika, inspected site, and obtained general information. I have, &c., John Blackett, The Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Marine Engineer.

Enclosure 2. REPORT ON NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL, KOHIMARAMA. The Manager, Naval Training School, Kohimarama, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Sir, — Naval Training School, Kohimarama, 30th June, 1878. I have the honor to transmit, for the information of the Hon. the Commissioner of Customs, the following report on the aboveuamed institution for the past twelve months. The health of the boys generally has been very good; there have been but few serious cases, and those mostly resulting from accidents. Full information on these subjects will be found in the report of the Medical Officer, which is attached hereto. Table A gives the educational progress of the boys, which is, on the whole, I think, satisfactory; the frequent change of schoolmaster has been a considerable drawback, but I trust that the person at present holding the position will be willing to retain it. In seamanship the progress has not been what I could desire. This I attribute to the want of a suitable vessel for training the boys; but, despite this drawback, some of them have made considerable progress. Table C gives the list of clothing made and other work done in the school, under the efficient instruction given by Mrs. Speight; the boys generally continue to improve in sewing. During the last six months cap-making has been undertaken; so that, with the exception of boots and socks, every article of clothing is now manufactured in the school. Twenty-nine boys have been admitted and thirty-seven discharged, leaving seventy-one now on the register, of which number two are out on license (see table D). Table B contains the record of visits paid by clergymen for holding Divine service and imparting religious instruction. The conduct of the boys has not been so satisfactory as I could wish. This is, in my opinion, mainly attributable to the presence of a few very bad characters, who, to a great extent, give the tone to the others. Both sections 9 and 10 of the Act have contributed their quota of these : the former of these sections is in many instances too liberally interpreted (see table E), but it is also a fact that some of the worst-behaved and most irreclaimable boys have been sent here under the provisions of section 10, whilst it is particularly noticeable that section 8, under which eleven twenty-fifths of the boys have been sent here, has contributed only a couple of really bad characters. Cases of absconding have been numerous : particulars of these are given in table L. In most cases, I believe, the boys go simply for the sake of a little change; a vessel for cruising would, I think, afford this. It is worthy of remark that since apprenticing to shore trades has ceased, a little over four months, there have been thirty-five cases of absconding, and only six during the previous eight months, when the boys were being rapidly discharged to service. The garden and farm work connected with the school has been carried on with good results and is a source of considerable profit. Table I. gives the number of boys who have been apprenticed during the twelve months and the trades to which they have been indentured. A considerable demand continues to exist for boys from this institution for farm-work, particularly in those districts to which boys have already been sent from the school,

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Table K. shows the conduct of boys who have been apprenticed from the school since its establishment, and gives a result of a most satisfactory nature. The appearance of the boys is, I think, evidence that they are well fed. The cost of ration for the past twelve months has been a little under sixpence per head per diem (5827 pence), which includes fuel, lights, soap, seeds for farm and garden, and, for the last six months, the cost of conveying the provisions from Auckland to the school. Subject to the approval of His Lordship the Bishop of Melanesia, the trustees of the mission have consented to resume the charge of the old schooner at present attached to the school; and I trust that before long His Lordship's consent to. this may be received. The question of providing a suitable vessel is one to which I would urge special attention. For general purposes I believe a small schooner of from twenty to forty tons would be the best. She could be fitted with exercising yards, and would, at most, entail but one additional hand, and would be available for cruising, fetching stores, &c, in all weathers; whilst a large vessel could not be got under weigh safely from this anchorage with the wind strong from N.E. by way of North to N.W., and for sea-cruising would require an additional staff of at least four men and two officers; at the same time, it cannot be doubted that the boys visiting the different ports in a vessel worked mainly by themselves would bring the institution more prominently under the notice of shipowners. The erection of cottages to enable the instructors to have their families residing near them would, I imagine, go far towards keeping men for long periods. Single men soon, as a rule, tire of the worry and confinement, and, having no ties, seldom remain long. Recently there has been great difficulty in obtaining men, and for two months, prior to the increase of pay recently authorized for seamen-iustructors, the schoolmaster and myself had to carry on the entire duties of the school, which not only entailed a very harassing increase of work, but materially interfered with the efficient conduct of the school. During this period several married men applied for employment, but, on finding that they could not bring their families with them, declined to join. I referred in my last report to the establishment of a penal school, and my subsequent experience has confirmed me in the opinion that great advantage would accrue from the existence of such an institution. I would also recommend that a space should be housed in for the boys to play in in wet weather and in the evenings—at present the schoolroom, lumbered as it is with desks and forms, is the only place they have to go to; also that a closet should be attached to the dormitory for night use, the system at present in force of using buckets in the building being very objectionable on sanitary grounds. In conclusion, I have great pleasure in testifying to the energy of the existing staff, and to the ready co-operation I receive from them at all times. I have, &c, G. R. Breton, The Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Manager.

A. —TABLE showing the Educational State of Boys.

B. —TABLE showing the Visits of Clergy men for Divine Service and Religious Instruction during the Year ending 30th June, 1878.

Head. Write. Oipl ler. Particulars. Remaining on 30th June, 1877... .dmitted during year ending 30th June, 1878 ... Total ... Well. 22 10 32 Indifferently. 55 12 67 Not. Total. Well. Indiffer- Hot . Total ently. 2 79 I 18 55 6 79 7 29 3 17 9 29 9 108 21 I 72 15 108 1 37 25 11 1 I 37 2 ' 71 33 3L 7 71 3 108 58 42 i 8 108 Well. 10 7 17 Indifferently. 88 8 74 Not. 3 14 17 Total. 79 29 108 liseliarged during year ending 30th June, 1878 ... lemaimng on 30th June, 1878... 14 42 22 27 11 9 19 53 7 4 37 71 Total ... GG 49 20 77 11 103

Roman Catholic. Church of England. 28 18

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C. —RETURN of Articles Manufactured and Work done in the School during the Twelve Months ending the 30th June, 1878, with estimated Cost of Labour employed.

D.—RETURN of Admissions and Discharges during the Year ending 30th June, 1878.

E.—TABLE showing particulars of Parentage of Boys received during Year ending 30th June, 1878.

F. —TABLE showing from whence Boys have been received during Year ending 30th June, 1878.

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Artioles. Quantity. Rate. Price. Articles. Quantity. Rate. Price. .rousers, serge „ duck ,, oilskin ... iYoeks, serge unipers, duck ,, oilskin ... flannel shirts tat tress covers ... 'Mow ,, feckerchiefs 155 130 16 126 79 15 201 64 42 48 s. d. 1 10 1 0 1 0 1 5i 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 6 0 li 0 2 £ a. d. 14 4 2 6 10 0 0 16 0 9 3 9 3 19 0 0 15 0 5 17 8 1 12 0 0 5 3 0 8 0 Amount brought forward Caps, serge „ duck... Sheets Oars repaired Windows glazed ... Fencing erected ... Shed for storing potatoes Sundry repairs and alterations... 102 24 10 12 40 3 chains s. d. 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 G 0 G G 0 £ a. d. 42 10 5 5 2 0 14 0 0 5 0 0 G 0 10 0 0 18 0 10 0 8 0 0 Amount carried forward ... i 42 10 5 Total 61 5 5

Admitted. Number. Discharged. Number. bmmittals temaining on 30th June, 1877 29 79 J Apprenticed Time expired On application of relatives Sent to gaol 22 5 8 2 Remaining on 30th Jin ic, 1878, 71 ; two of whom are out on license.

K amber of Boys Received. Both Parents Living. One Parent Living. Both Parents Dead. Unkuown. 28 13 14 Circumst; .nces as <hown in Register. tent under Section 8 of Act 10 „ 11 » 5 8 18 3 Charged with larceny Father in gaol for stabbing a man Charged with robbing several dwelling-houses ; pleaded guilty to same Father drowned at sea Father deserted Father invalid Stepmother Stepfather Stealing from a dwelling Stealing from dwelling ; previous complaint of same nature stealing on board steamer Bobbing orchards Mother destitute and drunkard ... Obtaining goods by false pretences Bad; stolen five pounds ■ False pretences and stealing No particulars received 1 1 1 l 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 11 Total 29 Total 29

Newcastle Shorthand Westport Napier Hamilton Thames Oamaru Auckland 2 G-reymouth 1 Nelson 1 ' Inrercargill 1 Wellington 1 Dunedin 5 1 Total 6 3 1 2 3 2 29

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G.—TABLE showing Ages of Boys received during Year ending 30th June, 1878.

H.—TABLE showing Religion of Boys received during Year ending 30th June, 1878.

I. —TABLE showing the number of Boys Apprenticed during Year ending 30th June, 1878.

K. —TABLE showing particulars of Conduct of Boys apprenticed from the School.

RETURN of Absconders during Twelve Months ending 30th June, 1878.

Enclosure 3. Dr. Goldsbro' to the Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Sir,— Auckland, 30th June, 1878. I have the honor to report that during the past year the health of the inmates of the Naval Training School has been on the whole satisfactory. There have been several severe cases, requiring considerable attention and surgical aid. One of these, E. Wilton, had an injury to the right leg, caused by a fall, followed by erysipelas

Aged Number of Boyi Received. 10 11 12 IS 14 Under 15 Not given. 29 3 8 7 6 2 1 2

Protestant. Roman Catholic. Baptist. Church of England. Presbyterian. Total. 11 29

Seamen. Farmers. Stock Farmers. Servant and Messenger.

Number Apprenticed. Good Report. Indifferent Report. Bad Report. No Report. 89 27

Names. No. No of times absconded during above-named period. Previous to 30th June, 1877. Remarks. veighley, Edward iyan, John ... 126 35 1 1 i Broke into a house ; sent to gaol. Not apprenticed, but discharged at expiration of his time. Last two occasions came back voluntarily. Ditto. Apprehended by police. Ditto. Ditto. Last time came back voluntarily. Apprehended by police. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Last time came back voluntarily. Stole a boot; sent to gaol. Apprehended by police. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Last time came back voluntarily. Ditto. Brought back by his mother. Apprehended by police. Ditto. Ditto. tVilson, Palmer ifarvey, Thomas Nicholson, Antonio ting, Henry ... 3uden, James degerncy, Edwin Juin, Thomas lauson, James lowers, Edgar )'Connor, Michael Benjamin toberts, Edward rValsh, Thomas Smith, Henry •fegus, Charles doore, Isaac... Yestlake, Samuel teid, Hugh ... dcGrath, Patrick esser, James Tliomas .Veston, Joseph dourilyan, Wm. Thomas... leatly, Charles ,, ... Courtis, Arthur 117 118 60 83 87 112 18 90 100 122 135 40 140 16 114 47 103 111 115 110 139 57 149 . 150 I 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 i 3 3 1 1 1

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of a most violent tyre, and resulting in disease of the leg, requiring many operations for the removal of diseased bone, upwards of twenty-eight pieces having been extracted by myself. The wounds are now almost closed, the boy able to walk about, and resume light duty. Another, William Miller, had a severe injury to the ankle-joint before admission into the school, and, from a sprain, violent inflammation supervened, and this case also required many operations, and gave enormous trouble for many months not only to myself but to the school authorities. He is now quite recovered. I have inspected every boy in the school weekly, examined every one on admission, made eighty visits during the year, and attended 569 cases, exclusive of a large number of boys suffering from scabies (itch and Maori pock), which have given considerable trouble for the last six months to all concerned, and I have only this week been enabled to give a clean bill of health to the establishment as regards these diseases. The accommodation for the sick is inefficient, and the supply of hospital requisites of a most meagre character, and it reflects considerable credit on all concerned that so much has been done with so few appliances. I have made three night journeys during the year; these I made in an open boat. The cases requiring such attendance were of an urgent type, such as inflammation of the windpipe and strangulated hernia. These journeys took several hours to accomplish, and gave the manager and boys in the boat hard work. In consequence of the breaking down of the Government steam launch, I have been compelled to go by land for several months. The road is bad and rough, and at times, especially during winter months, frequently dangerous. I have necessarily been compelled to hire a strong carriage to enable me to make my weekly journeys, and last Saturday I had great difficulty in paying my visit under any circumstances, the road being so rough and cut up in consequence of continual bad weather. I have again to thank Captain Breton, the Manager, for the assistance given to me, the great promptitude shown in cases of emergency, and his unwearied attention to the surgical ones requiring more than ordinary care. He has personally taken me to and brought me back from the school in the night, and when possible brought cases of accident up to town to visit me, thus preventing the double journey and extra fatigue to myself and the boys forming the boat's crew. I would suggest that a small supply of hospital appliances and necessaries be granted to this institution, rendering treatment more easy, and conducing to the comfort of the patients under medical supervision; also, that some provision be made for isolating cases of itch, Maori pock, &c., thus rendering the spread of disease more difficult, and enabling medical treatment to be carried out more satisfactorily in future. I append a list of the most serious cases attended during the year (no death has occurred during the year) : —Smith, consumption; Bentley, epilepsy ; Shield, T., strangulated hernia, reduced without operation, and a truss fitted; special journey from 10 p.m., 10th December, to 1 a.m., 11th December, 1877. Good, W., and Edmunds, A., jaundice; Jesse, W., incised w round opening into elbow-joint. Keen, M. H., acute rheumatism.; special journey at night. Wm. Miller, old injury to ankle, causing abscess of joint, &c, requiring many operations ; Bateman, W., acute laryngitis ; two attacks, requiring night visits from 10.30 p.m., on 9th July, to 1 a.m. 10th July, 1877. Wilton, E., disease of bones of leg; this case was upwards of nine months in hospital, and underwent many operations, both under chloroform and without. I have, &c., Charles F. Goldsbro', M.D., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., The Officer in Charge, Marine Department. Medical Officer. Average number of boys in the school during the year commencing Ist July, 1877, and ending 30th June, 1878 : seventy-one and two-twelfths :— 1877. 1878. July .. ..77 January .. 68 August .. 78 February .. 64 September .. .. 78 March .. .. 65 October .. .. 74 April .. .. 69 November .. . . 75 • May .. .. 68 December .. 71 June .. 67

Enclosure 4. Commander R. A. Edwin to the Hon. the Commissioner of Customs. Wellington, Gth August, 1878. I beg to submit for your consideration the fourth yearly report upon the experimental system of storm warning, and in doing so am desirous of drawing your attention to return No. 1, showing the value of the storm warnings received at individual stations during a period of nine months. I had hoped to be able to afford this information for the whole year, but unfortunately an illness caused a suspension of the work for some time, and I have therefore only included in this year's returns the period during which lam confident the duties were fully resumed. No returns have

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been received from Grahamstown, and those for Lyttelton and Bluff, being only made out for six months, are not included in table 1. The percentages of correct forecast at these places are: Lyttelton, direction of wind, 84- 4; force of wind, 438 ; barometer movement, 65-5 ; and sea movement, 66"6. At Bluff, direction of wind, 807; force of wind, 529. But no result has been given for forecast of barometer and sea movement. The percentages of direction of wind and barometer movement are the best test of the value of the weather forecast, but the lower percentage of force of wind would at first appear to indicate that the warnings are sent out more frequently than is necessary; as, however, few places are exposed to all winds, it follows that, should gales come from directions from which many of the stations are sheltered, the force as given in the returns will be lower than would be the case under other circumstances ; but the barometer movement would be the same in either case, and therefore it is a truer test of the value of the work ; but this movement cannot always be anticipated under present circumstances. The forecast of sea movement is frequently sent, and the result is shown in the table. It is 8 per cent, less than that of last year, but the information afforded by this forecast has proved useful on the coast, and it is also of value in ascertaining whether the warnings have been issued on reliable data, for at times there is much sea on the coast though the wind remains moderate. The sea is thus an evidence that the disturbance was in our neighbourhood. This table also shows the proportion of gales which were experienced at each place without warning having been sent of their approach. These instances have in a great measure arisen from the interruption caused to the weather report by Sundays and holidays. The mean for the whole period is 04 per cent., as against LO9 of last year. At the foot of this table a mean value of each description of forecast is given. Return No. 2 shows the monthly result for the whole colony, the mean of which is found to be nearly the same as that for each place individually. No. 3is a comparative return. It shows the monthly result of each description of forecast during the same period in the last two years, and is very instructive. Returns No. 4 and No. 5 illustrate the manner in which the warnings are distributed, and show the result at each place. The warnings of the 17th May, 1878, comprised the whole colony, as the forecast showed the approach of disturbance of very large area; those of the 29th and 30th May show the manner in which the warnings are usually issued, the telegrams for the North being sent a day later than those for the southern districts. About 30 per cent, only of the warnings are sent to places situated north of Napier. The remaining returns illustrate the manner in which the information sent to the various stations is returned to the central office. It is from such material that the accompanying returns of percentage value are derived, and I beg to draw your attention to the results of forecasts of high tides and cold weather, as shown in these returns, which will, I hope, be found worthy of perusal. As the results of the warnings are in all cases decided by the officers who receive them, it is hoped that they will be considered as unbiassed information. I have made no return of the result for Wellington, as I should have to make them out myself, and they might therefore be considered too favourable. The results for New Plymouth may be considered the same as those for Opunake. During the past year the work of this office has on more than one occasion been favourably noticed by the Press, and for the last seven months daily forecasts have been published in the Wellington evening papers. From the experience already gained, I have no hesitation in saying that a daily forecast could now be sent to such other evening papers as care to publish it. The Press Agency would no doubt undertake to forward it; but, to insure the forecast being in time for daily publication at all other places, it will be absolutely necessary to have the report complete by 10 a.m. at the latest. To enable the morning papers throughout the colony to publish a weather forecast, a second complete daily weather report will be required at a later hour, as, under the present circumstances, so far as the morning papers are concerned, the interval between the completion of the forecast and its publication is so great that the information is of very little use. It has been a matter of much regret to me that the recommendation of the Committee on Weather Reporting last session was not confirmed, but in the interval I have received every facility from Dr. Lemon and the officers of the Telegraph Department. Since the latter part of June last the Government have afforded me the much-needed assistant, and, should this gentleman have higher remuneration offered to him than he receives at present, I have every hope that he will become efficient in the duties of weather forecast. During the last visit of H.M.S. "Wolverine" to this colony, Commodore Hoskins frequently availed himself of such information as I could afford him relative to probable changes in the weather, and was good enough to express himself very favourably as to the result of the forecasts received. R. A. Edwin, The Hon. the Commissioner of Customs. Commander R,N. 2—H. 12.

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RETURN showing Percentage of Correct Forecast at the under-mentioned Places during Nine Months ending 30th June, 1878.

RETURN showing Monthly Percentage of Correct Forecasts for the whole Colony for Nine Months October, 1877, to June, 1878.

COMPARATIVE RETURN showing Monthly Percentage of Correct Forecast for Six Months, January to June, 1877, and same period 1878.

Place. Forecast of Direction of Wind. .Forecast of Force of Wind. Forecast of Barometer Movement. Forecast of Sea Movement. > Gales Without Warning. Remarks. °/ 972 932 1000 829 75-0 97-7 870 932 755 90-7 956 821 913 962 98-7 961 91-3 875 928 712 531 971 94-9 94-9 7c 640 717 39-5 225 565 511 39-0 7L4 63-2 460 72-7 52-6 54-9 65-4 61-0 52-7 28-3 87-5 36-8 250 521 91-2 25-3 610 / O 829 690 77-7 77-0 809 732 65-8 72-5 77-7 88-0 756 75 0 75 3 87'5 72-5 900 864 70-2 73-4 75-7 80-5 891 892 709 7. 7» lokianga ... ... ... iussell Thangarei :'okalca (altitude, 1,200 feet) rlanukau (altitude, 900 feet) luckland /ambridge (altitude, 200 feet) 'auranga )potiki ?aupo (altilude, 1,200 feet) •Hsborne (Poverty Bay) ... )punake (altitude, 10b feet) Napier Vanganui 3astlepoint kelson "ophouse (altitude, 2,200 feet) Slenheim Vestport Caikoura Cekerangu lokitika 5ealey (altitude, 2,180 feet) '.'.'. jyttelton 'imam )amaru Jaseby (altitude, 2,000 feet) Jort Chalmers ... Jalclutha Jucenstown (altitude, 1,100 feet) ... Roxburgh (altitude, 300 feet) 7T4 78-3 430 842 923 77-7 857 io'6'o 2.2 2.0 23 1-2 1-8 1-3 The warnings are limited to area of 12 points of the compass. Force —7 of Beaufort scale is the lowest for which warnings are considered as being verified. 615 750 77-7 77-2 835 94-7 875 980 1000 90-2 63-6 47-2 23-8 65-6 431 580 44-3 72-4 662 85 0 738 769 862 922 215 315 i-8 ilean average for nine months 8923 5280 78-99 6767 0.40

Month. Forecast of Direction. Forecast of Force. Forecast of Barometer. Forecast of Sea. Without Warning. Remarks. Ictober, 1877 November, 1877 December, 1877 January, 1878 February, 1878 darch, 1878 ... Ipril, 1878 day, 1878 rune, 1878 Mean of tho average for nine months % 85-44 92-50 86 85 88-88 83 05 87-65 89-70 92-70 88-00 7. 6014 4752 35-39 57-64 44-83 5770 54-23 57-55 34-90 ■.7= 77-54 80-72 85-54 7767 6994 80-24 7717 79-40 79-80 7o 6800 56-52 6757 61-22 57-14 7143 76-08 75-00 7600 7c The warnings are limited t( an area of 12 points of thi compass. Force—7 of Beaufort scab is the lowest for whicl ■warnings are considered a: being verified. 88-31 49-99 j 77-56 68-77

January. February. March. April. May. June. Mean of six months. Forecast of 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. 1877. 1878. Remarks. Direction of Wind Force of Wind °l \ °l \ °! to /o I /o 7925 8888 80-18 50-55 57:64 38-60 73-81 7767 7619 7143 6122 9166 7» 8305 44-83 7c 810 23-21 7c I 87-65 57-70 7 79-A3, 3727 7c 89-70 54-23 4959 7c | 88-10 c; °/ °/ 92-70 87-97 88-0 - I 57-55 4053; 349 79-40J79-94 7908 7c 8232 41-29 7c 88-33 51-41 The warnings are limited to an area of 12 points of the compass. Force-7 of Beaufort scale is the lowest for which warnings are considered as being verified. Barometer Movement 6994 77-77 80-24 6 -78 7717 80-21 74-95 77-37 Sea Movement 5714 76-54 7608 88-46 8002 69-48 71'43! 77-78 75-0 74-5076-0

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RETURN showing Result of a Storm-Warning, 1878.

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B« it. Warning Sent. Month. Place sent to. Direction of Wind. Force of Wind. Barometer Movement. Sea Movement, Jo warning sent, as gale not expected lad weather probable any direction between North-east and North and West, further fall of glass, and wind back May 17 Auckland Lyttelton Timaru... Port Chalmers... Oamaru Grey mouth Hokitika J» N.W. N.W. N.W. Line N.W. No Heavy gale Heavy gale Gale down on Gale return. Good Good Good 18th. Good lad weather probable any direction between North-east and North-west; glass fall again soon ; sea increase !ad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west; glass falling soon ;. expect heavy sea )) Now Plymouth Opunake Westport Napier ... Wanganui Nelson ... Tophouse Blenheim Kaikoura Bluff Queenstown ... Roxburgh Balclutha Naseby ... Bealoy ... Grahamstown ... Tauranga Gisborne Coromandel Tokatea Taupo ... Cambridge Opotiki... Manukau N.W. W.N.W. N.W. N.W. West S.W. S.W. North S.E. Mod. gale Fresh Gale Gale Mod. gale Gale Heavy gale Fresh Heavy gale No Wrong Wrong Good Good Good Good Good Good Wrong return. Good Good Good return. Good Good Good Wrong Good Good Good Wrong Good Wrong Good II Good Good » )} N.W. S.W. N.W. Gale Mod. gale Galo No North Gale Mod. gale Gale Mod. gale Gale Fresh Fresh Fresh Gale Fresh S.W. South S.W. S.W. West West N.W. N.W. Bad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west; glass fall; heavy sea Indication strong winds any direction between North and West and South-west Good Russell ... Whangarei Hokianga N.W. N.W. Fresh Light Light Good Good Wrong Bad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west, and glass further fall April 29 Port Chalmers... Lyttelton Bluff Roxburgh Qtieenstown Bealey ... Timaru... Oamaru Kaikoura Kekerangu Balclutha Wanganui Blenheim Tophouse New Plymouth Grey mouth Hokitika Westport Opunake Castlepoint Grahamstown ... Gisborne Cambridge Auckland Hokianga Russell... Whangarei Coromandel Tokatea Tauranga Taupo ... Opotiki... Manukau W.S.W. Gale Good return. return. Wrong Good Good Good Good Good Good Wrong Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good return. Wrong Good Good Good Good Good Good return. Good Good Good Good }j No No M j) » )i }t » >i n a N.W. N.W. N.W. W.S.W. S.W. N.W. N.W. N.W. N.W. N.W. West N.N.W. North North W.N.W. North N.W. Gale Gale Gale Light Light Gale Gale Gale Gale Mod. galo Mod. galo Galo Fresh Gale Gale Heavy gale Fresh No » )} Bad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west, and further fall of glass ; expect increase sea )} JJ )) Good Good Good Good >, Bad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west, and glass further fall 30 H li S.W. N.W. N.W. N.W. N.N.W. N.W. S.W. Gale Gale Light Heavy gale Gale Heavy gale Heavy gale No Light Gale Gale Heavy gale n M »> ») Bad weather probable any direction between North and West and South-west; further fall of glass ; expect much sea Gale in before warning sent ... >J M H j) West West N.W. N.W. Good Wrong )) )) j» Napier ... N.W. Gale Good

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RETURN No. 1, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Hokianga during the Month of February, 1878.

RETURN No. 1, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Russell during the Month of February, 1878.

RETURN No. 1, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Castlepoint during the Month of February, 1878.

RETURN No. 1, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Kekerangu during the Month of February, 1878.

Date and Hour Received. Indicated Weather. Result. ■ Direction of Wind. Force of Wind. Remarks. 6th, 3.55 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction betheen S.W. and S. and E., and glass fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W. Bad weather probable, any direction between S.E. and S. and W. Bad weather probable, any direcbetween N. and N.W., and glass fall very much Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S., and glass rise Good Gale Barometer good ; wind from S.W. on 7th and 8th. 13th, 2.50 p.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer good ; had heavy rain on 14th, with wind from N.W. shifting round W. to S.W. 15th, 10.10 a.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer steady ; wind from W. and S.W., with indications of bad weather. 20th, 2.40 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good; wind from N.E. on 20th round by N. to N.W. 21st, 2.10 p.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer good; strong winds from S.W. on 22nd. Thos. L. Miller, Telegraphist.

6th, 3.22 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between S.W. and S. and E., and further fall glaBs Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; glass considerable fall Bad weather probable, any direction between S.W. and S. and W.; further fall glass Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W.; glass fall very much ; expect rock break Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass rise soon Good Gale Barometer good ; on 7th wind S.W.; glass fell one-tenth. 13th, 2.55 p.m. Good Fresh Barometer good,fell two-tenths; wind N.N.W. 14th, 5.33 p.m. Good Light Barometer wrong ; wind S.W. 20th, 4.37 p.m. Good Fresh Barometer good; wind N.W.; rock not breaking ; sea moderate. 21st, 1.26 p.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer good ; wind S.W. on 22nd. J. F. Martin, Telegraphist.

6th, 4.45 p.m. Expect southerly gale ; glass rise Good Gale Warning late ; southerly gale commenced i p.m., with heavy rain, squalls continuing ti night of 7 th. Fresh N.W. wind ; barometer wrong. 9th, 5.11 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; falling glass Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W.; falling glass Bad weather probable, any direction between W. and S. and S.E. ; falling glass Bad weather probable on shift of wind to S.W. Good Fresh 12th, 3.42 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good ; strong N.W. gale. 13th, 5.19 p.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer good ; appearances very bad; swel made considerably eastward on 15th. 15th, 2.10 p.m. Good Gale p.m. of 16th, S.S.W. gale. J. P. Fabian, Telegraphist.

8th, 2.18 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; further fall of glass Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S., and falling glass; expect much sea Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W., and further full of glass ; southerly Bwell probable for a few hours Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; falling glass Good Gale Barometer good; 9th, w hid W.; heavy easterly sea and drizzling rain ; glass fell. 11th, 4 p.m. Wrong Gale Barometer good; sea good ; gale from N.E., set in at 3 p.m. on 11th ; glass fell. 12th, 3.39 p.m. Wrong Gale Barometer good; sea good ; strong gale from S.S.W., set in at 10 a.m. on 13th, with continuous rain and heavy sea. 14th, 2.39 p.m. Good Heavy gale Barometer good ; gale from N.N.W.; glass fell. AV. H. Hamilton, Telegraphist.

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RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Bealey (altitude, 2,180 feet) during the Month of May, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Taupo (altitude, 1,200 feet) during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Manukau (altitude, 900 feet) during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Wanganui during the Month of June, 1878.

Date and Hour [Reoeived. Indioated Weather. Re Direction of Wind. Result. Result, t. Force of Wind. Remarks. 14th, 4.24 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between W. and S. and S E. ; glass riso fast Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W. j glass further fall Good Galo Barometer wrong ; 8 p.m., thunderstorm and heavy rain ; 10 p.m., S.W. gale. 17th, 1.40 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good; 10 a.m., N., with violent squalls ; 11 a.m., wind increased, with heavy squalls ; 5 p.m., thunderstorm and hail, very threatening. Barometer good ; wind N.E. 30th, 2.54 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W., and further fall glass Good Fresh J. M. Mtjnce, Telegraphist.

21 st, 3.40 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass further fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; glass fall again; likely blow hard Good Gale Barometer fell five-tenths; gale from W. to S.W. 24th, 3.35 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good ; heavy gale from W.; glass fell. 28th, 3.35 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good; blew very hard from S.W. during the night. Q-eo. Crossman, Tele: ■fa ihist.

15th. 5.30 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W. ; glass fall two-tenths ; expect much sea Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W.; and glass further fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass rise ; expect increase sea Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass fall again ; expect hard gale and heavy sea Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass rise ; sea likely continue Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; glass further fall; expect hard gale and heavy sea Good Gale Barometer fell two-tenths; sea good ; wind N.W. to N., 4 to 8 steady ; heavy rain ; 16th, squally weather, heavy swell setting in. 20th, 1.15 p.m. Good Mod. gale Barometer good; wind N.W., with heavy rain. 22nd, 1 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good ; 22nd, barometer rose threetenths ; wind W.N.W.; bar breaking heavily. 24th, 5.30 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good; 24th, barometer fell twotenths ; wind W.S.W., frequent heavy squalls, with rain; sea continues heavy. 26th, 5.15 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good; 27th, barometer rose threetenths; wind W.S.W., squally weather, with heavy sea. 28th, 5.15 p.m. Good Gale Barometor good; wind W.S.W. to N.W., frequent heavy squalls ; bar breaking heavily. E. J. Paltridge, Si ;nalman.

20th, 12.S p.m. Bad weather probablo, any direction between N. and W. and S.W. ; indications imply lightning ; expect glass further fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass fall three-tenths ; from report expect heavy gale W. round by S. to S.E., when glass rises Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; expect falling glass Good Gale Barometer fell six-tenths; blew gale, force 9 to 10, on night of 22nd, with rain and hail, direction westerly, veered to S. at 2 p.m. 24th, 1.44 p.m. Good Heavy gale Barometer good; 4.10 p.m., severe thunderstorm passed from N.W. to S.E., accompanied by lightning, and the heaviest rain that fell for years. 26th, 4.54 p.m. Good Gale Barometer good ; 9 p.m., severe gale set in from W.N. W., with heavy rain ; 6 a.m., 27th, severe gale passod over, accompanied by loud peals of thunder, vivid flashes of lightning, and heavy hail; lasted about an hour, force 10 to 12. H. Calders, Tele] ihist.

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RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Hokitika during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Roxburgh (altitude, 300 feet) during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Tophouse (altitude, 2,200 feet) during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Nelson during the Month of June, 1878.

RETURN No. 2, showing Results of Storm-Warnings received at Port Chalmers during the Month of June, 1878.

Result. Date and Hour Received. Indicated Weather. Direction of Wind. Force of Wind. Remarks, 21st, 1.20 p.m. 25th, 5.30 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between W.andS.and S.E.; expect heavy sea; glass may fall one-tenth; indications showhard gale Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S. j indications show glass may fall again Good Good Mod. galo Gale Barometer good ; sea good ; barometer fallen one-tenth between night of 21st and morning of 22nd ; wind S.W., with clouds moving fast north-eastward, indicating strong winds in the oiling. Barometer good ; sea good; barometer, which had been very unsteady for some days at a low range, fell p.m. 26th, with a heavy rolling sea from S.W., and much rain; at 8.30 a heavy gale of wind broke on this part of the coast from S.W., with much lightning, thunder, and rain; this continued all night. This gale sent a heavy southerly sea in on the coast. Tuomas Turnbull, Harbourmaster.

21st, 12.15 p.m. 25th, 5.58 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between W. and S. and S.E.; glass Bhould be rising now ; weather unusually cold Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S. ; indications show falling glass Bad weather probable, any dircction between N. and W. and S.W.; falling glass Good Good Gale Mod. gale Barometer good. These warnings eventuatet in a S.W. gale, blowing hard, with heav; snow and intense cold, with successive hare frosts. Barometer good ; wind variable until night o: 26th, when it settled to S.E., with snow. 28th, 4.48 p.m. Good Heavy gale Barometer good ; blew heavy N.W. galo durinj night of 29th, shifting to S.W. Thos. Cook, Tele; ;rai ihist.

22nd, 2.55 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direcbetween S.E. and S. and E.; likely to have fall of snow and sharp frosty weather Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S. ; glass likely to rise Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; glass further fall; indications for heavy gale Good Galo Barometer good; hard gales from E. S. E. during p.m. of 22nd ; snow from W.S.W. on a.m. of 23rd. 26th 4.50 p.m. Good Gale Barometer rose three-tenths; strong gale during night of 26th from N.N.W., with heavy snow-storm. Barometer good ; heavy gale on p.m. of 30th from S.W., with heavy snow-storm. 28th 4.15 p.m. Good Heavy gale W. J. White, Telegraphist.

7th, 3.30 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N. and W. and S.W.; glass rise soon Bad weather probable, any direction between S.E. and E. and N.E. ; likely have very high tide Good Under 7 Barometer good ; at 9 a.m. on 7th barometer 29-33; at 9 a.m. on 9th, barometer 29'42; winds generally moderate. 9 a.m., 11th, 2956; rose to 2970 by 9 a.m. 12th ; winds generally moderate, with unusually high tides; heavy swell in the mouth of the harbour. In the straits, appearances very bad. Glass fell from 29-81 on 14th, to 29-76 at 3 p.m., with N.W. 4 to 5 ; and at 9 p.m. on 16th was down to 29'44. An immense quantity of rain fell during this period. 10th,' 4.30 p.m. Good Under 7 14th, 7 p.m. Good Under 7 Bad weather probable, any direction between N.E. and N. and W., with heavy rain "Wm. Tucker, Telegraphist.

20th, 3.20 p.m. 25th, 8 p.m. Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; glass likely rise soon Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S.; indications bIiow glass may fall Bad weather probable, any direction between N.W. and W. and S. j indications show wind ingGood Good Heavy galo Gale Barometer wrong; experienced heavy W.S.W. gale, with falling glass, and a considerable fall of snow on 22nd. Barometer good ; experienced fresh W.S.W. gale, with falling barometer, on the 26th. 27th. Good Gale Experienced strong gales from W.S.W. to N.W. ¥m. Thomson, Harbourmaster.

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RETURN showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 30th June, 1878.

Naturo of Expenditure. Details of Expenditure. Totals. Grand Total. £ s. d. 200 0 0 140 0 0 137 16 0 120 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 250 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 225 0 0 145 7 9 14 1 6 £ s. d. £ s. d, Dfficer in Charge :ierk Extra Clerk Hessenger Marine Engineer [nspector of Steamers and Nautical Assessor ... inspector of Steamers and Engineer Surveyor Local Inspectors of Steamers Examiner of Masters and Mates Local Examiners of Masters and Mates Expenses under " Enquiry into Wrecks Act" Survey of Unseaworthy Ships 2,132 5 3 larbours : — Auckland, —■ Bean Rock Lighthouse, — Salaries Oil and Contingencies ... 2,132 5 150 0 0 41 19 4 Manukau, — Salaries Cleaning and Repairing Buoys Repairs to Signalman's House Contingencies 191 19 4 708 0 0 110 17 11 82 19 0 37 12 0 939 8 11 Thames (six months), — Salaries Contingencies 259 14 0 80 17 5 340 11 5 Russell, —■ Salaries Contingencies 270 0 0 22 10 2 292 10 2 Whangaroa,—• Salaries ,,. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Hokianga,— Salaries Contingencies 408 0 0 36 13 4 444 13 4 Kaipara,— Salaries Buoys and Beacons Repairs, &c, to Steam Launch Contingencies 879 16 5 496 8 6 245 9 11. 140 11 11 1,762 6 9 Waitara, — Salaries ... Contingencies 100 0 0 23 16 8 123 16 8 New Plymouth,— Salaries Contingencies 320 0 0 6 14 G 326 14 6 Patea, — Salaries Contingencies 100 0 0 18 17 8 118 17 8 Wanganui,— Repairs to Pilot Station ... 152 8 1 152 8 1 Foxton, — Salaries Additions, &c, to Signal Station Contingencies 428 8 0 536 12 7 57 12 6 , Rangitikei, — Salaries Contingencies 1,022 13 1 150 0 0 9 0 3 159 0 3 Wellington, — Salaries Contingencies ... ... Soamcs' Island Lighthouse,— Salaries Contingencies 2,369 12 2 67 1 3 2,772 19 1 271 4 2 65 1 6 Wairoa, — Salaries 100 0 0 100 0 0 Carried forward ... 8,847 19 3 2,132 5 3

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Mature of Expenditure. Details of Expenditure. Totals. Grand Total. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,847 19 3 £ s. d. 2,132 5 3 Brought forward iarbours— co ntin ued. Wangawehi,— Light ... 60 0 0 60 0 0 Tauranga,— Salaries Contingencies 294 0 0 64 13 7 358 13 7 Gisborne, — Salaries Removal of rocks Contingencies 291 10 0 174 0 0 154 12 9 620 2 9 Wairau, — Salaries Contingencies 132 0 0 18 9 5 150 9 5 Picton, — Salaries Contingencies • 119 0 0 34 8 10 153 8 10 Havelock, — Salaries Beacons 50 0 0 80 0 0 130 0 0 Nelson, — Salaries Contingencies 1,420 0 0 97 14 9 1,517 14 9 Westport, — Salaries Contingencies ... ... 410 0 0 145 5 10 555 5 10 Greymouth,— Salaries Alterations to Signal Station Contingencies 435 0 0 140 11 4 130 5 7 705 16 11 Hokitika, — Salaries Repairs to Signal Station ... Contingencies 722 0 0 204 16 0 147 2 11 1,073 18 11 Okarito, — Salaries Contingencies 50 0 0 64 2 3 114 2 3 Riverton (ten months), —■ Salaries Contingencies 125 0 0 88 11 9 213 11 9 Catlin's River, — Salaries Contingencies 125 0 0 41 11 10 166 11 10 Waikawa, — Salaries Contingencies 50 0 0 3 17 4 53 17 4 Port Chalmers Graving Dock, — Wages and Contingencies ... Interest on Dock Loan 1,152 12 7 1,704 0 0 2,856 12 7 Waikouaiti, — Salaries Contingencies 75 0 0 12 3 5 87 3 5 Moeraki (eight months), — Salaries 66 13 4 66 13 4 Kakanui, — Salaries 150 0 0 150 0 0 Akaroa, — Salaries Contingencies 25 0 0 16 11 8 41 11 8 Carried forward ... 17,923 14 5 2,132 5 3

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Eeturn showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department, &c. — continued. Nature of Expeniture. Details of Expenditure. Totals. Grand Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. 17,923 14 5 £ s. d. 2,132 5 3 Brought forward Harbours— continued. Sumner, — Salaries Contingencies 110 0 0 7 16 1 117 16 1 Kaiapoi,— Salaries Contingencies 120 0 0 0 19 6 120 19 6 Kaikoura, — Salaries Contingencies 50 0 0 1 18 6 51 18 6 Collin gwood, — Salaries Contingencies 12 10 0 19 15 0 32 5 0 Karamea, — Contingencies 12 8 0 12 8 0 Motupipi,— Contingencies 6 12 0 6 12 0 Waitapu,— Salaries Contingencies 7 10 6 11 10 9 19 1 3 Motueka, — Contingencies 2 18 6 2 18 6 Martin's Bay,— Salaries Contingencies 40 1 1 124 18 3 164 19 4 Biwaka, — Contingencies Whangarei,— Subsidy to Ferryman 4 18 0 4 18 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Mongonui, — Contingencies 0 10 0 0 10 0 Napier Bluff Lighthouse, — Salaries Contingencies 254 16 0 73 1 10 327 17 10 Stewart Island, — Salaries 10 0 0 10 0 0 Port Lights... 109 11 11 109 11 11 Lighthouses : — Superintendent of Lights 350 0 0 18,955 10 4 Tiritiri, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 350 0 0 340 0 0 153 7 6 493 7 6 Ponui Passage,— Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 150 0 0 45 9 0 195 9 0 Portland Island, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 188 2 1 95 12 7 283 14 8 Pencarrow Head, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 299 10 0 196 14 3 496 4 3 Mana Island, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 97 5 8 64 14 8 Manukau Heads, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 162 0 4 293 15 0 186 17 2 480 12 2 Carried forward ... 2,461 7 11 21,087 15 7 3—H. 12.

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Eeturn showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marino Department, &c—continued. Nature of Expenditure. Details of Expenditure. Totals. Grand Totals. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 2,461 7 11 £ s. d. 21,087 15 7 B rought forward Lighthouses — continued. Brothers, —■ Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 499 17 2 310 9 0 810 6 2 Cape Campbell,— Salaries Oils, Stores, and Contingencies 271 9 2 188 18 9 460 7 11 Godlcy Head, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 350 0 0 234 3 11 581 3 11 Moeraki, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 71 0 10 42 18 7 113 19 5 Taiaroa Head, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 275 5 7 141 16 8 Nugget Poinl, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 417 2 3 315 0 0 387 13 0 502 13 0 Dog Island, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 384 15 0 236 12 3 621 7 3 Centre Island, — Salaries Contingencies 98 0 0 1 17 6 99 17 6 Puysegur Point, — Salaries Contingencies . 51 2 3 13 6 7 64 8 10 Cape Foulwind, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 320 0 0 230 5 3 550 5 3 Farewell Spit, — Salaries ... ... ... Contingencies 415 0 0 156 15 4 571 15 4 Nelson, — Salaries Oil, Stores, and Contingencies 240 0 0 117 6 0 357 6 0 Probationary Keepers,— Salaries Passages 70 17 0 6 9 6 77 6 6 Total Cost of Lighthouses 7,692 7 3 Sundries and General Contingencies Departmental Travelling Expenses Coastal Buoys and Beacons Charts 359 3 2 367 9 11 318 10 8 122 2 4 1,167 6 1 240 0 0 *5,354 7 0 5,016 1 10 Lighthouse Artificer ... " Stella," s.s. " Hinemoa," s.s. Naval Training School, Kohimarama, — Salaries Provisions, Clothing, and Contingencies 570 14 7 1,400 0 9 1,970 15 4 1,970 15 4 Weather Reporting,— Officer in Charge,.. Salaries of Officers at Out-station3 ... Contingencies 300 0 0 510 10 0 18 10 8 829 0 8 829 0 8 Totals ... 43,357 13 9 * £2,458 5s. lOd. charged against Public Works Account, Lighthouses.

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STATEMENT showing the Expenditure on New Lighthouses out of Immigration and Public Works Loan during the Financial Year 1877-78.

STATEMENT showing the amount of Pilotage, Port Charges, &c., collected in New Zealand during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1878.

RETURN showing the Quantity of Oil Consumed at the New Zealand Lighthouses during the Year ended 30th June, 1878.

Nature of Expenditure. Amount. Brothers Lighthouse Portland Island Puysegur Point Mokohinau Cape Maria Van Diemen ... Centre Island ... Moeraki Akaroa Cape Saunders Timaru "Hinemoa," s.s. "Stella," s.s. ... £ s. d. 310 6 0 1,704 10 9 3,418 12 1 43 10 0 1,863 12 11 1,905 19 7 2,804 2 3 2,510 15 2 545 4 1 708 8 3 7 9 3 2,458 5 10 Total £18,310 16 2

Port at which Collected. Pilotage. Port Charges, &c. Total. Auckland Dnehunga Kaipara Fauranga rhames Russell Vlongonui Elokianga Sew Plymouth iVanganui ?atea Jangitikei ?oxton Wellington Napier tVairoa Poverty Bay felson lokitika ... Lyttelton t'imaru Damaru Cakanui Dunedin 'nvercargill (New River) iluff tiverton doeraki >ort Molyneux ... Vaikouaiti £ s. d. 1,109 15 7 169 9 6 663 3 6 60 18 3 56 7 0 91 18 0 149 10 10 76 12 6 258 13 2 2 5 11 13 14 10 84 14 4 2,277 4 8 1,065 10 2 55 10 9 45 18 5 840 10 11 3* 18 8 2,872 4 11 £ 8. d. 115 6 1 128 2 3 287 13 10 64 17 11 11 10 9 46 12 5 "i 12 1 1,418 1 11 273 4 6 £ s. d. 1,225 1 8 297 11 9 950 17 4 60 18 3 121 4 11 91 18 0 11 10 9 149 10 10 123 4 11 258 13 2 4 18 0 13 14 10 84 14 4 3,695 6 7 1,338 14 8 55 10 9 45 18 5 848 2 1 34 18 8 4,678 2 3 9 19 5 250 5 7 9 19 8 3,262 14 3 66 5 7 829 9 8 34 9 4 19 19 0 3 8 0 9 11 8 7 11 2 1,973 4 2 1,805 17 4 9 19 5 250 5 7 9 19 8 1,289 10 1 66 5 7 341 19 0 11 15 0 19 19 0 3 8 0 9 11 8 487 10 8 22 14 4 Totals for 1877-78 ... £12,412 10 1 6,174 4 3 18,586 14 4 Totals for 1876-77 ... £13,078 11 9 5,873 4 5 18,951 16 2

Name of Lighthouse. Gallons Consumed. riritiri Portland Island ... Pencarrow Head Hana Island Manukau Heads Brothers }ape Campbell ... Jodley Head Hoeraki raiaroa Head 'fugget Head log Island Dape Foul wind ... <arewell Spit sTelson Soames Island Napier Bluff 466 212 510 134 475 483 431 399 116 405 504 655 526 416 184 166 220

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STATEMENT showing the amount of Light Dues collected in New Zealand during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1878.

STATEMENT showing the amount collected during the Financial Year 1877-78 as Fees under the Steam Navigation Acts and the Merchant Ships Officers Examination Act, and from the Sale of Charts, &c.

RETURN of Masters, Mates, and Engineers to whom Certificates of Service have been granted under "The Merchant Ships' Officers Examination Act Amendment Act, 1871," during the Financial Year 1877-78.

Name of Port at which Collected. Amount Collected. Auckland Onehunga Kaipara Tauranga Thames Whangaroa Russell Mongonui Hokianga' Whangarei New Plymouth ... Wanganui Patea Rangitikei Foxton Wellington Napier Poverty Bay Picton Havelock Wairau Kaikoura Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Kakanui Dunedin Invercargill (New River) Bluff Riverton ... Moeraki £ s. d. 1,650 5 0 116 15 0 46 7 9 49 4 6 19 8 3 6 5 1 91 14 11 0 4 6 9 14 0 19 8 0 83 11 2 59 1 2 0 2 11 18 5 15 6 2 2,327 7 5 199 10 0 32 1 3 115 16 11 18 5 6 21 10 6 9 3 4 719 6 4 218 11 5 118 5 11 38 16 2 2,407 6 7 92 1 2 140 19 3 4 12 9 2,240 3 0 21 9 1 613 13 10 7 9 7 2 12 4 9 Total for 1877-78 £11,517 19 2 Total for 1876-77 £11,035 4 2

Nature of Receipts. Amount. <"ees under Steam Navigation Acts and Merchant Ships Officers Examination Act Sale of Charts Survey of Unseaworthy Ships 'dotage Exemption Certificates Sale of Oil-casks, &c. £ s. d. 935 12 0 68 6 0 8 6 8 189 0 0 1 14 6 Total £1,202 19 2

Name of Person. Rank for which Granted. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue of Certificate. Number of Certificate. 5dward Perkins tobert Watt 'olm Urqulmrt lavid Mason ?homas Scott Jeorge Siddells Jharles Smith ohn McDougall ... jars Petersen Jdward Kerns )harles Forbes Vince )avid Mason "ames Macfarlane ... Ienry Hollingsworth Llexander Darling Master... Mate ... Master... ,, ... ,, ,, Mate ... Master... Foreign Trade Home „ Foreign „ Harbour ,, Home ,, M )) Foreign ,, Home ,, 30 July,' 1877 30 „ „ 16 Aug. „ 25 Oct. „ 20 Nov. „ 27 Feb., 1878 7 Mar. „ 12 „ „ 2 April „ 2 „ „ 17 „ „ 25 Oct., 1877 6 Feb., 1878 1 Mar., „ 21 „ 2462 2463 2464 2465 2466 2468 2469 2470 2471 2472 2473 1030 1031 1032 1033 ,, ... »> >» ,, ... Engineer M _ 'J Second Class »> >) 1) >t It it

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RETURN of Masters, Mates, and Engineers, to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted under "The Merchant Ships' Officers Examination Act, 1870," during the Financial Year 1877-78.

Name of Person. Rank for which granted. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue of Certificate. Number of Certificate. rohn McKenzie tfatthew Fitzpatrick ... )harles Thomas Paterson ?homas McGeo Jeorge Pickering Carr... .'homas Richards Frederick Condy ohn Curran ... )aniel Reavy... .lilford McArthur ohn Cavtwright rames Reardon JeterTheet ... Joseph Goodman iVilliam Andrew Smith... rames Earle ... Fohn William dimming Alexander Thomas FraBOr frederi'ck Nutt Godden Javid Buike ... L'homas Blair... Jeorge Jackson Hughes iVilliam Ensign Boxall... Robert Dann ... Charles McFarlane rohn Home ... 3atrick Grieve Howdon... rames Johnson )lof Johnson ... rohn McLean Cameron... rohn Philip Syvret Jeorge McKnight )lc llelgeson ... Lrthur Cornwallis Anthony Bacon Robert Jenneson iVilliam Boss... j_nton Nannestad Jitchie AVatt ... Uan William Stewart ... lenjamin Pillinger Ufred Moss ... Jdwin James Carr Jeorge Simpson iohn Blackwell Booth ... rames Butchart Dickson rohn Christian Moller ... iVilliam John McCabe ... rohn Cowper ... rames Campbell Arthur rohn Adams Bewicke ... idwin Adam Robinson... 'etcr Christiansen rohn Quinlan... rames Crawford idward Aldis Robinson Jeorge Ossian Anderson fob n Frederick Nelson ... Jeorge William Parker... Alexander Macfarlano ... diaries Klein... rohn Johnson... Chomas Edward William Rutter rohn William Turner ... ilichael Welsh Ienry Waller... "rankLawton... ?rederick Renner tobert Kirk ... L'hoinas Blair ... Lugustus Skillen .Villiam Shilling 'eter Curran ... racob Gidall ... iVilliam Miller Tans Andreas Neilson ... Stephen Ellis ... ilark Furneaux Dtto Herman Arndt ... Uexander Wynd Kenneth McDonald Jeorge Alfred Marks ... Master Only Mate Master Second Mate Only Mate Master Second Mate Master Only Mate Second Mate Only Mate Master First Mate Second Mate Master First Mate Master Only Male Master >j First Mato Master Only Mate jj jj jj First Mate jj Second Mate Only Male >) JJ Jj Second Mate Master Foreign Trade 3) II JJ It tt )> JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ J> JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ J> JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ 9 July, 1877* 11 „ 11 ,. „ * 15 Aug., „ * 7 Sept., „ * 19 „ „ * 25 „ „ * 26 „ „ * 5 Oct., „ * 5 „ 22 „ 2G „ „ * 30 „ 8 Nov., „ * 12 „ „ * 12 „ 12 „ „ * 12 „ „ * 20 „ „ * 3 Dec, „ * 11 „ ., * 11 „ „ * 12 „ 13 „ 17 „ ,. * 17 „ „ * 20 „ 21 „ „ * 29 „ „ * 31 „ 31 „ 1 Feb., 1878 * 1 „ 1 „ 7 „ 18 „ „ * 2 Mar., „ 5 „ 13 „ 19 „ -. * 28 „ „ * 2 April, „ * 2 „ „ * 11 „ 17 „ „ * 8 May, „ * 11 „ „ * 13 „ „ * 29 „ „ * 10 June, „ * 17 „ „ * 25 „ 4 July, „ 19 „ 1877 3 Aug., „ 16 „ 27 „ 27 „ 31 „ 1 Sept., „ 1 „ 7 „ 10 „ 9 Oct., „ 22 „ 12 Nov., „ 15 „ 23 „ „ 3 Dec, „ 13 „ 17 „ 17 „ 20 „ 12 Jan., 1878 12 „ 17 „ 17 „ 17 „ 24 „ 18 Feb., „ 2 Mar., „ 67 126 72 127 128 129 130 131 100 132 133 134 135 136 87 137 138 139 140 141 142 104 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 65 78 161 162 163 160 82 164 116 166 165 167 168 5106 5067 5108 5109 5110 5111 5112 5113 5114 5115 5116 5117 5118 5119 5120 5121 5122 5123 5124 5125 512G 5107 5127 5005 5128 5129 5130 5070 5131 Second Mate Only Mato First Mate Master JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ n tt JJ J» n First Mate Master First Mate JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ tt Master JJ JJ Home Trade JJ jj jj tt jj jj JJ jj jj tt jj jj JJ jj jj It Mate Master jj jj jj jj n jj jj it jj jj n jj jj jj jj jj jj jj tt jj jj it tt jj jj jj jj n >) jj jj >j jj jj 'i jj jj ti jj jj u jj jj n jj jj it jj jj jj jj

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RETURN of Certificates of Competency that have been issued to Masters and Engineers of River Steamers during the Financial Year 1877-78.

iETTJEN 0 .as ;ers, :es, am iQgineers er teas ;es o iompe ;ency — com hnuet Name of Person. Rank for which granted. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue of Certificate. Number of Certificate. Daniel Higgins 5dwin James Carr Charles Frederick Backstrom rohn Picton fames Anderson Uf red Johnston rohn Abram ... rohn Anthony Stewart rohn Cowan ... Andrew McGregor lenry Arthur Day rohn S. Smith iohn Grubb ... iVesley Johnston larrison Balfour Irwin rom George Johnson ... iVilliam Macfarlane rohn Anderson David Cuthbert Braid... tVilliam Cable ?eter Glencross rohn McKenzie rames Henderson ilexander Cullen L'homas Sydney Hamerton Charles Worrall [lenry Augustus Levestam Mate Home Trade 13 March, 1878 2 April, „ 4 jj jj 11 „ 2 May, „ 8 „ " II )) 9 „ 29 „ 14 June, „ 17 „ 17 „ 17 „ 4 July, 1877 4 * 3 Aug., 4 Sept., „ 19 „ 23 Oct., „ * 16 Nov., „ * 25 Jan., 1878 26 „ „ * 2 March, „ * 27 „ „ * 10 April, „ 13 June, „ * 27 * >HI JJ JJ 5,132 5,133 5,134 5,135 5,136 5,137 5,138 5,139 5,140 5,141 5,142 5,143 5,144 39 40 41 42 43 44 34 45 27 46 47 43 49 50 jj Master jj jj jj jj jj Mate Master jj jj jj jj Mate Master Mate Master Engineer jj jj jj jj Second Class jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj First Class Second Class First Class Second Class jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj * Issued under the provisions of Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 12th February, 1S7G, and have the same force as similar certificate! inted by the Board ol Trade.

Name of Person. Rank for which Issued. Date of Issue of Certificate. Number of Certificate, Simon William Wilson William Bettis Arnold Claudius Sehnauer James McNeill John Godfrey Carlquist Isaac Fletcher Samuel Joseph Roe John Thomas Smith ... James Alexander Garrett Henry Ballans Allen Christey Edward White Donald Stalker Thomas Boddington Alexander Marshall Robert Hagon David Bruce Peter Peterson Alexander Fleming Michael McConville Hugh Morrison Robert Liddle William Smith James Jones John Gilroy Edward Miall Moss William Charles Russell James Deery George William Kendall James Nasmith John Fraser Robert Bain Davidson ... Frederick Lcako Master Engineer 25 Sept., 1877 19 Oct., „ 12 Nov., „ 1 Feb., 1878 13 „ 29 May, „ 25 June, „ 19 July, 1877 19 „ 21 „ 10 Aug., „ 10 „ 5 Sept., „ 7 „ * jj jj 5 Oct., „ 23 ,, ,, 5 Nov., „ 3 Dec, „ 20 „ 7 Jan., 1878 * 11 )> 25 „ 16 Feb., „ 5 March, ,, 17 April, „ 17 „ 30 „ 22 May, „ 29 „ 29 „ 8 June, „ 24 „ 3,015 3.01G 3,017 3,018 3,019 3,020 3,021 1,272 1,273 1,274 1,275 1,276 1,277 1,278 1,279 1,280 1,281 1,282 1,283 1,284 1,285 1,286 1,287 1,288 1,289 1,290 1,291 1,292 1,293 1,291 1,295 1,296 1,297

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RETURN of Pilotage Exemption Certificates issued during the Financial Year 1877-78.

RETURN of Steam Vessels to which Passenger Certificates have been issued in New Zealand during the Financial Year 1877-78.

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No. of Certificate. Names of Masters to whom Certificates havj been issued. Name of Vessels for which Certificate! have been issued. Port included in Certificate. 395 '396 397 398 Robert Burr Thomas Fernandez James Tozer John Barnard Omaha ... Wave Albion Isabelle ... Auckland Auckland, Lyttelton. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Wellington, Hokitika, Dunedin, Kaipara (Wairoa River only). Wellington. Wellington and Lyttelton. Wellington. Dunedin, Wellington. Wellington. Auckland. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Dunedin. Wellington, Lyttelton, Kaipara. Wellington, Kaipara (Wairoa River only). Dunedin, Kaipara River. Lyttelton. Wellington, Dunedin, Manukau, Lyttelton, Pieton. Auckland, Kaipara. Wellington, Lyttelton. Lyttelton, Auckland. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Manukau, New Plymouth, Pieton, Nelson. Dunedin. Auckland. Auckland, Kaipara, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Kaipara. Auckland, Dunedin. Wellington. Lyttelton, Kaipara (Wairoa River only). Dunedin, Kaipara. Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Bluff, RuBsell, Auckland. Dunedin. Auckland. Wellington. Wellington. Wellington. Wellington. Dunedin. Wellington. Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton. Wellington. Dunedin. 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 John McKenzie William Hunt John McDonald Nathaniel Myers Samuel Finlay Francis Morton Garraway William Hntcheson Manson Henry Downing Potter... John Cowper Alexander Wynd Thomas Chandler Charles Thomas Paterson John Anderson Mann ... John Anderson Kate McGregor Excelsior... Carlotta ... Annie Hill Ceres Mazeppa... Canny Scot Bobycito... Rosannah Rose Sarah Pile Exonia ... Pakeha ... Pet s.s. Taranaki 413 414 415 416 Thomas Clark Abrams ... Henry Abbott Daniel Robert Cooper ... Thomas McGee Ellerton ... Jane Island Lily s.s. Wellington 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 George Henry Crone ... James Carey David Buike John McLeod John Urquhart Cornelius Fred Tucker ... Harold Dillner Kenneth McKinnon George Alfred Marks ... Hally Bay ley Glencoc ... Minnehaha Ethel Gael F. W. Tucker Flora Pakeha ... Seagull ... 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 Edward Finlay son Thomas Ruttcr Michael Vincent Harley Frederick Highfield Robert Kirk Frederick Melhuish Dicker Jno. Cowan Christon Anthon Joseph Hughes Robert Evans David McKenzie Nonpareil Ellerton ... Wild Wave Sarah Pile Clio s.s. Go-Ahead Annie Hill Anthons ... Star of the South ... Raymond Samson ...

Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Horsepower of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Nature of Engines. Remarks. Lkaroa Jert Lnnie Milbank... Lntrim irgyle ialclutha leautiful Star ... Sella Slack Diamond Jharles Edward !ity of Cork ... Jlyde )elta )cvonport )ispatch )unoon )urham lasby Sclipso Enterprise rairy fairy leelong lemini Jo-Ahead lauraki 43 12 44 35 126 84 126 12 9 89 29 27 60 23 38 7 54 969 8 61 4 33 108 11 82 73 28 8 24 30 40 50 30 12 20 60 40 32 30 12 40 10 30 140 8 32 4 15 70 7 30 45 Screw Paddle J) Screw St era-wheel Screw Sea-going River Extended River River Sea-going River Sea-going Extended River River Sea-going River Extended River River Compound Non-condenBing jj jj Compound Non-condensing Condensing Non-condensing jj jj jj Condensing Paddle Twin-screw Paddle Non-condensing New Vessel. jj jj jj Twin-screw Screw jj jj Sea-going River Extended River Sea-going River Extended River River Extended River jj Condensing Non-condensing Compound jj Non-condensing Paddle Screw jj Paddle Twin-screw jj River Sea-going jj Condensing Non-condensing Condensing Paddle » jj

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;etuen of Steam Vessels to which Passenger Certificates have been issued, i &c. — continue*

Name of VesBel. Tons Register. Horsepower of. Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Nature of Engines. Remarks. Hawea Ino Iona 461 24 159 97 25 75 33 138 39 133 5 4 30 23 10 26 4 20 247 86 6 62 103 118 43 20 49 78 44 15 20 117 28 14 31 8 18 10 11 101 186 18 13 30 10 4 19 17 138 576 74 20 111 20 31 29 139 174 40 175 67 47 58 10 20 298 461 50 21 39 62 12 64 61 70 228 11 1,158 101 64 277 165 261 1G0 12 65 45 8 20 15 50 15 30 120 4 25 14 10 60 6 10 45 25 14 30 45 60 25 12 25 18 24 9 16 43 10 5 18 8 10 6 10 35 50 23 10 30 14 4 14 15 45 172 30 29 70 10 27 12 50 45 25 45 30 22 20 7 15 90 160 14 55 10 25 10 20 14 30 90 15 256 25 50 120 50 80 Screw Twin-screw Screw Stern-wheel Screw Sea-going Extended River Sea-going River Extended River Sea-going River Sea-going Extended River Sea-going Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing Iona Jane Jane Douglas ... Jane Williams ... Kennedy Kina Kiwi Koputai La Buona Ventura Lady Barkly Lalla Rookh Lilie Lioness Lily Lily Luna Lyttelton Lyttelton Manaia Manawatu Maori Minnie Casey ... Mohaka Moa Murray Napier Noko Oregon Oreti jj jj jj Paddle Screw Paddle JJ JJ JJ Screw Twin-screw Paddle jj River Extended River jj River Sea-going River Extended River Sea-going jj Compound Non-condensing Compound Condensing Compound jj Non-condensing Condensing Non-condensing jj Condensing Non-condensing jj Condensing New Vessel. New Vessel Steam Launch Steam Launch jj Twin-screw-Paddle jj Extended River jj Non-condensing New S. Launch JJ Screw jj Sea-going jj Condensing jj Extended River jj Compound Non-condensing Condensing New Vessel jj jj River Sea-going » jj jj Extended River River Sea-going Extended River River jj Compound Non-condensing New Vessel Osprey Pearl Peninsula Piako Pioneer Pioneer Portobello Pretty Jane Rangatira Result Result Rangiriri Reynolds Riro Riro Rosina Rotoiti Rotomahana Rotorua Rowena Ruby Samson Scotchman Shag Sir Donald Southern Cross ... St. Kilda Staffa Star of the South Stormbird Tainui Takapuna TainO'Shanter... Tangihua Taranaki Taupo ToAroha Titan Tongariro Tongariro Transit Tui Waikato Waipara Waitaki Waitara Wakatipu Wallabi Wallace Wanaka Wanganui Wellington Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Paddle jj Compound Non-condensing New Vessel jj New Vessel jj jj jj Screwjj jj u jj Steam Launch Paddle Screw jj jj jj Sea-going jj Condensing jj Paddle Stern-wheel Screw Extended River Non-condensing New Vessel Steam Launch River jj jj jj jj Extended River jj jj jj New Vessel jj jj Sea-going jj Condensing Compound jj u jj Paddle J) Screw River Sea-going River Sea-going Extended River Sea-going jj Non-condensing Condensing Non-condensing jj jj jj Condensing Compound Condensing jj jj Extended River Sea-going jj Compound Condensing Non-condensing jj Paddle jj Extended River River JJ Screw jj u jj jj jj jj Sea-going jj Compound New Vessel Paddle J) jj River Extended River jj Non-condensing Condensing Non-condensing New Vessel JJ jj JJ JJ Screw Paddle Twin-screw Screw jj River Sea-going River Sea-going Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing jj jj Extended River Sea-going Compound Non-condensing Compound Condensing jj Paddle Screw jj jj jj Compound Condensing jj jj jj jj jj

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DESCRIPTIVE RETURN of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

RETURN showing the Number of Masters and Mates examined during the year ended the 30th June 1878, distinguishing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Revolving or Fixed. Period of Revolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower, Dwellings, built of. built of. Date first Lighted, Sri Tiri 'onui Passage 'ortland Island ... 'ortland Island ... 2nd order dioptric 5th 2nd Fixed White Red, white, and green White Red; to show over Bull Rock White Iron Timber Timber 1st Jan., 1865 29th July, 1871 10th Feb., 1878 Revolving Fixed 30" 'encarrow Head ... lanukau Heads ... Srothers Srotliers Jape Campbell lodley Head loeraki 'ainroa Head fugget Point )og Island 2nd 3rd 2nd Fixed Iron Timber Timber 1st Jan., 1859 1st Sept., 1874 24th Sept.,1877 jj Flashing Fixed Revolving Fixed i'6" jj "v Red, over Cook Rock White 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st „ 1st order catadioptric 2nd order dioptric 2nd JJ jj Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone 1st Aug., 1870 1st April, 1865 22ndApril,1878 2nd Jan., 1865 4th July, 1870 1st Aug., 1865 jj J) Red White Revolving 30" Jape Foulwind farewell Spit 30" 1' Wliite, with red are, over Spit end WhiU, with red are ; to mark limit of anchorage White Timber Timber 1st Sept., 1876 17th June, 1870 jj felson 4th Fixed Iron 4th Aug., 1862 !ape Maria van Diemen Jape Maria Van Diemen Lkaroa Jcntre Island 1st Revolving 1' Timber In course of erection Fixed Red; to show over Columbia Reef Wliite White, with red over inshore; dangerous White 2nd 1st Flashing Fixed 10" JJ jj jj jj j. 'uysegur Point ... 1st Flashing 10" JJ jj

rCKLA] ™. Wl .UNO' tax. !DU 'oTAL! Class of Chrtificatr. T3 o> ID I PH T3 0J "3 m la o HS at m P* Cj I rM O H i Ph 'S *3 EH .73 01 I 1 Ph t3 oi a es H 3 o EH 'oreign-going Certificates fome-Trade Certificates liver Steamer Certificates 23 6 5 15 1 38 7 5 11 30 10 8 21 38 20 4 3 3 1 1 23 5 4 54 40 8 28 10 1 82 50 9 Totals 34 16 50 41 18 59 27 5 32 102 39 141

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RETURN of Wrecks on which Inquiries have been held under the Enquiry into Wrecks Act, or for which Casualty Returns have been received, between the 1st July, 1877, and the 30th June, 1878.

Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. Rigo to ■§>§ P-H Number of I Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty happened. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Crew. Passengers. Direction. Force. 1877. July 8 Stormbird, s.s., 23 years; Isabella, 7J years Southern Cross, s.s.. 3§ years ; Adah, 1J years Jessie Henderson, 3 years Mem, 8 years Schooner 69 Ballast ■) S.S.E. I Collision cause! by the light on board the " Isabelle," which vessel wis at anchor, beitig obscured as the "Stormbird" approached Casualty caused by carelessness of those on board the " Adah," and the " Southern Cross " not slowing her engines when she lost sight of the " Adah's " light r Peter Doile. „ 10 129 Coal ( Collision; partial loss Wellington Harbour Strong breeze (.John Barnard. ('Francis Holmes jj 139 IS Ballast ~\ Collis: on ; partial loss i mile to westward of Ponui Passage light W.S.W. Light Ketcli 29 3 1 General t C William Jones. John Urquhart. „ 14 Schooner 92 9 1 Copra Strnnded ; totul loss Stranded ; total loss Rabi Island, Fiji Group s. Fresh breezo „ 14 jj 237 10 Timber i of a mile outside outer North Head of Hokianga Harbour Cullen Point, Port of Havelock On a patch of rocks off Rotaro Islands, Waiheke Passage, Auckland Calm Casualty caused by the wind suddenly falling, and the heavy swell rolling in causing the chain to part Vessel at anchor ; during night the tide swung her round on to the shore Casualty occurred through an accident George Loverock. „ 17 Canterbury j» 34 3 Timber Stranded ; no damage Stranded ; partial loss Louis Pike. „ 17 Fairlie, Hi years jj 177 7 N.Z. produce E. Moderate Gregory Seymour Norris. Aug. 8 Taranaki, s.s., 12 years jj 327 25 21 General "" - Ballast J Stores (scaling) Coal ") Ballast I General Collision; tofal loss of s filing vessel West of Pigeon Bay Entrance, nearer to Port Levy Light breeze "Quiver" considered to blame for not attempting to get out of the way of the "Taranaki" when she was seen approaching. "Quiver" was not seen by " Taranaki" until collision, and it is doubtful if she had any light burning Wreck caused by a very heavy gale causing cables to part during the night Collision caused by the " Luna" not keeping out of the way of the "Herald," in accordance with section 15 of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea Master adjulged guilty of grave default in not using lead and other means of ascertaining his position when so near the shore and on a strange coast. Master's certificate suspended for three years. The cerlideate of John Ernest Going, second male, was suspended for Bix months, as he was the officer of the watch at the time of the stranding, and did not use proper precautions to keep the vessel off the shore. The first mate was in as grave an error us the master as to the navigation of the ship ; the Court, however, did not suspend his certificate as he was not responsible, being acting under the master's orders* ate'i certificate daring the period of suspension. N John Griffiths. N 6 Quiver, 7 years Beucleuch, 6 years Luna, p.s., 13 years Herald, 10 years Que en Bee, 18 years, A 1 5 years, Ketch E.N.E. J Charles Smith. Henry Douglas Bezer. / Stephen Bascand '.Donald McKay. John Sayes Davies 20 2 1 E. Schooner 66 13 Stranded ; total loss N.E. extreme end of Macquuri ie Island Hurricane N 7 jj 247 20 Collision ; partial loss In Willing! on Harbour, about 800 yards from wharf N.W. Strong breeze 53 5 .. 7 Barque 726 21 30 Stranded; total loss 1 Fresh breezo Farewell Spit • Th» B01 ird of Trade hi ive redi iced the ieriod of suspension of Captain Davi< ji's certificate from three years to one year, anil hav v* granted him a

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Aug. 13 » 13 j Robina Dnnlop, 3^ years Barque 493 14 | .. 1 Ballast i Stranded; ... i total loss i i Ballast Stranded ; total loss About a mile north of N.W. 1 Fresh breeze the Turakina River, Cook Strait N.W. Fresh breeze Master adjudged guilty of culpable negli- , gence in not paying greater attention to ■ the navigation of his ship, particularly with reference to the course and distance ! run, and not taking proper soundings. His certificate was suspended for two years. First mate, George Frederic August Carl von Shoen, was censured for not having paid proper attention to the course made and distance run John Graham. , 18 Colleen Bawn, 14 years Timber Stranded; partial loss ... ! N.Z. pro- Stranded; 2 ducc and foundered ; live stock total loss 1 rJ«,.^«ol I Stranded * 1 General l and capsized . ° stores total loss all hands 2 General Stranded; partial loss . Sunken rock about f S. Moderate gale of a mile south of Trio Islands, Admiralty Bay Midway between S.S.E. North Spit and Mussel Rock, near Raglan Entrance to VVanga- Easterly Light air pe Harbour North Beach, Port of E.N.E. Light Grevmouth „ 18 Schooner 29 ... Henry George Waller. ., 18 , 18 j Echo, 3 vears jj 27 The loss of the vessel was caused by the tiller-lines giving way John Cowell. „ 20 , 20 „ 23 pt. 4 1 Lionel, s.s., 1 year St. Kihla, 9 years, Al at Lloyd's Mary Ami Hudson, 8 years Cutter Schooner 15 1S9 4 10 Vessel struck and capsized when crossing the bur Casually cause 1 by the current of the river causing the vessel not to answer her helm Casualty caused by the wind suddenly falling when the vessel was crossing the bar of the Mohaka River Casualty caused by the tug " Lioness," which was towing the " Clio," being washed into the North Spit by the current and ocean set; and before she could get off the "Clio" was washed ashore also Casualty caused by the " Pelican" touching on the bar while in tow of the tug " Lioness " Casualty reported to have been caused by the master attempting to cross the bar when signal "Put to sea" was flying. Action of master considered justifiable, as the vessel was in an unseaworthy condition, and a gale was rising The casualty was caused by a heavy sea breaking suddenly on board William Sinitl Stuart. Robert Locke Owen. „ 23 Sept. 4 Ketch Under 15 2 Ballast Stranded ; j total loss ' i Mouth of Mohaka N.E. Eiver, Hawke's Bay John Rush „ 7 n 7 Clio, 7 years 81 1 ... \ N.Z. pro- , Stranded; I duee parliallossj North Spit of Hoki- Westerly Light tika River Alexander Chain bors. „ 12 Pelican, 3 years I 74 j 6 General Stranded ; partial loss North Spit of Hoki- S.W. Gentle breeze tika River Colin Campbell. „ 12 Schooner „ 13 „ 15 Merlin, 7 years 40 4 Coal Stranded; partial loss S.W. bank of Wai- W.S.W. : Stiff breeze tara River, 100 yards inside bar. John Grubb. • I Archibald Bell. I I „ 16 „ 16 Zior, 5 years Miranda, 15 years >» 63 1 'N.Z. pro- Damage 2 duee done by sea breaking on board ; partial loss Ballast Stranded; totalloss 20 miles off Brighton, S.W. Whole galo West Coast Blind Bay, Great W.S.W. Very hard Barrier Island The loss of the vessel was caused by the force of the wind causing her to drag on to the roeks, where she lost her rudder; and, becoming unmanageable, became total wreck Casualty caused by the tug getting ashore Joseph Silva. Cutter 23 W.S.W. Ketch I | John Fitzgerald : Donovan. „ 25 A,-us, [ 23 years 86 ... ' Produce j Stranded ; j I partial loss North Beach, Grey- ... Calm mouth I

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iETTJHN o: reel b on wl iicl quiries iave ieen c.— com 'muet Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and ClaBS when known. Rig. Number of I Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty happened. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. c PassenCr6W- gers. Direction. Force. 1877. Sept. 29 Sarah Pile, 13 years Brigantine 115 8 Hewn Timber Stranded ; partial loss Buller Bar, East I Bank, Westport N.N.W. Fresh breeze Casualty caused by master crossing the bar before the signals were put up for him to do so Casualty caused by tug-rope becoming slack when rounding North Spit Casualty caused by vessel striking on a boulder in the trough of the sea wdien crossing Patea bar Casualty caused by baflling winds and the current Vessel supposed to have capsized in a heavy Bquall David Bissett. Oct. 11 Lizzie Guy, 6 years Jane Elkin 12 years Schooner 93 Timber Stranded ; partial loss Stranded; total loss North Spit, Hokitika River, Westland Patea River bar S.W. Moderate breeze Henry Priest. .-, 14 Ketch 25 3 Timber ... S.S.E. Moderate breezej Peter Grey Leslie. » 18 Torea, 2J years Clan Alpine, 1 year Schooner, F. and A. Schooner 70 6 Timber Stranded ; pari ial loss Total loss; supposed capsized Masterand one seaman washed overboard Collision ; partial damage Stranded ; partial loss si mppose 4 (all hands) 2 Off Cape Campbell Reef ed Supposed about S.E. of Kaikoura Penin- ) eula, some 15 or 20 miles Lat. 42° 7' S., long. 128° 4' E. 19 miles distant N.E. by N. from Saint Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight Arrow Rock entrance of Nelson Harbour N.N.W. Nearly calm John Grundy. Supposed about Oct. 24 .40 4 N.Z. produce supposed 4 (all hands) James Smart. Nov. 1 Emma, 10 years Barque 285 11 Sugar 2 S.W. Whole gale A heavy sea struck the vessel, and washed the Captain and an A.B. overboard William Mangles Stockley. 4 County of Peebles, 2 years Lucie Marie Ship 1614 33 30 General^ 3 S.W. by S. The County of Peebles came into collision with a French vessel, the " Lucie Marie," in the English Channel, no light being seen on board the " Lucie Marie " Vessel carried on to the rock by a sudden puff of wind when sweeping out of the harbour with the ebb tide Casually caused by vessel missing stays when entering harbour William Fordyee. Midge, 23 years Cutter 17 General merchandise Timber w. Light air Henry Eure. M 6 2 it 10 Waihopai, 10 years Schooner 44 3 Stranded ; total loss Stranded ; partial loss Reef near to Penearrow Head, entrance to Wellington Harbour South Head, Lyttelton Harbour N.W. Half gale Peter Cuvron. jj 17 Empress of China, 3 years Barquentine 255 9 Ballust Baflling The casualty was caused by a sudden lull in the wind when the vessel had no steerage on her, when the swell of the sea carried her on to the rocks. Vessel missed stays, and went on to the rocks Casualty caused by vessel, when very light, attempting to beat up the harbour in squally weather Casualty caused by the wind suddenly dropping, and then veering round to another quarter, while the vessel was entering the river Casualty caused by cable parting through stress of weather Alfred Griggs. Dido, 5 years Dolly Varden, 5 years Cutter Machinery Stranded ; partial loss Stranded ; partial Totaranui Rock, in i Blind Bay Tewai Point, entrance ) to Bluff Harbour S.E. Strong breeze Alexander McFarlane. George Williamson. 20 ISO I 2 23 Cutter 20 2 BallaBt W.S.W. Fresh gale >ee. 9 Colleen Bawn. 15 years Schooner 2'J 3 Timber Stranded ; partial loss Stranded ; total loss South Spit, at entrance of Wanganui Biver, Cook's Strait, West Coast, N.I., N.Z. Timaru, about a cable's length north of Government landing servico W.N.W. Fresh Henry Waller. Craig Ellachie, 15 years Brig Coal E.S.E. Gale Magnus S. Meredith. 22 226

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1678. Jnny. 12 Excelsior, 12 years Schooner 92 6 Ballast Supposed foundered; total loss Stranded ; total loss Supposed 6 At sea, supposed between Timaru and Wellington Astrolabe Reef, off j Moliti Island, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, New Zealand Vessel left Timaru for Wellington on 12th January, 1878, and has not since been heard of Wreck caused by neglect of the Master in not seeing that a proper look-out was kept; his certificate waB suspended one month, and be was ordered to pay costs of inquiry Casualty caused by negligence on the part of the Master, whose New Zealand Certificate of Service, No. 2062, was suspended for six months The anchor came home when the vessel was anchored close to the beach Casualty caused by force of wind causing anchors to drag Casualty caused by stress of weather William Hunt. „ 13 Nellie, 1 year jj 66 5 New Zealand produce W.S.W. Moderate breeze Alexander George Armstrong. 1 „ 16 Boon Belle, 14 years Ketch Stranded; partial loss Strong gale 42 Wool South side Moeraki Beach W.N.W. Robert Hughes. J—" Barque ,j 24 Oriental, 14 years Excelsior, 13 years Gainsborough, 11 years Guano Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss Loss of bobstay, bowsprit, &e. Stranded; damage slight Stranded; total loss West side of Maiden Island Amuri Bluff anchorage S.W. Strong John Brown. 281 11 Feb. 14 Barge 35 3 Ballast N.E. Gentle breeze William Atkins Payne. John Carter. „ 19 Ship 974 40 231 General At sea, 156°East long., 44° South lat. N.E. Strong breeze „ 21 Ness, 2 years Cutter 31 3 Timber South Beach, Waipara River, Poverty Bay N.W. Moderate Stranding caused by insufficient depth of water James Stephens. Mar. 2 Glencoe, 30 years Barque 159 8 Timber Rocks at Gore Bay N.E. Moderate gale Casualty caused by force of wind causing the moorings to which the vessel was fastened to drag Casualty caused by a gale rising and causing anchors to drag while the vessel was at anchor in Okakuri Bay Casualty caused by vessel missing Btays and getting among kelp while beating out of Waitangi Bay, Chatham Islands James Carey. 4 Canterbury, 23 years Schooner 34 8 1 Ballast and few pkgs. sundries General ballast Stranded; total loss Okakuri Bay, Tory Channel S.E. Strong gale Louis Pike. „ 22 Omaha, 4 years Brigantine 133 7 Stranded; partial loss On a reef of rocksabout one-third mile from ishore, opposite Customhouse, Waitangi Bay, Chatham Islds. Rock s near Maori kaik, in Now River N.W. Moderate gale George Jackson Hughes. „ 24 Palmerston, 3 years Ketch 25 Sawn timber Stranded ; partial loss Gentle breeze Casualty caused by delay in letting go the anchor when it was found that the vessel was making no headway owing to the current Casualty caused by hurricane Robert Brebner. Westerly April 1 Kedar, 14 years Barque 532 13 Timber Abandoned, wat er logged Stianded ; total loss 1 South Pacific Ocean, about 17° 20' S., 161° 9' W. Beach near Arrow Rock, at entrance to Nelson Harbour Lat. 44° 40' S., long. 74° E. N.E. 11 nrricane Peter Johnson. May 11 Lily of the Wave Ketch 10 1 N.W. Whole gale Casualty caused by vessel being left at anchor without any one on board Hone Raniera, alias John Daniel. Walter Pottinger. „ 31 Kentish Tar, li years Barque 569 15 General Loss of wheel and mizzen -topmast Stranded; total loss 1 W.N.W. Whole gale Loss of wheel, &c, caused by shipping heavy sea „ 11 Mermaid, 23 years Auiora, 10 years Ketch Limestone North Tata Island, Massacre Bay N.E. Moderate gale Casualty caused by cable parting through heavy swell Casualty caused by error in judgment of George Saunders, second mate of the "Wellington," who held no certificate, in starboarding his helm and endeavouring to pass ahead of the " Aurora." Sicond mute of "Wellington" ordered to pay costs of inquiry William Smith. 9 2 , 15 Schooner 52 5 Ballast") General J ; I Collision ; I partial loss Collision; slightly damaged Q u c e n Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand, oil' Boot Cove W.N.W. Light 'George Romeril. McGee. Wellington, s.s. j? 15 Steamship 279 19 15

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;tubn of "Wrecks on which Inquiries have bee. held, &o. — continue! Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. fa O Number of Nature of Cargo. Mature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Rig. _ Pas-en-Crew- gers. Place where Casualty happened. Name of Master. Direction Fore. 1877. May 16 Enterprise, 12 years iirigautine 85 7 Timber" Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale. George Mundle. Omaha, 4 years jj 133 7 Guieral I Collision ; partial damage Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale George Jackson llughes. W. 0. Wentworth, 23 years Barque 315 9 Baliast I J Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale David Cochrane Law. „ 16 Ann Gambles, 16 years Liverpool, 1st Class Barque 424 I 14 General Stranded ; total loss Te Wais Point, Bluff Harbour S.W. by S. Strong gale Casualty caused by default of master in ordering the helm to be put up when the squall struck the vessel and the portanchor was let go. Master's certificate was suspended for six months.* Casualty caused by the wind veering ahead and the tea catching (he vessel on her quarter and heaving her on to the spit John Morgans. „ 28 Coean Bird, 7 yenrs Ketch 88 8 Timber Grounded; partial loss 250 yards from extremepoint of Norlh Spit, Waimaknriri River, at the batNear the Needles, N.E. coast of N.Z. On beach, about li miles N. of Horowhenua River, Cook Strait Just inside South Head of Waikato River Supposed between Auckland and Samoa S. to S.W. veering Gentlo breeze John Moore. June 16 Helen, 16 years Hydrabad, 13 years Schooner Ballast Foundered; I total loss Stranded ; total loss S.W. Stiff breezo Casually cnu-ed by stress of weather Frank Gomez. 23 1 „ 24 Ship 1350 SI 2 Railway Plant W. Storm Inquiry still pending Charles Holmwood, jun. „ 26 Lady Don, 11£ years Brigantine 08 6 Grain Stranded ; i total loss W.S.W. Galo Casualty caused by stress of weather and wheel being carried away Edwin Gill. Hinemoa Schooner 75 6 1 Cattle, sheep, and general cargo I Supposed all hands Un known Vessel left Auckland for Samoa on 10th May, 1878 ; not since been heard of Hugh Eoss. * Since the inquiry His Excellency the Governor has ordered a New Zealand Certificate a3 Master to be issued to Captain Morgans, and has recommended the Board of Trade to re-issue his suspended certificate at once. By Authority: Geobge Didsbtjet, Government Printer, Wellii Price, Is. 3d. igton.— 1878.