MARINE DEPARTMENT. (ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1893-94.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-18

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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. (ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1893-94.)

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

My Loed, — Marine Department, Wellington, 7th August, 1894. •I do myself the honour to transmit herewith, for your Excellency's information, the report of the Marine Department of the colony for the financial year ended on the 31st March last. I have, &c, J. G. Ward, Minister of Marine. His Excellency the Eight Hon. the Earl of Glasgow, &c, Governor of New Zealand.

The Secretary to the Minister of Marine. Sib, — Marine Department, Wellington, 10th July, 1894. I have the honour to make the following report on the administration of this department during the year ended the 31st March last: — Previous to 1871 the Marine Department was a separate branch of the Civil Service. In that year, on the death of Mr. Balfour, Marine Engineer, it became a branch of the Customs Department, under Mr. Seed, then Secretary and Inspector of Customs. In 1878 it again became independent, under the direction of Captain E. Johnson ; but in 1881 it reverted to the Customs, and continued so until the retirement of Mr. Seed from the service, in 1887. At this time the work had so much increased that it was considered advisable that, although Mr. Seed's successor in the Customs should continue officially Secretary for Marine, the actual duties of administration should be entirely in charge of Mr. Wilson, the Chief Clerk in the Marine Office, in the capacity of Assistant Secretary. During the past year it has been decided by Government that, in the interests of economy and efficiency, it was desirable that the Secretary for Customs should resume the actual control of the Marine Department, and, in pursuance of this, Mr. Wilson was required to retire from the Service with compensation for loss of office. Mr. Wilson's connection with the office extended over a period of twenty-six years, during which time he rendered valuable service. It was also decided that, for the future, the work of lighthouse-construction should be undertaken by the Public Works Department, under the general direction of the Engineer-in-Chief, who is also Marine Engineer. Jn consequence of this, the draughtsman employed in the Marine Office was transferred to the Public Works Department. The net result of these changes is that the administrative and professional services are undertaken by officers of other departments —namely, the Secretary of Customs and the Engineer-in-Chief; the officers in the Head Office, whose whole time is devoted to the Marine Department, being the Chief Clerk, one other clerk, and a cadet, and the Nautical Adviser, who is also Examiner of Master and Mates ; also, the Artificer, who attends to the repair of light apparatus, &c. The present salaries of the Head Office are at the rate of £1,085 a year, as against £1,601 at the time the change was made. It may be added that, as the Collectors of Customs are local agents for all business connected with this department, it is expedient and fitting that, if possible, both Marine and Customs business should be administered by the same permanent head, and that the Commissioner of Trade and Customs should also be Minister for Marine. The arrangement now in force has added greatly to my duties and responsibilities. These under the Customs alone were sufficiently arduous ; but I hope that, with the zealous co-operation of the capable and experienced officers in the Marine Department, I shall be able to conduct the business of that department in a satisfactory manner. Lighthouses. —During my annual tour of inspection of Customs offices I was this year able to visit nine lighthouses in the South Island, and two in the North Island, also three in Cook Strait; I—H. 18.

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the remainder, being inaccessible except by sea, cannot very well be got at except by the s.s. " Hinemoa " when on lighthouse service. I have much pleasure in stating that, although in nearly every case my visit was unexpected, I found that, as a rule, the light-towers, apparatus, and keepers' houses were in as good order as they could have been expected to be if they had been prepared for inspection. This has given me assurance that the light-keepers are performing their duties with zeal and carefulness. Nevertheless, lam of opinion that a more systematic inspection than hitherto should be made, and when I get a little more experience in the department I hope to devise arrangements for this duty at a minimum cost. At some of the older stations expenditure will have to be faced in connection with improvement or rebuilding of the keepers' dwellings. I have been impressed with the superiority of the arrangements at the stations more recently constructed, especially the detachment of the keepers' dwellings. At the older stations two families live under one roof, and the wooden partitions separating them do not admit of necessary privacy and the quiet required by men whose duties are performed mainly at night. It is being arranged for the "Hinemoa" to visit the stations which are readily accessible by land less frequently, thus leaving more opportunity for employing that vessel in other useful work. It must, however, be borne in mind that the tendering of inaccessible stations at regular and frequent intervals is absolutely essential, and that other work expected to be performed by the " Hinemoa " must give place to this. Eeference was made last year to the unsatisfactory trial of mineral colza-oil. As there was a stock of about 380 gallons on hand, and as the oil was recently offered to the department at a much cheaper rate than that paid for a former supply, I requested Mr. Scott, the department's artificer, to make further experiments. These have resulted in his adapting the burner, by a slight alteration, and using a thinner wick, in such a way as to give a very satisfactory light. This oil has been burned with success at Pencarrow Head, and it will shortly be tried at other lighthouses, and, if the present reports are confirmed, a considerable saving in expenditure for oil may be effected. This oil is used in some of the Australian Colonies, and is much cheaper than paraffin oil. The lighthouse on Stephen's Island was completed in January last. The light was exhibited for the first time on the 29th of that month, and has entirely justified all the expectations formed of its usefulness'. The total cost was £9,349 9s. lid. Dog Island and Puysegur Point Lighthouses were struck by lightning on the 25th June, 1893, but no damage was done. In May, 1893, at Nugget Point Lighthouse, the telephone-wires were much affected by electric disturbance. The principal keeper describes the occurrence as follows : " A ball of electric fire came from the telephone into the middle of the light-room and burst into sparks, with a report like the snap of a pearifle." No damage resulted. The only occasion on which any light was temporarily extinguished was at Taiaroa Head, where the light was out for a short time on the 3rd February, 1894. This was caused by the down draught from the cowl during a heavy gale. At French Pass the beacon-light was blown out three times, twice from dark until 9 p.m., and once for a few minutes only. These occurrences did not arise from neglect or carelessness. At Puysegur Point an improvement has been effected in the boat-channel, which has been widened 3ft., and deepened Ift. At Cuvier Island heavy rains caused slips at the back of the keepers' dwellings to such an extent that it was necessary to send a labourer from Auckland to assist the keepers in removing the earth. At the French Pass a large slip also came down on the road, and was removed by the keeper with the assistance of extra labour. Captain Fairchild having drawn attention to the dangerous landing at the Brothers, which is exposed to a heavy tide-rip, aggravated during northerly winds, it has, at his suggestion, been decided to make a landing-place on the opposite side of the island. This will cost about £90, ■but it is believed that the extra facilities for landing during any weather will indirectly repay this expense. A greater immunity from accident and possible loss of life will also be secured. Steps are also being taken to improve the landing at Godley Head. During the year the services of one light-keeper were dispensed with, and one resigned. To fill these vacancies, and provide for the new station at Stephen's Island, five appointments were made. Light Dues. —The sum of £15,431 16s. Id. was received for light dues during the year, as against £15,797 10s. 9d. in the preceding year, being a decrease of £365 14s. Bd. Harbours. —The following harbours, at which a staff is maintained, are under the direct management of this department—viz., Manukau, Hokianga, Kaipara, Opunake, Eangitikei, Foxton, Wairau, Nelson, Collingwood, Waitapu, and Okarito. There are also many other harbours at which there is no staff, but in which the department has to maintain buoys and beacons, and to see that navigation is not impeded by the discharge of ballast below high-water mark. In July, 1893, an Order in Council was issued. placing sailing-vessels in tow of the tug at Kaipara on the same footing as steamers as regards pilotage rates. At Manukau, a suggestion of the Harbourmaster that beacons should be substituted for buoys was considered, but, on the Nautical Adviser expressing an adverse opinion, it was not adopted. The objection was that beacons in narrow passages, where there was a strong tide, were liable to be carried away, leaving stumps, which might cause damage to vessels, for which the Government might be held responsible. At Cape Turnagain the landing-place was improved, at a cost of £54 9s. 4d. This amount was paid out of an appropriation of £50 last year, which was supplemented by £50 subscribed by the settlers in the district, and it has been promised that the balance of the £100 would be handed over to the Local Improvement Committee towards the erection of a wharf. In October last the attention of the department was called to the discharge of ballast in Whangaroa Harbour, and the Coastwaiter was instructed to see that for the future the ballast was placed above high-water mark. At Whananaki, the master of the cutter "Esk" was fined £5 for discharging ballast in the harbour. At Whangateau and Ngunguru beacons and buoys have been placed to aid navigation. This work was done by the crew of the " Hinemoa," under the direction of Captain Fairchild. A sunken rock, discovered by Captain Johnson, of the s.s. " Staffa," in the Eangaounou Bay, was examined by Captain

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Fairchild, and its exact position notified to the Admiralty for insertion in charts of the locality. The same course was taken with reference to a rock outside Auckland Harbour, reported by the master of the " Zeno." The Eaglan County Council has been declared to be a Harbour Board for Eaglan Harbour, and Stewart Island County Council for Half-moon and Horseshoe Bays. At the request of the Grgymouth Harbour Board the limits of the Greymouth Pilotage District were defined. The Motueka County Council having expressed a desire for a skilled report on the present condition of Motueka Harbour, Mr. P. S. Hay, C.E., was instructed to make a report, a copy of which was forwarded to the Council. At Opunake Mr. F. Des Forges has been appointed signalman, in place of Mr. Ebbett, deceased. Wharves at Mangapai, Maungakaramea, and Parua Bay, in Whangarei Harbour, were repaired, at a cost of £147 3s. 6d., which was paid out of a sum voted for the purpose last session. The Mongonui County Council received the sum of £160 voted for repairs to the wharf at Mongonui. A sum of £115, appropriated for the erection of a wharf at Te Toro Point, Manukau Harbour, will be handed over to the Waipipi Eoad Board as soon as the erection is completed. At Whangateau Harbour a wharf is being erected by the Public Works Department. A sum of £300 was appropriated for this work last session, but not expended, and Parliament will be asked to renew the vote this year. A sum of £120 appropriated last session for repairs to the breastwork in Nelson Harbour has been found to be insufficient, and, consequently, Parliament will be asked to vote an additional £60. This work is now being carried out. Eepairs to the training-wall in Wairau Eiver have been effected by the Eiver Board out of funds voted for the purpose. Weather-reporting. —Captain Edwin has continued to carry out the duties in. connection with weather-reporting with zeal and efficiency. He also acts as Examiner of Masters and Mates, in conjunction with Captain Johnson. Oyster-fisheries. —It has not been deemed advisable to open the oyster-beds in Manukau and Kaipara Harbours, as it is believed that much better results would be obtained if the beds were subdivided, and leased in small areas under suitable regulations. Legislative authority will be sought this session to enable this to be done. The Harbourmasters at Kaipara and Manukau have been appointed Inspectors of Oyster-fisheries. Licenses have been applied for to occupy foreshore for oyster-culture at Sumner, Porirua, and Nelson, but no actual issue of a license has as yet taken place. In the Northern Oyster-fishery, which extends from Whangaruru Harbour to the North Cape, the duties of seeing that the law is not infringed have been efficiently performed by the Inspector, Mr. H. Stephenson; and Mr. J. Munro, the Inspector at Whangarei, has also carried out his duties in an efficient manner. Fisheries Conservation. —In September last a conviction was obtained against the jnaster of the p.s. " Eesult," a steam-trawler, for having in his possession fish under the regulation size. This decision was upset, on appeal to the Supreme Court, because the Crown was unable to dispute the allegation of the defendant that the fish were caught seven miles off the coast, and therefore not in New Zealand waters. An alteration in the law appears to be necessary, making it an offence to have in possession undersized fish, wherever caught. This matter is now under consideration. The Inspector of Fisheries at Hokitika has been successful in putting a stop to, the use of undersized nets at that place. He has drawn attention to his inability under the present law to seize illegal nets unless he finds them actually in use.* An Inspector has been appointed for the Wellington district, at a small remuneration, to aid the police in seeing that the law relating to fisheries is observed. In March, 1893, the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the size at which flounders should be taken at Lake Ellesmere reported that the minimum size should be 10in., and that the mesh of the nets should be not less than sin., the nets being hung on the square.! Government Steamers. —S.s. "Hinemoa": In addition to the usual lighthouse work, the "Hinemoa " made tw ro voyages to the Auckland Islands—one in May and the other in November. In February she was utilised for a trip to Milford Sound, given to the delegates from other colonies attending the Postal Conference held in this colony. In March and April she made a trip to Earotonga with His Excellency the Governor, and during the trip she called at the Kermadec Islands, where Captain Fairchild inspected the depots for castaways, which were found to be in good order. At Antipodes Island, in November, seven seamen, shipwrecked from the ship " Spirit of the Dawn," bound from Eangoon to Talcahuano, were discovered in a destitute condition, although at another part of the island the New Zealand Government's provision depot contained everything requisite for their comfort. To prevent this for the future, if possible, notices, directing to the depot, have been placed in different parts of the islands on which depots are established, and the Admiralty has been requested to note the existence of the depot on charts of the South Pacific. Towards the end of the year it was rumoured that a Norwegian auxiliary steam-vessel, the " Antarctic," was destined for seal-catching at the Auckland Islands, and, as a close season had been declared for seals, the "Hinemoa" was despatched in April to safeguard the interests of persons in New Zealand who were interested in the preservation of the seals. When the "Hinemoa" arrived it was found that the " Antarctic " had preceded her by about two hours. The master was made aware of the law bearing on the question of taking of seals in New Zealand waters, and he promised not to infringe them. The " Hinemoa " remained until the " Antarctic " took her departure, but it was subsequently deemed advisable to ask the Admiral of the station to despatch

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H.M.S. " Eapid " to the islands. This he readily consented to do, and the vessel left early in June. Additional depots for castaways have been established—viz, one at the Auckland Islands and one at the Snares Island, on which none had existed previously. Notices to mariners, drawing attention to these depots, have been issued and freely circulated in the Australian Colonies and elsewhere, and the Admiralty has been requested to note the depots on charts. I have much pleasure in drawing attention to the admirable services rendered by Captain Fairchild in all these matters, and also to the value of his services on the coast of New Zealand as master of the s.s. " Hinemoa." S.s. Stella: Several inquiries have been made about this vessel, and offers made for her purchase. It was finally decided to fix a reserve of £2,000, below which no offer would be entertained. Wrecks and Casualties. —A table showing an analysis of the casualties reported is attached. Those on the coast of the colony number thirty-five, representing 9,599 tons, as against forty-one casualties, affecting 14,803 tons, in the previous year. The number of total wrecks within the colony was eleven vessels, of 2,405 aggregate tonnage, as against eleven vessels, of 768 aggregate tonnage, in the previous year. The number of lives lost during the year was twenty-five, as against thirty-eight in the previous year; of these, nineteen were on or near the coasts of the colony—namely, three from the "Lizzie" (all hands), five from the " Spirit of the Dawn," eight from the "Gazelle," and one each from the s.s. "Wainui," s.s. " Stormbird," and s.s. " Argyle." Of the six lives lost beyond the colony, three were from the " Gratitude," and one each from the " Helen Denny," " Auckland," and s.s. " Wairarapa." Examination of Masters, Mates, and Engineers. —The changes described in last year's report have been modified by the reappointment of Captain Tilly to be Examiner at Auckland, Captain Eobertson to act with him. The Imperial Board of Trade having consented to the colony granting certificates of competency for masters and mates of foreign-going steamships only, the necessary regulations have been made and the certificates are now issued. These certificates allow officers who have served in steamers, and who, owing to absence of service in square-rigged sailing-ships, could not prior to the issue of the regulations in question obtain certificates, to act in the capacities of masters and mates of steamships only. Seventy-five candidates passed their examination for certificates of competency, and forty-seven failed. Of those who passed, forty-three were masters, mates, and engineers of sea-going vessels, and thirty-two were masters and engineers of river-steamers. One candidate failed to pass the colour-test examination. Three certificates of service as master in the Home trade were issued during the year, each being a renewal of a former certificate which had been lost. Belief of Distressed Seamen. —The sum of £127 Is. lOd. has been expended during the year on account of the relief of distressed seamen belonging to New Zealand vessels. Of this amount, £32 6s. was paid for maintenance, &c, of the crew of the " Waireka," at Noumea and Sydney; £31 Bs. 6d. for the crew of the " Eyno " ; £10 17s. for the crew of the " Notero " ; £2 10s. 4d. for the survivors of the " Gazelle " ; and £50 for charter of the s.s. " Waiotahi," to search for a vessel reported to have been seen disabled. A further sum of £133 ss. 9d. was expended in the relief of the crew of the " Spirit of the Dawn," a claim for which will be made against the Imperial Board of Trade, as the vessel belonged to the United Kingdom. Wages and Effects of Deceased Seamen. —The estates of twenty-nine deceased seamen, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of £464 17s. lid., have been dealt with during the year, and, of these, twenty-four were new estates. £257 16s. lid. has been paid to relatives and other claimants. A report by the Marine Engineer on the works executed under his direction is attached. "Returns. —Eeturns relating to the expenditure of the department, lighthouses, list of certificates issued, wrecks, &c, are also attached. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister of Marine, Wellington. W. T. Glasgow, Secretary.

The Marine Engineer to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir, — Marine Department, Bth August, 1894. I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Hon. the Minister for Marine, a report on the works executed in connection with the erection of lighthouses and other marine works during the year. Stephens Island. An iron tower, which was constructed under contract by Messrs. Beaney and Sons, of Auckland, has been erected by the department in a position at the northern end of the island, and the light was exhibited on the 29th January, 1894. The tower is of cast-iron, erected on concrete foundations, and is 30ft. in height from the top of foundations to the lantern sole-plate. It is 17ft. 6in. diameter at the base, 13ft. 7in. at the top, and is surmounted by a lantern 19ft. high; the total height from surface of ground to top of lantern being 50ft. The light apparatus is of the Ist order group, showing a white light flashing every halfminute, two distinct flashes in quick succession, and shows over an arc of 293° all round to seaward as far as the land will allow. The light is 600ft. above sea-level, and can be seen for a distance of about thirty-two nautical miles from a ship's deck at sea. Three substantial cottages for keepers' dwellings, and buildings for stores and school-room have been erected at the lighthouse. To facilitate the landing and convey-

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ance to the site of materials required in the erection of the lighthouse and buildings, and the stores for maintenance of the light, a concrete pier was erected on the slope of the rocks at the south-east end of the island, on which a crane was fixed, and the landing-pier connected with the site of the lighthouse by a tramway of about 73 chains long, laid with iron rails and properly equipped with wire hauling-rope, trucks, and horse-whims. A graded horse-road has also been formed from the boat-landing at the beach in the small bay, near the south-east point of the island, to the lighthouse. The total cost of the lighthouse and other works executed in connection with it was £9,349 9s'. lid. Fareiuell Spit. The present lighthouse tower, which is a framed timber structure, 100ft. high, erected in 1869-70, having become so much decayed in some of the principal parts of the frame-work as to render it defective, it has become necessary to provide for the erection of a new tower. Plans and specifications have, therefore, been prepared for a tower to be constructed of wrought-iron open frame-work, on concrete foundations; the height of the proposed tower being 75ft. from the top of foundations to the sole-plate of lantern. Godley Head. Owing to the rough character of the shore, and the heavy seas sometimes prevailing at Godley Head, the landing of stores from steamers tendering the lighthouse has always been difficult, besides being somewhat dangerous for the men and boats engaged in the work. It is, therefore, proposed to erect a landing-stage opposite the store on the beach, and fit up a crane, so that any material or stores requiring to be landed for the lighthouse can be lifted in slings direct from the boats to the store platform, and permit of the boats being kept afloat and clear of the rocks when landing stores in all weathers and at any time of tide. Plans have been prepared of the jetty and crane, the construction of which will be proceeded with immediately. The Brothers. Arrangements have been made for the construction and erection of a crane at the southern end of the island, to enable stores for the lighthouse to be landed during north and north-west gales, which cause a high sea on the north side of the island, and make it difficult for boats to approach the landing on that side. Opawa Biver. A number of large snags and groups of willow-trees that had become fixed in the channel of the river, and obstructed the passage of steamers to and from Blenheim, have been removed. Harbour-ivorhs, &c. Numerous plans and proposals for the construction of wharves, bridges, breakwaters, trainingwalls, and other sea, harbour, and river works, submitted by Harbour Boards and other local bodies, have been examined and reported upon during the year. W. H. Hales, The Secretary for Marine. Marine Engineer.

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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. lead Office :— Assistant Secretary Chief Clerk Clerk "Extra Clerk and Draughtsman Cadet Nautical Adviser, &c. .. £ s. d. 312 18 1 285 0 0 210 0 0 91 10 0 15 11 1 300' 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,214 19 2 [aeboubs :— Manukau, — Salaries Contingencies Russell, — Contingencies Mongonui,— Repairs to wharf .. Whananaki, — Contingencies Whangarei,— Repairs to wharves Whangateau,— Contingencies Wairoa (Auckland), — Contingencies Hokianga,— Salaries Contingencies Tauranga',— Contingencies Kaipara,— Salaries Sheds on Port Albert Wharf Subsidy to steamer for harbour work Contingencies Waikato, — Contingencies Opunake,— Salary Rangitikei,— Salary Contingencies Poxton, — Salary Contingencies Tairua, — Contingencies Wairau, — Salary Repairs to training-wall Contingencies Picton, — Contingencies Nelson, — Salaries Repairs to boat-landing Contingencies Motueka, — Contingencies Riwaka, — Salary Waitapu,— Salary .. .. .. .'. - Maintenance of lights Contingencies Oollingwood,— Salary Contingencies .. .. • .. Mokihinui, — Signalling vessels.. Contingencies Karamea, — Signalling vessels Contingencies Nile River, — Contingencies Cape Turnagain,— Improving landing-place Okarito, — Salary Contingencies Okuru, — Signalling vessels 06 0 0 5 4 1 190 0 0 28 3 11 4 14 4 | 406 0 0 101 3 2 44 10 4 160 0 0 274 0 0 19 8 9 11 0 0 5 0 0 147 3 6 457 0 0 37 10 0 125 0 0 15 13 8 18 15 0 0 17 0 2 18 2 3 0 6 507 3 2 44 10 4 160 0 0 5 0 0 147 3 6 3 0 6 0 17 6 293 8 9 11 0 0 635 3 8 2 18 2 18 15 0 41 4 1 218 3 11 4 14 4 145 0 0 40 0 0 42 1 3 227 1 3 14 0 0 14 0 0 780 0 0 64 13 4 108 7 3 953 0 7 13 0 13 0 coo 6 0 0 18 15 0 50 0 0 2 2 0 70 17 0 25 0 0 13 6 9 38 6 9 5 5 0 13 14 4 18 19 4 22 0 0 5 0 0 27 0 0 1 11 0 1 11 0 54 9 4 54 9 4 50 0 0 41 15 1 91 15 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 Carried forward £3,601 6 3 £1,214 19 2

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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department— continued.

Return showing the Certificates of Service issued to Masters, Mates, and Engineers during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,601 6 3 £ s. d. 1,214 19 2 Brought forward Habbours — continued. •Timaru, — Expenses of Breakwater Commission Waikouaiti, — Contingencies Taukupu River, — Contingencies Catlin's River, — Contingencies Waikawa, — Salary Contingencies .. .. .. Lake Wanaka, — Grant towards cost of wharf New Plymouth,— Dredging harbour 8 17 2 4 8 6 16 10 6 17 4 6 16 10 6 17 4 6 8 17 2 10 0 0 5 10 0 4 8 6 15 10 0 25 0 0 1,175 9 6 50 0 0 25 0 0 1,175 9 6 Pension of J. Heberley 50 0 0 Buoy chain General harbour contingencies 134 14 3 163 16 4 Lighthouses :— Salaries of keepers Travelling-expenses of keepers Oil .. Stores and contingencies .. Pension of Mrs. Deck Lighthouse artificer 8,600 10 3 49 6 10 1,380 7 9 1,481 17 0 24 0 0 27 19 '6 298 10 7 5,212 17 0 11,564 1 4 11,564 1 4 Departmental travelling-expenses .. Sundries Charts Inquiries into wrecks and casualties Relief of distressed New Zealand seamen fRelief of distressed English seamen 21 14 10 111 15 10 64 5 8 71 11 11 127 1 10 133 5 9 529 15 10 529 15 10 Administration of Fishery Acts, — Protection of fish Protection of oysters .. .. 84 7 10 136 8 0 220 15 10 220 15 10 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Salaries Contingencies 164 3 4 130 3 3 Weather Reporting 294 6 7 294 6 7 306 8 2 306 8 2 " Stella," s.s., — Expenses while laid up 203 5 7 203 5 7 " Hinemoa," s.s., — Wages, stores, provisions, &c. Less amount earned by vessel 7,307 0 5 249 7 3 7,057 13 2 2,179 16 9 110 4 2 Guaranteed interest to Wellington Patent Slip Company Repairs to roads, Port Moeraki 2,179 16 9 110 i 2 Totals Less amount of recoveries 28,894 3 7 654 10 2 Total £28,239 13 5 reco" id from Harbour Board. i To be recovered from Inr ierial Govern:

Name of Person. Bank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Michael Lennon* William Turner* Lliohard Groombridge Butt* .. Master .. Home trade .. 21 April, 1893 .. 2,562 .. 23 October, 1893 .. 2,563 .. 1 November, 1893 .. 2,564

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Returns of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Name of Seaman. Balance to Credit of Estate on 31st March, 1893. Amount received. Amount paid. Balance to Credit of Estate on 31st March 1894. J ' Charles Schultze A. E. A. Reynolds B. Harvey William James Fitzgerald.. James Souper W. R. T. Laird Martin Moe M. B. Markussen J. Martensen C. Farguhar .. .. ■ E. Cordelin T. Mills E. T. Glover J. Barry .. M. Hegglind Moses Case Hugh Reilly D. Stuart A. Pearson James Gibson David Ritchie John Spero Peter S. Hansen James Marks John William Eaton William Bonner Thomas Wellsted George Hansen William John Wilson £ s. d. 27 5 6 48 6 9 5 6 9 0 8 0 7 3 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 27 5 6 48 6 9 5 6 9 0 8 0 7 3 0 16 2 1 £ s. d. 16 2 1 82 13 2 21 17 2 26 15 5 21 17 2 40 11 10 0 5 5 4 11 8 3 7 0 2 12 0 70 11 2 5 12 6 6 0 4 2 0 5 18 0 26 7 2 0 7 0 5 18 0 0 17 2 13 3 4 17 9 3 19 8 10 9 8 9 17 0 26 15 5 21 17 2 40 11 10 4'il 8 5"l 2 6 6 0 82'l3 2 21 17 2 t o"5 5 3 7 0 2 12 0 70 11 2 i'% 0 518 0 26 7 2 o"7 0 5 18 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 4 17 9 3 19 8 o"2 2 0 17 3 10"9 8 9 17 0 Totals .. 88 10 0 376 7 11 257 16 11 207 1 0

Oil. Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Gallons v , consumed. value. Stores and Contingencies. Totals. Cape Maria van Diemen.. Moko Hinou Tiri-Tiri Bean Rock .. .. ... Ponui Passage .. Cuvier Island Portland Island.. Napier Bluff Pencarrow Head Somes Island .. ... Cape Egmont Manukau Head Manukau South Head leading-lights Manukau North Head leading-lights Kaipara Head Brothers Tory Channel leading-lights Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island .. ... Centre Island Puysegur Point Hokitika Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit Nelson Stephens Island .. .: ' French Pas's .. £ s. d. 374 6 0 371 13 4 290 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 398 6 8 360 0 0 20 0 0 289 2 4 146 0 0 274 3 4 250 0 0 914 840 530 72 75 1,284 716 Gas 878 223 562 533 163 192 555 669 168 554 559 640 541 ■558 582 936 526 730 931 S71 Gas 565 528 247 248 123 £ s. d. 63 8 0 57 15 0 36 8 9 5 8 0 5 3 1 88 5 6 49 4 6 13 16 0 60 7 3 15 6 7 38 12 9 36 12 10 11 4 1 13 4 0 38 3 1 45 19 10 11 11 0 38 1 9 38 8 7 44 0 0 37 3 10 38 7 3 40 0 3 64 7 0 36 2 3 50 3 9 64 0 1 59 17 7 10 15 0 3S 16 10 30 6 0 10 19 7 16 18 .3 . 8 9.0 £ s. d. 74 4 4 78 7 8 38 0 6 11 7 4 24 10 7 110 16 2 94 14 4 0 11 0 63 12 1 6 14 47 16 3 40 5 6 £ s. d. 511 18 4 507 16 0 364 9 3 176 15 4 179 13 8 597 8 4 503 18 10 34 7 0 413 1 8 167 7 11 360 12 4 326 18 4 120 0 0 290 0 0 516 7 5 90 0 0 290 0 0 263 4 6 275 14 6 265 6 4 250 10 11 260 14 0 278 6 8 270 0 0 391 14 11 347 7 10 362 10 0 12 0 0 276 10 4 381 11 2 250 0 0 114 19 6 210 0 0 ) 21 13 11 166 2 0 90 8 11 68 8 6* 4 3 6 50 3 9 22 13 7 28 19 11 18 16 5 45 11 1 22 1 0 44 1 7 25 0 7 54 6 9 45 10 0 93 8 4 418 12 0 630 15 9 105 14 6 378 5 6 324 6 8 348 14 5 321 6 7 334 9 3 322 15 9 386 15 3 331 2 10 496 5 5 456 17 11 515 15 11 22 15 0 385 15 2 493 3 0 345 14 11 142 12 11 239 6 9 70 8 0 75 5 10 78 15 4 10 15 2 20 17 9 Totals 8,600 10 3 17,511 1,229 7 3 1,481 17 0 11,311 14 6 m-io X"-JC1

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Return showing the Cost of Erection of the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Return showing the Amount of Light-dues collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

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Return showing the Expenditure on New Lighthouses during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Return showing the Amount of Pilotage, Port Charges, &c., collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Return showing the Fees, &c., received under the Shipping and Seamen's Act, the Merchant Shipping Act, and for Pilotage and Port Charges, &c., during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Name of Lighthouse. Cost of Erection. Pencarrow Head Nelson Hri-Tiri .. Mana Island* raiaroa Head 3-odley Head Dog Island Farewell Spit Nugget Point 3ape Campbell Manukau Head 3ape Foulwind Brothers Portland Island Moeraki 3entre Island Puysegur Point 3ape Maria van Diemen Akaroa Head Clape Saunders 3apo Eginont'l' Moko Hinou Waipapapa Point Ponui Passage} Kaipara Head French Pass Ouvier Island Stephens Island Qost of telegraph cable to Tiri-Tiri Miscellaneous and unallocated £ s. d. 6,422 0 4 2,824 8 9 5,747 7 2 5,513 0 1 4,923 14 11 4,705 10 4 10,480 12 8 6,139 11 8 6,597 3 7 5,619 2 6 4,975 2 4 6,955 9 1 6,241 0 0 6,554 14 5 4,288 13 2 5,785 19 0 9,958 19 5 7,028 14 8 7,150 6 5 6,066 6 3 3,353 17 11 8,186 5 0 5,969 18 11 5,571 8 0 1,427 17 5 7,406 16 11 9,349 9 11 1,085 19 6 1,322 2 2 Total .. £167,651 18 6 * Light discontinued; moved to Cape Egmont. 1 Cost of iron tower, lantern, and apparatus, which were removed from Mana Island, is not included in this. t Built by Provincial Government of Auckland; cost not known in Marine Department.

Port. Amount collected. Auckland .. Dnehunga Whangarei Whangaroa Russell Mongonui Hokianga Kaipara Ihames 3oromandel rauranga Poverty Bay Napier New Plymouth Waitara Wanganui Patea Wellington Wairau Picton Nelson Westport Grreymouth Hokitika Lyttelton limaru Damaru Dunedin Bluff and Invercargill £ s. d. 4,508 10 0 102 0 6 46 15 5 4 18 0 50 9 1 2 19 10 16 0 70 2 9 66 19 10 10 7 10 27 1 6 229 19 7 497 18 2 99 8 8 10 5 1 85 5 9 10 6 10 3,622 8 8 14 14 3 188 14 5 308 15 8 227 15 3 144 6 1 13 4 1 1,601 14 3 393 11 11 214 2 8 1,468 16 10 1,408 8 3 Total £15,431 1C 1

Nature of Expenditure. Amount. Stephens Island lighthouse £ s. a. .. 2,589 19 7

Name of Port. Pilotago. Port Charges, &c. Total. Auckland* Onehunga Hokianga Kaipara Thames* Gisborne* Wairoa* Napier* New Plymouth* Waitara* Wanganui* Patea* Foxton Wellington* Wairau Nelson Hokitika* Lyttelton* Timaru* Oamaru* Dunedin* Invercargill* .. Bluff* Riverton* £ s. d. 368 15 5 16 4 10 19 5 0 26 3 11 173 0 4 48 18 4 122 14 0 802 19 11 31 16 10 55 6 9 325 1 1 44 2 2 153 12 10 174 14 2 145 13 0 1,590 12 0 5 12 4 3,824 0 3 566 1 8 408 5 6 4,173 6 2 St s. d. 2,812 6 2 88 13 10 £ s. d. 3,181 1 7 104 18 8 19 5 6 505 13 0 173 0 4 592 0 3 126 17 6 2,751 16 8 64 6 7 97 18 2 325 1 1 55 17 8 153 12 10 5,547 3 0 145 13 0 1,590 12 0 5 12 4 6,661 5 10 2,157 19 3 886 14 10 7,476 1 9 8 16 2,754 10 10 6 4 6 479 9 ' 1 543 1 11 4 3 6 1,948 16 9 32 9 9 42 11 5 11 15 6 5,372' 8 10 2,837 5 7 1,591 17 7 478 9 4 3,302 15 7 8 16 963 12 7 6 4 6 1,790 18 3 Totals .. 14,867 5 3 20,524 3 5 35,391 8 * Harbour Board revenue.

Nature of Eeceipts. Amount. Shipping and Seamen's Act:— Pees for shipping and discharge of seamen, and sale of forms Survey of steamers Measurement of ships Examination of masters, mates, and engineers Light-dues Merchant Shipping Act Pilotage and port charges Sundry receipts under Harbours Acts Oyster Fisheries Act Sundries £ s. d 924 6 { 1,113 0 C 21 10 C 104 12 ( 15,431 16 ] 30 16 C 2,519 15 C 115 0 C 195 8 £ 19 6 ( Total 20,475 10 r,

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Return of Masters, Mates, and Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Name of Person. Bank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Robert White aoorgo Conolly Robert Guthrie Hunkin .. 3harles Bonner Peder Julius He'ogh Frederick Arnott Hutchinson Robert Huia Gibbons Frederick George Brown Frederick Dewhurst William Martin Felton Coates Robert Stewart .. Darl Johnson ioseph Parker Jordan 3harles Butler Fenton William Roe Archibald Gordon Baird .. Arthur Patrick Logan William Brown .. lohn Dawson Fjdward Alfred Stenbeok William Paterson William Burrett Anderson Frank Robert Henry Innes Frederick John Wilcox Edward Grubb Alfred Ne'ttlingbam .. • William Hugh Ward William Herbert Johnson lohn Flynn William Mollison 3harles Bonner lohn Whelehan Crotty William Walker rhomas McNab William Thomas Taylor Frederick George Kemp Arthur Stephenson Alexander Lemuel Meiklejohn Andrew Joseph Thomas Anderson .. Villiam Jennings 3eorge Sellars Andrew Peter Petterson William Thomas Taylor .. Dharles Richard Massey .. 3harles Barwell Andreas Andersen Demetrius Koinomopolos William Peterson William McKeegan Arnold Augustus Gladwin Lewis lohn Alexander lames Muir rhomas Turnbull Robert Brockie Samuel Pearce Robert Young Clow lohn Telford 3-eorge Hardin Peter Charles McQueen Connell rhomas Herbert Barwell Robert Vicars Edward Bond Kennedy lohn Dunstan Alexander Coutts Percy Rubcry 3harles James Aickin Edward Charles Frost Donald Coutts Frederick Campbell Richard Jonnison Ball William Westrup John Glessing John James Vincent John Bryant David Burns David MoLachlan First Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Second Mate First Mate Foreign trade 24 April, 1893 .. 18 May, „ .. 18 „ „ .. 18 „ ,. ... 27 „ 10 June, „ .. 16 „ „ .. 27 „ „ .. 3 Aug., „ .. 24 „ „ .. 30 „ „ .. 21 Sept., „ .. 27 „ „ .. 2 Oct., „ .. 5 „ „ .. INov., „ .. 2 „ „ .. 8 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 9 Dec, „ .. 9 „ „ .. 18 „ „ .. 21 „ „ .. 12 Feb., 1894 .. 23 „ „ .. 1 March, „ .. 9 „ „ .. 27 „ „ .. 27 „ „ .. 18 May, 1893 .. 31 „ „ .. 16 June „ .. 19 „ „ .. 6 July, „ 27 Sept 20 Nov., „ .. 12 Feb., 1894.. 14 April, 1893 .. 18 May, 31 „ „ .. 12 Aug., „ .. 11 Sept., „ .. 27 „ „ .. 20 Nov., „ .. 21 Dec, „ .. 20 Jan., 1894 .. 21 March, „ .. 13 July 1893 .. 29 Sept. „ .. 6 Oct., „ .. 12 „ „ .. 12 Feb., 1894 .. 21 March, „ .. 10 May, 1893 .. 18 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 26 „ „ .. 7 June, „ .. 26 „ „ .. 8 Aug 15 „ „ .. 7 Sept., „ .. 1 "„ „ •■ 1 „ „ .. 21 „ „ .. 21 „ „ .. 6 Oct., „ .. 11 „ „ •• 12 „ „ .. 23 10 Nov., "„ .. 10 „ „ .. 5 Dec, „ .. 9 „ „ .. 28 „ „ .. 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 681 650 689 731 732 733 734 566 735 678 • 73G 737 738 709 739 740 541 673 741 5,360 5,361 5,362 5,363 5,328 5,364 5,365 5,366 3,229 3,230 3,231 3,232 3,233 3,234 3,235 3,236 3,237 3,238 199 142 185 248 249 177 1,684 1,685 1,686 1,687 1,688 1,689 1,690 1,691 1,692 1,693 1,694 1,695 1,696 1,697 1,698 1,699 1,700 1,701 1,702 1,703 1,704 1,705 1,706 OnlyMate First Mate Master Ordinary .. Second Mate First Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Second Mate First Mate Only Mate Second Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Master Ordinary .. Second Mate First Mate Second Mate First Mate Second Mate Mate Home trade Master Mate Master River trade 1st Class Engineer Foreign trade 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer Engineer .. „ (renewal) River trade it .. „ .. . • „ (renewal)

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Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Return showing the Number of Masters, Mates, and Engineers examined during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894, distinguishing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Description, Period of Revolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower built of Dwellings built of Date first lighted. Oape Maria van Diemen 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed 1' White Red, to show over Columbia Reef White White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 1st order dioptric 2nd Flashing Fixed 10" Stone Iron Timber 18 Juno, 1883 1 Jan., 1865 Moko Hinou Eri-Tiri Ponui Passage Ouvier Island Portland Island -I 5th 1st 2nd Revolving 30" 30" Timber Iron Timber 29 July, 1871 22 Sept., 1889 10 Feb., 1878 Fixed Red, to show over Bull Rock White Iron Timber Uan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 1 Dec, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Pencarrow Head 3ape Egmont Manukau Head Kaipara Head Brothers .. j 3apc Campbell 3-odloy Head Akaroa Head Moeraki .. faiaroa Head 3apo Saundors Nugget Point vVaipapapa Point .. Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd Flashing 10" 10" Timber Fixed Red, to show over Cook Rock White Timbor Stone Timber Timber Stone Timber 1 Aug., 1870 1 April, 1865 1 Jan., 1880 22 April, 1878 2 Jan., 1865 1 Jan., 1880 4 July, 1870 1 Jan., 1884 1 Aug., 1865 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixod Flashing Fixed 1' i6" Revolving Fixod Flashing Revolving v Red '.'. '.'. White Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone 10" 30" 3entre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dan-j gers White Timber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point 3ape Foulwind Farewell Spit 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Revolving 10" 30" 1' White, with red arc over Spit end White, with rod arc to mark limit of anchorage Red and white, with white light on beacon White .. .. [ ;k successon every half 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed Iron 4 Aug., 1802 French Pass 6th 1 Oct., 1884 Stephens Island 1st Group flashing 2 flashes in quic minute 29 Jan.. 1894

Auckland. Welling! jon. Lyttoltt >n. Dunedin. Other PL .ces. 'otal: Class of Certificate. to ,_; d C3 (3 O ft ft EH £ 5 ft ft ■73 re* O eg 'e_ &H P4 Iz, o B ■d CD % ft ft H W -H ft ft o id Q 07 m ft © o foreign - going masters and mates lome-trade masters and mates liver-steamer masters lea-going engineers liver-steamer engineers 7 15 22 19 7 26 4 3 3 30 30 61 2 4 1 11 3 2 5 6 1 14 6 3 3 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 i 'i i i 1 1 1 1 1 6 '2 '2 8 10 5 22 0 4 li 1< 's 2 !6 2 '8 7 Totals 25 23 48 32 10 42 5 10 7 12 8 10 47 2 75 12!

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Return showing the Number of Notices to Mariners relating to matters within the Colony issued by the Marine Department during the Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

Return showing the Orders in Council which have been issued during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

'on or lace. )jec7 ;ice. Pelorus Sound Selson Harbour Nelson Harbour Waikato River Wellington Harbour .. Now River New River Wanganui Harbour .. Kaipara Harbour Kaipara Harbour Kaipara Harbour Waimakariri Harbour Stephens Island Light Bluff Harbour Lyttelton Harbour Dusky Sound, West Coast Auckland Harbour Auckland Harbour Rangaounou Bay 3ook Strait Auckland Islands, &c. Whangatcau Harbour Damaru Hurbour Position of Canterbury Reef at entrance to Sound. Alteration in position of Bar Buoy. Removal of rock inside harbour, opposite Albion Wharf. Beacons re-erected at entrance to river. Dredging operations. Alterations made in marking channel. Alteration in channels as shown on Chart. Additional day- and night-signals for vessels bound inwards and outwards. Banks extending in Otamatea Channel. Knoll formed on outer edge of Kaipara Bar. Notifies changes in Tory Shoal. Alteration in bar at mouth of river. Notifies exhibition of light (two notices). Removal of lightship for overhaul (two notices). Anchorage to avoid telegraph cable laid across heads. Position of reef off Indian Island. Position of rock in Hieh Channel, entrance to harbour (two notices). Lights on Eastern Tee, Queen Street Wharf. Rock reported by master of s.s. " Staffa." Rocks in passage between Jackson's Head and Beacon Rock. Notifies position of provision depots, &c Beacons erected. Alteration in Oamaru light.

Date of Order. Purpose of Order. 1893, April 18 25 25 25 "„ May 16 16 16 June 15 „ July 4 11 18 18 19 Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 22 31 Fixes dues and makes regulations for Raglan wharves. Approves plan of dredging near Queen's Wharf, Wellington. Approves plans of Wakefield Street steps, Westport. Approves plans of temporary railway for constructing training-walls, Westport. Prescribes a close season for seals. Licenses Kauri Timber Company (Limited) to use foreshore at Kohukohu for wharf-site. Licenses New Zealand Pine Company (Limited) to use foreshore at Oban for wharf-site. Prescribes close season for oysters in Manukau and Kaipara Harbours. Vests Waitapu and Motupipi Wharves in Takaka Road Board, and fixes dues. Fixes pilotage-rates for sailing-vessels in tow of steamer at Kaipara. Approves plan of ballast wharf, Timaru. Appoints members of Greymouth Harbour Board. Appoints members of Westport Harbour Board. Appoints a member of Greymouth Harbour Board. Approves plans of Akaroa Boating Club's shed and slip. Licenses Akaroa Boating Club to occupy foreshore for shed- and slip-site. Approves plans of harbour-works at Gisborne. Approves plans of R. and J. Mitchelson's wharves at Aoroa, Wairoa River. Licenses R. and J. Mitchelson to occupy foreshore at Aoroa, as sites for two wharves. Approves plan of Paull and Roberts' boat-building-shed extension, Clyde Quay, Wellington. Declares that Stewart Island County Council shall exercise powers of a Harbour Board in Half moon and Horse-shoe Bays. Approves plan of proposed widening of No. 2 (screw-pile) Jetty, Lyttelton. Approves plan of J. Rutherford's wharf at Foxton. Licenses J. Rutherford to occupy foreshore at Foxton as wharf-site. Approves plan of Kawatiri Rowing Club's boat-shed at Westport. Licenses Kawatiri Rowing Club to occupy foreshore at Westport as boat-shed site. Appoints members of Westport Harbour Board. Appoints a member of Greymouth Harbour Board. Prescribes dues and rates for Matakohe Wharf. Approves extension of training-wall, west side of Buller River, Westport. Approves plan of extension of J. H. Williams' wharf, Lowry Bay. Prescribes a close season for mullet. Approves plans of Queen's Drive Boating Club's shed, Port Chalmers. Licenses Queen's Drive Boating Club to occupy foreshore as boat-shed site. Approves protection of Westport eoal-staiths. Vests management of Dargaville and Mangawhare Wharves in Hobson County Council, anc prescribes dues. Vests management of Pollok Wharf in Pollok Road Board. Approves plan of New Brighton Lifeboat and Fishing Association's boat-shed. Licenses New Brighton Lifeboat and Fishing Association to occupy foreshore at Now Brightoi for boat-shed site. „ Sept. 4 19 19 19 19 „ Oct. 9 9 9 24 „ Nov. 7 7 7 7 „ Dec. 4 4 4

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Return showing the Orders in Council which have been issued, &c.— continued.

Date of Order. Purposos of Order. .893, Dec, .894, Jan. 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 18 29 30 30 30 30 17 17 17 Approves plan of A. Buckiand's wharf extension, Kaipara River. Licenses A. Buckland to occupy foreshore, Kaipara, for wharf extension. Abolishes annual fee for use of Tauranga baths site. Approves plans of Thorndon swimming-baths, Wellington. Approves plans of New Zealand Pine Company's wharf, Colac Bay. Licenses New Zealand Pine Company (Limited) to occupy foreshore, Colac Bay, for wharf-site. Prescribes minimum size at which flounders may be taken. Approves further extension of training-wall west side of Bullcr River, Westport. Defines limits of Greymouth Pilotage District. Prescribes close season for seals. Amends dues and rates for Kaikoura Wharf. Approves plan of A. Perano's shed, at Picton. Licenses A. Perano to occupy foreshore, at Picton, for shed-site. Approves of Westport Harbour Board procuring 25 trucks for Westport-Ngakawau Railway. Approves plan of Waipipi Road Board's wharf, Te Toro Point, Manukau. Licenses, Waipipi Road Board, to occupy foreshore at Te Toro Point, Manukau, for wharf-site, and prescribes dues for use of wharf. Declares that Raglan County Council shall exercise powers of a Harbour Board in Whaingaroa Harbour. Fixes dues and rates for landing-slip and storage, Port Robinson. Approves plan of dredging operations, Wellington Harbour. Prescribes dues and rates, and makes regulations for Kaikoura Wharf and Goods-shed. Approves plan of further extension of Coal Creek training-wall, Greymouth. Approves plans of Molesworth and Saies' stores at Totara North, Whangaroa. Licenses, Molesworth and Saies, to occupy foreshore as site for stores. 27 „ Feb. „ Mar. 19 5 5 15 29 29

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RETURN of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1893, to the 31st March, 1894.

Number of Ni .ture of Number of Lives lost. rmd. Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. eg | Passen™H g gers. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. ' Force. 1893. April 7 Waipara, s.s.,30 years Annie Wilson, 13 years Schooner62 8 8 General Stranded; no loss Stranded; total loss North Spit, Hokitika River 100 yards. S. of Oeo River, Taranaki, on voyage from Lyttelton to Kaipara Awarua, Raratonga, Cook Islands J mile S. of Bar Channel, Wanganui River s.w. Vessel took the bar, and then failed to answer her helm Master committed error of judgment in altering the course and hauling her to the north, and approaching the land without taking soundings Stranded during hurricane season 22 Schooner 150 7 Flour and potatoes S.E. Fresh breeze Edward Staffon Williams. Joseph Murray. on Agnes Martin, 11 years Freetrader, 42 Ketch .. Nil Stranded; partial loss Stranded; partial loss Hurricane James Donald. 41 4 May 8 Barque.. 18S 8 1 Timber.. W. to W.S.W. Fresh .. Master was guilty of great neglect in not seeing that the beacons were kept in line as he approached the bar ; the mate was guilty of neglect in not making himself acquainted with the sailing, directions. The master's certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay the cost of the inquiry. The certificate of the mate, Henry Charles Bowden, was suspended for two months Sudden change of wind took vessel aback and made her take the ground. Henry Bowden. years 23 Stanley, 11 years Brigantine 343 Coal .. Stranded; slight damage Collision; partial loss Collision; slight damage Stranded; partial loss Near Stokes Point, Auckland Harbour W.N.W. Gentle breeze K. M. Lindfors. June 1 1 Natal Queen, 28 years Duco, s.s., lyear Barque.. 230 26 4 Timber & bark Nil (tugboat) General [off Wellington Heads About 240 yards. E. of breakwater, entrance to Patea Ri%'er Between Hokitika and Cape Foulwind Between Mid-channel Rock and third red buoy, Bluff Harbour Northerly Strong .. Sea and wind drove "Duco" against side of " Natal Queen" (Henry Brown. (James Jones. Cutter .. 8 Waitapu, s.s., 6 years Schooner 40 8 W. Vessel struck when entering the riverJohn Westrup. Since Juno 8 Lizzie, 10 years Cutter .. 26 Timber.. Capsized; total loss Stranded; slight damage 3; all hands Gale .. Vessel found bottom up off Cape Foulwind after leaving Hokitika with a cargo of timber Vessel deviated from centre of channel to avoid collision with a cutter coming out, and touched on top of a rook supposed to be Mid-channel Rock. Accident was, under the circumstances, unavoidable. Beacons should be erected to mark northern limit of Mid-channel Rocks, and regulations made to prevent vessels being in narrow channel when a steamer is leaving or entering harbour Vessel dragged ashore, owing to being deficient in proper anchor and chain Casualty caused by wind failing at critical moment John Livingston. 3 16 Manapouri, s.s., 11 years Schooner 1020 60 71 General Ca 1m Edward Wheeler June 18 Wawarangi, Golden Bay Mersey, 16 years Cutter .. 17 2 Ballast.. Stranded; partial loss Stranded; total loss N.E. Edward Portnej'. 23 Mary Ogilvie, 20 years Schooner 68 7 2 tons, & 25 tons ballast J mile from landingplace, Cascade Bay, Norfolk Island N.N.E ( . Strong breeze W. G. Garth.

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July 6 Sarah and Mary, Brigantine 145 j 28 years 3rigantine 145 Sawn timber Loss of top- .. 25 miles E,, Gable-end masts Foreland, East Coast, North Island, N.Z. Stranded; total .. Inner head on S.W. loss side of entrance of Mokau River Collision; slight .. 10 miles N.E. from the damage Brothers, Cook Strait W. Fresh gale Casualty caused by heavy cross sea and bowsprit shrouds carrying away William Cameron. 10 Waitara, s.s., 9 Schooner 26 years Schooner 26 Coal .. N.W. Fresh breeze Casualty caused through the bar having shoaled, and the master being unaware of this Vessel collided with barque " lone." From evidence of master and crew of " Maud Graham," collision was apparently caused through want of proper look-out on the " lone," but the evidence of the master and crew of that vessel was not available Casualty caused by current catching vessel on port bow when being kedged into river William Turner. John Oscar Berg. Hans Kruhl. 20 Maud Graham, Schooner 80 17 years Schooner 80 4 Ballast.. S. Light .. Comet, 16 years Ketch .. 58 Produce Stranded ; no .. South Spit, entrance to damage Wanganui River Light .. 21 Ketch .. 58 S.E. 25 Helen Denny, Ship .. 728 27 years Ship .. 728 General Lossoflife 1 On voyage from London only to Nelson. Lat. 42° 2' S., long. 94°41'E. 1 Moderate gale An A.B. named George Woww, while engaged in reefing sail, slipped and fell from the maintopsail-yard to the deck, and sustained injuries from which be died two days afterwards Vessel missed stays through light and baffling wind and strong current John Carnell. George Armour. SI Bream, 17 years Cutter .. 32 Cutter .. 32 Wheat, maize, & sundries General Stranded; total .. North of Stony Point, loss Mount Maunganai, Tauranga Stranded ; no .. Worser Bay, Wellingdamage ton Harbour Stranded; total 5 Reef off Antipodes loss Island, on voyage from Rangoon to Taleuhuano, Chili W.N.W. Fresh breeze Aug. 17 Achievement, 24 Barque.. 499 years Spirit of the Barque.. 692 Dawn, 24 years Barque.. 499 13 S. Fresh breeze Moderate breeze Vessel parted cable while at anchor and drifted ashore Vessel's position was ascertained on 1st September, but between then and wreck only one sight was obtained —viz., on 3rd September. Weather was thick and foggy, and there is no evidence to show how vessel came into position she was in. Casualty caused through master attempting to enter without understanding signals, and without having provided himseif with recent information as to harbour. As he was sole loser by casualty, Court confined itself to censuring him and. ordering him to pay costs of inquiry. Vessel followed usual course through Pass; tide caused her to sheer towards mainland ; to counteract this sheer helm was ported, applied for the inquiry was ordered to pay the age, Jackson's Head ; but the Court held it had Thomas Rees. Robert T. Millington. Thomas James Moore Corlet. Walter Manning. Sept. 4 Barque.. 692 16 Rice 5 E. 14 Vacuna, 32 years Barquen- 169 tine Coal .. Stranded ; par- .. Orwell Banks, Entrance tial loss to Manukau Harbour Fresh breeze Barquentine 169 N. m Rotorua, s.s., 17 Schooner 576 years Stranded ; no .. Current Basin, French damage Pass Sept. 28 41 41 23 General Light .. Oct. 13 but it had no appreciabL master's costs. On the ss no jurisdiction in the cast Kin a, s.s., 17 Schooner 52 years s effect, and vessel weni ,me morning as the abo of such touching, as it 8 1.. t on bank. No blame attached to anyone. Collect ive casualty happened, the " Rotorua" touched a roi ; was not a stranding within the meaning of the Act. Propeller dis- .. Otamatea Channel, abled & plate Raipara .stove in Stranded ; no .. Entrance Ledge, Nelson damage Harbour Stranded ; no .. Off Cape Saunders damage ;or of Cu 3k in the .stoms who Inner Pass; N.E. | Fresh gaiel Vessel became disabled through line getting foul of propeller, and high wind drove her down on raft, which made a hole in plate. Rush of tide in Narrows caused vessel to ground when going out in charge of pilot. Grounding was caused by foggy nature of weather and inset of current. If lead had been used it might have warned master of his nearness to land. He was ordered to pay costs of inquiry. Thomas Ross. Peter Nordstrum. John Simpson. 13 Grafton, s.s., 39 Schooner 232 years Star of England, Schooner 2424 ■ s.s., 4 years 26 17 General 26 N. Light .. 25 47 47 .. Wool, gum, and tallow Light ..

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Name of Vessel, also Age and Glass. K Si 4^ Cj Number of ,ture of Number of Laves lost. Wind. Date of Casualty. | Passeng gers. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, Sec. Name of Master. .77; h £77 3 P3&H Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1893. )ct. 26 Alice Jane, 19 years Ketch .. 27 Sawn timber Stranded; total loss Sand-spit inside Taiaroa Head N.E. Very strong Vessel ran into harbour for shelter, but not being able to see beacon-lights ran too far before hauling up and drove ashore. Wind died away and tide carried vessel on to rooks. The second steward, Alfred Smith, is supposed to have fallen overboard and to have been drowned. He was last seen at 12.30 a.m., when he went off duty, and was missed at 6 a.m., when the ship was searched, but he could not be found. Captain Leys, a passenger, was missed from the ship. He is supposed to have been lost overboard when near the Wanganui Bar. Insufficient water on bar, and also through s.s. " Mohaka, employed in towing vessel, not having sufficient power. Charles Johnson, 27 Janet Bamsay, 22 years Wainui, s.s., 7 years Schooner 41 Timber.. Stranded; total loss Loss of life onlyWaikawa Eiver N.E. Light .. Edmund Pleasant. George Lambert, N Tov. 30 Schooner 391 General 1 Between Wellington and French Pass Stormbird, s.s., 39 years Loss of life only On voyage from Wellington to Wanganui Alexander Chambers. Schooner 137 General 1 No ne Dec. 9 15 Lily, 19 years .. Auckland, 19 years Schooner 84 N.Z; prod u c e, flour, w.heat,& oats General Stranded; partial loss 1 West side of North Spit, Waitara Eiver S.W. Fresh breeze Andrew Bloom. Charles James. Ship 1244 28 Loss of life only Lat. 43° 06' S., long. 81 c 27" E. On voyage from Glasgow to Dunedin About 4 miles east of Taupeka Point, Chatham Islands Stiff breeze An A.B. named John Kemp, engaged aloft loosing the starboard side of the mainsail, fell overboard and was lost. 23 Jessie Eeadman, 24 years Ship Wool .. Stranded; total loss Master committed error of judgment in continuing when he was unable to verify his position by observation, a course which, as originally laid down without any allowance for the ocean-set, only left a margin of 25 miles. He was on deck during night preceding casualty, and was the first to see danger. He did all he could on discovering the dangerous position of ship, and landed his crew in safety. The evidence shows that a current of considerable and varying strength sets towards the islands. The master was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry Caused by wind shitting from S.S.W. to N.N. W. just as she was crossing the bar Vessel driven ashore by gale during very thick weather Thomas Burton. 962 • 1894. Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Owake Belle, 17 years Gazelle, 17 years Ketch .. Barque.. 45 336 4 10 Timber.. Guano .. Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss 8 North Spit, entrance to Waimakariri Eiver Outside head west of Waikawa Bay, Current Basin, French Pass Hauraki Gulf, 5 miles inside Tiri-Tiri, on voyage from Great Barrier to Auckland S.S.W. N.W. Breeze .. Fresh gale Theodore Mallasoh. Charles Eogers. 7 Argyle, s.s., 18 years Schooner 129 10 15 G e n e ral, gum, & produce Loss of life only 1 A steerage passenger named John Murray was missed from vessel, and is supposed to have fallen overboard unobserved and been drowned Frank Amodeo.

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Feb. 20 Stormbird, s.s., 20 years ichooner 137 14 'oo! itranded; no damage Waikanae Spit '&X. Master guilty of grave default in proceeding to sea and steering course he did without having checked error of his compasses, when for ten days he had been tendering large iron vessels outside Wanganui bar, and shortly before sailing had bumped against s.s. " Waikato" with such violence as to start the bridge. Master ordered to pay costs of inquiry Casualty caused by wind dying away, then suddenly changing and dying away again An A.B. named William Wellsted, while engaged cleaning woodwork, fell over the ship's side and was drowned. Vessel struck on bar aft, and sea drove her on North spit Alexander Chambers. „ 13 „ 17 Zephyr, 28 years Wairarapa, s.s., 12 years Brigantine Schooner 135 1023 Ballast.. General Stranded ; no damage Loss of life only 1 Gollan's Bay, Lyttelton Harbour On voyage from Bluff to Hobart, lat. 45° 30' S., long. 162° 3' E. North Spit, Awakino Eiver, West Coast, North Island Lat. 52° 40' S., long. 160° 33' E., on voyage from Macquarie Island to Bluff S.W. Light .. Alfred Ball. John Mcintosh. „ 17 Mohaka, s.s., 17 years Ketch .. 20 General Stranded; partial loss S.W. Light .. Walter Parker. Mar. 26 Gratitude, 5 years Ketch .. 114 Pen g u i n oil Loss of life only 3 S'therly Gale .. A sea of unusual size struck the vessel on the port quarter, and swept the deck of everything from the wheel to the foremast, washing overboard and drowning Eichard W. Green, cook and seaman, Donald Henderson, A.B., and John Portnick, O.S. Henry Hope Brown. 16

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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1894.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. Nature of Casualties. O ca op o EH Hi «f— I to !3£ o ml 6% CO o . to Hi O CD . to 07 ETC a o EH co . TO hi Co . co O co a a EH O CD h) . CO O co 07) ca a EH CO hi <n co O o . CO O co a a o CO Hi Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage .. .. ... 1 2 1 5 26 60 1,020 3,431 4,537 •■ 9 4 1 3 2,353 458 343 692 13 10 6 2 8 2,379 518 1,363 4,123 13 •• •■ "l "41 •• "l 41 •• 10 7 2 8 2,379 559 1,363 4,123 8,424 13 I - •• ; Total strandings 9 17 3,846 13 26 8,383 13 i I - l ■ 1 41 1 1 41 27 13 : ! ! I I Vessels capsized, — Total loss 1 26 3 1 26 3 1 26 •• •• •• •' •• •• •• •• Collisions, — Partial loss .. .. Slight damage '*26 1 1 230 80 1 2 230 106 1 2 230 106 1 •• •• •• •• ■• Total collisions 1 26 2 310 3 336 t ! I 1 1 3 336 •• •• ■ 1 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, &c, and breakdown of machinery 1 52 1 2 I 2 197 145 197 •■ ■• •• •• ■• ■■ •• •• •• Total casualties to shipping .. Less of life only 11 3 4,615 657 21 j 4,327 16 32 3 8,942 657 16 : 3 ! 1 3 41 2,086 41 3,109 33 7 8,983 3,766 "3 l 1,023 "l "5 1 4 6 16 9 - Total number of casualties reported 1 i ! ! 1 14 5,272 3 21 4,327 16 35 19! i 1,023 1 4 2,127 5 5 3,150 6 40 12,749 9,599 25

NEW ZEALAND WRECK CHART Ist APRIL 1893 TO 31st MARCH 1894 Compiled from Official Records in the MARINE DEPARTMENT.