REPORT OF MARINE DEPARTMENT.

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.—No. 6.

Dato of Casualty. Name of Vessel j also, Age and Class when known. Big. O O No. of Crow. No. of Passengers. Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. No. of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty took place. Wind. ng of the Court of Enquiry. Name of Master of Vessel. Direction Force. 1869. Nov. 19 Falcon, 4 years Ketch 37 General,., Stranded; partial loss Near Tom's Bock, about eight miles westward of Pencarrow Head N.W.... Strong Inattention on the part of the master to the sailing directions ; but in consideration of his having brought the vessel into port, though in a very leaky and disabled state, he was only admonished to be more careful in future. The Court found that both the master of the Lalla Bookh and the master of the Jano, ■with which Bho came into collision acted with great want of judgment. Master exonerated. Beef not laid down on chart. John Morrison. n 21 Ltilln Bookh, p.s., 1£ years, and Jane, s.s., 2 years Schooner ... 23 8 about 100 Ballast ... Collision . Auckland Harbonr Light T. Fernandez. Ditto 25 4 about 70 Ditto ... Ditto ... Ditto ... Ditto J. McDougall. „ 29 Active, 1 year Cutter 25 4 General... Stranded j total loss Beef 8 miles from Yendura Island, Fiji At sea, lat. 3435 S., long. 15814 E. S.E. to E.S.E. N.B.byN. Strong W. H. Wilson. Dec. 6 Kate, 13 years, and A vesBel name unknown Blanche Barklayt Barque 15 49 Ditto ... Collision . Fresh The Court considered that there was not a proper look-out on board the Kate, and probably not on board the other vessel* Win. Cooper. 341 Cutter Ballast ... Foundered Off Tairoa Head, Otago Sandspit on the East side of the Wangapoa Biver E.N.E. Fresh Error in judgment ,,, ... Unknown. „ 13 abont 7 26 2 2 „ 24 Eoso Ann 14 years Schooner ,., 3 Timber ... Stranded ; total loss i N.N.W. Light air Master exonerated Thos. Savage. 1870. Jan. 14 Laughing Water, 10 years Barque 411 13 3 Coal Stranded ; total loss 1 Pab.ia Point, distant ten miles, bearing N.E. E.S.E. Moderate gale That the casualty was occasioned by the ship striking on a sunken rock not laid down on the chart. Thos. Gibson. „ 19 Persevere, p.s., 4i years Schooner ... 6 Not known. Q-eneral... Stranded; total loss Hokitika Biver Bar West... Light breeze.., Error of judgment of the signalman on shore, who made the signal, " Take the Bar," before there was suflicient water on it Vessel lost by the mate (who was in charge) not having made sufficient allowance for tide, the master having ordered him to take the vessel to Port Chalmers to save tide. Court blamed the master for not staying with the vessel Alex. Eobertson. 28 Wainui, b.s., 5 years Ditto 13 Ditto ... Stranded ; partial loss Otago Harbour ... Calm... Jas. Leys. H 22 87, * MaBler of " Kate " prosecuted, and fined £5 for not carrying light. t Returi compiled from evidence of the signalman at Tairoa Head.

becks on wh bich ] Enquiries ] haye 1 been 1 held, I &e. — continues.