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REPORT OP MARINE DEPARTMENT.

Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. .S a No. of Crew. No. of Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. No. of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty took place. Wind. of tho Court of Enquiry. Namo of Master of Vessel. RigPassengers. Direction Force. , 1870. Feb. 2 Marwell, 9 years Cutter 28 3 2 Kauri Gum and timber Stranded ; total loss 1 Eock off Tiri Tiri Island, Hauraki Gulf About i-mile from tho North Head, Auckland N.B. ... Strong breeze Court cancelled master's certificate J. Austin. „ 16 Luna, p.9., 5 years, and Tartar Charles Edward, 6 years Hera, 3 years, (Norwegian) Falcon, 6 jears Favorite, p.s., 7 years Polly, 9 years Schooner ... 18 Not known Ballast ... Collision Light Neglect on the part of the master of the " Tartar " in not using tho lights required by regulations Master exonerated Win. Marshall. 196: Cutter Schooner ... 15 90 2 17 14 Ditto ... General... Ditto ... Stranded ; partial loss Hollyford Eiver, Martin's Bay D. Manning. T. Holmes. no Mar. 11 Barque 440 12 Wool, &c. Burned... Port Underwood Master exonerated A. Terkelsen. „ 23 Schooner ... 42 4 2 Timber and Sundries Coal Stranded; total Iosb Stranded; total loss Burned... Opunake Bay W.N.W. Moderate Master exonerated J. T. Cicely. April 1 Ditto 59 8 Ahipara beach s.s.w. Moderate gale Master exonerated E. Dyason. .. 8 Cutter 12 3 Goods for native trade General... Wangaruru Court believe fire to have been an accident W. Lloyd „ 24 Euby, 10 years Schooner ,., 4 Stranded; partial loss Kaikoura Harbour N.B. ... Gale Master exonerated ; Court considered loss of vessel caused principally by port moorings being very old and worn No blame attached to the master, officers, or crew Vessel lost by the wind failing when crossing Manukau Bar Vessel leaky, and in this gale made so much water that the master ran her aground to save life. No blame attached to master Lost owing to an error in judgment on part of master Casualty vra8 wholly unavoidable J. W. G. Fraser. May 12 BeautifulStar, b.s. 8 years* Challenge, 3 years Rapid Ditto 13 10 Produce... Stranded ; partial loss Stranded; total loss Stranded ; totallos3 In Wanganui River Calm... J. Christian. 126 „ 13 Ditto 57 5 Timber... Manukau Bar ... Do. ... J. Hobbs. » 25 Ditto 31 4 Ditto ... Near Manawatu Eiver W.N.W. Strong D. Roe. Polly Ketch Coal ... Stranded; total loss Stranded Bar of Waimakariri Eiver Timaru Beach ... N.B. ... Light W. Turner. ,. 27 17 2 2 June 8 .. 8 Layard, 14 years Euby, 10 yeara Brig Schooner .,, 175 24 9 3 Ditto ... General.,. Stranded j total loss Kaikoura Harbour Calm... N.E. ... G. Worledgo. Strong gale ,.. Lost by stress of weather; no blame attached to master. Court consider loss of vessel principally caused by port moorings being very old and worn J. W. G. Fraser. * Vessel repaired and now running.

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