EEPOE/T OF MARINE DEPARTMENT.

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Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; al bo, Age and Class when known. Big. 8 & •9 c to O No. |of Crew. No. of Passengers. Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. No. of Lives LOBt. Place where Casualty took place. Wind. Finding of the Court of Enquiry. Name of Master of Vessel. Direction Force. 1870. June 9 Lizzy Cutter .,, 20 3 Ballast ... Stranded: total loss Opunake Bay S.W. ... Strong breeze Want of moorings and of a boat's crew to render assistance when a vessel is getting underway after beaching No blame attached to master E. Oleson. „ 24 Star of the South, S.B. 7 years Young America Schooner ... 162 11. 3 General,., Stranded ; total loss Meanee Beach, near Port Ahuriri W. ... Light air W. Bendall. ,. 27 Ditto 12 2 Ditto ... Stranded ; total loss Foundered Beach near Wairau Eiver Hauraki Gulf ... N.W.... Fresh Master incompetent W. Mouritz. i) n Jane, 5 years Ditto w 4 Coal ... 1 N.W.... Whole gale ... Vossel too deeply laden J. Moody. July 10 Esther Ann, 14 years Ditto no; 9 21 General... Stranded j total loss Entrance to Hollyford River Martin's Bay Inside Hokianga Bar W.S.W. Gale Master exonerated from blame ... T. Bronchley „ 16 Cantero, over 20 years Barque 278 10 Timber and Kauri Gum Stranded, and abandoned, partial loss Sunk alongside wharf; partial loss S.E. ... Light Negligence of the master in not paying attention to the signals. Master should have kept by ship No blamo attached to the master. The vessel was, at low water, on an uneven surface without Bupport amidships, which caused seams to open, and she filled with water No blamo attached to master or officers W. Davidson. Elizabeth Curie, 6 years Schooner ... 5 5 Grain ,,. Hokitika River W. A. Payno. 76 ji i) Comarang, p.s., 5 years Ditto Stranded ; partial loss Inside Big Eiver Bar, Poverty Bay Fresh breeze... T. Chrisp „ 22 152 10 1 Cattle and general N.E.... „ 24 Enterprise, 12 years, and Tauranga, s.s., 3 years Ketch 27: 4 Coal ...■) General ) Collision ; total loss of both vessels at least (all hands) About half-way between Point Bodney and Sail Eock, Hauraki Gulf N.W.... Strong breeze Collision occurred by the neglect of the master of the " Enterprise," in not showing the lights required by law j the loss of all hands on board the " Tauranga" is considered by the Nautical Assessor as partly owing to the master of the " Enterprise " not having made any effort to save life ; though his own vessel had foundered, his boat was of ample size and the weather not so boisterous but that he might have tried to have rendered assistance* R. Millia Schooner ... 11 4 (and is supposed more) Ed. V. Bolger. (iS I * Master and Owner of "Enterprise" prosecuted and fined for not carrying lights; the former, £10 or me month's imprisonment, the latter £100 or three months,

of SECK3 on which Enqttieies have been, held, &c. — continued.