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REPORT OF MARINE DEPARTMENT.

ecks on w ilCl NQX'IKIFS ave >een .el iC.— -COlT, inuei Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. Kg. ■a a ; Number of Crew. Number of Passengers. Nature of Cargo., Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty took place. Wind. »f the Court of Inquiry. Name of Master of Vessel. Direction. Force. 1872. crease of danger necessitated the ca>ting of her ashore. It appears only reasonable to suppose that, by shipping some of the Kanakas and dividing the watches, the vessel might have been navigated in safety to Callao, seeing that at the time of anchoring the ordinary crew had been able to pump the vessel almost clear of water. Mar. 30 . Mahia, 8 years. Cutter 19 3 2 General Stranded, total loss. Bar of Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay. S.W. Moderate David Hamilton. Ocean Bird, 1 year. Schooner 33 3 Produce Supposed capsized; partial loss. I Supposed 3 I Supposed near Jack- 1 son's Head. S.E. Supposed gale This vessel was found bottom up off D'Urville Island. R. Judge. May 4 Woodstock Cutter 31 3 Timber i : Stranded ; partial loss. Whakafane River, Bay of Plenty. Calm Master attempted to take vessel over bar while there was a heavy fresh in the river, and insufficient wind to give proper steerage way. Thomas Jackson. Maori, s.s., Al 10 years, age 4 years, and Coronet, age 10 months. Schooner 15 Greneral j Collision, "with partial loss. Seven or eight miles east by north from Oainaru. Light } Master of Maori acted with promptitude and judgment, but mate (James Leys) could not be acquitted of carelessness. James Malcolm. J) 5 118 16 Brigantine 95 6 J... W. by K". James Robinson. Nautilus, 6 years. Cutter 3 2 Timber Stranded ; ■partial loss. On a small rock 50 or 60 feet south of Flat Rock, off Kawau Island. S. Moderate Want of judgment on part of Robert Foreman, in charge, in attempting to weather the Flat Rock. Matthew Hooper » 26 30 Edward, If year. Schooner a Dismasted ; partial loss. Off Kaikoura Peninsula. Moderate gale Accident of the seas. Or. Dalmer. „ 27 32 4 S.W. „ 30 Caledonia, 8 years. j) 5 ;> Stranded ; total loss. On upper rocks south side of Catlin's River. s.w. Fresh "Vessel would not answer her helm, owing to strong current. William Walker. GO June 19 Kate j) 3 j) About four milea south of bar of Wanganui River. Gale Vessel having lost, sails, had to be beached to save life. Phillip Jenkins. 27 j)