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EECKS on wl I1CI NQTJIIUES ave een , &c.—continuei Date of Casually. Name of Vessel; also, Ago and Class "when known. Big. 8 | Number of Nature Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty took place. Wind. Finding of the Court of Enquiry. Name of Master. Crew. Passengers. Cargo. Direction Force. 1872. Sep. 17 Tell. Barque 302 10 Coal Stranded ; partial loss. Newcastle, N.S.W. Was placed on the hard on arrival at Auckland, and found unrepairable Vcsssel was condemned and sold. John II'Coll. „ 26 Esther, 23 years. Brigantine •17 6 Live Stock ii Boulder Bank at Napier, inside the entrance. N.E. Light Casualty caused by wind falling light whilst entering Napier harbour. No blame attached to pilot, who was in charge. .Tames Compbell. Nov. 10 Bertha, Al 7 years. Brigantine 178 8 Sugar Fire; partial loss. At sea, inLat. 36° 8' South, Long 66° 11' East. S. Fine Fire supposed to have originated in brick work under galley, which ignited deck planking and beams. James Hariisson. .. 14 City of Newcastle, 39 years. Barque 10 Ballast Stranded; total loss. 2 Wellington Head, Cook Strait. S.E. Moderate The chief cause of the disaster arose from the negligence or incompetency, or both, of tho master. Court cancelled the Certificate of Service held by him. John Buhl. 538 Wallabi, s.s., 9 yeais. Stranded ; partial loss. While lying at Invercargill jetty. Fine Grounded while lying at Invercargill jetty. William Best. „ 15 Schooner (3-masted.) 101 12 General "W. Dec. 13 St. Kiltla, s.s., 11 years. Schooner 91 13 2 v ii Wanganui Bar ... Light No blame attached to master and officers, or pilot, but pilot's coxswain much blamed for permitting vessel to entor. John Flowerday. 1873. Jan. 6 Der Fuehs, 10 years. Barque 14 including pilot boat Ballast Foundered off Mauritius. At sea, near Mauritius. Hurricane August Fuchs. 340 S.E. Vessel was lying-to in a hurricane when sea threw her on her beam ends, and she became a total wreck. »» 7 Margaret. Cutter 28 crew. 4 Timber Capsized ; total loss. About fifteen miles North of Tologoa Bay, and nine miles from shore. N.N.E. Heavy galo Vessel encountered very heavy weather. Vessel not overladen, but had deck load been thrown overboard disaster might possibly have been averted. McLagan. Siren, 18 years. Stranded; total loss. Off Cape Portland, Tasmania. Fresh and squally In a sudden shift of wind, in a heavy squall, vessel struck on a shoal, marked as position doubtful on the Admiralty chart of Bass Strait. Robert McEachern. ft 28 Brig 157 Bark N.W.