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Return of Wrecks on which Inquiries have been held, &c. — continued. i Date of Casualty. Number of Wind. Name of Teasel, also Age and Class, when known. Big. Register Tonnage. I Crew. Passengers Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty took place. I Finding of the Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Force. i i 1873. May 3 " Emulous," 9 years Brigantine 157 Flour, 48 tons Stranded; total loss Oamaru Beach ... Calm Vessel lost from neglect of master in not paying out sufficient chain to ride with. Vessels of this class should be much better found. Cables of insufficient length. Master's certificate suspended for six months Master had to slip in order to avoid being run down by " Emulous," when vessel was cast on shore by the sea Casualty occurred through vessel striking a sunken rock alleged not to be laid down in chart. No blame attributable to master Angus Mathieeon. g s 3 CD f p May 3 May 6 May 18 May 22 May 25 May 26 May 28 May 3 "Ocean Wave," 8 years Coal Stranded; total loss Oamaru Beach ... Calm Christopher Frederick Mann. Charles Baker. Schooner 118 2 May 6 "Fanny Kelly," 6 months Ketch 35 General Stranded; partial loss Hole in the Wall Passage, inside of Mercury Island, East Coast E. Moderate May 18 " Alert," 18 years Ketch 43 4 Sawn timber Abandoned; water-logged; partial loss Titirangi Bant, Guard's Bay Vessel being leaky was abandoned John King. S.S.E. May 22 " Pearl," 10 years Ketch 34 3 Coal Stranded ; partial loss Arrow Rock, western side of entrance to Nelson Harbour Off Pigeon Bay, 10 miles from Lyttelton South Head On the reef inside OmahaBay, Auckland South end of Barrett's Reef, entrance to Jfort Nicholson West Gentle breeze Casualty occurred by master attempting to bring vessel into harbour against the tide A sudden puff of wind capsized and she foundered Edward Nelson. May 25 " Emu," 24 years Ketch 27 2 Ballast Capsized; total loss S.W. Thomas Thompson. May 26 " Mary Thomson," 23 years Schooner 49 5 Ballast Stranded ; total loss S.by E. Heavy gale Vessel lost through stress of weather; no blame to master Martin John O'Connell. May 28 "Earl of South Esk," 16 years Barque 336 12 Coal, 478 tons S. Light breeze Vessel lost through error in judgment on part of master : 1st. In endeavouring to beat into harbour without a pilot; 2nd. In weighing his anchor before the southerly wind had fairly set in ; 3rd. When getting under way and seeing the wind baffling, he did not either make a stern board or let go his anchor again. Master censured for carelessness and want of caution, more particularly] in not having jib bent William Archibald Frodsham. Stranded ; total loss May 31 " Kate " p E. Joseph Barnard Tilley. Schooner 26 Grain, Oats, and Seed Stranded ; partial loss North Spit at entrance to Wanganui River Light May 31 "Agnes" Cutter 23 3 Timber Supposed stranded; total loss Stranded ; total loss Supposed 3 (all hands) About half - way between Waikato and Raglan Bar at the mouth of the Wairau River known Portions of wreck of vessel picked up between Waikato and Raglan Prank Brew. Not June 7 " Gem " Ketch 6 (Not registered) 33 2 Firewood and Pigs N.E. Strong Loss unavoidable; no blame attached to anybody Robert George Staveley. June 19 "Elizabeth" Ketch 3 Ballast Loss of life 1 Four miles from Wellington Heads South Spit, Greymouth Bar S.E. Man accidentally fell overboard William Short. June 22 " Waipara," s.s. Schooner 70 9 Coals Stranded; partial loss N.W. Strong breeze Early on the tide, not sufficient allowance made for sea and wind C. S. Bascand.