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B/ETtrEN of Wrecks on which Inquiries have been held, &e. — continued. Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Ago and Class. Eig. Register Tonnage. Number of Crew. Number of Passengers. Nature of Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. Wind. d. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry, or Opinion of Officer holding Investigation. Name of Master. 1875. May 8 " Young Dick," 6 years, Al 9 years " Elderslie," 7 years, 1st class " Cyrene," 9 years Schooner 162 7 General Collision; partial loss South side of Oaniaru Bay Strong breeze " Elderslie " fouled " Young Dick " whilst that vessel was at anchor George Kenwood Symons. Magnus Sutherland Meredith. Robson Clayburn. ,, 8 3-masted Schooner Barque 203 11 1 Coal ., 9 527 12 1 Railway sleepers Stranded; total loss On the beach, half a cable's length south of Strathallan Street, Timaru On the beach opposite Strathallan Street, Timaru Takatu Reef, near Kawau, Province of Auckland Near mouth of Ashburton River, Ninety Mile Beach At sea, between Oamaru and Banks' Peninsula West of Lyttelton, N.N. E. Strong galo » 9 " Princess Alice," 13 years Brig 268 10 1 Coal tt E.N. E. ,3 James Story Brownell. Juno 4 " Julia," 11 years Cutter 16 1 Wood tt S.E. Strong breeze No blame attached to master William Davis. „ 5 " Elibank Castle," 1 year Schooner 70 5 Coal and general cargo S.E. G-ale Stranding unavoidable. No blame to master or John Linklater. S.S.E. Fearful gale crew John Bishop. » 5 » 5 " William Gifford," 17 years " Speedwell," 19 years Barque )> 232 350 10 10 Coal H Bulwarks carried away; £120 damage Loss of bulwarks, &c.; £300 damage Capsized ; total loss S.E. Heavy gale Eraneis Abdil Athow. „ 5 "William and Mary," 10 years Schooner 47 5 Timber 4 About 30 miles N.W. of Kapiti Island, Cook Strait North of mouth of Ashburton River, Ninety Mile Beach South of mouth of Ashburton River, Ninety Mile Beach On voyage between Lyttelton and Napier Off Table Cape Cook Strait S.E. Gale Master believed that before going below he had done all he could to secure safety of vessel James Stevens. „ 5 " Wild Wave," 14 years n 39 4 Ballast and a little timber Stranded; total loss S.E. )) Jacob Karalus. „ 5 " Success," 12 years it 59 4 Ballast 33 4; all hands S.E. )) Edward Lake. „ 5 "Mary Melville," 15 months " Orpheus," 12 years " Eleiir de Maurice," 11 years 33 62 6 Loss of life 1 S.W. John Urquhart. ,, 5 Barque 21 333 9 Tinker Coal Main yard and sails carried away Stranded; partial loss 1 S.W. s. )) James Dunn. John DobsOn. )> „ 6 " Mary Campbell," 6 years Brigantiue 144 8 5 General North Spit of the HokitikaRiver.about 200yds from entrance Extreme end of North Spit, Hokitika River, Province of Westland Maketu Bar, Bay of Plenty N.W. Gentle breeze No blame attached to master, who followed the directions of master of tug William Williams. „ 8 " Wallace," p.s., 8 years Schooner 64 13 lo i) tt E. Line stretched across the channel caught projection on bottom of " Wallace." No blame to master No carelessness attributed to master William Conway. „ 15 " Isabel," 1 year Cutter 12 2 33 )) W. Unsteady William Underwood.