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July 4 Coronet, 4 years Schooner 05 Foundered; partial loss Commercial Bay, Auckland N.W. Strong gale Force of gale knocked vessel off blocks, and she was scuttled to prevent her doing further damage to herself and other shipping. DO ! ■ 5 Helen, 14 years Schooner 23 2 Ballast Stranded ; partial loss Breakwater, Commercial Bay, Auckland Western side, Queen Street Wharf, A uckland Unknown n n Tiri Tiri, 6 years Ketch 20 n m Squally Stress'of weather George Broadfoot. pa 1 ,. — Chanticleer, 16 years Brig 186 10 Ballast L Tnknown lupposed 10 (all hands) [ Unknown Vessel left Oamaru for Hobart Town on 9 July, 1875, and not since heard of D. C. Mclntyre. „ 12 Thomas S. Stowe, 12 years, Aa 100 Barque 686 1(5 1 "Wool, grain, tallow, and flour Loss of sails and bulwarks ; cargo shifted Stranded j total loss ... Lat. 43° 24' S., Long. 152° 2' E. W.byS. Hurricane James Booth Darling. „ 14 Lcrn-ick, 8 years Cutter 2 General Between Starling and Burial Points, Bluff Harbour Between Hen and Chickens and Mahurangi Three miles off Mokau River Gentle breeze Vessel had not sufficient chain out David Sawbrook. 14 2 s. „ 19 Ethel, 4 months Brigantine 180 6 Ballast Loss of life 1 N. by W. Strong breeze Roderick McLeod. „ 21 Ilero, 11 years Cutter 29 4 Timber Dismasted and abandoned ; total loss Stranded ; partial loss 3 s.w. Not known Men drowned in surf when trying to land in vessel's boat Robert Doble. » 21 Esther, 26 years Brigantine to 4 N.Z. produce West side of easternmost Rangitoto Island, Province of Nelson Tairua Harbour, Auckland Lat. 42° 39' S., Long. 62° 12' E. Heavy squallj No special blame attached to master William Johnson. „ 23 Syren, 20 years Toviotdale, 6 years, AaI 100 Lloyd's Dauntless Brig 9 Ballast n n Light breeze Casualty occurred through want of local knowledgo of master. Henry Dott Bower. 157 „ 29 Ship 1259 26 31 General Loss of lif e 1 S.S.E. Lauchlan Nicol. )> Schooner 72 6 Produce Supposed foundered ; total loss Supposed 6 (all hands) Supposed 5 (all hands) Not known Not known Sailed from Moeraki for Wellington on 10 July, 1875, and not since heard of Sailed from Auckland for Lyttelton beginning of July, 1875, and not since heard of The Spec had to shorten sail to avoid coming into collision with the Mabel Jane, and the tide caught her and carried her on to the rocks Italian vessel ought to have ported her helm instead of crossing Ocean Mail's bows Hans Peter Poulson. JJ Pearl, 2\ years 33 59 5 Timber M Not known it John Barns. Aug. 15 Spec, 13 years Schooner 32 4 Timber Stranded j total loss ... Manuka Point, Catlin's River, Otago w. Light breeze John Madson. „ i? Ocean Mail, 6 years, Al Lloyd's Ship 1039 as 175 ") Moderate J breeze Thomas Cawse. Barque Collision ; partial loss Portland, England, distant about 20 miles E. by N. Partetol, (Italian) S. byW.