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iETITBN O: red :s on w iic. inquiries iavo ocn ;c. — continuei Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. •s,I Number of Number of Lives Lost. Wind. Date of Casualty. Rig. Nature Nature of Casualty. Place where Casualty happened. Finding of Court of Enquiry, or Opinion of Officer holding Investigation. Name of Master. Crew. Passengers. Cargo. Direction Force. 1875. Aug. 18 Herald, 8 years Schooner 53 5 Coal Wagons Stranded ; partial loss Arrow Rock, entrance to Nelson Ilnrbour Middle Reef.Wlmngaproa, Auckland Cabbage Bay, Cape Colville, Auckland Lat. 26° 10' S., Long. 179° 60' E. Between Collingwood and Nelson Calm Unavoidable accident Robert Hamilton. . 18 Fanny Kelly, 2 years Waugarci, 8 years Ketch 34 3 General n N.N.E. Fresh breeze Mate in charge ran vessel on to reef Meredith Rountrce. „ 18 Cutter 32 4 Ballast W. Galo Stress of weather William Williams. „ 22 Star of the South, 8.S., 12 years Emily, 8 years Schooner 175 18 15 General Broke shaft N.N.W. Strong breeze Wm. Henry Palmer. J) Ketch 17 2 Turnips Supposed foundered Supposed 2 (all hands) Not known Sailed from Collingwood for Nelson on 18 August, and not since heard of Collision caused by bad light and^l look ont on board Young Dick. I Certificate of mate of that vessel }■ (Samuel Gordon) suspended for | 3 months J No blamo attached to master Henry Hamilton. Sept. 4 Jane Spiers, 18 years Barque 309 10 2 Ballast " J Timber Collision; partial loss Cook Strait, off Cloudy Bay Strong breeze Chas. Chalkor Beer. }} i> Young Diet Schooner 162 G N.W. George Henwood Symons. Thomas Holmes. „ 8 Enterprise, 9 years Brigantine 84 7 Stranded; partial loss North Spit at entrance to Wanganui River, Cook Strait Cook's Point, North Head, Auckland Harbour West Spit at entxance to Wanganui River, Cook Strait South end of Boulder Bank at Patea Heads Fish Reef on East Coast of Middle Island, N.Z. South Spit, Greymouth Bar Abrolhas Bank, Coast of Brazil Marainui Bay, Bay of Plenty S.E. Light breeze „ 8 Flechero, 9 years, Al Lloyd's Ship 730 18 Ballast M Fresh breeze No blame attached to pilot in charge Peter Thomas Luke Corlyon. „ 10 Threemasted Schooner 172 s 1 Timber and Fruit N.E. Ceara, 9 years, Al. M Variable Light Master not blamed, but Court considered he did not exercise sufficient caution in approaching the Bhore Wind fell as vessel was crossing bar James Pie. „ 11 Alert 19 years Ketch 43 Ballast Stranded j total loss Calm Claude Hamilton Smith. „ 12 Taupo, s.8., 6 months, Al 100 Schooner 461 30 25 General Stranded ; partial loss Light Error in judgment on the part of the master James Macfarlane. » 14 Kennedy, s.s., 10 years Adamant, 17 years Boyd, 20 years ii 138 10 10 General Stranded ; partial loss Stranded; no damage Stranded; total loss ST. Moderate gale Abraham Palmer. „ 17 Barque 815 27 268 No blame to master a E. Accident caused through navigating without a proper chart Stress of weather Thomas L. Bunk. Oct. 5 Schooner 16 2 Provisions S.W. Fresh gale John Shearer.