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1678. Jnny. 12 Excelsior, 12 years Schooner 92 6 Ballast Supposed foundered; total loss Stranded ; total loss Supposed 6 At sea, supposed between Timaru and Wellington Astrolabe Reef, off j Moliti Island, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, New Zealand Vessel left Timaru for Wellington on 12th January, 1878, and has not since been heard of Wreck caused by neglect of the Master in not seeing that a proper look-out was kept; his certificate waB suspended one month, and be was ordered to pay costs of inquiry Casualty caused by negligence on the part of the Master, whose New Zealand Certificate of Service, No. 2062, was suspended for six months The anchor came home when the vessel was anchored close to the beach Casualty caused by force of wind causing anchors to drag Casualty caused by stress of weather William Hunt. „ 13 Nellie, 1 year jj 66 5 New Zealand produce W.S.W. Moderate breeze Alexander George Armstrong. 1 „ 16 Boon Belle, 14 years Ketch Stranded; partial loss Strong gale 42 Wool South side Moeraki Beach W.N.W. Robert Hughes. J—" Barque ,j 24 Oriental, 14 years Excelsior, 13 years Gainsborough, 11 years Guano Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss Loss of bobstay, bowsprit, &e. Stranded; damage slight Stranded; total loss West side of Maiden Island Amuri Bluff anchorage S.W. Strong John Brown. 281 11 Feb. 14 Barge 35 3 Ballast N.E. Gentle breeze William Atkins Payne. John Carter. „ 19 Ship 974 40 231 General At sea, 156°East long., 44° South lat. N.E. Strong breeze „ 21 Ness, 2 years Cutter 31 3 Timber South Beach, Waipara River, Poverty Bay N.W. Moderate Stranding caused by insufficient depth of water James Stephens. Mar. 2 Glencoe, 30 years Barque 159 8 Timber Rocks at Gore Bay N.E. Moderate gale Casualty caused by force of wind causing the moorings to which the vessel was fastened to drag Casualty caused by a gale rising and causing anchors to drag while the vessel was at anchor in Okakuri Bay Casualty caused by vessel missing Btays and getting among kelp while beating out of Waitangi Bay, Chatham Islands James Carey. 4 Canterbury, 23 years Schooner 34 8 1 Ballast and few pkgs. sundries General ballast Stranded; total loss Okakuri Bay, Tory Channel S.E. Strong gale Louis Pike. „ 22 Omaha, 4 years Brigantine 133 7 Stranded; partial loss On a reef of rocksabout one-third mile from ishore, opposite Customhouse, Waitangi Bay, Chatham Islds. Rock s near Maori kaik, in Now River N.W. Moderate gale George Jackson Hughes. „ 24 Palmerston, 3 years Ketch 25 Sawn timber Stranded ; partial loss Gentle breeze Casualty caused by delay in letting go the anchor when it was found that the vessel was making no headway owing to the current Casualty caused by hurricane Robert Brebner. Westerly April 1 Kedar, 14 years Barque 532 13 Timber Abandoned, wat er logged Stianded ; total loss 1 South Pacific Ocean, about 17° 20' S., 161° 9' W. Beach near Arrow Rock, at entrance to Nelson Harbour Lat. 44° 40' S., long. 74° E. N.E. 11 nrricane Peter Johnson. May 11 Lily of the Wave Ketch 10 1 N.W. Whole gale Casualty caused by vessel being left at anchor without any one on board Hone Raniera, alias John Daniel. Walter Pottinger. „ 31 Kentish Tar, li years Barque 569 15 General Loss of wheel and mizzen -topmast Stranded; total loss 1 W.N.W. Whole gale Loss of wheel, &c, caused by shipping heavy sea „ 11 Mermaid, 23 years Auiora, 10 years Ketch Limestone North Tata Island, Massacre Bay N.E. Moderate gale Casualty caused by cable parting through heavy swell Casualty caused by error in judgment of George Saunders, second mate of the "Wellington," who held no certificate, in starboarding his helm and endeavouring to pass ahead of the " Aurora." Sicond mute of "Wellington" ordered to pay costs of inquiry William Smith. 9 2 , 15 Schooner 52 5 Ballast") General J ; I Collision ; I partial loss Collision; slightly damaged Q u c e n Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand, oil' Boot Cove W.N.W. Light 'George Romeril. McGee. Wellington, s.s. j? 15 Steamship 279 19 15