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;tubn of "Wrecks on which Inquiries have bee. held, &o. — continue! Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel; also, Age and Class when known. fa O Number of Nature of Cargo. Mature of Casualty. Number of Lives Lost. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Rig. _ Pas-en-Crew- gers. Place where Casualty happened. Name of Master. Direction Fore. 1877. May 16 Enterprise, 12 years iirigautine 85 7 Timber" Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale. George Mundle. Omaha, 4 years jj 133 7 Guieral I Collision ; partial damage Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale George Jackson llughes. W. 0. Wentworth, 23 years Barque 315 9 Baliast I J Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour S.W. Hurricane Collision caused by heavy gale David Cochrane Law. „ 16 Ann Gambles, 16 years Liverpool, 1st Class Barque 424 I 14 General Stranded ; total loss Te Wais Point, Bluff Harbour S.W. by S. Strong gale Casualty caused by default of master in ordering the helm to be put up when the squall struck the vessel and the portanchor was let go. Master's certificate was suspended for six months.* Casualty caused by the wind veering ahead and the tea catching (he vessel on her quarter and heaving her on to the spit John Morgans. „ 28 Coean Bird, 7 yenrs Ketch 88 8 Timber Grounded; partial loss 250 yards from extremepoint of Norlh Spit, Waimaknriri River, at the batNear the Needles, N.E. coast of N.Z. On beach, about li miles N. of Horowhenua River, Cook Strait Just inside South Head of Waikato River Supposed between Auckland and Samoa S. to S.W. veering Gentlo breeze John Moore. June 16 Helen, 16 years Hydrabad, 13 years Schooner Ballast Foundered; I total loss Stranded ; total loss S.W. Stiff breezo Casually cnu-ed by stress of weather Frank Gomez. 23 1 „ 24 Ship 1350 SI 2 Railway Plant W. Storm Inquiry still pending Charles Holmwood, jun. „ 26 Lady Don, 11£ years Brigantine 08 6 Grain Stranded ; i total loss W.S.W. Galo Casualty caused by stress of weather and wheel being carried away Edwin Gill. Hinemoa Schooner 75 6 1 Cattle, sheep, and general cargo I Supposed all hands Un known Vessel left Auckland for Samoa on 10th May, 1878 ; not since been heard of Hugh Eoss. * Since the inquiry His Excellency the Governor has ordered a New Zealand Certificate a3 Master to be issued to Captain Morgans, and has recommended the Board of Trade to re-issue his suspended certificate at once. By Authority: Geobge Didsbtjet, Government Printer, Wellii Price, Is. 3d. igton.— 1878.