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Kb v. 17 Penguin, s.s., 17 years Schooner 23 37 General... Stranded; partial loss ['French Pass Light air When the ship was in the fairway the master took charge from the chief officer, and, some six or seven minutes afterwards, ordered the helm to be starboarded, and thus brought her into danger, from which she could not be extricated. He should, on a dark night, have approached such dangerous navigation at halfspeed, and given orders to have been called earlier than was his practice. He is considered worthy of the gravest censure short of suspension, and ordered to pay costs of inquiry. The mate, Thomas Popham, took serious responsibility on himself in porting the helm when ordered to starboard, but Court cannot say that he was not justified in doing so Vessel lost steerage way, and went ashore James Malcolm., Fleetwing, 2 years Clematis, 9 years Schooner 55 4 ... Timber... Stranded; partial loss Ketch ... 67 5 ... „ ... Stranded; partial loss P. W. Pullman. „ 24 Schooner 55 4 Timber ... North Spit, entrance to S.E. Patea River, Cook St. South Spit, entrance to E.N.E. Waimakariri River, Kaiapoi Indian Ocean, lat. 36° N.W. 39' S., long. 81° 45' E. Mouth of Hokitika N.N.W. River S.E. Strong breeze „ 27 Ketch ... 67 5 „ E.N.E. Strong breeze Master took the bar before signalled to do so ... Peter Johnson. „ 28 Alblasserwaard, 6 years (Dutch) Murray, s.s., 22 years Ship ... 1,256 23 ... Coal ... Burnt; total loss Schooner 78 17 6 General... Stranded; partial loss Ship ... 1,256 23 Coal ... N.W. Moderate gale Gale Fire broke out in the coal... George Schultz. Dec. 15 Schooner 78 17 6 General... N.N.W. A sea struck vessel on port quarter, causing her to broach to and ground on western spit. She was blown off; and before she could gather way, grounded on the lee spit, and drifted from thence on to the south beach. On wind falling, tide carried vessel towards the bank, and, when the anchors were let go, the chains parted, and she drifted ashore Dismasted, deck swept, boats carried away, and vessel hove on her beam-ends by a gale. Loose shingle-ballast having shifted, and the vessel continuing to heel over, the topmasts were cut away A tidal current carried vessel on to reef during thick and calm weather William Conway. „ 16 May Queen, 12 years Barque-... 733 28 97 „ Stranded; no damage Barque-... 733 97 Blind Channel, Taura- W. nga Harbour W. Moderate George Gordon Colville. » „ 23 Ganymede, 14 years „ ... 569 16 ... Ballast .... Dismasted; partial loss jj 569 Thirty miles south-west S.W. of Stewart Island S.W. Whole gale John Morgan. 16 Ballast .... „ 27 Elizabeth Conway, 7 years i Schooner 45 4 ... Oats ... Stranded; total loss Schooner Oats About two miles south of S.E. Cape Campbell, south edge of outer reef 1 Lat. 44° 30' S., long. S.S.W. 155° E., between Tasmanian Coast and New Zealand Tom's Rock, near Cape N.W., Terawhiti, Cook Strait variable William Ware. 45 S.E. 1882. Jan. 4 Circe, 13 years... Brigantine 145 8 ... Tea ... Deckhouse swept away; partial loss Brigantine 145 Tea 1 S.S.W. Strong gale A sea broke over the vessel and washed the deckhouse away and killed one of the crew Richard Alexander. „ 6 Wakatu, s.s., 2 years Schooner Wool ... N.W., variable Casualty caused by wrongful default of second mate, George Saunders, in allowing vessel to go at least four points off her course. His New Zealand certificate of competency, No. 5194, suspended for six months, and he ordered to pay costs of inquiry Loss of vessel caused by cable parting through bolt having worked out of the shackle. She was afterwards brought up so close to the shore by a second anchor that the Harbour- ', and consequently had to let her go, when she deck when cable parted, very negligent in not io far and into such a dangerous position Christen Eriksen Greager. Schooner 75 12 3 Wool ... Stranded; partial loss 75 12 j, 14 City of Cashmere, 18 years, Al Lloyd's Ship ... 980 19 2 Wool and Stranded; grain total loss 980 19 On Ninety-Mile Beach, Variable about 4 miles north of Timaru Lighthouse. Light breeze Daniel Ross. maste I I I I I I I ir considered it prudent to remove her. This was at. drifted on to the beach. The Nautical Assessor consi discovering she was adrift before he did, and that he empted by a small steamer, which was unable :dered Mr. Green, the second mate, who was ii should have let the port anchor go before she 1 to tow hei i charge of tad drifted s