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RETURN of Weeks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

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Date of Casualty Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Bi| =3 Number of Nati ■e of Number Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. «oST i Name of Mastor. 6 Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives Lost. Decision of Court of Inquiry. 1883. V Jan. 15 St. Kilda, s.s., 14 years Schooner 174 15 3 Coal Boiler damaged At sea, about midway between Greymouth and Westport Tauhou Creek, Kaipara Harbour Light .. Casualty caused by insufficiency of water in boiler, causing the combustion chamber to collapse and crown of boiler to fall down Vessel was going down the creek, when she struck on a rock Christian Erik sen Greagor. „ 19 Mary Mildred, 26 years, A Germanic Lloyd's Ellen, 18 years Barque.. 460 10 I Timber.. Stranded; total loss E. Moderate James Horno. 27 Cutter .. 16 Ballast.. Stranded; total loss Off David Rock, Hauraki Gulf N.N.W. Light .. Master committed error of judgment in leaving an inexperienced man in charge when in neighbourhood of the rock. He was ordered to pay the costs of inquiry Casualty caused by extraordinary bad weather John Greonloaf. Feb. 2 Mary Agathe, 5 years, Al Lloyd's Schooner 186 Patent fuel, railway iron, &o. General Foundered; total loss Lat. 44°N., Long. 11°W. S.W. Gale .. Robt. Owen. 9 Pioneer, 24 years Schooner 23 Stranded; total loss Entrance to Mataura River W.S.W. Fresh gale Vessel could not beat out of bay on account of weather, and struck on the bar when making for the river Vessel was passing between Eplla Island and mainland, when she struck on- a rock not marked on the chart Henry Linooli: Pratt. 12 Tarawera, s.s., 1 year 1268 80 180 Ballast.. Stamded; slight damage Channel between Rolla Island and mainland, Hall's Arm, head of Smith's Sound, West Coast Near lightship in cross channel, lower part of Otago Harbour On voyage from Hobart to Bluff Rock ofi Tiri Tiri Island No wind William Christii Sinclair. 14 Kestrel, 15 years Ketch .. Nil Collision; loss of jibboom only Loss of life only Stranded; partial loss Light air Vessel drifted on to s.s. " Arawata " Wm. WilliariiH. 50 S.W. „ 16 . 23 Manapouri, s.s., 1 year, Al Thames, 22 years, Al Lloyd's Schooner Barque.. 1020 445 65 12 207 1 General Coal .. 1 E. N.E. Moderate A passenger, J. W. Stock, reported to be missing Master showed want of caution in not placing look-out forward when coming into narrow waters, and also in keeping so close to shore of Tiri Tiri; but, as rock was not marked on chart, master exonerated from blame " Mahinapua" took proper course to enter between the moles. Master of " Omapere " was wrong in acting on Rule 15 of Regulations on observing " Mahinapua " between the moles, the "Mahinapua" having the helm to port, and the vessels not end on to each other. Master of "Omapere" committed error of judgment in acting on this rule, otherwise he did all that was possible to avoid the collision Master does not appear to have made sufficient allowance for lee-way Thomas Logan. Sylvester Williams. „ 23 Mahinapua, s.s., 1 year Schooner 205 26 Coal .. Collision; partial loss Middle of inner harbour, Lyttelton John Bernech. „ 23 N.E. Omapere,- s.s., 1 year Collision; slight damage Stranded; total loss Fresh breeze Schooner 352 34 14 General Mar. 13 Emerald, 18 years Ketch .. 40 1 N.Z. produce Beach near Taourakira Head, Palliser Bay, Cook Strait S.E. Fresh gale William Wobstoi Charles Frederick Baokstrom.