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Jan, 15 Agnes, 8 years Ketoh .. ■24 Ballast.. Stranded; total loss Rocky Point, S. of and next to Bridge Pa Point, near to Porirua Harbour, Cook Strait Beach about five miles S. of Turakina N.W. Gale Casualty due to stress of weather and defective holding gear John Oscar Berg. . 16 Fusilier, 23 years Barque.. 404 13 * Ditto W. to w.s.w. n Stranding resulted from leewardly qualities of vessel, from heavy weather she encountered, and from wind repeatedly heading her. Absence of precaution in heaving lead improper, but such impropriety did not cause casualty Master could not see channel clearly, and heavy sea drove vessel on to South Spit Master took bar when signal " Wait for daylight " was flying John Nevison Harkness. IT Napier, s.s., 13 years Lalla Eookh, s.s., 14 years Schooner 4S 11 General Stranded; partial loss Stranded; slight damage Stranded; partial loss - South Spit, inside bar of Eangitikoi River South entrance, Waitara River W.N.W. Henry Fisk. (V 29 Ketch .. 46 G M S.E. Light .. Edward Alfred Bailey. 29 Result, 2 years Schooner 56 Ballast.. Rock off extreme north point of Tiri Tiri Island, Auckland s.w. Moderate Supposei Jan. Mary King, 18 years Brigantine 73 12 New Zealand produce Supposed foundered; total loss Supposed 10; all hands Supposed off coast of Queensland Vessel sailing a race, when she struck on patch not laid down on chart, nor mentioned in " New Zealand Pilot." She subsequently capsized between Rangitoto Reef and North Head while in tow of steamer Vessel left Lyttelton for Townsville, Queensland, on 2nd January. Was last spoken by schooner " Bannockburn," on 20th January, about 360 miles from Townsville, and has not since been heard of. Supposed to have foundered during a cyclone which occurred shortly after the last-mentioned date Master took bar before signals made for him to do so Casualty caused through one of the port-holes forward being left open by second cook Kenneth McDonald W. A. Nichols. ■eb. 1 Douglas, s.s., 2 years Waitaki, s.s., 8 years Ketch .. 60 11 13 General Stranded; no damage Fore-com-partment filled with water Stranded ; no damage Stranded and foundered; total loss South-west bank of Waitara River At the wharf, Whangarei s.w. Light .. Henry Arthur Day. James Crawford. m 8 Schooner 228 22 Coal * H 15 26 Waihora, s.s. .. Falcon, 19 years Ketch .. 1269 37 75 4. 105 General Ballast.. Te Waewae Point, Bluff Harbour Stranded on end of groin, Patea River, and afterwards foundered about five miles off shore Off Farewell Spit, New Zealand s.w. N. Fresh breeze Strong breeze Casualty causedjby breaking of wheel-chain .. Master was to blame for not obeying instructions signalled by pilot, for had he done so vessel would probably not have met with injury. Master censured, and ordered to pay costs of inquiry An apprentice, Frederick Ahlgren, and James Moir Wright, A.B., fell overboard while engaged cleaning outside of boats An A.B., Edward Williamson, whilst engaged at work aloft, fell on to the deck and was killed Casualty caused through master not attending to signals Vessel grounded when entering in obedience to signals, shoals having shifted Ditto James Edie. Peter Greig Leslie. Koranui, s.s. .. Sohooner Coal .. Loss of life only 2 William Edward Oliver. :<u-. 13 » 15 Cooleen, 8 years Barque.. 629 Ditto 1 Lat. 39° 40' S., long. 48° E. Light .. Matthew Barkley. • 17 Colonist, 16 years Maud Graham, 8 years Sarah Pile Schooner 43 4 1 Flour and oats Coal .. Stranded; no damage Ditto .. South Beach, Waitara River Fanny Channel, Manukau Harbour Ditto w.s.w. rt • • James Joseph Conway. John Jorgenson. . 27 30 6 s. . 27 Brigantine 115 7 Stranded; damage £10 V • • Hugh Paterson.