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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1888.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. of Casualties reported. Iteamers. Nature of Casualties. _ o > to 3 JZ5.2 1-1 of so 1 o _H •3.2 o © C 03 1 a o 03 . to a tm a 1 ir os i OP O in A I > © o | • m ►3 =1-1 to O 03 © so o EH 03 •S3 o o (,_, 03 CD _ o _ o o Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 5 6 t 2 469 840 496 2,817 4,622 7 11 6 1 1 4,517 273 33 237 4 5 16 12 2 3 4,986 1,113 529 3,054 11 5 •• .. •• 1 60 •• 1 60 •• 17 12 2 4 5,046 1,113 529 3,842 11 5 1 '788 "l '788 Total strandings 14 • 7 19 5,060 9 33 9,682 16 2 1 848 848 35 2 10,530 L6 Foundcrings, — Total loss r f I i ! i I i 46 4 1 40 4 1 46 •• •• Capsized, — Total loss i I 1 19 4 i 69 5 2 83 9 2 88 •■ Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage I I i I l_ I 4 3 516 896 3 4 1,215 2,260 3 8 3 1,215 2,778 396 1 701 1 761 4 8 3 1,976 2,778 396 - I - Total collisions 7 914 ! 7 3,475 ] 14 4,389 •• .. 1 761 ! I 1 ~761 ! 15 I i i 5,150 Miscellaneous, including damage to boilers, machinery, hull, yards, sails, &c. I ! I ! i i I I 2 2,048 l 115 1 3 2,163 1 1 850 5 2,312 l 6 3,162 4,771 1,092 1 9 5,325 21,139 1,144 Total casualties to shipping .. Loss of life only 24 1 7,603 52 11 1 29 ! ! !8,765 19 — 53 1 16,368 52 30 1 1 850 8 1 3,921 1,092 l 1 9 1 1 1 62 2 31 2 •• •• •• •• •• Total number of casualties reported i : I I i i 25 5,959 12 29 8,7_5 19 54 31 850 9 5,013 2 I 10 5,863 2 64 22,283 16,420 38