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SUMMARY of Casualties to Shipping and Seamen reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1890.

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Casi laities i >n or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Vi - Nature of Casualties. Steamers. iteaiiiers. Sailing-vessels. Tot of Casualties reported. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Total outside Colony. of fl H rl ■A? r- § Yt EH ri O o IS c — ii o « . tn c 1 81 I o E4, O o — . tn •A A 44 O 44.2 i IX O 4o— oTt a o— o' •" •» a a ? h) > I Eh J ■JH J - O tc a Eh I I oS . at O QJ ri H4 x Ji ». o °-S 3 o■A? 0 KJB O (A •a:a g| Eh a I \ I I I Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 2 4 1 1 464 804 260 301 2 10 2 1 2 2,000 10 302 .. 344 .. 476 .. 12 2,464 12 6 1,166 2 004 3 777 " 3 1 1,804 683 '• 3 1 t 1,804 683 •• 15 7 2 4 4,268 . 12 1,849 604 1,822 1 1,045 1 1,045 " Total strandings 8 1..829 2 I 15 3,182 10 I 23 I 5,011 12 I i 1 5 3,532 1 . 5 1 3,532 28 .-. „ 8,543 12 1 .. I I ' 1 1 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 6 1 1 1,190 55 1,005 " i 2 1,471 .. 8 2,661 1 51 1 1,005 2,661 51 1,005 •• . •• " "" •' •• " " 8 1 1 2,001 55 ! .. 1,005 .... Total collisions 8 2,250 i ! 2 1,471 .. 10 j 3,721 | .. 3,721 I I . ! 1 I i I • • 1 10 3,721 ; .. - " I l I 1 I I 1 Sliscellaneous, including explosion of coal-gas, damage by heavy seas or fire to hull and cargo, also loss of anchor, chains, &c, and breakdown of machinery 5,984 10,063 1,152 j 5,984 10,788 1 2 23,052 14 9,091 11 3 3,070 2 1,734 5,266 5,198 2 3 j 4,804 8,336 7,855 2 6 '• •• •■ •• '■ Total casualties to shipping .. 19 2 2 r 17 1 4,053 84 10 1 36 3 14,716 1,236 12 3 i i 3,070 2,657 "l 7 7 2 7 8 8 2 8 44 11 Loss of life only Total number of casualties reported i . 4 ' : 1 21 I 11,215 4,737 11 39 15,952 15 2 5,727 1 14 10,464 9 16 16,191 10 55 32,143 25 ■ 18 I ! I I : I 1 ted suicide ! I I I * Suspect iecl ■s.