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May 22 Tuna, s.s. .. , .. Stranded; slight damage Loss of life only •• Turanganui River, Po- [ verty Bay On voyage from Nelson N.W. to Waitapu, about 3 miles off Awaroa Heads Vessel must have gone on some hard substance William Hams. 29 Camelia, 11 years Ketch .. 20 2 General i N.W. Heavy .. A seaman named Edward Higgs, who was at the wheel while the master was slacking off the mizzen-sheet, fell overboard and was not seen again. Supposed that accident was caused by the tiller-rope slipping off the tiller Vessel cleared from Hokianga to Sydney on the 14th June, 1890, and has not since been heard of. Supposed to have foundered during heavy gale at sea, with loss of all hands An A.B. named Christopher Mouat, while engaged aloft, slipped off the fore-yard and fell on the deck, fracturing his skull. He died three hours after the accident When assisting to reduce sail, weather being squally, one of the crew; a native of New Hebrides, fell over board and was drowned Vessel, when coming up to Auckland from Port Jackson, with cargo and some mill-hands, about 10 p.m., gave a lurch, and a Maori named Whenua fell overboard and was drowned Vessel was at anchor in Okain's Bay, when heavy sea caused her to part cables and go ashore Vessel left Tauranga in very bad weather, and, when off Shoe and Slipper Islands, the master was knocked overboard, but it is not known how, as no one was on deck besides himself at time Cargo was found to be on fire when on the bar, caused, it is supposed, through water getting at some quicklime in the cargo Casualty caused through Captain Scott, who was in charge of the "Rose Casey" at the time, starboarding his helm before he was clear of the "Tainui." He was ordered to pay half the costs of the inquiry Vessel struck on reef apparently not marked on chart Henry Young. June 14 (since) Barque.. Timber, k a u r i logs Supposed 10 (all hands) i Kentish Lass, 18 Supposed foundered ; total loss On voyage from Hokianga to Sydney John Johnson. 306 10 years 15 Diana, 10 years Barque.. 714 16 Ballast.. Loss of life only 1 Off Hanks Peninsula .. N.W. S trong gale John Stephen. 30 Christine, 11 years Schooner 96 3 3 Bones and potatoes Loss of life only 1 Off North Cape, on voy- | N.W. age from Norfolk Is- I land to Auckland About 10 miles at the S.E. Auckland side of Cape \ Colville Squally John McLiver. July 15 F ear.nought, new vessel Ketch .. 30 3 several veral Flax and timber Loss of life only 1 Gale .. Abraham Bronlund. Minnie, 26 years Ketch .. Ballast.. Stranded; total loss Light .. Thomas Coupar. 24 17 Okain's Bay, Banks j E. Peninsula 24 Tokerau, 10 years Cutter .. 35 1 Maize and wheat 1 Loss of life only 1 Outside the Shoe and j N.E. Slipper Islands, on voyage from Tauranga to Auckland William Norris. Neptune, s.s., 7 years Schooner 4 General Fire on board; partial loss Wairau River, Blenheim I Thomas Eckford. Aug. 2 44 7 8 Rose Casey, s.s., 12 years Schooner 99 9 General Collision; partial loss - ) Light J Moderate William Bazley. 8 Tainui, p.s., 15 years Notero, 9 years 47 [ Collision; partial loss Stranded; total loss i Off south end of Motuihi Island, Hauraki N.E. Gulf William Henry Burgess. Alexander Campbell. 3 4 | -) Barque.. 10 I 17 Sept. 10 Nettie, 16 years Brig'ntine (U.S.A.) 430 477 25 j Guano .. [ Fire on board; partial loss North-west Point, How- E. land Island, Pacific Ocean Wharf, Lyttelton Har- i hour Cargo of New Zealand flax caught fire while at wharf; probably caused through spark from a pipe dropping into the hold Rudder-chains fell off quadrant, and ship could not answer her helm, consequently she ran aground Vessel ran on beach when attempting to enter river at low water. Her cargo of coal was discharged into drays, and she floated off at high water Vessel was taking in cargo of shale when fire broke out on board, and she had to be sunk before it could be extinguished Frederick B. Lowry. ., N.Z. flax 23 Gairloeh, s.s., 4 years Schooner 211 17 General Stranded; partial loss South Spit, mouth of j S. Wanganui River i Moderate breeze Findlay McArthur. Oct. 7 Mohaka, s.s., 13 Cutter .. 20 Coal .. Stranded; slightly damaged Waitara River .. N.W. Fresh .. Alexander Thos. Fraser. years . 23 Ranee, 26 years Al Barque.. Fire on board; partial loss Koputai Bay, Port Chalmers, Otago John Edwards 1189 ■22 Shale ..