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RETURN of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department— continued.

Date of Casualty. Kaine of Vessel, also Age and Class. Big. 53 si- Number of §>§ | PassenNature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Same of Master. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1890. ov. 1 Ruby, s.s., 14 years Britannia, p.s., 5 years Persian Empire, 25 years, Al Lloyds Schooner 19 6 5 Empties and gold Nil Collision; slight damage Collision ; no damage Loss of life only 1 Nil I 108 3 25 " j Between the Queen Street and Railway Wharves, Auckland The " Ruby," in coming in to her berth, struck ! the " Britannia," which was coming out 1 An A.B. named Stephen Jelliss fell overboard while engaged furling the fore-royal and was drowned William Bettis. William George Tye. Charles William Hay. 12 Ship .. 1532 SO General 1 Lat. 46° 15' N., long. 7° 40' W., on voyage from London to Auckland Lat. 44° 45' S., long. 95° E. ; on voyage from London to Dunedin w.s.w. Moderate 15 Brahmin, 14yrs., Al Lloyds, 100 Ship .. 11264 25 General Loss o£ life only 1 N.W. Gale An apprentice named William Samuel Jeffery, when coming down from assisting to furl main-topgallant sail, missed his footing, fell overboard after striking the rail, and was lost A seaman named Joseph Emanuel Leon Bouis, whilst reefing the upper fore-topsail, fell from the yard into the sea and was not seen again Peter McKenzie. . 24 Laira, 20 vears, Al Barque.. 492 14 Sugar .. Loss of life only 1 Lat. 47° 27' S., long. 152° 24' E.; on voyage from Mauritius to Dunedin On voyage from Melbourne to Clarence River N.W. Heavy gale Peter James Hughes. 27 (since) Rainbow, 1 year. Al Lloyds Schooner 297 10 Ballast.. Supposed foundered ; total loss Supposed 10 (all hands) Vessel left Melbourne for Clarence River on the 27th November and has not since been heard of. Supposed to have foundered at sea, with all hands, during heavy weather prevailing on the Australian coast about that time Master misled through buoy not being in position shown on chart The " Rangitikei's " cable parted in a heavy gale, and she drifted stern on to the " Balclutha," which was anchored about SOOj'd. astern of her, and she stove in that vessel's starboard bulwarks K. McDonald. 28 Ohau, s.s., C years Rangitikei, 27 years, AaI Lloyds Balclutha, Al Lloyds, 100 Stranded; partial loss Collision; partial loss Whale Rock, off Red Head, Bay of Islands Richard Brewer. Schooner 411 I 411 24 Coal .. S.W. Moderate Dec. 5 Ship .. 1188 1188 26 Wool and general - j Hard I gale j H. J. Middleton. Ship .. 1614 1614 Wool and tallow Collision; partial loss Napier Roadstead, about two miles off entrance to Inner Harbour West'rly J. Binnie. 5 28 1891. Jan. 4 (supp'sed) Kakanui,s.s.,12 years Snhooner 57 57 10 9 Coal for ships' use Supposed foundered ; total loss Supposed 19 (all hands) On voyage from Macquarie Island to Bluff Suppo'd N.E. to westward Supposed he a v y gale The vessel left Macquarie Island for New Zealand, with nine passengers on board, on the 3rd Januaiy, 1891, and has not since been heard of. She is supposed to have foundered in a heavy gale next day Vessel took the ground when crossing the bar and was seriously damaged Master should have used greater precaution to ascertain his position, and should not have trusted to bearings alone. He was ordered to pay costs of inquiry Fire broke out in cargo of flax when alongside wharf William Best. 6 Manaia, s.s., 19 years Pukaki, s.s., 4 years Schooner 54 Ballast.. Stranded; partial loss Stranded; partial loss Mokau Bar, North Taranaki Bight Ohau Bay, Cook Strait Light .. John Botham. 6 N.N.W. 17 Schooner 850 30 2 Coal .. S.E. by Heavy gale William Edward Oliver. ,. 22 Leading Wind, 17 years (U.S. vessel) Ship .. 1159 Flax and kaurigum Fire on board; partial loss Alongside Wharf, Auckland Harbour Francis Manning Hinckloy. 10 I