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Nov. 15 Jessie Nicoll, 23 Schooner 93 Timber .. Stranded; partial loss Bar of Hokitika River •• While vessel being towed out of river a heavy roller came just as she was on the bar, and, after lifting her, rolled away, causing her to bump heavily Vessel stranded through poor tide, and being too early on it Kedge-anchor lost in being used keeping vessel from drifting ashore. Boats, which had been launched in readiness to save life, lost through inability to hoist them aboard again when wind freshened and sea made Master committed grave error of judgment in not using lead when standing in towards Oamaru light. Master's certificate suspended for three months, and he was ordered to pay costs of inquiry ; but, after considering circumstances and evidence taken at inquiry, His Excellency the Governor reduced period of suspension from three months to one month Lower-hold port-hole left open, and, being unnoticed, water flowed into and filled aftercompartment, necessitating beaching of vessel Master guilty of errors of judgment in not laying course sufficiently to the south, and in not calling all hands and devoting his attention to the steering. Mate not free from blame for altering ship's course without orders. Master ordered to pay £17 5s., costs of inquiry Vessel put into Lyttelton for assistance on 27th December with cargo heated Christian T. J. Andersen. years 26 Penguin, s.s., 32 years Weathersfield, 31 years Schooner General Stranded; no damage Loss of boats and anchor Entrance to Inner Harbour, Nelson Off Stephen's Island, Cook Strait S.E. Fresh ' breeze Gentle breeze Walter Manning. 517 37 23 30 Barque .. 1047 20 Cement & railway iron S.W. Joseph William Holdcroft. Dec. 8 Fifeshire, s.s., 8 Schooner Frozen mutton Stranded; partial loss Cape Wanbrow, f mile south of Oamaru light lm John Wilson. 2425 47 Ca ; years - 16 Vessel filled and beached South Head, Kaipara Harbour Osprey, p.s., 9 years Pole .. 138 45 General Ca lm Thomas Rawson. 25 Grasmere, 30 Barque.. 424 12 Coal .. Stranded; total loss Tom's Rock, near Sinclair Head, Cook Strait N.W. Fresh breeze Samuel Morison. years 25 Hollinwood, 7 years Cargo heated On voyage from Newcastle, N.S.W., to San Francisco On Warang Bank, west coast of Africa, on voyage from London to Auckland W. H. Kidd. 4-masted barque 2606 33 Coal .. 1896. 3661 General Stranded; slight damage Moderate George William Banks. Jan. 5 Rakaia, s.s., 1 year, 100 Al Brigantine 56 Casualty caused by negligence on part of master in wrongly marking ship's position on chart, and on part of second officer in not checking position so marked. Master ordered to pay £5 5s. costs, and second mate £2 2s. Vessel hove-to under three lower topsails in heavy gale; wind increased to hurricane force and carried away all the topsails, and the lower foretopsail-yard also broke adrift. Vessel put into Port Chalmers to refit Casualty caused by accident through stress of weather, without any neglect or default on the part of master or any of the crew 6 Lake Superior, 26 years Ship 1274 23 Wool and general Loss of sails and yard Lat. 49° 5' S., long. 167° 42' E., on voyage from Kingston, S.A., to London N.W. Hurricane Philip Charles Langlois. 8 Halcione, 27 years, *A1 Barque.. 843 20 General Stranded; total loss Fitzroy Bay, f mile south of Pencarrow Head, entrance to Port Nicholson 20 miles outside Newcastle Heads, on voyage from Newcastle, N.S.W., to Wellington Shifting N.W. to S.W. Squall .. Herbert Wild Boorman. 21 Coromandel, 20 years, Al Lloyd's Barque .. Coal .. Loss of life only 1 Fresh breeze The second mate, James Jones, was washed off from back ropes and bowsprit shrouds through ship plunging in head sea, and was lost Lewis Williams. 849 16