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.ug. 28 Waverley, s.s., 13 years Patrician, 19 years Schooner Ship .. 1213 15 Coal Coal Stranded; slight damage Foundered; total loss 1 Abreast of breakwater, North Spit, Patea Lat. 39° 8' S., long. 158° 11' E., on voyage Newcastle, N.S.W., to Lyttelton S.S.E. E. Strong I Strong set of tide across channel set vessel on breeze to spit Gale .. Vessel met with continued gales from the 25th August. Heavy seas swept decks and cast adrift spare spars, which split coveringboards, letting water into hold which could not be kept under. One man was washed overboard during the gales, the remainder of the crew being rescued by the s.s. " Fifeshire." The Court expressed its admiration of the gallant conduct of the chief mate of the "Fifeshire," George Ross, Boatswain Mouatt, and Quartermaster Martin, who manned the boat that rescued the men, and of the assistance rendered to the rescue party by the skilful management of the " Fifeshire" Light Loss of nut of propeller during voyage from breeze Mokau to Waitara, and propeller shifting off shaft Light .. Vessel stranded while towing scow "Moana" to sea Light .. Vessel stranded while in tow of s.s. " Waitara" Frank L. Vickerman. Edward Robert Sterling. lept. 6 Manaia, s.s.,, 22 years Ketch .. 65 Coal .. Loss of propeller 7 miles north of Waitara NE. Light breeze G. A. Simpson. 12 Waipara,s.s.,33 years Moana, 1 year Schooner 62 8 Produce Stranded; no damage Stranded ; no damage Loss of life only North Beach, Hokitika River Mouth of Hokitika River S.W. Light .. Nicholson Wood. 12 Schooner 111 7 Railwaysleepers General S.W. Light .. William Cozens. 17 Westland, 18 years, Al Lloyd's Ship .. 1116 25 1 1 Cook Strait s. Gale .. Gale .. The passenger, C. W. L. Colly, disappeared overboard from the ladder on the port side of the forecastle-deck about 9.30 p.m., and was lost Light Casualty caused through Signalman G. F. Day breeze being grossly negligent in his duty of marking the true channel, and he was ordered to pay £5 8s. 5d., costs of inquiry Light .. Casualty caused through want of closer and more efficient attention to engine Moderate An A.B., Gustav Smith, fell from the main gale topgallant-yard on to the deck, and died seven hours afterwards from the injuries received Fresh Casualty caused by vessel missing stays and being compelled to wear. It being hazy at the time, the distance from shore seems to have been misjudged, and vessel grounded in wearing Casualty caused through stern-post being rotten, and rudder carrying away An O.S. named Patrick Casey was found in the bunkers smothered under the coal. Supposed to have gone there to sleep off effects of drink procured in Hobart Moderate Propeller-shaft broke at sea. Vessel towed into breeze Waitara by s.s. " Manukau " Fresh .. Vessel was approaching wharf on a thick, dark night, and, her lines having failed to reach the wharf, she drifted broadside on to the bank inshore Richard Kelly. 18 Kestrel, 8 years Ketch .. 51 Produce Stranded; partial loss Bar of Waimakariri River S.W. Light breeze Henry Ashford Featherston. Pinafore, s.s. (launch) Pleione, 20 years, 100 Al Lloyd's Coquette, 13 years Lug-sail None .. Breakdown of machinery Loss of life only7 miles north of Astrolabe, Blind Bav Lat. 43° 50' S.; long. 56° E., on voyage from London to Nelson Inside Farewell Spit .. S.E. Light .. Thomas Halstead Harley. Alfred H. Sargent. 21 3 1 ict. 4 Ship 1092 25 General 1 w. Moderate gale 19 Schooner 214 Coal and timber Stranded; slight damage W.N.W. Fresh Samuel Brown. Pet, 15 years .. Ketch .. Limestone Stranded; slight damage Loss of life only Largest of Tata Islands, Golden Bay Lat. 43° 12' S., long. 148° 35' E., on voyage from Hobart to Wellington 8 miles south of Cape Egmont Inside breakwater, New Plymouth Ambrose Edward Rickett. J. D. Sutcliffe. 29 22 S.W. ov. 3 Rakaia, s.s., 1 Schooner 3660 General 1 year 8 Manaia, s.s., 22 years Takapuna, s.s., 13 years Ketch .. General Propeller-shaft broken Stranded; no damage S. Moderate breeze Fresh .. G. A, Simpson. 65 7 10 Schooner 370 44 90 General N.E. John Grant.