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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. Nature of Casualties. 49 t» £ CD CD do cd a o Eh CO 44 O . to O ® 15-4 H VH co °CD £i CD Q fl fl o co IH O Oh O CD hi O co o3 fl fl O 4= «tH O Hi II 4= fl • 5S IH CD an ee a o EH ■si rT ffl O CD 53.6 rH 44 CO* O CD . CD O to ■pi6 a o 43 03 O Q) o"3 • SO O CO eg o s . EC Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 1 3 1 1 393 721 137 29 - 3 6 1,421 452 •• 4 9 1 5 1,814 1,173 137 1,464 4,588 " •• •• •• 1 12 " 1 12 5 9 1 5 1,826 1,173 137 1,464 -. 1,435 4 Total strandings 6 1,280 13 3,308 19 i i i i 12 20 4,600 1 12 Founderings, — Total loss 1 411 22 1 22 2 433 22 1 251 8 251 3 684 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 4 2 4 1,505 115 1,364 1 2 1 68 52 27 5 4 5 1,573 167 1,391 3,131 •• 5 4 5 1,573 167 1,391 I - Total collisions.. 10 2,984 ! 4 147 14 .. •• •• •• 14 3,131 Fires, — Partial loss I •• l 4,915 "' 1 4,915 1,927 1 4,915 • • •• •• Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c. 2 1,681 1 2 114 4 1,795 1 2 1,927 2 6 3,722 Total casualties to shipping Loss of life only 19 1 6,356 95 23 1 20 2 3,591 104 2 39 3 9,947 199 23 3 l 4,915 4 1 2,190 1,245 8 1 5 1 7,105 1,245 8,350 8 1 44 4 17,052 1,444 31 4 •• • ■ •• Total number of casualties reported 20 6,451 24 22 3,695 2 42 26 4,915 5 3,435 9 48 18,496 10,146 .. 35