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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1901.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Colony. Casualties outside the Colony. Nature of Casualty. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Colony. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. of Casualties reported. cm xn <Z CD > CO CD ra ! 44 o 03 Or4 03 . co o , Sz;.E. =*-, 0Q °1d A co 03 OX) 03 a a o CD ~- xa 44 02 O CD 00 ra 03 O EH CD 44 O . CD •Z..S. hi ED . on So o to . OS O OJ 14-1 xii r^r? CO a a o OQ "S3 hH 44 «j O CD r5r? 00 CC o cH xa O CD »4 £ o oo ■ CD O CD AS> CO ci 03 a a o ■rJ • OQ rtl Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage l 2 3 468 907 ■■ ! 6 8 3 111 787 229 8 11 3 t 2 j 1,245 i 1,694 229 847 ■■ ■■ •• •• •• •• 8 11 3 2 1,245 1,694 229 847 .. I •• I 2 847 - ! .. .. .. Total strandings* 7 ! 2,222 ! , -i 17 1,793 24 4,015 - 1 ! I •• ! ! j I I 24 4,015 Foundered, — Total loss .. .. .. i , 1 I ! i 1 1 l .. 2 64 2 ! 64 2 8 64 Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage i ' i I I I I ! 3 3 4 2,264 5,296 2,286 9,846 - 1 2 51 1,963 •• - 4 5 4 2,315 7,259 2,286 •• 4 5 4 2,315 7,259 2,286 I I I - I .. . - i .. Total collisions.. 10 i 1 i ! 3 2,014 I 13 ; ; 11,860 [ i I 13 11,860 Fires, — Partial loss .. .. .. .. i J 1 ' '< .! i i " ■• - 1 J2.190 i I l 2,190 1 2,190 ! ■ Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas j to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, breakdown of machinery. Total casualties to shipping Loss of life only Total number of casualties reported j 231 I 4 414 , i I i I I |_ I I I I 2 183 2 \ 414 i .12,251 24 5 4,102 3,149 8 5 16,353 3,149 8 5 2,190 1,227 44 6 18,543 4,376 19 43 5 '" 1 1 ' 1 i i i 12,190 11,227 8 6 12,251 29 13 19,502 13 i 2 3,417 1 2 3,417 50 22,919 19 7,251 48 ■■ •■ • • 14