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

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Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. » s Number of Cargo. Nature of Natu: ire of Casualty. Number _ of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurrec Wind. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. I Passes* Direction. Force. 1901. let. 17 Monowai, s.s., Schooner 10 years 2137 81 145 General Propeller - boss fractured and blades stripp'd Supposed that propeller struck floating log or Henry William wreokage. Vessel was towed back to Port Holbrook ChatChalmers by s.s. " Mokoia " field. Lat. 44° 45' S., long. 158° 18' E. On voyage from Bluff to Hobart Near wharf, Quarantine Island, Otago Harbour S.W. Moderate gale m 27 Tarewai, s.e., 11 Cutter .. years 7 2 None .. Stranded ; slight: damage N.W. Moderate gale In leaving wharf vessel was caught broadside Edward Mi all on by strong wind and tide, and driven Moss. against a rock about 50 ft. or 60 ft. from wharf Vessel broke her propeller -shaft while on Sydney Stringer. voyage from Dunedin to Westport, and was towed back to Dunedin by the s.s. "Te An&u " Course set from Pepin Island was too fine con- Frank Longsidering the weather Master ordered to pay bourne Vieker£3 3s. towards cost of inquiry man. Master, with a light ship and strong off-shore Bragadin Carlo wind, hugged the land too closely Monti. The hulk " Maria," in tow of launch " Canter- Patrick Darragh. bury," was driven by force of squall against "Southern Isle," causing damage to bulwarks, planks, and rigging of latter vessel Casualty was due to negligent navigation of Finlay Morrison. the master. His certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to pay ■ costs of inquiry Casualty happened through concurrence of Samuel Kenfollowing conditions, viz.: An extra Btrong nedy. tide, a low-powered and badly steering vessel, with a very full cargo, and possibly a master who had not had sufficient opportunity of testing the power of his vessel under such conditions Vessel touched when coming up harbour be- Francis George tween dark - coloured buoy and Sterling Evans. Point. Master had no chart of harbour Fire broke out in the flax stowed in No. 4 Joseph John hold, between decks, but no evidence to Hamon. show how same originated 27 Pukaki, s.s., 14 Sohooner years 917 26 Ballast .. Propeller-shaft broken 35 miles off Timaru N.N.E. Moderate breeze * 31 Waverley, s.s., Sohooner 18 years 93 12 General Stranded; slight damage Schnapper Point, Boulder Bank, Nelson S.W. Strong .. 31 Antiooo Aooame, Barque .. 10 years Southern Isle, Schooner 6 months I 11086 I 14 Ballast .. Stranded; total loss Collision ; partial loss Off Danger Reef, Shag Point, Otago Gladstone Pier, Lyttel ton Harbour S.W. Strong .. breeze Squally Nov. 7 71 ! General N. 26 Royal Tar, 19 Barque .. years 598 13 Ballast .. Stranded; total loss 1 Shearer Rock, Tiritiri Island, Hauraki Gulf E.S.B. Moderate breeze 29 Kotuku, s.s., 1 Schooner year 662 22 Coal and timber Stranded ; partial loss Walker Rock, off Jackson's Head, Cook Strait S.E. Moderate Blackheath,s.s., 12 years 1719 Stranded; no damage Bluff Harbour Dec. 1 Ballast.. Calm .. 3 6 Waimate, e.s., Schooner 5 years Schooner Ship .. 3629 61 Flax, wool, tallow, & frozen meat General Fire on board; partial loss Napier Roadstead Light .. Invercargill, 27 Ship years 1246 Loss of life only 1 Lat. 40° 5' 8., long. 70° 10' E. N.W. Gale .. H. C. Sayers, an apprentice, while engaged Thomas Bowlaloft furling sail, fell overboard and was ing. drowned Casualty caused by breakdown of steam steer- Charles Moing gear Arthur. Casualty consisted of the low-pressure go-ahead Walter Manning, eccentric rod of the main engine bending 18 Eotorua, s.s., 25 Schooner years Botomahana, Schooner s.s., 22 years Schooner 576 56 Produce Stranded; no damage Breakdown of machinery 100 ft. N.W. of Beacon, French Pass 30 miles south of Cape Campbell N.W. Light .. 39 21 Schooner 915 54 207 General S.E. Light .. I