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

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Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. co » Number of Nature of Number of Lives lost. Wind. Date of Casualty. Place where Casualty occurred. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. rU 'assengers. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1902. May 14 Gladys, 12 years Barque.. 1345 20 General Damage . by heavy sea Lat. 42° S., long. 162° E. On voyage Liverpool to Wellington W.S.W. Hurricane Vessel was lying-to, when an exceptionally heavy sea struok starboard bulwark and flattened it in on the deck for about 140ft., damaging the deck-house and causing the fore-topmast, main- topgallant -maBt, and mizzen topmast to oarry away, and washing two boats overboard Casualty caused through defective steeringqualities of vessel, accentuated by lightness of her draught Vessel was dismasted during gale, and was picked up and towed into Russell by H.M.S. " Archer." Casualty supposed to have been caused through defective stowage of cargo Vessel took the ground when crossing the bar, being thrown out of her course slightly by the heavy sea In altering course to avoid oollision with another steamer, vessel grounded on mudbank in channel In getting the " Jessie Niccol" under way the sails filled on the wrong tack. She was kept away to clear the s.s. " Southern Cross " lying at anchor, but she would not pay off, there being no way on for Bteering purposes, and she drifted on to the steamer's port quarter S.s. " Monowai" in coming up to the wharf struck the stern of the " Herald," causing slight damage Vessel touched slightly on shoal during S.E. rain-squall, buoy being obscured Vessel got slightly out of fairway in the dark and took the ground Alexander Bedward Foote. June 3 Kanieri, s.s., 15 years Stranded; partial loss James Harvey Smith. 23 Ardencraig, 16 years Schooner Ship .. 115 1969 14 28 General Nickelore Loss of masts Sandbank on south Bide of entrance to Waitara River Lat. 31° 4' S., long. 168° E. On voyage from New Caledonia to Rotterdam North Spit, Hokitika River N.E. S.S.E. Light .. Moderate gale William Foster Ritohie. 25 Jane Douglas, s.s., 27 years Schooner 75 Coal and general Stranded; no damage W.S.W. Fresh breeze James Jamieson. 28 Waimate, s.s., 6 years Schooner 3629 3 General Stranded; no damage Entrance to Rangitoto Channel, Auckland S.E. Freeh breeze Joseph John Hamon. July 5 Jessie Nicool,32 Schooner 93 Ballast.. Collision; slight damage Off Pipitea Point, Wellington Harbour Moderate) breeze] / Robert Albert Grono. - years 5 Southern Cross, s.s. Herald, s.s., 18 years Schooner None .. Collision; no damage Collision; slight damage N. to N.E. - 175 - ) I Alongside wharf, Bluff Harbour 7 Sohooner 370 20 Coal .. \ T. Dewhurst. . 10 Huia, 8 years .. Schooner 200 8 Timber.. Stranded ; no damage Stranded; partial loss Collision; slight damage Collision; slight damage Foundered; partial loss Tory Shoal, Kaipara .. S.E. Fresh .. Daniel Mc - Kenzie. Hugh McGilvray. 10 Invercargill, s.s., 7 years Torea, 4 years.. Schooner 123 11 General Opposite Bushy Point, New River 16 Schooner 133 7 Coal and timber Ballast.. -I S.E. Light .. | I Daniel Savident. Charles Watohlin. 16 Lizzie Taylor, 10 years Felicity, 16 years Schooner 77 6 Wanganui River Casualty caused through " Lizzie Taylor" not answering her helm 19 Ketch .. 27 1 Nil 1J miles from south end Boulder Bank, Nelson S.W. Stiff breeze Thomas Reeves, an A.B., holding no master's certificate, undertook to bring vessel from Moutere to Nelson. Court held that it was rash on his part to have ventured to bring the vessel over by himself, knowing that she was in a leaky state and almost without ballast, and that she had no boat or life-saving appliances. He was ordered to pay £2 towards cost of inquiry.