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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1904.

Date of Accident. Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury: Fatal or otherwise, j Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Verdict of Jul 'y where 1903. May 22 Akaroa, s.s., Auokland, 74636.. Richard Carroll, cook .. Lost overboard Off Tutukaka Deceased was strange in his manner, but there was no evidence to show how he got overboard. No blame was attachable to master or crew, nor was there anything in the ship herself ber build or equipments, that could have contributed to the casualty. W. Chapman, trimmer, was struck by an ash-bucket falling through after stokehold-ventilator. From inquiries made it could not be ascertained who opened the ventilator-door. Drowned in wreck of vessel. Hauroto, s.s., Dunedin, 84479.. W. Chapman, trimmer.. Injuries to head and shoulder At sea, latitude 33° 44' S., longitude 176° 40' E. . 29 June 23 Ada and Eva, Sydney, 112554.. Henry Johnson, A.B. .. Drowned Gillespie's Beach, 28 miles S. of Okarito Bar of Hokitika River July 6 Aug. 1 Emma Sims, Lyttelton, 101135 Kapui, s.s., Auokland, 115191 .. Patriok Darragh, master William Charles Sime, trimmer Drowned Loss of three toes on left foot Auckland Washed overboard by heavy sea breaking on board while vessel crossing bar. W. C. Sime, trimmer, whilst helping engineer to start machinery got his foot entangled in shaft, causing him to lose three toes on left foot. In crossing the s.s. "Pilot," laden with a box, to board the " Parera," Frederic Sleigh, engineer, fell into the river, and was drowned. Verdict: Accidentally drowned. In towing barquentine " St. Kilda " into Wanganui, the towline, which belonged to the " St. Kilda," parted, striking H. N. Rachlen, A.B., and breaking his leg. George Turner, A.B., fractured the little finger of his right hand while engaged unshipping the derrick. Vessel was lying at breastwork, and it is supposed that when coming ashore Duffy missed his footing, and striking his head fell, stunned, into the water. Verdict: Deceased was accidentally killed by falling into the harbour. Robert Pope was struck on the head by a sack of ashes falling on him while in the stokehold. Thomas Bustin, donkeyman, was slicing the fires when he tripped on a piece of coal and the slice fell on his toe, injuring it. H. Tayson, A.B., was employed in hold stowing iron pipes, &c, when his right hand got caught between two pipes, injuring his little finger. Slightly injured through the gaff falling. . 7 Parera, oil-launch Frederic Sleigh, engineer Drowned Aratapu Sept. 6 Stormbird, s.s., Wellington, 31760 H. N. Rachlen, A.B. .. Right leg broken above knee About half-mile off Wanganui Bar 9 Rata, Auokland, 78397 George Turner, A.B. .. Finger fractured Railway Wharf, Auckland .. . 10 Moehau, Auckland, 82712 John Duffy, A.B. Drowned Breastwork, Quay Street West, Auokland Aparima, s.s., London, 115807 Robert Pope, fireman .. Head injured and shoulder bruised Queen Street Wharf, Auckland Queen's Wharf, Wellington . 19 Oct. 15 Mokoia, s.s., Dunedin, 101483 Thomas Bustin, donkeyman Toe injured . 17 Rose Casey, s.s., Auckland, 78369 H. Tayson, A.B. Little finger injured Dunedin . 23 Havoo, Auokland, 102296 Walter Vanderspeck, A.B. John Henry Rowe, A.B. Frederick Smith, A.B... Slight .. Kiripaka 29 Nov. 30 Waitemata, Auckland, 82727.. Hawk, Auckland, 102337 Toes of right foot badly injured .. Broken leg Whangarei Wharf On voyage from Kaipara to Auokland Spit Passage, Thames While loading logs, got caught in flywheel of windlass. F. Smith was at the wheel, when the rudder being struck by a sea, he was thrown over, and his leg was broken. Whilst in tow of the p.s. "Awarua" the tow-rope slipped off the chocks, catching Charles Bassett, fracturing a bone in his leg below the knee. While attending to the furnace the fire blew out on him and he was severely burnt. Deo. 4 Clan McLeod, Auckland, 68086 Charles Bassett, A.B. .. Bone fractured in leg . 6 Rosamond, s.s., Dunedin, 89594 Angus McPhail, donkeyman Burns on arms, face, and hands .. Greymouth Wharf