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

( _ . . Name of Vessel, Date of also Casualty. Age and c , aBB Ril F- ffi, © W Number of j Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty oeeurrei Win Direction. Wind. cd. Force. Decision of Court of Inquiry, &c. Name of Master. 'sua © o © S Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. 1905. Jan. 15 Wainui, s.s., 19 j years Schooner 411 32 94 14 General Stranded; partial loss Tower Rooks, off D'Ur- N villa Island N.N.W. sT.N.W. Light .. Light .. Master committed an error of judgment in not slowing down when informed by chief officer that weather was thick, and that he had not seen anything of Stephen Island. Master censured, and ordered to pay costs of inquiry Master committed a wrongful act in continuing at full speed when uncertain as to his position, and was in default in not taking soundings to try and verify his position. His certificate was suspended for three months, and he was ordered to pay the costs of inquiry Casualty caused by wind dropping where tide runs across channel George Thomas Trevor Hull. Nambucca, s.s., 7 years Schooner 4 4 Wool and Stranded ; total produce I03S Light .. William George North. 16 94 11 J mile west of Sinclair E Head E.N.E. E.N.E. Light .. Inner entrance, South W Channel, Kaipara Harbour 1 mile below Foxton Wharf, Manawatu River regasus Bay, 22J miles from Godley Head V. by S. Light breeze Calm Calm William Robert19 Lark, 24 years Schooner 139 Timber.. Stranded; partial loss W. by S. Light breeze son. 24 Himitangi, s.s., 6 years Schooner 149 Coal .. Stranded;! slight damage Calm After touching ground in river, the ship swung round, her keel taking the ground, and twisted the rudder-head Casualty due to neglect of mate, Islay McLellan, in leaving deck before he was relieved by master. He was severely censured, and ordered to pay £5 5s. costs of inquiry. The master was censured for not seeing that lifebelts were in proper order Vessel took bar and entered channel by direction of signals from flagstaff. When at the turning-point at the beacons the ship took the ground through there not being sufficient water When coming into port the master apparently was trusting entirely to his local knowledge, and did not take notice that the ebb tide had been setting the vessel over towards the shoal Casualty caused by strong ebb tide and wind failing after crossing the bar William Manley. 15 Feb. 4 Cygnet, s.s., 20 years Schooner 66 11 19 19 Timber.. Stranded ; no damage Calm Alexander Innis Murray. I George B.Brown. 10 Kiripaka, s.s., 11 years Schooner Barque.. 75 10 Coal . ■ Stranded; no damage Inside bar, Manawatu River Inner end Tory Shoal, Kaipara Harbour E. Light .. S.W. Unsteady A. D. Stenhouse. . 27 Margarita, 11 years 494 12 Coal .. Stranded; no damage „ 28 Bona, 1 year .. Schooner Timber.. Stranded ; partial loss North Spit, Porangahau River, East Coast, North Island End of Farewell Spit .. S. Light .. S.E. Light .. Samuel Keeble. 35 . 28 Alexa, new Barquentine Schooner 286 1 General Stranded ; no damage General Breakdown of engines General Stranded; slight damage Vessel made more leeway than master reckoned on, owing perhaps to strong current The low-pressure engine broke down. The piston broke, causing the bottom end brasses and bolts to break The lightship not being in position, having sunk at her moorings, the master altered his course too early for the purpose of coming up to the wharf, it being at the time thick squally weather On leaving wharf master ordered stern-line to he let go, but was misunderstood, and the bow-line was let go instead, causing the vessel to come on to the wharf, the port quarter striking heavily, earning away the ra 1 bulwarks, and damaging the covering-boards aft James White. 12 2 miles N.E. from Brothers Lighthouse S.E. Light .. John Grant. March 3 Tasman, s.s., 2 years 87 12 William Gillies. ,. 24 Invercargill, s.s., 20 years Schooner 123 11 Triangle Rocks, Bluff Harbour S.W. Gale .. Schooner j John Grubb. 30 Jessie Niccol, 32 years 93 Coal .. Damage to rail, bulwarks, and coveringboards Jervois Quay, Welling- j ton N.W. Gale