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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Date of Accident. Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, , and Official No. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury: Fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident occurred. as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury where Coroner's Inquest held. 1905. June 14 Muritai, Auckland, 89319 R. Campbell, A.B. Knee injured At sea When shifting cases of kerosene on deck he struck his knee. At time injury appeared slight, but became worse, and man had to be discharged and sent to hospital, Wellington. P. Wallace, ship's steward, accidentally fell down the steerageladder and was attended to by ship's doctor. Thrown by roll of vessel against stokehole-ladder, injuring his back. J. Malley, trimmer, fell down the engine-room companion and ' broke two of his ribs. Supposed that he fell down forecastle-ladder. While walking along wharf taking a line to a pile, Matyke struck left knee against a pile with such force that he had to be discharged for medical treatment. Hikurangi collided with scow Rata; Hohnberg thrown against galley, injuring arm, and necessitating discharge for medical treatment. While timber being slung log fell and broke left leg below knee ; Mr. Halliday removed to hospital. While greasing machinery injured finger, necessitating discharge and medical treatment. While unhooking a block from end of derrick it sUpped from man's hands, and in falling struck his head, inflicting a nasty cut; discharged for medical treatment. When heaving vessel alongside wharf the rope surged on the winch, and the bight Baldrey was holding struck him in the groin, causing a swelling which necessitated his discharge for medical treatment. While loosing upper foretopsail, fell backward, striking and breaking ratlines of fore-rigging in descent, and then fell overboard, whence he was rescued. While going on board he fell between wharf and ship; taken to casual ward, Lyttelton Hospital. While screwing up a port he stepped on an empty locker door, and slightly injured himself. While greasing tail-rods he slipped on grating and sprained left ankle, and had to be discharged. While at work in stokehole a firebar sUpped from others in a shng, and struck him on right leg, inflicting a nasty gash, which necessitated discharge and removal to hospital. While driving steam-winch his fingers, left hand, were caught between rope and barrel, causing a nasty fracture. SUpped in cross alley-way ; sent to hospital, Dunedin, 27th. „ 15 Wakanui, s.s., Plymouth, 108566 P. Wallace, steward Effects J>f fall Lyttelton .. ., 17 Waikare, Dunedin, 101480 D. Wishart, fireman Back injured At sea, between Hobart and Bluff At sea .. .. „ 20 WelUngton, s.s., Auckland, 40324 Taieri, s.s., Dunedin, 95210 .. Glenelg, Auckland. 76187 J. Malley, trimmer Two ribs broken July 14 ,, 27 Henry Mouatt, A.B. R. Matyke, A.B. Fractured skull Left knee injured Wellington Wharf, Auckland July 31 Hikurangi (scow), Auckland .. A. Hohnberg, A.B. Left arnrinjured At sea, Hauraki Gulf Aug. 8 Volador _ John Halliday, second mate Thomas Graham, fireman Leg broken Wharf, Wellington „ 9 Muritai, Auckland, 89319 Little finger, right hand Onehunga „ 16 Rarawa, s.s., Auckland, 115207 R. Hopkins, seaman Injury to head Onehunga .. „ 18 Rarawa, s.s., Auckland, 115207 C. Baldrey, AB. Blow in'groin .. Wharf, New Plymouth „ 29 EUzabeth Graham, Sydney, 56539 Robert Bull, A.B. Fractured tibia, right leg Latitude 27° 44' 8., longitude 164° 46' E. „ 30 Star of AustraUa, Belfast, 110507 Rotomahana, Dunedin, 75224 E. Y. Doncaster Broken thigh Wharf, Lyttelton „ 30 G. Retty Slight injury Between Wellington and Lyttelton At sea, near Auckland Sept. 4 Rotomahana, Auckland, 75119 J. Jerome, greaser Left ankle sprained .. 8 Rakanoa, Dunedin, 101477 J. Mudie, greaser Gash on thigh Wharf, Auckland ,, 13 Storm, s.s., Lyttelton, 118090.. D. Fisher, seaman Fingers broken Wharf, Onehunga' „ 25 Pateena, s.s., Launceston, 79262 John Briton, steward .. Injury to knee At "sea .. .. .. I