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Date of Aeeiilent. Name aLd Offii!iaKNninbe l ': giS ' ry ' N " ,Ui,e °' PerBOD injured. Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. ,,, , . , Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict ot .Iur> where Place where Accident occurred. Coroner's Inquest held. 1908. Jan. 18 „ 19 „ 21 ., 22 Pul-aki. s.s.. Dunedin, 84491 .. F. Connor, fireman .. Effects of fall .. Waihi. s.s.. Dunedin. 84476 . . J. Wishart. fireman . . Injured finger Wairimoo. s.s., Dunedin. 101901 Angus McKinnon. A. B. Drowned Maori, s.s., Dunedin. 117598 .. B. O'Neill, trimmer Broken leg Lyttelton .. .. Fell oil the gangway. Wellington .. .. Injured whilst attending to the engine-. Latitude 38' M.V S.. longitude Fell overboard whilst washing paintwork. 167° 19' K. Wellington .. .. Whilst lighting in the forecastle with others of the crew, was knocked down. Wellington . . .. Caused by wire scratching his hand when rigging coal gear. Lyttelton .. .. When returning to his ship was attacked by a gang of firemen and trimmers, and in endeavouring to get away fell on the railway-line, Nelson .. .. .. Ran a piece of wire into his hand. Gisborne .. .. Bruised by getting jammed in timber. .. 22 ,. 27 Arahura. s.s.. Dunedin. 117687 W. McLeod, A. B. .. j Poisoned hand (lanvniede (baripie), Invercargill. George Finch. O.S. Injured knee .. 60041 ,. 28 ,. 30 Waveilcy. s.s.. Nelson. 69012 .. F. Bell. A. B. . . Injured hand .. Seagull (schooner), Auckland. I). Urquhart, A.B. .. Injured finger .. 122902 y Talune. s.s.. Hobart. 57626 William Stow. fireman Injured finger .. .. - .. ,, 30 Dunedin Fell against furnace-door with slice in Iris hand and crushed right forefinger. Wellington .. .. Bruised whilst working in bunkers. Whangarei .. .. Whilst taking in cargo H. Lawson accidentally struck Dahl's left band with his cargo hook. Havelock .. .. Slipped and fell. At sea .. .. .. A piece of wood fell on his foot. At sea .. .. .. Slipped and fell on deck. At sea, between Chatham Fell on the deck. Islands and Oamaru Lyttelton .. .. Knelt on carbolic acid. Port Chalmers .. .. Slipped on deck. „ 31 Feb. 3 Maraina. s.s.. Duueilin. 117597 .1. McKenzie. trimmer .. Injured arm Kanieii, s.s., Auckland. 84490 0. Da hi, A.B. Injured hand .. „ 21 ! Mar. 7 ,. 12 Falcon, s.s.. Lyttelton. 57585 .. T. Thompson. A.B. .. Injured knee .. Kaon, sa, Auckland. 118975 . . G. Lennie. A.B. . . Injured foot Monowai. s.s., Dunedin. 84497 \\. J. Barrie, A.B. Dislocated shoulder Ripple, s.s., Lyttelton. 120627 E, A. Pepin, cook .. Injured groin .. „ 14 I .. 24 .. 26 .. 27 .. 27 .Maori, s.s.. Dunedin, 117598 .. .1. Chambers, trimmer .. Burnt knees Tarawera, s.s., Dunedin. 84480 K. W. Maoklev. third en- Broken collarbone gineer -i Tainui. s.s.. Auckland, 118955 J. Lindsay, cook .. Drowned Taviuni, s.s.. Dunedin A. Morrissey. trimmer .. Bruises Eliza Firth (brigantine), Lyttel- B. R. Howard. A.B. .. Injured hand .. ton. 59540 Waitara .. .. Accidentally drowned in the Waitara River. Greymouth .. .. Result of a fall. Lyttelton .. .. Timber fell on his baud. !