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

Date of Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty. and Class. Big. li Number of Nature of > of Casualty. Number of lost. Place where Can occurred. Win Direction. Wind. ad. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master <* PassenCargo. 1907. Sept. 5 Rimu, scow, 12 years Schooner 53 Timber Stranded; slight damage Lat. 41° S., Long. 175° 45' E. W.N.W. Squally Vessel missed stays and was anchored, but P. Peterson, dragged ashore, breaking rudder and rudder-post. Afterwards towed off. Moderate Vessel missed stays when trying to beat up F. J. G. Schutze. gale river and drove ashore. Coroner's inquiry : " Vessel wilfully set on C. L. Kasper. fire by some person unknown " Moderate The master was instructed to call off Farewell F. W. Macbeth, breeze Spit Lighthouse for instructions regarding " Monowai," and the vessel grounded on a sand bank whilst signalling. The Court exonerated the master and officers from blame Strong Vessel struck Maori Rock on night of 18th Sep- John Regan, tember ; the master not knowing the beacon was down was misled by not seeing it Light .. After entering the river the wind failed, and C. H. Gibson, vessel would not answer her helm owing to current catching her bow, and she drifted on shore Gale .. A heavy sea broke on board and carried away Lewis Rodd. the starboard bulwarks and broke up the lifeboat Light .. A fire was discovered in No. 3 hold, cause un- G. N. Lindsay, known ; but probably due to lime, part of cargo, heating Fresh 1 put into Wellington with lire in fore- F. Forbes, breeze hold. There was no evidence as to the actual cause of the fire, but the Court was of opinion it was not caused by spontaneous combustion of wool or flax. Court also considered that inspection of cargo prior to and during shipment is inadequate, and reeommendea that system of inspection should be established, that provision should be made for care of men's coats and waistcoats to enable rule against taking matches in holds to be enforced, and that smoking on deck when hatches are open should be prohibited Fresh When berthing the vessel she swung round C. Huntly. breeze and grounded on a concrete block and j damaged her stern-post „ 8 Mary Isabel, 15 years Endeavour, 3 years Warrimoo, s.s., 15 years Barquentine Auxiliary ketch Schooner 307 11 Ballast.. Stranded; no damage Fire; partial loss Stranded; no damage Hokianga River S.W. „ 13 54 4 At No. 4 Jetty, Auckland Harbour 1-J miles north of Farewell Spit Lighthouse „ 15 2076 g] Ballast.. S.E. „ 19 EJeanor, 31 years \ Stranded; partial loss Cutter 22 Sand .. Lat. 35° 23' S., Long. 174° 53' E. S.S.W. „ 24 Result Countess of Errol, 34[years Ketch .. 20 Not registered. 218 Timber Coal .. Stranded; no damage Inside Wairau Bar, J mile up river W. W.S.W. „ 28 Barquentine Damaged bulwarks, £50 Lat. 36° S., Long. 161 E. „ 28 Te Anau, s.s., 28 years Schooner 1028 General Fire*; partial damage About 1J miles from Buller Bar Variable „ 29 Turakina, s.s., 5 years Schooner 5289 :,5 General Fire; extensive damage W.N.W. 105 557 miles E.S.E. of Chatham Islands Oct. 2 • Oban,£scow, 10 years Schooner 39 Timber Stranded; damage to stern post Close to} goodsj wharf, S.W. NelsonJHarbour