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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1908.

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Co lony. Casualties outside tbe Colony. Total Number of Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Tot« I within Ox >lony. S Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total outside Colony. . 9 73 9 o > E, U) ai I • I 9 ■ 3 - - Ota -< Ov E, J - H J ! O— O© a! - - O £ ~ 1.2 7,? Z 4-i 12 s to O 9 O 9 . at O IT 9 It 5 E4H » -J «H © ~J\ at) 6 * y.x rXl Hr oo 7 ! o- 0-3 -s o- o-S SF °- ■ £ 3 -3 -5 -: -to .33, — .ta 09 5 o g o» a 5S 0» " o« »5 5 Z£ y,? S «.£ S5» o 55.£ o 9 £ o- • OO - tt O DC J O © ZS 5 »i . : e- a J _ i Strandings, — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 1 157 4 3,105 3 554 8 11,646 157 I 6 3,235 19 3,105 .. 9 878 .. . 554 4 463 .. 11.646 .. 7 412 .. 15,462 3 26 4,988j 19 3 6 3,235 9 878 4 463 7 412 3 26 4,988i .j 19 7 13 15 3,392 3,983 1,017 12,058 20,450 22 .. , •• .. - 7 3,392 18 3,983 7 1,017 15 12,058 22 .. 22 .. Total strandings 16 15,462 ;l 19 !~ ! I I 42 20,450 22 Foundered, — Total loss Partial loss 1 50 1 27 '.'. 2 1 3 50 78 l "a '.'. 1 3 50 78 3 Total foundered 2 77 2 51 51 3 3 —! 128 8 j .. 1— '—. — _ 1. 4 128 • • Collisions, — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 1 5,985 3 1,843 8 1,920 3 8 382 318 4 6 8 6,867 2,161 1,920 .. .. .. .. .. " i 6,367 6 2,161 8 1,920 .. .. .. 12 9,748 1 1,028 6 I i 2 • 700; : 18 10,448 _zz__ ■ •• •• Total collisior .. - I .. .. I 18 10,448 Kires, — Partial loss : ' ' 1,483| 3 2,511 .. 2 8,949 .. ■2 , - 18,949 .. 5 11,460 I 1 1 ; i ; j > Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to bull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, and breakdown of machinery 6 5,617 3 1,855 ' 8 I 7,472 1 1 I 1,813 .. 4 i 2,199 5 4,005 j .. 13 11,477 1 36 31,932 3 89 9,077' 92 23 75 41,009 7,427 26 3 30 3 10,762 4 ! 2,192 i 7 12954 82 53,963 96 Total casualties to shipping Loss of life only 3 7,335 39 39,267 3 1 4 .. .. .. 7 4 7,427 Total number of casualties reported 140 L 9,169 24 79 48,436 10,762 .. 4 i 2,192 12954 86 61,390 80 I