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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. lug. *~ 6 : Number of ■ sg - »c > Passen- n Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives lost. Place where Cas occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Direction. Force. 1909. April 26 Makarora, s.s. .. j Not 3 registered May 2 Endeavour, 5 Ketch .. ! 54 6 years ,, 5 ■ Savaii, s.s., 14 j Schooner ' 31 4 years Not ,, 5 I Lorna, s.s. . . ] Launch ; regis- 1 teredj „ 16 Tuhara, o.e.v., 3 j Schooner 63 j 5 years 3 6 4 4 4 General Coal .. | Fish .. General Coal .. Fish .. Nil T i m b e and coa Stranded ; total loss Stranded ; n o damage Collision ; n o 1 damage Collision ; n o damage j Stranded ; total loss ) Head of Lake Wanaka ._ Ngunguru River N.E. S.E. . ..■ . Strong.. ; Owing to boiler-tubes leaking, the engine had Andrew insufficient power to prevent the vessel McDougall. drifting ashore in the strong wind Light .. The vessel stranded on a sandbank, but was B. Chellew. got off uninjured E. Frederick. ft4ndrew McDougall. B. Chellew. E. Frederick. Port ft\huriri .. ; N.E. Light .. Collision was caused by the launch trying to \ „ T . « ,, cross the bow of the " Savaii " W. J. Bennett. 1 Nil .. 5 Timber and coal [ Kinikini, M a h i a , i Hawke's Bay S. Gale .. Vessel was sheltering from heavy gale when A. McNabb. the cables parted and she drifted ashore, the engines having insufficient power to make headway Moderate Vessel entered Karamea River safely, but J. S. Fletcher, found current too strong, and was washed ashore Moderate Owing to thick weather the land was obscured, L. Vasta. and the master miscalculated his distance Vessel touched the bank coming up the narrow J. Robertson. channel The damage was caused by shortage of water | W. F. Norbury. in the boiler. The engineers were guilty of negligence in not examining the cocks connected with the gauge-glass, one of which was closed and should have been open, thus causing a false reading of the gauge-glass. The engineers were ordered to contribute to the cost of the inquiry in the following proportions : First engineer, £12 ; second engineer, £8 ; third engineer, £6 Calm .. Vessel failed to answer her helm promptly .. James Irvine. Light .. ; Stranded on a sandbank owing to trawl-net A. G. Nillson. fouling the propeller Calm .. Vessel took the ground owing to master at- 0. F. Mclntyre. tempting to pass between the buoy and shore Gale .. Vessel, sheltering from gale, dragged her < J. H. Skinner. anchors and was beached in a safe place A. McNabb. 23 i Echo, 4 years.. I Schooner 99 7 ,, 25 Gannet, 4 years Schooner 78 4 7 Ballast.. Ballast.. Timber Stranded ; partial damage Stranded ; trifling damage Stranded ; n o damage Damage to boiler S. Spit, Karamea River w. J. S. Fletcher. 4 Timber D'Urville Rock, Waiheke Island Otago Harbour S.E. L. Vasta. I ,, 27 Monowai, s.s., Schooner 2137 it- 19 years ,, 27 ; Rarawa, s.s., 6 i Schooner ; 460 years General Geneva! General General Manukau Harbour .. J. Robertson. W. F. Norbury. I Hokitika River I June 2 Jane Douglas, Schooner 75 9 s.s., 34 vears 7 Doto, s.s., 18 Trawler 19 4 years 8 I Rob Roy, s.s., Cutter .. 34 8 10 years General ■ General Stranded ; n o damage Stranded ; n o damage Stranded ; n o damage Petane Beach, Hawke's Bay Point Jerningham, Wellington Harbour w. Calm .. Light .. Calm .. ., 10 Kaeo. o.e.v., 4 j Schooner j 146 j 10 years ,, 13 ! Holmdale, s.s., 8 i Schooner 197 i 12 years „ 13 Hi'ppalos, 17 Barque 299 .. years ,. 20 Tramp, 7 years Schooner i 98 5 i i General Produce | Timber Stranded; slight damage Collision ; n o damage Collision ; n o damage Stranded ; partial loss, £200 Tokomaru Bay E.S.E. Gale ! Breastwork. Port Ahuriri E. W. F. Clark. Fresh .. Fresh .. The tug having the " Hippalos " in tow kept too close in in trying to avoid the current F. W. Whitton. i N. Gale Last coast, Slipper Island Gale .. Vessel was running for shelter, and, the wea- A. S. Miller, ther being thick, the distance from shore was misjudged