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» fuly 2 Leicester Castle, I 27 years Flora, 30 years Ship .. ;2C Cutter .. 14 Ballast.. Damaged; spars, &c. Shingle F o u n d e r e d ; partial loss 1 Lat. 34° 42' S., Long. 154° E. Near Railway Wharf, I N.E. Auckland Harbour Tewaiwai Point, Bluff S. Harbour N. Spit, Okarito Manawatu Bar .. E. Catlin's River Karamea River .. W. Off Ravensbourne, Otago Harbour Off Cape Egmont .. S.E. At Warkworth Wharf Wharf, Dargaville Off Cape Farewell . . , E. Not known Gale .. : Vessel fell in with heavy gales, and sustained C. Hunter. considerable damage to spars and riggingGale . . The " Flora " was overladen and leaking, and Thomas Dowd. therefore unseaworthy, and in consequence sank at her moorings ; and one of the crew, named Frederick ('lark, was drowned. The Court was of opinion that the master did not take reasonable precautions to guard his vessel during the night, suspended his certificate for three months, and ordered that costs, £37 14s. 6d., be paid by the master and owners Light .. Vessel touched an uncharted rock or other W. J. Newton, obstacle ; Calm .. Vessel grounded in the channel through being James Irvine. a little too much to the northward : Light .. Stranded on bar, but was got off with trifling W. Manley. damage Calm .. Grounded in river, but was got off with trifling G. A. Marks, damage Light .. Vessel touched the bank in a narrow channel, F. Fletcher, and was left aground by the falling tide / The s.s. " Kotare " was towing the s.s. " Raki- J. G. Watson. p i ura," but, not showing towing-lights, was mistaken by the master of the " Pukaki " H. J. Treurn. '. for the dredge moored alongside the channel Gale .. A heavy sea came on board and washed L. M. D. McKenzie. Matsen, A.B., overboard Calm .. i Vessel gutted by fire: cause unknown .. W. J. McMamis I The mooring-lines of the " Haere " carried W. H. Woebling Calm .. - away, and she bumped into the " Rona,'' I moored at the wharf George Page. Fresh •. Vessel put into Nelson with starboard thrust- R. Rodger, shaft broken The " Duco " left Wellington for Waitangi, .1. Abram. Chatham Islands, at 1.30 p.m. on 7th , September, and has not since been heard of. On the evening of her departure a strong southerly gale set in, and it is supposed she foundered at sea, probably on the night of her departure. The Court was of opinion that the " Duco,'' when leaving Wellington, was not in a condition to encounter such perils of the sea as she might be fairly expected to encounter in going to the Chatham Islands, and that the deck cargo which she carried rendered her unseaworthy. The owners of the vessel ; (the Wellington Harbour Ferries Company, Limited) were ordered to pay costs of inquiry, £14 5s. I C. Hunter. Thomas Dowd. | • : „ 5 Manuka, s.s., 6 years „ 11 Jane Douglas, s.s., 35 years „ 17 Himitangi, s.s., 10 years 17 Rakiura, s.s., 31 Schooner |2785 90 Schooner 75 I 9 Schooner j 149 15 133 General Stranded ; trifling damage Sleepers Stranded ; n o damage Coal .. Stranded ; trifling damage Timber Stranded; trifling damage Timber Stranded; trifling damage General Collision ; n o j damage Timber Collision; trifl- j ing damage ) General Loss of life .. 1 Schooner 81 9 years „ 20 Mangapapa, s.s., 6 years „ 29 Pukaki, s.s., 23 years „ 29 Kotare, s.s., 6 years Aug. 2 j Huia, 15 years Schooner 87 11 ■ Schooner 917 23 j Schooner 79 I 9 Schooner 199 9 . ,, 12 Kapanui, s.s., 11 years ,, 26 Bona, 24 years Schooner 63 \ 10 j Fruit, &c. Fire; total loss Timber Collision ; trifl- \ ing damage [ Collision ■ ■■'.. j Coal .. Broken shaft Fishing- Floundered . . vessel 15 Barque 618 15 ,, 26 Haere, 7 vears „ 29 Gertie, s.s., 18 years Sept. 7 Duco, s.s., 17 or 8 years Schooner 99 Schooner 119 14 Cutter .. 26 15 ■ i