11. -1.5

42

Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1910, to the 31st March, 1911.

Datb of Casualty. a> er Number of Nature of Number i Wind. 7e "2Effi2:** »*■ |1 ~ Lives aJSSSESZ*. >•■„.«„«,.,«■„„„ »f .„„„„,. Nam.o«M«ter. «H J sere Cal 'S°- Casualty, lost. Force. Nature of 1010. Mar. 21 Holmdale, s.s.. Schooner 107 12 .. General Stranded; no .. 3 miles from lighthouse, .. Calm Vessel grounded on sandspil when tide was J. Robinson. 0 years damage Farewell Spit ebbing, but floated off at high water Waiiau. s.s.. Ill Schooner 59 9 .. Coal .. Stranded: tri- .. i North Head, Mana- W. Moderate Vessel stranded after crossing the bar, but was Edward Shaw. years Sing damage watu River gale got off undamaged Kennedy, s.s.. Schooner 131 14 .. Explosives Broken rudder- .. | Off Greymonth .. N.W. Gale .. When waiting for an opportunity to oross the J, E. Stevens. 4.~> years head and bar a heavy gale sprang up, and caused the cracked quadrant of the steering-gear to break, and steam- pipe ; about the same time the main steam-pipe of slight dam- the port engine cracked. Vessel was towed age to Nelson for repairs May Howard, Auxiliary 55 5 .. Ballast Collision; tri- , r The collision was caused by the culpable Thomas Jones. 24 years schooner Sing damage 'neglect of Thomas Maitin, A.B., who was Tiri Passage, Hauraki W. Light steering the May Howard, in not keeping a Tally Ho. 13 Schooner ol 3 .. Coal .. Collision; tri- Gulf proper look-out. The owner of the May years Iling damage ' Howard was ordered to pay costs, £10 P. Petersen. Orcte. (i years. . Auxiliary 78 8 .. General Stranded; tri- .. Tokomaru Hay .. S. Heavy Vessel was at anchor riding out the gale, when W.C.Barnes, -ehooner fling dam. gale the cables parted, and she was beached at a favourable spot Waiapu, 17 years Auxiliary 57 6 .. General Dismasted; .. ~>0 miles N.E. of Port S.S.W. Heavy The vessel went into Awanui to discharge John Brown. schooner , • £590 damage Awanui, East Cape gale cargo, but the wind rising the master thought it advisable to put to sea. A fierce gale from S.S.W. sprang up, and the vessel's masts went by the board Aorere. s.s., 23 Ketch .. 40 o .. General Stranded; no .. ! Patea Bar .. .. .. Calm .. Stranded through the channel being obscured A. H. Kisk. years damage by fog. Kairaki, s.s., I Schooner 181 16 .. General Lost propeller- .. 45 miles N. of Banks N.E. Fresh Owing to faulty easting three blades of the W. C. Scott. year blades: £16 Peninsula breeze port propeller were thrown ofi damage Stella, s.s., :i4 Schooner 167 12 .... ( The steering-gear of the" Wanderer " was ac- K. Scllars. years , ,,- . . ,. . „ ,, , , ,,, . eidentaUy disabled, and she drifted against Wanderer, Schooner S3 4 .. .. CoUision ; tri- .. Opito Bay Coromandel W. Fresh the " SteluFwhich was unable to get clear G. Page. scow, 7 years dama « e Peninsula breeze | g a nH of , ogs Queen of the Schooner 121 13 .. General Stranded; tri- ' .. South Beach, entrance , W. Fresh Owing to insufficiency of water on the bar the \V. T. Brigden. South, s.s., 33 fling damage Manawatu River breeze vessel touched bottom, and. losing way, years was washed ashore on the South Spit. She was got off a few days later Xatone, s.s., 10 Cutter.. M 3 .. Nil . I The " Natone" ran into the hulk owing to H. W. Harluir™ ii h u 'ii;i; i ,, ■ Collision; tri- Queen's Wharf. Wei- .. Calm ■■' the engineer putting the .engines full ahead greaves. William Manson, Hulk .. joo i .. Lo al , fling damage lington I instead of full astern Isabella de Schooner 03 .1 .. Timber Stranded; no .. Owhata Bar .. .. Calm .. Vessel touched slightly when being towed A. Running Fraine, 8 years damage over the bar Speculant, 15 Barquen- 3H3 10 .. Timber Damage to rig- .. 60 miles W. of Cape W. Heavy During a heavy gale with fierce squalls some Thomas years tine ging Farewell gale , of the standing rigging and jib-stay parted, Richards and the vessel put into Wellington for ' repairs April 13 .. 15 15 16 24 >t 25 „ 28 May 10 „ 13 „ 13 ., 13 ., 10 „ 1« June (i „ 10 W.