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„ 21 Savaii, s.s., 14 years ., 28 Strathclyde, s.s., 4 years „ 29 Rarawa, s.s., 8 years Schooner 31 4 Trawler Fire; trifling damage Damaged rudder Loss of life .. 1 Port Ahuriri .. .. Lat. 49 40' 8., Long., W. 158' 48' E. Between Onehunga and New Plymouth Nothing to show how Sre originated .. Edward Fredericks. Gale .. Heavy seas caused the rudder-stock to break W. G. Watt. Schooner 2,842 33 Coal .. Schooner 460 .. A passenger named Joseph Thompson was W. F. Nbrlmry. found to be missing when the vessel arrived at New Plymouth, and is supposed to have fallen overboard In making room for another steamer she G. F. Entwistie grounded on a sandbank, but got off without injury Oct. 9 Victoria, s.s., 7 years Schooner 1,869 75 .")"> General Stranded ; no damage Port Chalmers „ 11 Sterling, s.s., 19 years „ 11 Eliza Firth, 41 years „ 24 Isabella de Fraine, 9 years Nov. 10 Putiki, s.s., 6 years Schooner 25 9 Nil .. Collision ; no K damage Collision; I damage, £100 J Stranded ; no damage Stranded; no damage Kaipara Bar .. N. Kaipara Bar .. I N.E. In Buller Eiver .. S.W. I When the tug" Sterling " was approaching the |.J. Murray. Light -i "Eliza Firth" to take her in tow she ran J ( into the stern of the lattei vessel (C. Ipsen. Schooner 143 8 Produce Ketch .. 93 5 Timber Cattle .. Fresh When heaving in anchor the vessel drifted on A. Running, breeze to a sandbank Light .. Helm was starboarded in error, and vessel ran F. Dewhuist. ashore on river-bank, but got off shortly afterwards Light .. ' Vessel was oarried by tide on to a sandbank. A M. Edwin. and stuck for about half an hour Fresh Vessel stranded on bar through insufficiency of .J. Jainieson. breeze wat or Light .. Vessel struck bar and lost her rodder, but was D. Jefferson. floated into smooth water without further damage Strong. . A big sea rolling in caused the vessel to touch James White. bottom and lose steerage-way, and, being out of control, she drifted ashore A passenger named Lawrence was observed B. M. Aldwell. falling into the water, but it is not known how he fell overboard. Everything possible was done to rescue him, but he disappeared immediately /' The " Kairaki " when berthing bumped into J. T. Crawford, the ' : Pateona,"' moored at the wharf, and Light -'. damaged plates and bulwarks of that vessel. Accident caused by a lighter having occupied W. G. Scott. I berth allotted to "Kairaki" Fresh The vessel was anchored in the roadstead at J. W. Holmes, breeze Uaequarie Island when a change of wind made it necessary to shift her, but she missed stays and drifted ashore. The Court considered that the master acted to the best of his judgment in trying circumstances. Init was of opinion that he committed an error of judgment in not remaining at his anchorage until there was sufficient wind to enable him to sail out. j The master, the first mate, and the cook j Schooner 157 15 „ 16 Kaitangata, s.s., 3 years „ 29 Defender, s.s., 9 years Dec. 1 Wootton, s.s., 10 Schooner 1,219 27 General Stranded; no damage Stranded; trifling damage Stranded; £150 damage Bluff Harbour .. S.E. Bar, Karamea River S.W. Kaiapoi Bar .. S.E. Ketch .. 109 12 Timber Schooner 90 10 Timber years ,, 12 Alexa, 5 years.. Barquentine 286 12 Timber and coal Stranded; about £400 damage Loss of life .. 1 Bar, Wanganui River W. Off Godley Head „ 15 Maori, s.s., 3 years * Schooner 1,433 .. General „ 17 Patoena, s.s., 26 years Schooner 550 47 ! General ,, 17 Kairaki, s.s., 1 year „ 20 Jessie NioooL 39 Schooner 181 16 93 7 Produce Collision; about £70 damage Collision; damage, £15 Stranded; total loss 3 Picton Wharf .. S. 3 miles S. of Nuggets, N. Macquarie Island S. Schooner General N. years