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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Date oi Vessel's Xame, Age, ». Casualty and Class. "■ g » Number of 33 % Passen33 H S gers. Cargo. Nature of Casualty. Number of Lives lost. Place where Cas occurred. Direction. Wind. Force. finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. I I I I L910. Dec. 20 Monowai, e.8.,21 Bohoonei years 2.137 60 .. G 2,137 50 ,137 50 General Fire : no damage u> vessel General Fire : no dan age to vess m- .. \ sel Wharf, Dunedin Wharf, Dnnedii A tire \\a> discovered in No. :i hold, bul was J. Robertson, extinguished without damage to the ship. Cause unknown J. Robertson. 1911. Jan. 1 Lindstol (Nor- Schooner wegian), 8 years „ 1 Northern Chief, Barque 2:i years S Victory, S years Auxiliary ketoh 368 8 .. E 263 10 .. I 368 8 263 10 368 8 263 10 17 4 Ballast.. Collision : triSing damage I Ballast.. Collisior; no \ damage 'J Genera] Fire : trifling damage Ballast. Ballast. General ( 'ollision : tl fliiiir (lama; Collisior : i damage Fire ; triflit damage no f J Aoroa Wharf. Kaipara N.E. Harbour Aoroa Wharf, i Harbour Wharf. Tauranj N.E. ' The " Lindstol," nol having sufficient steerage- John Johnson. Fresh way, sagged on to the " Northern Chief," ., , breeze, moored at the wharf U J. Jensen. John Johnson. ( '. 3. Jensen. 17 4 Wharf, Tauranga Five was discovered in vessel's hold, but was F. Nome, extinguished before much damage was done. Cause unknown Calm .. i Vessel sank at her moorings, presumably J. Corioh. through a sea-cook being left open. Since refloated Calm .. The " Zingara " was being towed out of the A. Sommers. Karamea River by the s.s. " Mangapapa," but a strong breeze and the set of the current caused the vessels to drift to leeward, and the master of the " Blangapapa " cut the tow-rope to a\(iid ;_'<>iiiL' ashore. The " Ziiifjara " then anchored, but the current caused the anchor to drag, and the wind having dropped sh r was unable to make sail, and went ashore- The Court found iKi blame attached to any one Calm . . Stranded through insufficiency of water on bar F. Fletcher. I , '. Nome. „ 13 Pilot, s.s.. 27 Schooner years 27 3 .. I 27 3 27 3 Nil .. Foundered ; no damage Nil Foundered : damage no .. I Ferry Wharf, Wellington Perry Wharf, V ton J. < oiich. 185 9 185 9 Timber S t r a n d e d ; damage, £1,300 Bar, Karamea River.. A. Sommers. „ 1!( i Zingara. ."> years Schooner 185 9 .. 1 Timber S t r a n <l e c di .. I Bar, Karamea 1 damage, EI.! ,300 ,, 24 Mangapapa. !• vears „ - 24 Waiiau. .s.s.. 11 years ,, 2<l Holmdale. s.s., 5 Schooner Schooner 87 11 Sit 9 197 12 452 29 17 2 General Stranded ; trifling damage Ballast.. Stranded ; no damage Timber Stranded : no damage General (.'ollision with wharf; trifling damage Coke .. Capsized : damage, €20 Bar, Karamea River Calm . . Stranded through insufficiency of water on bar Edward Shaw. Bar, Kararaea River. . Schooner Otago Harbour Port Ahuriri .. S.W. Calm . . Took the ground in narrow channel, but came W. T. ('lark. off uninjured Light .. When the vessel was berthing the tide carriod J. Morrison. the vessel against the pier Squally Vessel was struck by a heavy squall, and cap- Arthur Clark. sized. The Court found that the accident was due to t here being m<ire deck cargo than then' should have been, and that it was not properly secured. The master was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry, £fl 9s. Light .. Stranded in narrow channel through wind fail- •(.Pearson. ing Light .. Fire occurred amongst household furniture and i). Ritchie, personal effects stowed on top of cargo. Supposed to have been caused by rats gnawing matches years I'Vli. 2 Haupiri, e.s., 26 yean Schooner Cutter . . Hauraki Gulf . . S.W. 2 Kiwi. 9 years. . ,, (i Whangaroa, 18 years 14 Rosamond, s.s., 2li years 132 8 462 25 Stranded ; no damage General Fire ; no damage to vessel Bar, Karamea River. . S.W. Schooner S.W. Schooner ( look Strait .. S.S.E. S.S.E. .