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

Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Rig. at co '§» a So Number of dumber of Passen- £• gers. Cargo. Natu Nature of ure of Casualty. Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direc- ] tion. j Wind. nd. Force. Name of Master. Finding of Court of Inquiry. 1911. Aug. 23 Huia, 5 years.. | Schooner 20 Ballast Collision; damage, £55 | Light The Court found that the collision was due to the default of the second officer of the " Wakatere " in not keeping a proper lookout, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry, £28 10s. When near Takaka Point vessel missed stays twice and went ashore on a sandy beach Vessel was left at anchor with man in charge, but commenced leaking badly, and the man on board could not keep the water down with the pump and went for assistance, but the vessel overturned. She was righted next day The vessel touched lightly on Bark Bay Beef, being out of her course owing to compass being affected by iron cargo on deck Vessel stranded when crossing the bar, but got off next day Strong wind and heavy sea caused the vessel to strike the eastern training wall Insufficiency of water on the bar T. Higham. „ 23 Wakatere, p.s., 15 years Sept. 9 Saxon, 35 years Schooner 157 30 25 General Collision; no damage Stranded; damage, £60 Capsized; damage, £20 2 miles west-south-west of Ponui Point W.S.W. A. Farquhar. Schooner 58 10 General Mahurangi Heads E.S.E. Moderate A. Sandstron. „ 10 Moehau, 29 years Schooner 23 3 Nil Auckland Harbour .. N.E. Fresh breeze W. Findlay. „ 13 Hina, s.s., 50 years Schooner Stranded ■ no damage Off Bark Bay, Tasman Bay Light .. A. H. Fletcher. 39 General S.E. „ 14 Tu Atu, o.e.v., 8 years „ 14 Mana, s.s., 25 years „ 15 Wairau, s.s., 11 years „ 20 Bravo, 14 years Ketch .. 28 3 Ballast Stranded; no damage Stranded; slight damage Stranded; no damage Fire; damage, £40 Wairoa Bar, Hawke's Bay Patea Biver S.W. Fresh breeze A. Knight. Schooner 77 10 General s. Strong A. P. Gibson. Schooner 59 9 Timber Karamea Eiver w. Light .. E. Shaw. Schooner 99 Coal .. Auckland Harbour .. •• The vessel was lying at anchor, there being no one on board, when fire was discovered by the Harbour Board watchman. It was extinguished by the firefloat, and it was found that the forecastle had been broken into by some person unknown When the vessel was being towed into the harbour the towline parted, and as a gale was blowing it was impossible to get another line on board. She was therefore anchored, and the crew put off in the lifeboat and boarded the tug. The cables subsequently parted and she went ashore. She was towed off later on Fire was discovered in No. 4 lower hold, but was extinguished without damage to the ship Tail-shaft broke through flaw in metal A. Nelson. „ 20 Carla, 9 years.. B'q'tine ©0 Coal Stranded; considerable dam3 miles north of Wanganui Biver s. Gale C. Albertson. age Fire ; no damage At Queen Street Wharf, Auckland A. G. McGib. bon. Oct. 1 Kent, s.s., 12 years Schooner 3,547 58 32 General 7 Tainui, s.s., 8 years „ 17 Lauderdale, s.s., 1 year Schooner 60 8 General Broken shaft Cook Strait Calm M. Jensen. Schooner 719 23 Ballast Collision with wharf; damage, £150 Collision; trifling damage Collision; no damage Napier Harbour W. Light .. The ebb tide carried the vessel against the breastwork, and the blades of her propeller were broken F. W. Cox. „ 18 Gosford, s.s., 25 years • „ 18 Maui, s.s., 2 i years Schooner 23 4 Fish .. f In Gisborne Harbour W. Gale ) T. A. Franks. Dredge 250 12 Nil The heavy westerly gale caused the vessels ' to collide when entering the harbour D. Probert.