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

Date of Casualty. VesselV Name, Age, and Class. Rig II Number of I surnber of j* Passen3 s ers - Cargo. Nat u Nature of ure of Casualty. Number Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. 1912. Aug. 19 John, s.s., 13 i Schooner years Defender, ss., 11 [ Schooner years Aorere, s.s., 26 j Ketch ,. years Dorrigo, s.s., Schooner 11 years 111 13 Produce Collision; no damage Collision ; damage, £100 Stranded: slight damage Broken to pmast Queen's Wharf, Wellington /Whilst the " John " was coming to her berth \\ S. Holm, the engines failed to go astern owing to a I slight accident to the h.p. cylinder, and she f J. Jamieson. I ran against the " Defender " J Vessel grounded when crossing the bar .. A. H. Fisk. „ 19 !09 9 General ) N.W. Strong breeze „ 22 49 9 1 General Patea Bar N.E. Calm .. „ 27 195 20 i Hobson Street Wharf, Auckland N.E. Light .. When berthing, the foretopmast caught the top- A. J. Mahy. sail yard of the " Joseph Craig," and was carried away Induction-pipe cracked, and vessel put into I J. Jamieson. Nelson for repairs The port tail-shaft broke, and was lost with | T. Haultain. propeller „ 29 Defender, s.s., I Schooner 11 years Aupouri, s.s., 7 j Schooner years Manaia, s.s., 6 Schooner years Kanieri, s.s., 26 Schooner years Dorrigo, s.s., ! Schooner 11 years Squall, s.s., 8 Schooner years 109 9 General Trifling damage to machinery Loss of propeller ; damage, £70 Collision; no damage Collision ; trifling damage Damage to machinery Struck submerged object ; slight damage D i s m a s t ed ; damage, £2,000 Stranded ; no damage Off Farewell Spit » 30 22o! 23 20 Near Tauranga N.N.E. Strongbreeze Sept. 4 4 630 116 40 60 General I No. 4 Jetty, Quay Street, Auckland Calm .. IE. Stephenson. As the " Manaia " was leaving the wharf she ! bumped into the " Kanieri " moored there 1 T. Myers. The condenser-pump broke down, and the ] A. J. Mahy. vessel returned to Auckland for repairs Struck some submerged object and dented two A. B. Stewart. plates 14 „ 14 195 20 140 miles north of Mokohinou Tolago Bay N. Moderate gale Moderate „ 18 1331 W. i „ 19 Wanganui, 10 Barquenyears tine Hina, s.s., 51 Schooner years 11 Timber Cook Strait N.N.W. Strong breeze Gale .. Dismasted in strong wind and heavy sea ; | J. A. Berquist. towed to Wellington by s.s. " Arapawa " A strong fresh in the river combined with the i R. Goldie. heavy gale drove the vessel ashore on the | river flat Grounded when crossing th ■ bar owing to in- S. Fletcher. sufficient depth of water Grounded on the bar owing to insufficient R. Rodger. depth of water, and broke propeller-blades and twisted rudder When proceeding down the river the Manga- i G. A. Simpson. papa touched the ground and lost steerage- I way, and the strong current carried her j F. Fletcher. against the dredge moored at the wharf J The stranding was caused by the helmsman M. McGregor. failing to keep a proper lookoutt and neglecting to call the master when instructed to do so When nearing Jackson's Head the strong tide J. G. Watson. caused the vessel to swing towards the beacon, and prevented her answering the helm promptly, and in coming round, her stern touched a small outlying rock When approaching her berth the lever of one of ] W. Manley. the engines dropped, and caused it to go ahead for a few seconds instead of astern, and the vessel took a sheer and bumped into H.M.S. " Pioneer" moored at the wharf 309 „ 22 39 8 5 Collingwood River .. W. - „ 25 Magic, 11 years Auxiliary schooner Gertie, s.s., 21 Schooner years 58 6 Piles .. Stranded; no damage Stranded ; damage, £50 Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay Bar, Manawatu River S.W. ! Moderate „ 30 119 14 Coal S. Light .. Oct. 7 „ 7 Eileen Ward, s.s., Dredge 2 years Mangapapa, s.s., Schooner 9 years Waro, 36 years Auxiliary schooner 956 87 14 10 8 General Collision; no damage Collision ; damage, £50 Stranded; no damage I Wharf, Westport Harbour I Light j „ 11 34 5 Coal .. Omaha Beach, Hauraki Gulf Calm .. Pateena, s.s., 29 Schooner years General Stranded ; no damage Near Jackson-'s Head beacon W. Moderate breeze ft 12 550 50 41 *» 17 Awahou, s.s., 1 Schooner 151 15 Wool .. Collision with wharf ; damage, £10 Wool Wharf, Wellington S.E. Light .. year y