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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. Nu: iber of ,ture of Number 1 ot Lives I lost. Place where Casualty occurr r ind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name o astei o Passengers Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1912. Deo. 12 Hauroto, s.s., 30 years Waro, 36 years Schooner 1.276J 1 Coal .. Coke .. Fire ; trifling damage Stranded; slight damage Dismasted; damage, £70 Auckland Harbour .. Fire probably caused by lamp exploding in nightwatchman's room Light .. When proceeding up the river the vessel got ! slightly out of the channel and ran on a rook Fresh Whilst beating up the river the mainmast breeze ' snapped and went over the side, taking mizzen topmast with it Light .. '■ The first mate set the course S.W. by W.JW., instead of S. by W.|W., and handed over the wrong course to the second mate at midnight. The master should have given written orders in regard to the course to be steered. The Court ordered the first mate to pay £3 3s., and the second mate £1 Is., towards expenses of inquiry Moderate Caused through the rudder becoming disabled „ 13 Auxiliary ketch Schooner 34 5 Mahurangi River N.E. M. Stuart. „ 19 The Portland, 3 years 59 4 Mahurangi River W. G. Mayall. „ 19 John, s.s., 13 years Schooner 111 Wool .. Stranded; no damage Clive Beach, near Napier N.E. S.SHolm. 13 ! K e k e n o, 33 Fish ... Timber Paper .. General Struck a dolphin ; damage, £100 f Collision with : wharf; damage, £600 Collision; no damage Collision; no damage Entrance to Bluff Harbour „ 20 Auxiliary schooner 19 7 w.s.w. J. W. Temarama years J D. Thomas. „ 23 Natal Transport, 3 years Schooner 2,648 1 Napier s. Moderate I Caused through error of judgment on part of i Harbourmaster, who was in charge 31 „ 24 „ 24 Pitoitoi, s.s., 5 years Centaur, s.s., 1 year Schooner Oil launch 28 6 4 2 15 r>6 f Greenhythe Wharf, Auckland Calm .. ■ " Pitoitoi" came up to the wharf too fast, and crushed " Centaur " against wharf \lF. C. Bradney. 1 B. Hunter. 1913. fan. 5 Inga, s.s., 9 years Schooner i I Collision; trifling damage 'j The " Ohinemuri" attempted to pass the " Inga " and the " Bell Bird " (which was towing the " Inga "), and collided with the "Bell Bird," causing her to run ashore; and the " Inga," before her way could be Moderate) stopped, ran against the "Bell Bird." \ i The Court found that the master of the " Ohinemuri" was guilty of an error of - judgment in attempting to pass the other vessels at a narrow bend of the river, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry, £11 12s. 6d. Fresh Fire started in galley through range being in breeze contact with wooden bulkhead Strong .. ; Stiff breeze, heavy sea, and big press of canvas caused fore topmast, topgallant mast, and topsail yards to carry away Gale .. J Fire occurred in No. 1 hold amongst bales of tow. Probably caused by some one having thrown a lighted match amongst bales Light Three fires broke out within three hours, but breeze were extinguished before much damage was done \ J. H. Bui I. 570 20 Bell Bird, s.s., 7 years Schooner W I Collision; trifl-. ing damage Wairoa River, Kaipara Harbour N.E. Moderate -H. Corlieson. ,» 5 6 Ohinemuri, s.s., 22 years Kiripaka, s.s., 19 years Marjorie Craig, 22 years I E. Keane. >» 5 7 Schooner Schooner 73j 75 8 10 Salt, &o. Collision; no damage Fire; trifling damage Dismasted; damage, £100 Off D'Urville Island. . W. Fresh breeze Strong .. V. E. Johansen »» 13 Barque 499 14 Salt, &e. 12 miles S. by W. from Cape Willoughby, S.A. Bluff Wharf W. R. G. Holmes. 14 Nairnshire, s.s., 14 years Schooner 3,679 56 i General General Fire ; trifling damage s.w. Gale .. C. Forder. 16 771 Fires ; trifling damage Queen's Wharf, Wellington N. Light breeze G. Lambert. Arahura, s.s., 8 years Schooner 52