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Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1915.

Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. r ' : Total Number Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. *Don^i n^ioif ° Casualties reported. Nature of Casualty .— — ; r- -——I ; — : ; =—! ; ; ; ; i =7- | I . 43 I . -*» i +-» . 43 . ; 1.1— * • ® CO •la) CO • j 1 CD i - ® ; CO . ® cc • © ; CO m I 4> i 92 ° © cs O *"• 0© ; si O*-" O® a3 : O© *© c3 ° © ® ce . ° O© oS , C — t» S • ® -m- e • au • cc r* .oo .x 2 ' . ® . — ; • «c .a; 2 • <B -02. 2 ~ OS c O © O®; ~ O © Ox % O® O 03 2 ; O ® Offi " O © : £ O® O co 3 i J© © s z;g 5 s=.® 3 »£ § . I.£ a® 5 *.i >s.® 3 ; • 5 ;> E- J h5 E- J E- : J E- H | .4 i : ~ j 1 | j j j I • p TJ * j V' j | I j Strandings — Total wrecks .. .. .. .. 3 98 .. 2 1,456 .. 5 1,554 .. .. 5 1,554 Partial loss .. .. .. .. l 1.830 .. 1 1,830 1 1,830 Slight damage .. .. .. .. 12 1,305 .. 2 776j .. 14 2,081 .. .. 14 2,081 No damage .. .. .. .. 4 4,573 ... 1 1,242 .. 5 5,815 .. .. 5 5,815 Total strandings .. .. 20 7,306 .. 5 3,474 .. 25 11,280 ..(.... .. . .. .. 25 11,280 ; .. Foundered: Total loss .. .. .. 2 185 21 2 185 21 I .. 2 185 ■ 21 __ I | . i ! j j CollisionsPartial loss .. .. .. .... .. .. 1 20 1 20 ; ...... ...... .. 1 20 I .. Slight damage .. .. .. .. 15 6,557 .. 3 109 .. 18 6,666 18 6,666 No damage .. .. .. .. 4 802 4 802 .. .. .. 4 802 Total collisions.. .. .. 19 7,359 .. 4 129 .. 23 7,488 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 7,488 Fires — Total loss .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. ... 1 4 Partial loss .. .. .. .. 2 115 2 115 2 115 Slight damage .. .. .. .. 5 8,566 1 1 24 .. 6 8,590 1 .. i 6 8,590 1 No damage .. .. .. 5 7,381 5 7,381 .. .. 5 7,381 .. Total fires .. .. .. 13 16,066 1 1 24 .. 14 16,090 1 .. | .. 14 16,090: 1 Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas 22 4,628 .. .. .. .. 22 4,628 .. 1 2,801 .. 2 1,607! -• 3 i 4,408j .. 25 9,036 to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &o., and breakdown of machinery Total number of casualties reported 76 36,044 22 | 10 3,627| .. 86 ! 39,671 22 1 2,801 .. 2 1,0071 .. 3 4,408 .. 89 44,079 22