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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. Kig. © O 0 . I I Place where Casualty occurred. Wind . iber of sr of j Nature of Nature of Xu Number imber Wind ■ I of jives Place where Casualty occurred. i Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Passengers. ,ssen- .-,„ n„„..„,».Lives lost. Direc- ■ „ *t_ Cargo. Casualty. Cargo. Casualty. 1. lost. * „„ ' : Force. tion. : iv ""°- 1916. May 28 Southern Isle, Schooner aux., 15 years June 5 Tarawera, s.s., Schooner 35 years „ 16 Canopus, s.s., 13 Schooner years July 14 Barawa, s.s., 14 Schooner years. „ 21 Opouri, s.s., 4 Schooner years Aug. 1 Bee, scow, 25 Schooner years Schooner 1,268| 835 461 218 ■39 56 25 5 J Coal .. Capsized ; partial loss 30 . General Stranded ; no damage Coal .. Collision with wharf ; trifling damage i General Loss of life .. .. j General Stranded; slight damage 2 Scrap iron Stranded; damage, £150 fc Coal .. Broken plate; slight damage Stranded; damage, £300 3 General Collision with bridge : damage, £40 General Collision with wharf; trifling damage Timber Stranded; slight damage Collision ; slight damage Coal .. Collision; slight damage | Coal Capsized ; partial loss } 5 1 Blind Bay Off Deborah Bay, Port Chalmers Wharf, Wellington .. Between Onehunga and New Plymouth Wharatea Cove, D'Urville Island Near Mercury Bay .. About lat. 38° S.. long. 171° E. Marokopa Biver Bar.. Puki Bridge, Paeroa .. Wharf, Napier Limestone Island Whangaroa Harbour.. tion. S.E. Gale .. The vessel was last seen afloat about 5 p.m. C. H. Gibson, on the 28th May, and shortly afterwards a heavy south-east squall came up and it continued to blow hard until next day. On the 31st May the hghtkeeper at Farewell Spit sighted a wreck, which proved to be the " Southern Isle," but there was no sign of the crew. The Court was of opinion that the hatches were not properly secured, and that the vessel foundered through shipping seas Calm .. Caused through the harbour light having gone i D. Bitchie. out N. .. ! Had too much way on? when approaching F. W. Venn. wharf E. Fresh .. A passenger named Miss Frances M. Brown W. Bark. was missed, and is supposed to have been lost overboard N.W. Light .. When sheltering from gale the vessel grounded R. Pearson. and lost a propeller-blade N.W. Gale .. Vessel was lying at anchor when a north- John Brown. west gale sprang up and she commenced to drag, and was beached to save her N.W. Gale . . Met with heavy gale, which fractured a faulty J. A. Robilliard plate N.W. Light .. The vessel stranded owing to the navigable J. Williamson. channel having shifted Calm .. When passing through the bridge the vessel J. Freeman. fouled the lower end of the swinging part W. Gale .. Heavy squall drove vessel against wharf, Jas. Bankin. damaging some plates E.N.E. Moderate Vessel was anchored at high water, and J. Williams, gale when tide fell she settled on a rock and broke a plank I The " Kapua " was being towed by a launch, "j J. M. McKin Calm when she collided with the " Vixen " lying , I non. 1 at anchor I .'E. Donovan. 16 24 2 2 „ 2 Kakapo, s.s., 14 Schooner years „ 6 Albatross, aux., Ketch .. 14 years „ 12 Taniwha, s.s., Schooner 18 years 949 27 38 5 191: 16 3 „ 14 Bosaniond, s.s.. Schooner 32 vears 462 20 „ 28 Banger, 23 years : Schooner 64| | ,, 29 Kapua, 4 years . Ketch .. 18 4 „ 29 | Vixen, 33 years ! Ketch .. I 21 4