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Jan. 16 Jane Gifford, 12 years Ketch .. 20 Shingle Leaking ; damage, £20 Wharf, Warkworth, Auckland Auckland Harbour .. Between Napier and Wairoa Entrance to Nelson Harbour No. 7 Wharf, Lyttelton Off Opunake Bar, Opotiki River .. Rangitoto Channel, Auckland Farewell Spit Auckland Foxton Bar Paeroa River N.E. N.W. W. s. While lying alongside wharf with a load of shingle the falling tide caused vessel to rest on some large boulders washed down by the river, and several planks were started, causing the vessel to leak Calm .. Flax and tow cargo was discovered to be on fire in after end of hold. Cause not known. Damage to cargo, £200 Light . . Fire caused through heating and sparks from exhaust-pipe Calm . . Whilst waiting for tide vessel grounded on mud-bank, floating off when tide rose Light .. Fire was discovered in packing of tiles against forward bulkhead, but was speedily extinquished. Cause unknown Light .. The vessel struck on an unknown rock or bank off the coast of Taranaki. The Court found that the course laid dow-n and steered was a safe one, and exonerated the master, officers, and crew from any blame in the matter Whilst crossing the bar the vessel struck and became unmanageable, and was driven on the Western Spit f The " Wairiki" apparently attempted to cross the bows of the " Portland," and the i collision resulted Fresh Vessel grounded on Farewell Spit through breeze error of judgment by master i Fire occurred in bunker-coal. Supposed spontaneous combustion Light .. Vessel grounded on bar when entering Foxton River ; floated off with rising tide Mast carried away whilst loading spars R. E. Collins. Gael, s.s., 16 years Cutter .. General Fire; damage, £15 B. Burk. 18 55 in 21 Echo, o.e.v., 14 years Pateena, s.s., 37 Schooner 99 9 General Fire ; trifling damage Stranded; no damage Fire ; trifling damage to cargo only B. M. CarpenH. W. P. Bold. Feb. 7 Schooner 550 55 General 13 years Ruapehu, s.s., 19 years Schooner 5,746 127 General A. W. McKellar. 19 Baden Powell, s.s., 20 years Schooner 72 General Stranded; considerable damage H. P. Sjolander. Ngatiawa, s.s., 24 years 34 I General Stranded; damage, £1,500 C. Hopkins. 19 Schooner 220 24 34 22 The Portland, 10 years Wairiki Schooner 59 Collision ; no dam1 "] A. Nelson. f A. R. Hunt. C. Stephens. 22 Yacht . . age Collision; damage, £50 Stranded ; no damage Fire ; no damage J •■ W. Mar. 3 6 14 Aorere, s.s., 34 years Admiral Codrington, s.s., 2 years Kennedy, s.s., 55 years Katie S, aux. o.e.v., 12 years Armagh, s.s., 2 years Rosamond, s.s., 35 Ketch .. SchoonerSchooner 37 4,148 131 9 46 12 Coal .. Cement Stranded ; no damage Dismasted ; damage, £100 Fire ; no damage R. R. Forbes. J. R. Owen. 24 Ketch .. 6 3 Timber s. A. G. Nordlin26 Schooner 7,878 107 Produce Wellington French Pass S.E. Coal in after bunker became heated and was removed. Fresh When coming through the French Pass the breeze vessel took a sheer against her helm and grounded on a sandy beach. Floated off on rising tide ger. S. Vint. 28 Schooner 462 22 General Stranded ; no damS.E. C. C, Bullock. years age