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June 23 „ 23 Durham, s.s., 16 | Schooner years Rira, 15 years .. ! Ketch .. Schooner Ketch .. 5,: ,299 j 66 106 7 General General General General Fractured tank; damage, £1,000 Collision; slight : damage Broken propellerblades ; damage, £20 Defective shaftliner ; damage, £2,100 Between Sydney and Auckland Albert Wharf, Auckland N.W. N.W. 1 Top of No. 2 tank was found to be fractured, J. Watkins. probably caused by heavy weather Gale .. j Vessel was lying at the wharf when the R. W. Anderson schooner " Endeavour" in tow of s.s. " Mahurangi " bumped into her. Accident caused by the gale Calm .. Propeller struck anchor of dredge and broke A. H. Fisk. tips of two blades „ 30 Waitangi, s.s., 31 Schooner years Schooner 74 11 Patea River July — Canastota, s.s., 13 j Schooner Schooner 3,139 44 Off Pitcairn Island .. | Pieces of the shaft-liner were found to be A. Williams, peeling off. On arrival at Auckland section of shaft was taken out and new liner fitted. Accident due to overheating A passenger named S. J. Thacker was found A. T. Norton. to be missing at 5 a.m. in the morning, and is presumed to have been lost overboard Light .. High-pressure piston-valve broke. Temporarily repaired at sea and finally at Auckland Gale .. The ship encountered two heavy squalls in M. Pierotti. succession which caused her to lurch heavily to port. The second officer, A. S. Hill, was on the bridge, and the lurch of the vessel threw him heavily against the rail, and he overbalanced and fell overboard. All possible steps were taken for his rescue, but he was not seen again Light .. Fire broke out in No. 1 shelter deck. Cause A. M. Andrews, not known, probably short-circuiting of electric wire Moderate The vessel struck the bar when leaving the W. Earl. Hokitika River, ran ashore .on the beach, and became a total wreck. The Court exonerated the master and officers from blame During a dense fog the " Duchess " ran into the " Ruahine," lying at the wharf, striking her on the starboard side, abreast of the forepart of No. 4 hold, causing indentation E. G. Smith, of plates from 9 ft. above to 4 ft. below water-mark, loosening plates and rivets and Calm J bending three frames. The Court found ' that the casualty was due to error of judgment on the part of the master of the " Duchess " in running at full speed for John Lowry. three minutes after he entered the bank of fog and in underestimating the speed of his vessel, and he was ordered to pay half the (_ costs of the inquiry Calm .. When backing out the vessel swung into bank Jas. Owen, of river, broke two propeller-blades and bent rudder Moderate ' Fire occurred in coal in reserve bunker ; cause R. L. Biggins, not known j years 4 Monowai, s.s., 29 Schooner years Schooner 2,137 j .. : Loss of life 1 Between Gisborne and Auckland 8 Karamea, s.s., 21 Schooner years I Schooner 3,466 i 62 General Accident to machinery ; damage, £300 Loss of life 1 Lat, 9° 53' S., long. S 101° 9' W. S.E. „ 12 Rimu, s.s., 22 years Schooner Schooner 169 21 7 miles south of Manu- > kau Bar W. 21 ,, 22 Raranga, s.s., 4 | Schooner years General Fire ; slight damage Glasgow Wharf, Wellington S. Schooner 5,073 81 General S. Light .. „ 23 Paeroa, s.s., 29 Schooner years Schooner 45 8 2 Timber Timber Stranded ; total j loss Bar, Hokitika River.. N. N. Moderate ! Ruahine, s.s., 10 Schooner years 162 General Collision: damage, £16,000 Collision; damage, £200 Queen's Wharf, Wellington „ 27 6,823 General „ 27 *- Calm - Duchess, s.s., 23 Ferry years steamer 137 5 104 „ 30 General Manawatu River Kennedy, s s., 40 Schooner years Ariosto, s.s., 10 Schooner years 131 12 General Stranded; slight damage i Calm .. Aug. 1 2,760 37 General General Fire ; no damage Outside Taiaroa Heads, Otago N.E. N.E. Moderate