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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, etc.— continued.

r, CO ■§§> Hi iber of Nature of Number of Lives Lost. 'ind. Name of Master. Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Rig. Place where Casualty occurred. Finding of Court of Inquirv ga CD H Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Direction. Force. 1920. tec. 4 Flora, s.s., 38 years Schooner 818 33 General Stranded ; trifling damage French Pass S.W. Moderate When proceeding through the Pass the wheelchain carried away and the vessel grounded on the middle bank, floating off on rise of tide Fire broke out in engine-room, caused by heavy lurch causing a lamp to upset Vessel stranded in a fog which came down suddenly. The Court exonerated the master and officers from blame Stranded owing to strong current and beam sea. Vessel refloated. Total loss of cargo valued at £2,000 Fire occurred in No. 5 hold. Slight damage to cargo When leaving the harbour the ship touched ground slightly with port bilge Lost way through engine stopping, and was driven ashore by the strong wind Fire broke out in forecastle. Cause not known A. A. McLella-n. Zita, aux., 43 years Apanui, s.s., 15 years Brigantine General Fire; damage, £200 16 miles N.E. off Farewell Spit Karaka Channel, .Awanui North W. Moderate gale Moderate R. Goldie. „ * 73 9 „ 7 Schooner 135 15 28 General Stranded; damage, £200 N.N.W. E. H. Goertz. „ 11 Te Aroha, o.e.v., 11 years Schooner 7 10 Frozen Stranded; slight damage Bar, Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay N.W. Moderate B. M. Carpenter. meat „ 18 Remuera, s.s., 9 years -Armagh, s.s., 4 years Oban, aux., 23 years Waitangi, s.s., 23 years Nora Niven, s.s., 14 years Schooner 7,154 165 General Fire ; no damage King's Wharf, Wellington Bluff Harbour N. Light .. J. J. Cameron. „ 18 Schooner 7,878 102 General Stranded ; no damage Stranded ; no damage Fire ; damage, £40 W. Fresh breeze S. Vint. „ 24 Ketch .. Schooner 21 31 3 6 Entrance Nelson Harbour Wharf, Dunedin S.W. Strong.. G. N. Westrupp. „ 25 M. Hargreaves. „ 27 Schooner 66 Leaking; damage, £100 Queen's Wharf, Wellington Vessel was found to have 2 ft. of water in her over stokehold plates. Pumped dry and small hole found in bottom plate, caused by internal corrosion Fire occurred in No. 1 hold bulkhead, caused by heat from boiler When heaving the anchor the winch carried aw-ay An explosion of gas occurred in starboard fore and side bunker Oil accumulated round " fan " and was fired whilst boilermakers were cutting out a plate, and the fan-rotary was damaged When entering Port Nicholson the vessel broached to and capsized in the heavy confused sea, the master and crew being drowned Fire occurred in the lamp-room, supposed to have been caused by watchman dropping a match Fire occurred in forehold, probably caused by spark from donkey-boiler Vessel grounded owing to strong eddy and swirl of tide After entering Port Nicholson a heavy squall struck the vessel, and she missed stays and went ashore, becoming a total wreck C. Ormes. 1921. Jan. 2 Huia, s.s., 42 years Schooner 9 Fire; trifling damage Winch carried Queen's W T harf, Wellington Napier Roadstead Calm .. J. W. Crotty. 64 ., 15 Dorset, s.s., 17 years Navua, s.s., 17 years Navua, s.s., 17 years Schooner 5,542 106 General E.N.E. Gale .. S. S. Vine. „ 17 „ 19 Schooner Schooner 1,773 1,773 79 40 General General away Fire; damage, £629 Fire; damage, £250 King's Wharf, Auckland King's Wharf, Auokland S.W. S.W. Light .. Light .. H. Fletcher. H. Fletcher. „ 30 Omaka, aux., 34 years Schooner 39 Produce Capsized; total loss 6 Pencarrow Heads, Wellington Harbour S. Gale .. A. E. H. Purvis. Kini, s.s., 27 years Schooner Coal and timber Fire; damage, £30 Wharf, Lyttelton Calm .. R. Cordy. Feb. 23 702 25 „ 28 Mar. 18 Moa, 14 years Nikau, s.s., 12 years Schooner Schooner 99 248 5 16 28 Timber General Fire ; damage, £100 Stranded; no damage Stranded ; total loss Tauranga Harbour .. French Pass S.W. s.w. Fresh breeze Light .. W. Bourke. R. J. Hay. „ 26 Magic, aux., 20 years Schooner 58 6 Marble.. Pencarrow Heads, Wellington Harbour N.W. Gale .. W. Mackintosh.