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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. Rig. g £ Number of CO — ; »! | PassenSEh g 'gers. Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. Wind. d. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Cargo. Casualty. I | I I 120 tons sand.. i Oct. 11 „ 13 Selwyn (sail) Montrose, s.s., 17 F. and A. j 82 j 4 Schooner 2,884 64 Ketch .. i 109 9 Genera] Chain-plate of t\ topmast carried away ; £15 damage Fouled -Jerningham light-buoy Two miles off Bream Tail, Whangarei Wellington Harbour.. i W. N.N.W. Gale .. S.W. Strong The topmast chain -plate carried away, and topmast broke about 1 ft. below cap caused by chain-plate having completely rusted away inside bulwark-rail Ship dragged anchor with 75 fathoms of chain and fouled Jerningham Point light-buoy, damaging it slightly, and incurring slight damage to three of propeller-blades. Accident unavoidable During passage from Kutarere to Auckland starboard main bearing oi engines broke down, compelling ship to finish passage with port engine only Owing to insufficient water when crossing the bar the vessel grounded and remained fast till 4th November, resulting in damage to floors under boiler, rudder-quadrant, and forward winch When berthing vessel bumped wharf forward, causing chain cable, which was hanging over side, to penetrate plate on after side of hawse-pipe on port bow, the accident being attributed to vessel not reversing quickly enough When berthing, wheel-chain carried away, doing no damage to ship, but slightly damaging the wharf Squall struck vessel, causing bobstay to part and carrying away bowsprit at stem just forward of gammoning and disabling all headgear. Accident unavoidable. Examination showed inch chain on bobstay perished When about a mile off lighthouse fracture discovered in second length of tunnel shafting, and after temporary repairs were effected vessel reached Timaru When straightening up to go to sea to discharge spoil, vessel was caught by strong W.S.W. wind and strong easterly set, and having insufficient steam-pressure drifted on to sand-bank, where, after remaining about four hours, vessel with assistance of s.s. " Nile " was worked off again, apparently sustaining no d'.mag° E. Johansen. D. Reid. years „ 20 Motu, o.e.v., 2 years General, 50 tons Starboard main bearing of engine broke down ; £7 damage Off Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland William Gash. ., 27 Kennedy, s.s., 55 years F. and A. 131 12 131 I 12 Stranding Foxton Bar W. I Light J moderate A. McP. Stuari „ 28 Corirma, s.s., 40 years Schooner j 791 34 General, 1,000 tons Collision with wharf Wharf 10, Wellington Calm .. Frank H. Hedgi 791 34 Nov. 3 Alexander, s.s., 20 185 16 Collision Wellington John Ma3'len. Schooner s. Breeze years 25 4 >, 5 Seagull (sail), 18 years Schooner Bowsprit carried away ; £25 damage Three miles and a half off land, abreast Manga wai w. 5 F. Jensen. „ 12 Breeze, s.s., 13 years Schooner 286 16 472 16 General Fractured shaft Off Moeraki Lighthouse S. 8 A. Robertson. „ 14 Eileen Ward, s.s., 13 years Cutter .. [ Spoil, about 900 tons Stranded ; no damage Entrance, Puller River w.s.w. Strong Leonard \A Crowe.