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Aug. 31 Kaipatiki s.s., 16 Sloop . . years Sloop .. 23 3 Gum, 3 tons .. Stranded; £600damage Frozen and gene- Fire ral Auckland Harbour .. Auckland Harbour .. Calm . . In attempting to turn vessel at head of creek George Moir. on falling tide she caught at both ends, breaking rudder and posts, and starting her after planking 2 At 4 p.m. a fire was discovered in lower cross- George F. Deitli bunker from no apparent cause, and was extinguished at 8 p.m., no damage being done Light .. When at Prince's Wharf vessel was caught in Alfred Sands eddy tide, swinging bow into wharf and ton. causing topmast to catch on pile, pulling down both masts When entering harbour steersman misunder- D. McPherson. stood master's order and put helm wrong way, resulting in ship touching ground, but backed off clear on engines being put full astern ; no damage done Various Bulkhead at back of dynamo was found E. Harris, heated, and the coal in the reserve bunker discovered to be warm, but after discharging half of coal (30 tons) no trace of fire could be found When leaving Oyster Depot Wharf Govern- V. M. Olsen. ment ketch " Te Waipouramu " was caught by the wind and carried along, resulting in jib-boom running into port side light-screen of the " Bulli," carrying it. away and doing slight damage to vessel. The clutch on propeller slipped and vessel had not enough way- on to carry her clear Light . j Touched outlying coral-reef with keel, and as F. G. Bilton. all soundings showed everything in order, no damage evidently sustained 3 I Fire discovered in port 'tween deck bunker, D. Christie. believed to be result of spontaneous combustion, causing no damage to cargo, but inj uring casing of engine-room bilse suctionpipe ! When the " Arahura " was leaving her berth H. Dryden. I she went ahead instead of astern, owing to a o ' mistake made in engine-room, and her stern "] struck counter of " Trecarrell," damaging | two plates and moulding, " Arahura " re- Hall Pinkham. ceiving slight damage Light .. Whilst on fishing cruise in early morning the C. Sproule. benzine- tank exploded, presumably owing to defective strainer which allowed benzine to leak, setting fire to ship, which was totally destroyed. Light .. Owing to loose rivet the after end and port side I S. Jones, of forehold found leaking, which was stopped by substituting a wooden plug for the rivet; afterwards a rivet was inserted at . Waipara George Moir. Sept. 5 Westmoreland, s.s., 6 years 6,099 40 George F. Deith 6 Will Watch, o.e.v., Ketch .. 28 j-ears Ketch .. 48 5 Cement, 130 tons j Broken masts ; £20 damage Auckland Harbour .. N.E. Alfred Sande ton. 11 Kamo, s.s., 10 F. and A. years i F. and A. 725 2,8 General .. Touched ground .. Live bullocks, 720 j Heated coal Light-screen carried away, &c. ; £5 damage I I Inside Wellington Heads I King's Wharf, Wellington Auckland Harbour .. N.W. D. McPherson. 16 Waihora, s.s., 16 ■ Schooner Schooner 2,993 59 N.W. E. Harris. years Bulli, s.s., 24 years Cutter .. Cutter .. F. M. (Jlsen. 16 29 W. Wanaka, s.s., 36 years General .. Grounded; no damage I Atiu Island, lat. 20° 1' S., long. 15° 9' W. 24 1,504 37 S. »> 25 3,466 E.S.E. Karamea, s.s., 23 Schooner years 64 General .. Fire Lat. 5° 10' S., lone. 98° 58' W. 'ct. 2 Arahura, s.s., 18 Steamship years 771 54 General, 430 tons 1 V-Collision General, 8,780 j tons J Fire ; total loss .. 20 tons .. Leaking ; Auckland Off Moeraki Lighthouse Port Awanui ( I I 3 A I Light .. 2 9 Treoirrell, s.s., 4 Schooner years Seabreeze, o.e.v., Cutter .. fishing- boat, 39 years 3,198 o 41 1 N.E. S.W. » 19 Mako, s.s., 8 years j Schooner Light . . 247 21 5 E. I i