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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. 'Kig. : 'la T CD O © Nur ber of Nature of Number Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction, j Wind. nd. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. 1 Name of Master. I Passengers. Lives lost. Cargo. Casualty. 1923. Oct. 24 Nov. 3 7 Kaeo, aux., 18 years Karamea, s.s., 24 years Norval, sail, 46 years Schooner Schooner Ketch .. 3,466 56 146 11 63 Copra, 80 tons Stranded; total wreck; £11,000 • General, 2,358 Collided with wharf tons General .. Collision .. .. ". Stone.. .. Collision J General, 4,000 Bunker fire tons Tuapa, Niue Island .. W. Lyttelton .. .. S.W. Napier Harbour .. N.E. Lat. 28° S., long. W.S.W. 146° 2(r W. to S.W. Hauraki Gulf, off N. Whangarei .Auckland Flat Island Passage, N.W. Auckland 3 i i 4 Light .. Fresh . I The Court found that a squall carried the vessel D. Macdonald. on the reef, and that with the small power available the master made an error of j udgmentincoming so close to land and in keeping too little w r ay on; but in view of exceptional difficulties in working island, his lack of ■ experience thereof, and the little help obtainable from charts available, the case would be met by ordering the master to pay £10 towards the costs When in charge of pilot vessel was being D. Christie. berthed at No. 7 jetty, when she struck No. 6 end on, denting two plates on starboard bow" and one on port bow ; although vessel had been goine astern for two minutes starboard anchor and 15 fathoms cable let go The "Norval" was berthing at Jull Wharf, W. Macdonald. and the "J.D.O." was entering harbour when the steering gear jambed, resulting in her running into " Norval " and doing £30 i Fred. W. Nees. damage A fire was discovered in No. 3 lower hold, H. Johnston. apparently caused by spontaneous combustion, and damaging ceiling over bilges and portion of side of the hold The electric wires in the pantry fused, causing John Wilson. incipient fire which charred cornice and scorched paint-work, but was extinguished by ship's hose in a few moments Hot ashes overheated footplates in stokehold, J. H. Jackson. resulting in asbestos-sheeting underneath being burnt through, and allowing ashes to fall on kelson, burning same. *»« $4 When going astern the port propeller dropped John Wilson. off, and on examination being made on slip tailshaft was found to be broken off D. Macdonald. ,, 7 J.D.O, s.s., 3 years Schooner •87 5 „ 11 City of Naples, s.s., 15 years Schooner 3,714 ffl Dec. 8 Schooner ■ Ngatiawa, s.s., 17 years 225 22 19 19 5 Gum and wool, Fire in pantry 70 tons 27 Britannia, ferryboat, 38 vears Paddleboat 108 4 1 Burnt kelson; £500 j damages i „ 28 Ngatiawa, s.s., 17 years Schooner 225 21 18 18 S .. Propeller lost; tailshaft broken 1924. Jan. 16 Bira, sail, 18 years Ketch .. Lat. 41° 40' S., lone. S.W. 175° 20' E. 11 Ship was hove to on starboard tack when a M. Himainen. heavy sea was shipped, which smashed starboard bulwarks stanchions and staysail boom 100 7 Explosives, 110 Starboard bulwarks, tons &c, damaged by heavy sea