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Jan. 12 I I L „ 18 „ 20 „ 22 j I Port Elliott, s.s., | Schooner 4,(i64 ' 70 14 vears Tainni, s.s., 15 j Schooner 0,298 180 years ' Onewa, s.s., 16 Schooner 34 4 years Pono, aux., 8 years i Ketch .. 25 4 Mako, s.s., 9 years Schooner 247 21 Fairburn, o.e.v., Ketch.. 60 5 15 vears Britannia, s.s., 39 .. 108 j 4 years Ohinemuri, s.s., 33 F. and A. 52 9 years Hero, sail, 19 years Schooner 25 4 Port Elliott, s.s., | Schooner 4,664 ! 70 14 vears I I 379 312 80 ] General, 1,000 S t r a n d e d ; total tons wreck General, 5,200 Lower part of rudder tons lost Touched bottom .. General, 50 tons \ Propeller- blades stripped Benzine and kero- Touched bottom .. sene, 460 tons Wood, 55 tons Fire ; £125 damage Grounded; no damage Timber, 26,000 ft. Touched bar aft .. Touched bridge-piles Near Hororea Point, I N.E. Light .. j The Court held that there was a set inshore of j A. T. Fishwick. East Cape which the master was unaware, and there- I fore could not provide against; that the course set at 10.5 p.m. would have cleared East Cape, but owing to the 3rd officer reporting a light in the direction and corresponding to that at East Cape the Master altered the course at 10.25 p.m., which the Court held he was justified in doing ; that the set and the alteration of the course com- ! bined resulted in the casualty.but that under the circumstances and existine w-eather conditions it was not caused by the wrongful act or default of master, officers, or crew, and therefore the certificates would be returned Needles Channel, Solent S.W. 3 The starboard propeller fouled a submerged A. J. Charman. obstacle, bringing engine to a standstill, and on dry-docking at Port Chalmers (15th March) discovered loss of lower part of ■ rudder, and that one blade of propeller was bent Motuihi Island .. E. Light .. When on coulsi from Ostend to .Auckland ; H. F. Jovce. vessel touched bottom off Motuihi Island, no damage being done Ohinemuri River .. N.E. 3 When proceeding up the river fouled a launch i F. B. Wells. which was not showing any fights, and while clearing it drifted into bank, to clear which port engine was started, when propeller hit a snag and stripped off two blades Off Cape Palliser .. N.W. Light .. During passage, Napier to Wellington, in foggy Samuel Jones. weather vessel touched bottom lightly with her after part Gisborne .. .. | S. .. When being started the port engine caught ; Thomas Stefire, which was extinguished by the lire j phens. brigade Tamaki River, Auck- S. 2 When about half a mile off St. Heliers Point G. A. Simmons, land the vessel " smelt ground " on mudbank, where she remained for half an hour, when the tide lifted her off, and she proceeded to Buckland's Wharf Whangape Harbour .. S. Light .. When crossing bar on way to Onehunga vessel W. Parker. lightly touched aft bending-shoe, but proceeded to Onehunga, where vessel was slipped, and \\ in. cut off blades which had touched shoe Piako River .. .. Calm .. Whilst towing down river from Kerepeehi E. J. Morgan. through bridge, vessel touched bridge-piles on starboard side, causing her to sheer to port, when bridge-span caught topmast backstay, carrying away topmast, and vessel then touched s.s. " Ngatea." carrying away her after rail and bulwark „ 29 Feb. 1 ,, 3 6 „ 7