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

Date of I Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Kig. 2 A .2 a tea Number of Nature of Number of Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. nd. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Passenu gers. Cargo. I Casualty. Lives lost. 1924. Feb. 13 Tairoa, s.s., 24 ] Schooner 5,047 years S2 13 Frozen produce, 4,000 tons I Two plates dented, 1 and several rivets started ! House and tank damaged Port bulwarks and centreboard carrier! away ; £60 damage Propeller-blade lost; £100 damage Propeller -blade broken Grounded Grounded Grounded "I II"" f The " John " was lying alongside the'' Tairoa" transhipping wool when, owing to the swell. ... - r> j 4 „„. , _ „ she bumped the latter, denting two plates. \\ anaanui Roadstead N.W. to .. 3 -< . .. I ■ ... ,, .P T , '„ * ., .. ..- starting two rivets, while the John sustained damage to her house and the tank on Colville St., Hauraki N.E. Light .. Owing to vessel rolling heavily on voyage to Gulf Tauranga the cargo shifted, carrying away port bulwarks and part of centre-board above deck, and on everything being made secure vessel returned to Auckland .Auckland Harbour .. .. Calm .. , After leaving slip, and on proceeding down harbour, vessel's propeller struck submerged object, carrying away one blade of propeller ] New Plymouth .. j N.W. Light .. When berthing at wharf propeller struck some I submerged object, and on examination it was found that the tip of one blade had ! been broken Head New River, N.Z. S.W. I Fresh .. j When entering river vessel grounded on inner spit, which is extending considerably from position shown on cnait; but vessel was eventually worked off, with no damage to cargo, but light straining to vessel Patea River .. S.E. Light .. Whilst proceeding down river vessel took ground, owing to silt after south-easterlv gale and fresh, and on vessel swinging ruunct she touched bank, damaging rudder .. arkworth River .. .. .. When going down river vessel ran into fog and grounded on mudbank off Kerro Point, and on backing off she touched the opposite bank, breaking rudder-stock 1 V.Geo. Summers. „ 13 John, s.s., 25 years Sloop .. 134 Wool, 140 tons.. John Harwick. „ 23 . Iron girders, 120 tons H. Anderson. Rangi, sail, 19 j F. and -A 89 years 5 . 13 I. Corbett 26 Hikuranei, s.s., Schooner 163 35 years Mar 9 Westmoreland, s.s. Schooner 9,099 7 years so General, 2,000 tons G. T. Deith. Kotare, s.s., 20 ' F. and A. 83 vears Hawera, s.s., 12 Ketch.. 100 years : Timber W. E. Mumb . 9 10 14 10 _. Cheese, 100 tons A. McKinnon. Daphne, s.s., 17 Schooner 100 years B. Burk. 15 12 13 General, lo tons " !