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

" j ~ £ {§, Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessels Name, -g | — of Place where Finding of Court of Inquiry. I Name of Master. Casualty. Age, and Class. e & s £ p fleMn Lives Casualty occurred. £<5 S gers Carg0 - Casualty. lost. D Force. | _ . . - 1024. • j | || Aug. 27 Ngaio, s.s., 26 years F. and A. ! 725 40 108 General, about 30 Grounded ; no dam- .. Port Nelson .. .. Calm .. Vessel was unable to proceed owing to thick W. A. Wildman. tons age fog in the morning, when pilot-boat . appeared and Harbourmaster advised that it was safe to follow him into port, which " Ngaio " proceeded to do, but grounded on soft sandy bottom, where she remained until 4 p.m., when she was towed off by s.s. " Regulus " Sept. 2 | Tuhoe, o.e.v., 12 j Schooner 97 j 8 .. .. Broken bowsprit .. .. Whangarei Harbour . . S.E. Strong When going through bridge vessel struck on | C. W. Gumming, j years port bow, cannoned off into starboard bow, when bowsprit got foul of bridge and carried away „ 5 ! Mavis, o.e.v., — Lugsail 13 1 j Nil; fishing .. Damaged bow; £2 .. Auckland Harbour .. N. Fresh The scow " Daphne " was being towed to sea i R. Hawthorn, years ! breeze and ran into the " Mavis," breaking off the man-helper and slightly straining the cabin-top „ 6 Whakatu, s.s., 45 I Schooner 95 i 11 .. j General, 10 tons Stranded, total losa .. VVaipapa Point .. S.E. Fresh (6) The Court held that the vessel was well found D. Robertson, years in every respect; that in altering his III course at 2.20 a.m. and again at 2.40 a.m. : the master adopted a safe course; that, while he should have streamed his log, his not doing so did not contribute in I any way to the stranding, which was caused by a strong set owing to the action of the wind and tide and the fact that . the vessel was lightly laden; that costs be borne by the respective parties „ 9 Barge No. 1, 20 .. j 54 6 '"I f The barge was being towed out as the J. Lauratson. years I I " Mahuta" was entereing the Iron Pot, and „ 9 Mahuta, s.s., 25 Schooner 6 3 8 cwt. fish y Collision; £25 dam- .. Inner Harbour, Napier .. Calm the view being obscured by vessels anchored V. Montaperto. years ! j age to Mahuta 1 the barge collided with the " Mahuta," J [ slightly damaging the latter's bulwarks „ 13 Kaikoura, s.s., 21 Schooner 5,631 71 .. General, 2,600 tons Fire .. .. .. Wellington.. .. N.W. 7 At 11.40 p.m. a. fire was discovered in No. 5 M. M. Dounton. years 1 shelter-decks amongst cargo of copra, timber, and flax, and was extinguished at 3.40 a.m. next day by combined efforts of fire brigade and crew, the cargo being damaged by fire, smoke, and water, and the wood sheathing the deck being burnt, rivets started, and plates buckled „ 16 Elsie, o.e.v., 21 Ketch .. 24 4 3 General foodstuff, Stranded.. .. .. Jackson's Bay .. N. 6-7 : Owing to lack of engine-power on lea shore, A.C.Ingram, years 15 tons with strong northerly and rough sea, the | vessel stranded, without damaging herself 1 or cargo