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

I • ® §5 dumber of Nature of i Number I Wind. SZ&. ISiSfSZ : **■ II h-U Liv'es Casualty Occurred. ' rising of Court of Inquiry. ' ...« Master. Sg I P g| S r t n " Cargo * Casualty. lost. V™' Force. T i : . 1924. Dec. 26 | Pupuke, ferry j F. and A. 68 4 100 .. Broken piston-rod, .. Auckland Harbour . . E. Light .. The piston-rod of the circulating-pump broke, J. Stewart, steamer, 15 years circulating -pump : necessitating the vessel being towed to £10 damage wharf 26 Awahou, s.s., 12 Schooner 157 17 .. General, 10 tons Leaking ; £10 damage .. Off Mercury Islands .. N.E. .. As No 1 hold was found to be leaking, vessel W.S.Clark, i years was headed with all speed for Auckland, where an examination revealed a small hole in one of the plates in the after end of hold j „ 28 Admiral, s.s., 42 F.and A. 30 6 .. Fire .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. Slight outbreak of fire through heat from | H. D. J. Mc-galley-stove igniting surrounding woodwork Arthur, and damaging two planks to extent of 1 ft. „ 30 j Storm, s.s., 5 years .. 371 17 .. General, 300 tons Stranded.. .. .. Wanganui River .. W. Light .. Whilst proceeding up-river at half-speed, C. E. Goodyear. vessel touched shoal on south side, and remained fast until the 9t-h January, 1925, 1925. | 1 when she refloated under her own power Jan. 10 I Tekoa, 6.s., 3 years Steamer 5,369 56 .. General .. Portion of main thrust .. Lat. 22° 44' S., long. N.E. 4 The white metal in ahead pads on main thrust- S. W. Somerblocks overheated 177° 11' E. block became overheated and scored ahead some. side of collar, necessitating spare pads being fitted at sea „ 16 Pakeha, s.s., 14 Schooner 5,055 82 3 General, 2,020 Fire .. .. .. Tokomaru Bay .. S. Light .. Smoke was discovered coming out No. 1 lower j W. P. C'lifton3'ears tons hold, and on examination being made j Mogg. several carcases of lamb were seen to be j scorched and cloths burned, but no damage done to ship „ 16 j Dredge 222, s.s., Dredge 502 111 .. Light .. Propeller -blades .. Otago Harbour S. 8 When going astern vessel was struck by a R. Scollay. 35 years j stripped strong southerly squall, causing vessel's stern to swing to port, and bringing propellers in contact with bottom of mooringbeacon and stripping three blades off port propeller „ 25 North Bend Sail - Schooner 847 11 2 O r e g o n timber, Stranded.. .. i Manga wai River - en- j S.E. Light .. The vessel was being towed when the bitts of T.Hansen. (U.S.A.), 4 years ; 2,000 tons trance one of tow-boats carried away, and, although j j tow-line was twice got aboard tow-vessel, it ; carried away, and ebb slewed " North j Bend " broadside on, when she took the J I II bottom; but she subsequently floated off I ? on rising tide, sustaining no damage „ 27 Ohia, o.e.v., 20 : Ketch .. 5 2 .. Benzine, &c., 28 Fire: total loss, .. Tauranga Harbour .. N.E. Fresh .. ; When proceeding under sail with both engines i H. Fletcher, years j cases £810; and cargo, goiijg an explosion occurred in engine-room, ! £47 4s. 8d. which broke into flames, quickly spreading, and destroying ship and cargo ■ Feb. 7 Kawau, s.s., 21 j Cutter.. 53 j 9 .. General, 3 tons Grounded ; £30 dam- .. Manga wai Bar .. E.S.E. Strong When crossing the bar vessel touched, injuring j E. O-lsen. years \ age rudder-post and losing two propeller- blades, eventually putting into Marsden Point, from which she was towed to Auckland „ 13 Condor, s.s., 22 j Ferry- 188 4 20 .. . Struck wharf .. .. Auckland .. .. Variable .. Owing to engine not reversing, the vessel G. W. T. Webb, years j steamer (about) | struck the wharf, causing damage to the j | belting to the extent of £27 ,, 15 Elsie Mary, sail, Topsail 99 6 .. Coal and timber, Stranded.. .. .. Tauranga .. .. j N.E. Gale .. Whilst sheltering, vessel dragged her anchor T.Stephens. 25 years | Schooner 138 tons I and grounded on a mudbank, whence she was towed off three days later, and was ' ' I found not to have sustained any damage