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

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g §, Number of Nature of Number Wind. Date of Vessel's Name, °f Place where ~ , - T • -v T * , T Casualty. Age, and Class. R g " 5c 5 £ Pmspn Lives Casualty occurred. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. £iS 2 ger 6 s n " Car g°- | C*su*lty. lost. Force. 1925. July 16 Daphne, s.s., 3 Steamer 100 14 8 General, 10 tons Broken top-washer- .. Great Barrier Island.. S. Breeze ! Owing to the top-washer of the high-pressure E. H. S. Goertz. years high-pressure valve | valve breaking the rings got damaged, necessitating temporary repairs being affected, after which vessel proceeded to Auckland „ 16 Herald, sail, 28 Schooner 73 4 .. Fencing-posts, Stranded.. .. .. Matapouri Bay .. E.N.E. 9 Owing to wind freshening vessel dragged her Edward Sellars, years 1,300 J anchor and went ashore on beach carrying away her deadwood and rudder-post, but she was subsequently towed to Whangarei, I where temporary repairs were effected, enabling her to proceed to Auckland „ 17 Muritai, s.s., 3 Steamer 199 8 .. Stranded.. .. .. Wellington Harbour.. S.E. Light .. The port tail-shaft, which was clamped, slipped Charles C. Buiyears j out of the tube, causing a big inflow of lock. water, necessitating her being beached, where she was plugged and pumped out f When the " Lyttelton " was running alongside I Ales. E. Jack- ,, 19 Ionic, s.s., 23 years Schooner 7,623 175 1 Frozen produce, • the "Ionic" to take tow-line the tug got i son. ln T „ u . , q &c " {-Collision .. j .. Lyttelton Harbour .. Calm .. J rather close resulting in the wash from the . „ 19 Lyttelton (Tug), ..18.. j j J j Ionic drawing her m and striking, Andrew Brodie. s.s., 18 years J I damaging the starboard quarter of the ! " Ionic " ,, 20 Te Pioneer, s.s., 15 j Cutter .. 25 1 .. Fire .. .. I .. Dargaville .. .. Calm .. A fire broke out on the starboard side of the j John F. Anderyears engine-room near the boilers from forepart j son. of boiler to after part of cabin, but the j cause of the fire could not be ascertained „ 22 Fair burn, aux., 14 Ketch .. 60 5 .. Stranded, £200 dam- .. Off Whale Island .. N.N.E. Gale .. After leaving Whakatane, master anchored A. J. Teixeira. years age under lea of Whale Island for shelter, but j owing to bad holding-ground the anchors dragged and he decided to put to sea, which he found could not be done, as vessel being light, and engines racing owing to big seas, vessel was driven on the beach ,, 28 Ruapehu, s.s., 24 IF. and A. 5,798 112 .. Frozen, about Stranded.. .. .. Wanganui .. .. N.W. 1-2 When picking up anchorage the vessel, owing A. W. McKellar. years 2,200 tons to haze dimming front shore lights, grounded ! on silt-bank, but came off in about an hour j without sustaining apparent damage ,, 23 Mahi, aux., 22 years Ketch .. 6 2.. .. Stranded, £200 dam- .. Bay of Plenty .. N.W. Gale .. During north-west gale the vessel would not | M. W. T. Lane. age lie at anchor owing to one anchor having I been lost and to the other failing to hold | although assisted by engine, thus com- j pelling master to beach the vessel to pre- i vent her being wrecked on a rrcky shore Aug. 3 Matangi, s.s., 17 F. and A. 635 38 58 General, about Damaged steering- .. Hauraki Gulf .. S.S.W. Fresh .. The lever control- valve of the engine of the I E. Dorling. years 250 tons gear; £5 damage steering-gear was found to be broken, and j as there were no spare parts on board the | i I vessel was put back to Auckland for repairs f