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Summary of Examinations for Certificates of Competency as Masters and Mates for the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Summary of Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1932.

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Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Totals. g ________________ w _____ . o Class ol Certificate. . ■_ . J |g d 3 £ . •_ „ j £ 11 „• | „ $ |g. || 1 P I II i P I Iijl P I . s l & $ I M I _ ; • I I Foreign-going, masters and mates 3 3 1 5 6 .. 3 .. • • ■ • • • ■ • 9 3 4 5 21 Home-trade, masters and mates.. 4 3 .. .. 2 : .. 4 .. L .. 1 . .. / 2" in Masters of river-steamers .. 3 . • 3 .. 3 1 * • ■ « * • • Masters of sailing-vessels plying 1 i in harbours and rivers . „ Certificates of efficiency for mem- 1 ■• 1 bers of the New Zealand Division, R.N.V.R. „ , Yacht-masters in New Zealand 2 I z waters j 12 3 Voluntary examination in compass .. .. 1 .. 1 i" " deviation . Signals only .. .. •■ 4 .. | ■• •• Totals .. .. 16 6 5 5 13 j 1 | 9 .. j 1.. 2 .. 30 7 16 5 58

On or near the Coasts of the j outside the Dominion. Total Number of Casualties Dominion. reported. Nature of Casualty. jfraHer Number Number Number ' Number > I Number of Tonnage, of Lives of Tonnage, of Lives i of Tonnage, j of Lives Vessels. Lost. Vessels. Lost. Vessels. \ j Lost. Standings— , . Total loss 1 181 4 1 181 4 Slight damage .. .. 22 25,970 22 25,970 No damage 3 870 .. .. .. 3 87Q Total standings .. .. 26 27,021 4 .. .. .. 26 27,021 4^ Fires— n o _ Total loss 2 87 .. .. .. .. 2 87 Slight damage .. .. 7 13,815 7 13,815 No damage ., .. .. • ■ • • Total fires .. .. 9 13,902 .. .. .. .. | 9 13,902 Collisions — Total loss .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • • •' j " ■ Slight' damage .. .. 14 9,804 .. 1 5,459 .. 15 15,263 No damage . 8 1,659 ■■ 8 659 Total collisions .. .. 22 J 11,463 .. j 1 j 6,469 23 j 16,922 Miscellaneous, including damage by 27 31,517 7 10 33,807 .. 37 65,324 J 7 heavy seas to hull and cargo, breakdown of machinery, and one foundering Total number of casualties j 84 83,903 [ 11 11 39,266 95 123,169. 11 reported ' ' J