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une Maitai, s.s., 4 years looncr 21 General Stranded; total loss On rock off Red Slereury Island ercury rong .. Vessel lost on rock at or near spot marked on chart as Richards Rock, but Court has no means of determining whether chart is correct. Court considered it unsatisfactory to be able to come to no certain conclusion as to exact position of rock, but considered evidence did not justify it in imputing negligence or wont of care to master or officers. Vessel struck on rock off Kerititi Bay, Great Barrier, and became total wreck, master and mate both drowned. Apparently master had lost his reckoning This yessel, formerly a paddle-steamer, having been dismantled and sold to Slokau Coal Company, when being towed to Slokau by s.s. " Rowena," was capsized, and became a total wreck near the bar of that river An A.B., T. Vicenza, while engaged at work on the maintop-gallant yard fell into the sea and was drowned Vessel, through misfortune, touched tail of outer bank, and, when floated off, sea took her across the channel on to the beach before way could be got on her An O.S. named Alfred Julier, while engaged aloft making fast the foresail, fell overboard and was lost William Darling Dawson. ling Zillah, 11 years Stranded; total loss 2 Kerititi, east side (treat Barrier Island John Lena. 2 Ketch .. General S.E. Strong .. 8 Oregon, 13 years Stranded; total loss N.W. Gale .. 27 Slokau Bar 14 Blair Drummond, 15 years, Al Lloyd's Isabella Anderson, 14 years Ship .. General Loss of life only 1 On voyage from London to Auckland, lat. 41° S., long. 84° E. Slouth of Hokitika River Fresh breeze John Hall. 1450 26 W.S.W. 25 Schooner 79 P r o d uce & general Stranded; total loss N.E. Sloderate breeze Jacob Eckhoff. July 17 23 Enterprise, 23 years Schooner Schooner SI General Ballast.. Loss of life only 1 1 Off east coast, South Island, between Banks Peninsula and Otago Peninsula Lat. 30° 38' S., long. 173° E. E. Heavy wind with squalls Archibald Bell. George Greenwood. Devonport, 11 years 291 Loss of life only Gale .. While wearing ship main boom jibed, and a seaman named John SlcKcy was entangled in the peak down-haul, fell overboard, and was drowned Wind fell when vessel was crossing bar, and she then drifted into breakers Casualty not caused by fault of captain. If he had taken liquor after accident he had not taken enough to incapacitate him. Chief mate did not support master as he ought. Ship was ill-found when she left Sydney 27 Sarah Pile, 25 years Otago, 20 years Schooner Timber.. Stranded; no damage Deck swept; rudder carried away; saloon and pantry gutted by heavy seas Loss of life only Tory Shoal, off Kaipara Harbour About lat. 50° 6' S., long. 163° 21' W., South Pacific, on voyage from Sydney to London Calm .. Ritchie Watt. 115 6 Aug. 24 _ Barque.. 993 20 2 Cop ra, tallow, wool, &o. N.N.W. S trong gale Henry Norman. 2 „ 31 Cora, 22 years.. General Island produce Timber.. On voyage to Rarotonga The mate, George Slartin, fell overboard and was drowned Henry Abbott. Schooner 46 1 Sept. 6 Flying Venus, 34 years, 3/3 Veritas Cora, 22years.. Barque.. 1660 22 1 Stranded; total loss Reef off Penrhyn Island, South Pacific N.E. Sloderate ! Slaster was making for Penrhyn Island to adjust chronometer when yessel struck on reef Vessel drifted on to reef through ropes of some of whaleboats, which were towing her, breaking An A.B., Oliver Jones, while engaged aloft at about 8.10 p.m., in shortening sail, fell into the sea and was lost Strong fresh running out caused vessel to go on to North Spit John Kerr. 14 Schooner 46 Island produce, fruit, &c. General Stranded; total loss West Reef, just outside Rarotonga Harbour Henry Abbott. 14 Slarlborough, 13 years Ship .. 1124 22 Loss of life only 1 On voyage from London to Lyttelton, lat. 42° 28' S., long. 46° 38' E. North Spit, Waitara River S.W. Gale .. William Hird. ' „ 17 Gairloch, s.s. .. Schooner 211 General Stranded; partial loss s. Light .. F i n d 1 a y SIcArthur. 19