Ship "Mary Melville"


1875 Mar 16	Shipwreck
1875 Jun 05	Shipwreck


AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Mar 1875
Name of Master		: John URQUHART
Age of Vessel		: 15 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 62
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Live stock and grass seed
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Between Oharu Point and East Cape
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to those on board vessel.

AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: John URQUHART
Age of Vessel		: 15 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 62
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: On voyage between Lyttelton and Napier
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.