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Ships
AJHR = Appendices to the Journal of the House of Representatives

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 


Lady Bird		1865
Lady Bird		1871 Shipwreck
Lady Bowen		1873 Shipwreck
Lady Don		1877 Shipwreck
Lady Franklin		1876 Shipwreck
Lady Jocelyn		1883 England to New Zealand
Lady of the Lake	1865
Lady of the Lake	1873 Shipwreck
Lady Wynyard		1867 Shipwreck
Lake Erie		1879 Shipwreck
Lake Superior		1878 Shipwreck
Lalla Rookh		1869 Shipwreck
Lapwing			1878 Shipwreck
Laughing Water		1870 Shipwreck
Layard			1870 Shipwreck
Lebu			1878 Shipwreck
Leonidas		1865-66 Shipwreck (111 ton Brigantine)
Leonidas		1871 Shipwreck (79 ton Schooner)
Lerwick			1875 Shipwreck
Lily of the Wave	1878 Shipwreck
Linda Weber		1879 Shipwreck
Lion			1873 Shipwreck
Lionel			1877 Shipwreck
Lioness			1866
Lioness			1866 Shipwreck (60 ton Schooner)
Lioness			1876 Shipwreck (26 ton Schooner)
Little Fred		1869 Shipwreck
Lizzie			1867 Shipwreck
Lizzie Guy		1877 Shipwreck (93 ton Schooner)
Lizzie Guy		1879 Shipwreck (85 ton Brigantine)
Lizzie Scott		1866 Shipwreck
Lizzy			1870 Shipwreck
Lloyd's Herald		1877 Shipwreck
Lochiel			1877 Shipwreck
Lord Ashley		1865-1867
Lord Worsley		1860 Auckland
Louisa			1868 Shipwreck
Lucie Marie		1877 Collision
Luna			1870 Shipwreck (196 ton Schooner)
Luna			1877 Collision (247 ton Schooner)
Lutterworth		c1879 London to Wellington
Lyttelton		1866
Lyttelton		1871 Shipwreck (86 ton Schooner)
Lyttelton		1876 Collision (s. launch)


Ship "Ladybird"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Jul 18	Master's Certificate issued to F. C. KREEFT (2)
1866 Apr 14	Engineer's Certificate issued to John ISBESTER (2)
1866 Dec 07	Francis HOLMES examined for Master's Certificate
		by R. JOHNSTON, Nautical Assessor, Marine
		Department (3)

Ship "Lady Bird"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 Sep 1871
Name of Master		: Ferdinand HOLM
Age of Vessel		: 20 years
Rig			: Schooner (3-masted)
Register Tonnage	: 303
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 5
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South end, Barrett's Reef, Wellington
			  Harbour
Wind Direction		: Variable
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident caused by change of wind whilst vessel in stays.

Ship "Lady Bowen"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Joseph FERGUSON
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 892
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wool, Cotton, Copper & other Ore
Nature of Casualty	: Cargo damaged by shipping water in
			  a gale
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Lat. 35o 33'S., Long. 160o 1'E
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident partly if not wholly due to bad stowage.

Ship "Lady Don"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 26 Jun 1877
Name of Master		: Edwin GILL
Age of Vessel		: 11 years 6 months
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 68
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Just inside South Head of Waikato 
			  River
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by stress of weather and wheel being carried
away.

Ship "Lady Franklin"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Jul 1876
Name of Master		: John Eaton PAYNE
Age of Vessel		: 43 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 235
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Mary Catherine Bank, Kaipara Harbour
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Blowing hard


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Mate (James CARLEES) should have seen that proper anchor watch
was kept; master and mate's certificate suspended for one month.

Ship "Lady of the Lake"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1865 Oct 16	Master's Certificate issued to Richard HILLEMON (2)
1865 Oct 04	Engineer's Certificate issued to Adam CLARK (2)


Ship "Lady Wynyard"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Oct 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 2 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 29
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Oil
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Near East Cape

Finding of Court of Inquiry
The master appears to have misjudged his distance from the
shore. He appears to have done what he could to save the
vessel after the accident.

Ship "Lake Erie"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: Henry HANLY
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Anderson's Cove, close to Bream Trail
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Blowing hard


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel sprung a leak, and had to be run ashore to save life.

Ship "Lake Superior"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: Charles Henry HOLDER
Age of Vessel		: 3 years 6 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Pakiri, North-West Coast
Wind Direction		: N
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Warp carried away.

Ship "Lalla Rookh"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 Nov 1869
Name of Master		: T. FERNANDEZ
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 1.5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: about 100
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Jane"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The Court found that both the master of the "Lalla Rookh" and
the master of the "Jane", with which she came into collision
acted with great want of judgment.

Ship "Lapwing"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 1 Sep 1878
Name of Master		: William ANDERSON
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 231
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain flour, and coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On beach, little to northward Town
			  of Timaru
Wind Direction		: ESE
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel driven on shore by a heavy sea, there not being
sufficient wind to enable her to work to sea.

Ship "Laughing Water"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Jan 1870
Name of Master		: Thos. GIBSON
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 411
Number of Crew		: 13
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Pahia Point, distant ten miles,
			  bearing NE
Wind Direction		: ESE
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
That the casualty was occasioned by the ship striking on a sunken
rock not laid down on the chart.

Ship "Layard"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Jun 1870
Name of Master		: G. WORLEDGE
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 175
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Timaru Beach
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty was wholly unavoidable.

Ship "Lebu"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: Henry Govan McKENZIE
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 726
Number of Crew		: 22
Number of Passengers	: 14
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 40o 57'S., Long. 59o 8'E
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Heavy


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by sea coming on board and throwing captain
against the winch.

Ship "Leonidas"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 111
Description		: Brigantine
Whether insured		: Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

Ship "Leonidas"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Oct 1871
Name of Master		: William NORRIS
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 79
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rock in entrance of Wangape Harbour
Wind Direction		: S to SW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Want of proper knowledge of Wangape Harbour, of which place
there appears to be no chart.

Ship "Lerwick"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: David SAWBROOK
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 14
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Between Starling and Burial Points,
			  Bluff Harbour
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel had not sufficient chain out.

Ship "Lily of the Wave"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 May 1878
Name of Master		: Hone RANIERA alias John DANIEL
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 10
Number of Crew		: 1
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Beach near Arrow Rock, at entrance to
			  Nelson Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by vessel being left at anchor without any one
on board.

Ship "Linda Weber"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Mar 1879
Name of Master		: John McKENZIE
Age of Vessel		: 1 year 6 months
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 114
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Iona"; slight damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Railway Pier, Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
"Linda Weber" not having proper light burning, and keeping no
watch.

Ship "Lion"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Feb 1873
Name of Master		: John NEERING
Age of Vessel		: About 4 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 216
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wangapoa Bar
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master of other person concerned.

Ship "Lionel"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Aug 1877
Name of Master		: William Smith STUART
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: General stores
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded and capsized; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 5 all hands
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Wangape Harbour
Wind Direction		: Easterly
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel struck and capsized when crossing the bar.

Ship "Lioness"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1866 Jan 26	Engineer's Certificate issued to Edward WILLCOX (2)


Ship "Lioness"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Sep 1866
Age of Vessel		: P.S.
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 60
Number of Crew		: 15
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light
Place of Accident	: Hokitika


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Through attempting to take the bar when tide too low.

Remarks
Got off with little damage; now plying.

Ship "Lioness"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 1 Mar 1876
Name of Master		: James NOLAN
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 22 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 26
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit at entrance to Grey River
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Unavoidable accident.

Ship "Little Fred"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 33
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Feb 1869
Age and Class of Vessel	: 21 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 131
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Partially laden, general merchandise
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Five miles north of Kaipara Harbour


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The loss was caused by stress of weather. No blame attaches to
the master.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

Ship "Lizzie"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Sep 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 9 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine weather
Place of Accident	: Urinui River

Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attaches to the master.

Ship "Lizzie Guy"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 Oct 1877
Name of Master		: Henry PRIEST
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 93
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit, Hokitika River, Westland
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by tug-rope becoming slack when rounding
North Spit.

Ship "Lizzie Guy"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Jan 1879
Name of Master		: James STEVENS
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 85
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Chaff and bran
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 2 miles S. of Buller River
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Fresh gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel driven ashore by force of gale.

Ship "Lizzie Scott"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Nov 1866
Age of Vessel		: 11 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 453
Number of Crew		: 13
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Various
Place of Accident	: Chatham Islands


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error of judgment; bad look out.

Remarks
Total wreck; master's certificate suspended.

Ship "Lizzy"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 Jun 1870
Name of Master		: E. OLESON
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Opunake Bay
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Want of moorings and of a boat's crew to render assistance when
a vessel is getting underway after beaching.

Ship "Lloyd's Herald"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Jan 1877
Name of Master		: Edward KERM
Age of Vessel		: not known
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Kakanui Harbour
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wind fell light, and the current carried her on the South Pier.

Ship "Lochiel"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 02 May 1877
Name of Master		: David Stephenson EWAN
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 216
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Sugar
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Sand Spit, Otago Heads
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel anchored when entering harbour owing to sudden lull of
wind, and while at anchor a squall suddenly sprung up and
drove her on to the bank.

Ship "Lord Ashley"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Oct 25	Engineer's Certificate issued to James BUTTER (2)

1866 Dec 17	Master's Certificate issued to Alexander
		KENNEDY without charge, with the approbation of
		the Postmaster-General, as he had been a Warden
		of the Marine Board. (3)

1867 ... ..	General pilotage exemption certificate No. 1
		issued to Archibald KENNEDY for the ports of
		Manukau, Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Picton,
		Taranaki, Lyttelton, Otago and Bluff. Name of
		vessel altered to "Airedale" (4)

1867 ... ..	General Pilotage exemption Certificate No. 12
		issued to Henry WORSPS for the ports of Auckland,
		Tauranga, Wellington, Lyttelton, Otago and Bluff (4)

Ship "Louisa"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 Jun 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 13
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Butter, &c.
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 3
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Stong; sea heavy
Place of Accident	: Off Greymouth


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Had the vessel put to sea she might perhaps have escaped.


Remarks
All hands drowned.

Ship "Lucie Marie"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Nov 1877
Name of Master		: 
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: 
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "County of Peebles";
			  partial damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 19 miles distant NE by N from Saint
			  Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight
Wind Direction		: SW by S
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The "County of Peebles" came into collision with a French
vessel, the "Lucie Marie", in the English Channel, no light
being seen on board the "Lucie Marie".

Ship "Luna"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Feb 1870
Name of Master		: Wm. MARSHALL
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 196
Number of Crew		: 18
Number of Passengers	: Not known
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collison with "Tartar"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About a quarter mile from the North
			  Head, Auckland
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Neglect on the part of the master of the "Tartar" in not using
the lights required by regulations.

Ship "Luna"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 7 Aug 1877
Name of Master		: Stephen BASCAND
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 247
Number of Crew		: 20
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Herald"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: In Wellington Harbour, about 800
			  yards from wharf
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by the "Luna" not keeping out of the way of
the "Herald" in accordance with section 15 of the Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

Ship "Lyttelton"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1866 Feb 05	Master's Certificate issued to William SCOTT (2)

Ship "Lyttelton"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Sep 1871
Name of Master		: William SCOTT
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 13 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 86
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South of entrance of Buller River
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel was accidentally caught on a sunken anchor.

Ship "Lyttelton"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Dec 1876
Name of Master		: George AGAR
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: s. launch
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: Parcels
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Eagle";
			  partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Governor's Bay, Lyttelton Harbour
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master of "Lyttelton" blamed for not going astern, for had he
done so the collision would have been avoided.


(1) AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 6 From a list of Steam Vessels 
surveyed in NZ since 1st July 1865

(2) AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 7 Statement of Persons to whom
Certificates of Qualifications have been issued since 1 Jul 
1865.

(3) AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 18 Return of Masters and Engineers
to whom Certificates of Competency have been issued from 1 July 
1866 to 30 June 1867

(4) AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 17 Return of General Pilotage
Exemption Certificates which have been issued since the coming
into force of "The Marine Act, 1866". (Note: Certificate numbers
1-95 can be viewed at Archives NZ Wellington; Reference
TR W2686 Ex 1 Pilotage Exemption Certificates [1-95] 1867-1869)