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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 


Mabel Jane		1878 Shipwreck
Maggie			1866 Shipwreck
Maggie Robertson	1873-1878
Mahia			1872 Shipwreck
Maid of Italy		1876 Shipwreck
Maid of Otago		1874 Shipwreck
Maid of the Yarra	1865
Maid of the Yarra	1865-66 Shipwreck
Maiden City		1875-1878
Manaia			1876 Shipwreck
Manawatu		1874 Shipwreck
Manukau			1867 Shipwreck
Maori			1872-1876
Maori Chief		1865
Mapere			1867 Shipwreck
Maria			1865-66 Shipwreck
Marwell			1870 Shipwreck
Margaret		1873 Shipwreck (22 ton Cutter)
Margaret		1878 Shipwreck (21 ton Ketch)
Margaret Campbell	1873 Shipwreck
Mary			1875 Shipwreck
Mary Ann Hudson		1877 Shipwreck
Mary Ann White		1867 Shipwreck
Mary Bannatyne		1875-1879
Mary Brilliard		1873 Shipwreck
Mary Campbell		1875 Shipwreck
Mary Cumming		1868 Shipwreck
Mary Hamilton		1873 Shipwreck
Mary King		1878 Shipwreck
Mary Louisa		1871 Shipwreck
Mary Melville		1875 Shipwreck
Mary Ogilvie		1873-1877
Mary Thomson		1874 Shipwreck
Mary Van Every		1874 Shipwreck
Mary Wadley		1877 Shipwreck
Matau			1876 Shipwreck
Matilda			1866-1867
May Flower		1876 Shipwreck
May Queen		1877 Shipwreck
Melaine			1875 Shipwreck
Melrose			1878 Shipwreck
Mera			1877 Shipwreck
Mercury			1875 Shipwreck
Merlin			1874-1878 (40-41 ton Schooner)
Mermaid			1878 Shipwreck
Merwangee Framgee	1876 Shipwreck
Meteor			1873 Shipwreck
Midas			1865-66 Shipwreck
Midge			1871 Shipwreck (92 ton Schooner)
Midge			1877 Shipwreck (17 ton Cutter)
Midlothian		1871 Shipwreck
Miltiades		1874 Shipwreck
Miranda			1877 Shipwreck
Mistletoe HMS		(no details)
Moa			1865
Moa			1873 Shipwreck (235 ton Brig)
Moa			1876 Shipwreck (219 ton Brig)
Mohaka			1879 Shipwreck
Montezuma		1865-66 Shipwreck
Montmorency		1867 Shipwreck
Morea			1868 Collision with Clyde
Mosquito		1871 Shipwreck
Mount Alexander		1865-66 Shipwreck
Mountain Maid		1867 Shipwreck
Mulloch			1866
Mullogh			1878 Shipwreck
Murray			1869 Shipwreck (56 ton Schooner)
Murray			1867-1871 (57 ton Schooner)


Ship "Mabel Jane"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Dec 1878
Name of Master		: John GRAHAM
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 38
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On the sea beach about 100 yards N.
			  of River Wanganui, County of Westland
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel had to be beached to save life, owing to heavy gale.
Ship "Maggie"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Dec 1866
Age of Vessel		: 3 months
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 25
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Light
Place of Accident	: Opotiki Bar


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Want of proper signals, bar being a shifting one.

Ship "Mahia"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Mar 1872
Name of Master		: David HAMILTON
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar or Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No comments.

Ship "Maid of Italy"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 23
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Aug 1876
Name of Master		: Isaac FLETCHER
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 14
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: NZ Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On Nelson Boulder Bank, 3 miles NE of
			  lighthouse
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stranding caused by mistiness of night and set of current, but
might have been avoided had the lead been hove.

Ship "Maid of Otago"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Mar 1874
Name of Master		: Duncan BAIN
Age of Vessel		: 3.5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 50
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar of Waitara River, Taranaki
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master free from blame.

Ship "Maid of the Yarra"

1865 Sep 23	Engineer's Certificate issued to Thomas THOMSON (2)

Ship "Maid of the Yarra"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 111
Description		: Screw Steamer
Whether insured		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure;
		Remarks: Wrecked at Hokitika (1)

Ship "Manaia"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 23
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 01 Sep 1876
Name of Master		: Robert BAXTER
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 62
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; no damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On the bar at the mouth of the
			  Wairoa River
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Insufficient depth of water on bar.

Ship "Manawatu"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 10
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: John GRIFFITHS
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 103
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 7
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Kate Brain"; partial
			  loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About half-way across Evans Bay,
			  within harbour of Port Nicholson
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Neglect of master of "Kate Brain" in not keeping a look-out,
and breach of regulations for preventing collisions at sea.

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


Date of Casualty	: 4 Oct 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 443
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coals and maize
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong
Place of Accident	: 4 miles N of Manawatu

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wreck caused by neglect or incompetence of master or both.

Remarks
Mate and one hand drowned.

Ship "Maori Chief"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1865 Nov 06	Engineer's Certificate issued to John PATTERSON (2)


Ship "Mapere"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Dec 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 9 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 30
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Squall
Place of Accident	: Off Tairua


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The vessel missed stays in a squall.

Remarks
Foundered. It would appear that these small coasters are often
under-ballasted.

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


1st mention
Tonnage			: 161
Description		: Three-masted schooner
Whether insured		: Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika


2nd mention
Tonnage			: 161
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Insured 700 pounds
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

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


Date of Casualty	: 2 Feb 1870
Name of Master		: J. AUSTIN
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 28
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Kauri Gum and timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Rock off Tiri Tiri Island, Hauraki Gulf
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Court cancelled master's certificate.

Ship "Margaret"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 7 Jan 1873
Name of Master		: McLAGAN
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 22
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Place of Accident	: About fifteen miles North of Tologoa
			  Bay, and nine miles from shore
Wind Direction		: NNE
Wind Force		: Heavy gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel encountered very heavy weather. Vessel not overladen,
but had deck load been thrown overboard disaster might possibly
have been averted.

Ship "Margaret"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 Nov 1878
Name of Master		: Henry Arthur RUTTER
Age of Vessel		: 20 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 21
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: 10 miles off Pillar Rock, Bank's
			  Peninsula
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Storm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master knocked overboard by boom.

Ship "Margaret Campbell"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 May 1873
Name of Master		: Herman Jacobus BOWMAN
Age of Vessel		: 16 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 122
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel had been obliged to slip and go to sea some days previous
to date of casualty. On return was unable to recover this anchor,
and heavy sea coming on again she dragged her remaining anchor,
and there being not enough wind to sail she went on the beach.

Ship "Mary"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Oct 1875
Name of Master		: John OLSAN
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 22
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Hauarahi Point, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Mary Ann Hudson"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Sep 1877
Name of Master		: John RUSH
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: Under 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Mouth of Mohaka River, Hawke's Bay
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the wind suddenly falling when the vessel was
crossing the bar of the Mohaka River.

Ship "Mary Ann White"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 7 Nov 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 16 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 14
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Firewood
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Moderate weather
Place of Accident	: Rangitoto Reef


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident caused by want of proper lookout.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

Ship "Mary Brilliard"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Dec 1873
Name of Master		: James ADAMS
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 14
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Caroline Beach, Island of Ruapuke
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Every effort made to save vessel. Accident caused by insufficient
length of cable.

Ship "Mary Campbell"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: William WILLIAMS
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 144
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 5
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit of the Hokitika River,
			  about 200yds from entrance
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master, who followed the directions of
master of tug.

Ship "Mary Cumming"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Sep 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 7 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 106
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light
Place of Accident	: Hokitika Bar


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accidental. No blame attached to the master.

Remarks
The vessel was got off but slightly damaged.

Ship "Mary Hamilton"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Jun 1873
Name of Master		: Frederick Alleyne BARKER
Age of Vessel		: 16 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 217
Number of Crew		: 29
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Whaler
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Nepean Island, near Norfolk Island
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame to master. Chief officer blamed for loss of ship, but
holding no certificate no further proceedings could be taken.

Ship "Mary King"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 Dec 1878
Name of Master		: Thomas BAILEY
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 73
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Inside Pinnacle Rock, entrance to
			  Tory Channel
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Baffling wind and strong tide caused vessel to lose all steerage
way.

Ship "Maria Louisa"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jan 1871
Name of Master		: W. CARSTENS
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized by sudden gust and foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Mouth of Pelorus Sound
Wind Direction		: Variable from NW
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master exonerated from blame.

Ship "Mary Thomson"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 26 May 1874
Name of Master		: Martin John O'CONNELL
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 49
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On the reef inside Omaha Bay, Auckland
Wind Direction		: S by E
Wind Force		: Heavy gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost through stress of weather; no blame to master

Ship "Mary Van Every"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Mar 1874
Name of Master		: T. DAWSON
Age of Vessel		: 11 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 41
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar, Clutha River
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Caught on bar when in tow of steamer, line broke, and vessel
drifted on to the rocks.

Ship "Mary Wadley"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 09 Feb 1877 to 11 Feb 1877
Name of Master		: John Thomas CRONIN
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 159
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coals
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of topmast and bulwarks
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Lat. 38o 40'S., long. 171o 30'E
Wind Direction		: ESE
Wind Force		: Storm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Damage caused by bad weather and unavoidable.

Ship "Matau"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Sep 1876
Name of Master		: Donald URQUHART
Age of Vessel		: 9 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 104
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 101
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Beach, about 7 miles from
			  Westport
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by loose mooring lines on deck being washed
overboard and fouling propeller, and master remaining in his
cabin during a heavy sea while close in shore; his certificate,
New Zealand certificate No. 5022, suspended for three months.

Ship "May Flower"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Apr 1876
Name of Master		: Peter DICKSON
Age of Vessel		: 9 years, A1 Lloyd's, 10 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 277
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Lost top-gallant mast, rigging, &c.
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 100 miles E of Cape Campbell
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Accident caused through sudden shift of wind.

Ship "May Queen"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: Not known
Name of Master		: Alexander MENZIES
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 78
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Unknown
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 9 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: 
Wind Direction		: Unknown
Wind Force		: Unknown


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel left Auckland for Eua and other islands, 18th March
1877 and not since heard of.

Ship "Melaine"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Jan 1876
Name of Master		: Benjamin Bousefield CREAGH
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 136
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast, and 3 tons grain
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On beach about 2 miles seaward of North
			  Head, Kaipara Harbour
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Fresh gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel missed stays when near North Spit.

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


Date of Casualty	: 1 Sep 1878
Name of Master		: George KENNY
Age of Vessel		: 20 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 287
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: On the beach about a mile to
			  northward of Town of Timaru
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
After the cable parted in a heavy sea, the lashing of the spring
jammed the cable in the hawse-pipe, and there was not sufficient
time to clear it before the vessel grounded, the crew at the
time being employed in saving the lives of the crew of the
"Palmerston". There was not sufficient evidence to form an
opinion of the state of the vessel's hull.

Ship "Mercury"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Nov 1875
Name of Master		: John MEGERNEY
Age of Vessel		: 4.5 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 30
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Clematis"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 6 miles west of Mercury Island
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by wrongful act of man in charge of "Mercury"

Ship "Mermaid"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 May 1878
Name of Master		: William SMITH
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 9
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Limestone
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Tata Island, Massacre Bay
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by cable parting though heavy swell.

Ship "Merwangee Framgee"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Mar 1876
Name of Master		: Nicholas Potter BIDWELL
Age of Vessel		: Aa1 13 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1079
Number of Crew		: 29
Number of Passengers	: 20.5
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Hobson's Bay, Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Fresh gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Meteor"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Jul 1873
Name of Master		: Peter LANG
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 43
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wanganui Bar, South Spit
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Loss occasioned by vessel standing in too close before being
sufficiently to windward to enter the channel.

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


Tonnage			: 26
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Not Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Flat Point, Cook's Strait

Ship "Midge"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Dec 1871
Name of Master		: David Arthur STUART
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 92
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Half mile S of Ponto Point, Kaipara
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error of judgment on part of pilot in charge.

Ship "Midge"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Nov 1877
Name of Master		: Henry EURE
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General merchandise
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Arrow Rock entrance of Nelson Harbour
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel carried on to the rock by a sudden puff of wind when
sweeping out of the harbour with the ebb tide.

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


Date of Casualty	: 5 Oct 1871
Name of Master		: John WILSON
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar of the Wairoa River
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Fresh gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master obliged, by weather, to take bar at unavoidable time
of tide.

Ship "Miltiades"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 10
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: Robert A. PERRETT
Age of Vessel		: 3 years, A1 20 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1,452
Number of Crew		: 47
Number of Passengers	: 368.5
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: General
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Gull Point, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error of judgment on part of master in not tacking sooner.

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


Date of Casualty	: 16 Sep 1877
Name of Master		: Joseph SILVA
Age of Vessel		: 15 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Blind Bay, Great Barrier Island
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Very hard


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The loss of the vessel was caused by the force of the wind
causing her to drag on to the rocks, where she lost her rudder;
and, becoming unmanageable, became total wreck.

Ship "Moa"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Nov 07	Master's Certificate issued to John CHRISTIAN (2)

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


Date of Casualty	: 7 May 1873
Name of Master		: Alexander ROBERTSON
Age of Vessel		: 24 years
Rig			: Brig
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	: Alliday Bay, two miles, South of
			  Mohikinui River
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master believing vessel had parted her cable slipped and beached
her, not being able to work off shore.

Ship "Moa"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 23
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 07 Aug 1876
Name of Master		: Dearmid McDEARMID
Age of Vessel		: 27 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 219
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal and timber
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: In Cook Strait, off Cape Campbell
Wind Direction		: N
Wind Force		: Fresh


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Man fell overboard

Ship "Mohaka"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 26 Apr 1879
Name of Master		: Henry ANDERSON
Age of Vessel		: 1 year 6 months
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 5
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; part of false keel carried
			  away
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Mohaka River, Hawke's Bay
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sea carried vessel on to beach.

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


Tonnage			: Not stated
Description		: Brigantine
Whether insured		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

Ship "Montmorency"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Mar 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 12 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 668
Number of Crew		: 31
Number of Passengers	: 208
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: By fire
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Napier Roadstead

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nothing to show how or in what manner fire originated.

Remarks
Total wreck; passengers had all landed previous to fire.

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


Date of Casualty	: 10 Nov 1871
Name of Master		: Henry PIERCE
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 16
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North end of Kapiti Island
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel was lost through thickness of weather and strength of
ebb tide, for which it does not appear that sufficient allowance
was made.

Ship "Mount Alexander"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 72
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

Ship "Mountain Maid"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Sep 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 25 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 192
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coals
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine weather
Place of Accident	: Buller Bar

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Bad management and error of judgement on part of master.

Remarks
Court recommended master's certificate to be cancelled.

Ship "Mulloch"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure;
		Remarks: Stranded at Sumner Bar, and since repaired (1)

Ship "Mullogh"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Jul 1878
Name of Master		: Severio VERNAZONI
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 46
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit of the Hokitika River, NZ
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by side-rod of engine breaking when vessel was
crossing bar.

Ship "Murray"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Aug 1869
Name of Master		: A. D. McGILLIVRAY
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 56
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 8
Nature of Cargo		: Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Waiotahi"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance of Nelson Harbour
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master of the Murray exonerated.
Master of Waiotahi blamed for not carrying lights. The master
was prosecuted and fined five pounds for not carrying lights.


(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