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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 


W. C. Wentworth		1877 Collision
Waihopai		1877 Shipwreck
Waihopi			1871 Shipwreck
Waikato			1875 Shipwreck
Wainui			1866-1867
Wainui			1870 Shipwreck
Waiotahi		1869 Shipwreck
Waipa			1866
Waipara			1865
Waipara			1874-1879
Waitemata		1866
Wakatipu		1879 Shipwreck
Wakool			1866
Wallabi			1870-1872
Wallaby			1866
Wallace			1874-1877
Wanderer		1873 Shipwreck (32 ton Ketch)
Wanderer		1877 Shipwreck (23 ton Cutter)
Wanganui		1865
Wanganui		1873 Shipwreck (179 ton Schooner)
Wanganui		1874 Shipwreck (82 ton Schooner)
Wanganui		1878 Shipwreck (78 ton Schooner)
Wangarei		1875 Shipwreck
Waratah			1875 Shipwreck
Water Nymph		1868 Shipwreck
Waterlily		1868 Shipwreck
Waterman		1871 Shipwreck
Wave			1878 Shipwreck
Wave Queen		1879 Shipwreck
Wellington		1866
Wellington		1874 Shipwreck (696 ton)
Wellington		1878 Collision (279 ton steamship)
Wild Duck		1874 Shipwreck (42 tons)
Wild Duck		1876 Shipwreck (43 tons)
Wild Wave		1866 Shipwreck (70 ton schooner)
Wild Wave		1866 Shipwreck (93 ton schooner)
Wild Wave		1875 Shipwreck (39 ton Schooner)
William			1865-66 Shipwreck
William Ackers		1876 Shipwreck
William and Mary	1875 Shipwreck
William Cundell		1874 Shipwreck
William Gifford		1875-1877
William Miskin		1866
William Miskin		1866-1868
Williamette		1876 Shipwreck
Wonga Wonga		1865
Wonga Wonga		1865-66 Shipwreck
Woodpecker		1866
Woodpecker		1869 Shipwreck
Woodstock		1872 Shipwreck


Ship "W. C. Wentworth"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 May 1877
Name of Master		: David Cochrane LAW
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 315
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Omaha" & "Enterprise";
			  partial damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Hurricane


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by heavy gale.

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


Date of Casualty	: 10 Nov 1877
Name of Master		: Peter CURRON
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 44
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Reef near to Pencarrow Head, entrance
			  to Wellington Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Half gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by vessel missing stays when entering harbour.

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


Date of Casualty	: 10 Nov 1871
Name of Master		: Charles EVANS
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 44
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to the Wairarapa Lake,
			  Palliser Bay
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Driven on a lee shore by stress of weather.

Ship "Waikato"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Feb 1875
Name of Master		: William George CELLEM
Age of Vessel		: 1.5 year
Rig			: Nil
Register Tonnage	: 61
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grass seed
Nature of Casualty	: Burning; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: At the Wharf, Newcastle, Waikato River
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No evidence to show how fire originated.

Ship "Wainui"

1866 Jul 09	Gerhard CRONE Examined for Master's Certificate 
		(No. 74 ) by E. HAMILTON, Acting Inspector of
		Steamers (3)

1867 Feb 12	Joshua E. DRIVER issued with Master's 
		Certificate (No. 82) without charge in lieu of
		a certificate for the "William Miskin" (3)

Ship "Wainui"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Jan 1870
Name of Master		: Jas. LEYS
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 87
Number of Crew		: 13
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Otago Harbour
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost by the mate (who was in charge) not having made
sufficient allowance for tide, the master having ordered him to
take the vessel to Port Chalmers to save tide. Court blamed the
master for not staying with the vessel.

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


Date of Casualty	: 6 Aug 1869
Name of Master		: Daniel FRAZER
Age of Vessel		: 16 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 16
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Murray"
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 "Waiotahi" blamed for not carrying lights. The master
was prosecuted and fined five pounds for not carrying lights.
Master of the "Murray" exonerated.

Ship "Waipa"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)

1867 Jan 07	William COOK issued Master's Certificate No. 79;
		Examined by the Board of Trade examiner (3)

Ship "Waipara"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1865 Nov 30	Engineer's Certificate issued to Charles WALLACE (2)


Ship "Waitemata"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1866 Jan 04	Master's Certificate issued to John McDOUGALL (2)

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


Date of Casualty	: 22 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: Edward WHEELER
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 1158
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 39o 7'S., long. 168o 50'E
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Heavy gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
W. A. GRANT, mess-room steward, washed overboard in heavy sea.

Ship "Wallaby"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)

Ship "Wanderer"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Chas. McLEAN
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 32
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wheat
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Timaru Beach
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Cables parted by heavy seas; having lost all anchors and being
unable to beat out, was run ashore. Master used all precaution
to prevent casualty. Vessel supplied with too little cable for
an open roadstead.

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


Date of Casualty	: 25 Jan 1877
Name of Master		: James BLACK
Age of Vessel		: 15 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber and flour
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: D'Urville's Reef, off north of Waiheki
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error in judgment on part of the master, who believed that he
was clear of the land.

Ship "Wanganui"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Jul 17	Master's Certificate issued to R. S. LOWE (2)


Ship "Wanganui"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 18 Dec 1873
Name of Master		: Charles FRASER
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 179
Number of Crew		: 18
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Partial damage by fire
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wharf, Bluff Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Fire caused by flaring-up or explosion of a kerosene lamp left
unattended in mate's room.

Ship "Wanganui"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Dec 1874
Name of Master		: John BLANEY
Age of Vessel		: 9 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 82
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar of the Hokitika River
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Bar head shifted unknown to signalman, who had not altered
beacons.

Ship "Wanganui"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Oct 1878
Name of Master		: John BLANEY
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 78
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On beach, about 3 miles north of 
			  Oamaru
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by negligence of master in not using patent log
and other means of ascertaining his position. Master's New
Zealand certificate of service, No. 2,027, suspended for four
months.

Ship "Wangarei"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 18 Aug 1875
Name of Master		: William WILLIAMS
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 32
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Cabbage Bay, Cape Colville, Auckland
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather.

Ship "Waratah"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: John BUSHELL
Age of Vessel		: 2 years 8 months
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 25
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wheat
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Gore Street Jetty, Commercial Bay,
			  Auckland
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather.

Ship "Water Nymph"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 13 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 584
Number of Crew		: 22
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Loading wool
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Parted her cables and drifted on shore. Master's conduct highly
commended.

Remarks
The vessel eventually broke up.

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


Date of Casualty	: 29 Mar 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine weather
Place of Accident	: Rangitoto Channel


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master of the "Water Lily" to blame.
[Other vessel was "Shamrock"]

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


Date of Casualty	: 20 Jul 1871
Name of Master		: John Le BRUN
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 113
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 3 miles North of Hokitika River
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error of judgment on part of master, in running in too close to
the land in bad weather, with glass very low.

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


Date of Casualty	: 21 Jul 1878
Name of Master		: William CINNAMON
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: East bank of the Kaituna River,
			  Maketu, Bay of Plenty, NZ
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by wind suddenly dropping.

Ship "Wave Queen"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Mar 1879
Name of Master		: George PERRIAM
Age of Vessel		: 18 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 853
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 44o 37'S., long. 152o 54'E
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Heavy gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Mate jumped overboard and was drowned.

Ship "Wellington"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)

1867 ... ..	General Pilotage Exemption Certificate Number 7
		is issued to Fred. W. S. RENNER for the ports
		of Manukau, Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Picton,
		Taranaki, Lyttelton, Otago and Bluff (4)


Ship "Wellington"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 7 Mar 1874
Name of Master		: H. E. HILL
Age of Vessel		: 20 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 696
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast, 240 tons
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Place of Accident	: Two and a half miles to the eastward
			  of Sinclair Head, Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master deficient in due care in navigation of his ship.
Certificate suspended for six months. Mate censured for not
keeping proper look-out. As master did his duty to the best of
his ability, and was almost constantly at his post, and his
fault was more an error of judgment than of culpable negligence,
Court recommended that a chief mate's certificate be granted
to him during period of suspension of his certificate as master.

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


Date of Casualty	: 15 May 1878
Name of Master		: Thomas McGEE
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Steamship
Register Tonnage	: 279
Number of Crew		: 19
Number of Passengers	: 15
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Aurora"; slightly
			  damaged
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand,
			  off Boot Cove
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by error in judgment of George SAUNDERS,
second mate of the "Wellington", who held no certificate,
in starboarding his helm and endeavouring to pass ahead of the
"Aurora". Second mate of "Wellington" ordered to pay costs of
inquiry.


Ship "Wild Duck"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Nov 1874
Name of Master		: William WAITE
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 42
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Merlin"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Just inside bar of Waikato River
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by misconduct of master of "Merlin" who was
made liable to pay costs of inquiry.

Ship "Wild Duck"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Sep 1876
Name of Master		: Alexander CAMPBELL
Age of Vessel		: 8 years 6 months
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 43
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Sawn timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar of Waitara River
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel struck on bar of River Waitara while in tow of steam tug.

Ship "Wild Wave"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 Jun 1866
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 70
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 5
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze
Place of Accident	: Pelorus Sound


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attributable to master.

Ship "Wild Wave"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Jun 1866
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 93
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Total loss, stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: S. by E.
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Cuba Channel, Chatham Islands


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attributable to master.

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


Tonnage			: 62
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Not Stated
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

Archives NZ Christchurch Reference: CAHT CH 442/1 1/1 
Collector's Letter Book [C-GM] 1866-1872 (Customs Dept)

15 Mar 1866 Harbour Master Hokitika, page 15
"I have the honor to inform you that I have visited the
South Spit this day at noon and find that the wreck of the
Schooner William has moved out some distance and at the present
time does not impair the navigation of the Channel..."

Ship "William Ackers"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 Dec 1876
Name of Master		: David LINDSAY
Age of Vessel		: 40 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 299
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 8
Place of Accident	: Waipapapa Reef, Otago
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Loss of the vessel caused by the master keeping too close to
the land; and the loss of the captain and seven men of the crew
was mainly, if not entirely, the result of the deck cargo
getting adrift and destroying the boats.

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


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: James STEVENS
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 47
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 4
Place of Accident	: About 30 miles NW of Kapiti Island,
			  Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master believed that before going below he had done all he could
to secure safety of vessel.

Ship "William Cundell"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 11
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 Oct 1874
Name of Master		: Daniel MacFARLANE
Age of Vessel		: 11 years, A1 5 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 267
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Sea Gull"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 1.25 mile distant from Otago Heads
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Brig, when bringing up, parted cable; this was not discovered
in time to take effectual steps to prevent her drifting on the
"Sea Gull".

Ship "William Miskin"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1866 Jan 01	Engineer's Certificate issued to George CROLE (2)

1867 Feb 12	Joshua E. DRIVER issued Master's Certificate No.
		82 without charge for the ship "Wainui" in lieu
		of a certificate for the "William Miskin" (3)

1867 Mar 23	William BLACK issued Master's Certificate No. 
		85; issued by Captain THOMSON, Harbour Master,
		Otago (3)


Ship "Williamette"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Jun 1876
Name of Master		: Samuel ROE
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 28
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 3 miles to south of South Head,
			  Manukau Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong squall


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master.

Ship "Wonga Wonga"

1865 Oct 16	Engineer's Certificate issued to W. S. LAMB (2)
1865 Dec 20	Engineer's Certificate issued to Samuel ERDIS (2)



Ship "Wonga Wonga"

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

AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 40
Description		: Screw Steamer
Whether insured		: Insured for two thirds
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Greymouth

Ship "Woodpecker"

1866 Apr 19	Engineer's Certificate issued to Alfred PRICE (2)

Ship "Woodpecker"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 33
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Feb 1869
Age and Class of Vessel	: 2 years
Rig			: P.S.
Register Tonnage	: 24
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Strong
Place of Accident	: Mouth of Patea River


Finding of Court of Inquiry
During a heavy freshet a drift log caught the vessel on the bow
and caused her anchor to come home. No blame attached to the
master.

Remarks
Total wreck. Seeing that drift wood was coming down the river,
the master would have shown more judgment had he taken extra
precautions to secure the vessel, instead of trusting to a 
single anchor.

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


Date of Casualty	: 4 May 1872
Name of Master		: Thomas JACKSON
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 31
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Whakatane River, Bay of Plenty
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master attempted to take vessel over bar while there was a heavy
fresh in the river, and insufficient wind to give proper
steerage way.


(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)