broken. The deck with the 20 people had not been heard of since. THE CAPTAIN. I did not see Captain Mcintosh upon the bridge when it went overboard. I could not recognise his face amongst the crowd on the bridge. I saw a boat with sails set near the Needles, and that was the only sign of life until the Maoris came about 2or 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Maoris made three journeys in three boats. THE LIGHT AT MOKOHINAH. Judging by the position we were m at three o'clock in the morning, we must have passed the Mokohinau light between 11 and 12 o'clock. We must have been seven or eio-ht miles outside of the light when we passed it. We did not see the light. I was cm deck till 11.30, and looked often for the light, but could not see it. 1 was not on the bridge looking for it. The fog was too thick. In ordinary weather that light could be seen for 16 miles. It is a flash light, and can be seen a long way. It was | about eight o'clock when I was relieved, but I asked the captain when he was going to moderate speed. . ".., AFTER. THE SHIP STRUCK. I did not speakto the captain again until after the ship had struck. He was on the bridge, andjt. was supposed to be my watch below, lifter"she struck, the only orders the captain gave were those to me, which I havo already stated. During our conrersation on the bridge I asked him to keep her going-full, steam ahead to keep her from slipping off the rock. Whon I went on the bridge "the first time the en gines wore going f uH"speed,,and as I felt the vessel heeling off, I thought she was going astern, so I went on the bridge a second time and asked if she was going full speed ahead, and he said t . , „ " She's going ahead!. Look, mister ! I replied, " For goodness sake keep her ahead, or else she'll slip off the rock and we'll bo all drowned."- It was then the captain shook bands with me.
