£2000 Salvage.

A salvage claim of £5000 was made by the Union S.S. Co. for the services of the Tarawera in towing the ship into port, but they were only awarded £2000. the Nelson was repaired, and later proceeded to Dunedin, where she loaded for England. The Marine Court suspended the certificate of Captain Perriam for one month, and he was ordered to pay costs of the inquiry. The Court also drew the attention of the Marine Department to the danger of that part of the coast, and urged the necessity for a new survey.

the Nelson had another narrow escape in 1893, when bound out for Wellington. She had a stormy passage throughout, and on October 18 encountered a gale of hurricane force, during which the ship broached to and the cargo shifted. The vessel suffered so much damage that Captain Perriam made for the Cape of Good Hope, where repairs were effected.

Captain Kelly, who was in command of the Nelson on the voyage out in 1892, reported exceptionally heavy gales during the run out. The ship left Barry, North Wales, on August 12, and experienced light winds until October 18, when a terrific gale was encountered. Large quantities of water flooded the decks, carrying away bulwarks and doing other damage on deck. The cargo shifted, and was righted under great difficulties.