POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 18, 16 September 1867, Page 117

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

if'gT 3 All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Offeial Signature, are to he considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly. By His Honor’s Command, F„ E. STEWART, Provincial Secretary.

Note. —This Gazette contains the substance of Informations received in eases of Eelony and of Misdemeanors and against Receivers of stolen goods, reputed Thieves and Offenders escaped from custody, with the fime, place, and circumstances of the Offence ; the Names of persons known, but not in custody, who are charged with Offences, and descriptions of those who are not known, their appearance, dress, and other marks of identity; the Names of Accomplices and Accessories, with every particular which may lead to their apprehension ; a description, as accurate as possible, of property that has been stolen, and a minute description of stolen horses, &c., for the purpose of tracing and recovering them.

1. Police Gazette. —Communications for this Gazette should be addressed to the Commissioner of Police, prepaid; they must be of Police interest, or no notice will be taken of them. Officers in charge of stations are requested to report to the Commissioner of Police every instance of the non-delivery of the Gazette, and to suggest from time to time such alterations in the addresses and in the mode of transmission as may be considered necessary. 2. Warrants. —Whenever it is desired that any individual, whose name is given, shall be apprehended, it should be stated in the advertisement for the Gazette whether or not a warrant has been issued for the apprehension of the Offender. When a warrant has not been issued in the first instance, any subsequent report announcing the issue of a warrant, should refer to it in the Police Gazette.

3. Names. —lt is particularly requested that in all Informations, the names of persons and places may be spelt correctly, and written *egibly, the Christian name being given with the Surname, and written in full, to prevent mistakes.

4. Stray Cattle. —No advertisement of lost horses or cattle, will be published in this Gazette unless they be Government property , bud notices of horses or cattle believed to be stolen, will be inserted gratuitously.

5. Property Described. —The brands oj horses and cattle should be imitated as nearly as possible, and their exaet position given. In describing watches, it

should be stated whether they; are open-faced, hunting, double-eased, or half-hunting—the term 11 double-cased ’ ’ being reserved for those icatches whose outer case is removed in order to wind; “ half-hunting ” implying a very small glass in the middle of the dial.

6. Rewards. —No rewards must be accepted by. the Members of the Porce without the sanction of the Commissioner of Police. IP hen such claims are made, a full report of the circumstances must accompany the application They will not be allowed, except in cases where meritorious actions showing unusual ability take place, or when they have been sanctioned by Legislative enactment.

7. Previous References. —It is requested that in all reports respecting eases already gazetted, Officers in charge of Police, or others concerned, will be good enough to quote the date and page of the Police Gazette in which the previous notice has appeared, and, in reporting arrests, to state by whom effected. Supplementary reports of eases already reported, but not gazetted, should' contain such information as will clearly identify the case.

8. Telegrams. —ln telegrams, the use of figures must be avoided, and words at full length substituted. In forwarding the brands of horses and cattle per telegraph, it should be stated of what kind of letters, the brands consist, whether of Homan capitals, or tn writing, Sfc. . c Police Gazette. —Yol. Y. —No. 18.