POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 1, 1 January 1869, Page 1

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature, are to he considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to he obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor’s Command, EDWD. JOLLIE, Provincial Secretary.

Note. —This Gazette contains the substance of Informations received in cases of Felony and of Misdemeanors and against Receivers of stolen goods, reputed Thieves and Offender’s escaped from custody, with the time, place, and circumstances of the Offence ; the Names of persons known, but not in custody, who are charged w r ith Offences, and descriptions of those who are not known, their appearance, dress, and other marks of identity; the Names of Accomplices and Accessories, ivith every particular w r hich 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 oe 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, ivhose 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 m the Police Gazette.

3. Names. —It is particularly requested that in all Informations , the names of persons and places may be spelt correctly, and written legibly, the Christian name being given with the Surname, and written m 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, but notices of horses or cattle believed to be stolen, will be inserted gratuitously. 5. Property Described. —The brands of horses and cattle should be imitated as nearly as possible, and their exact position given. In describing ivatches, it

should be stated whether they are open-faced, hunting, double-cased,or half-hunting, —the term “ double-cased ” being reserved for those ivatches 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 Force without the sanction of the Commissioner of Police. When 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 Reeerences. —It is requested that in all reports respecting cases 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 appear ed, and, in reporting arrests, to state by whom effected. Supplementary reports of cases 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 fonvarding the brands of horses and cattle per telegraph, it should be stated of what kind of letters, the brands consist, whether of Roman capitals, or in writing, cfc. , Police Gazette. —Vol. VII. —No- 1.