POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 4, 1 April 1870, Page 13

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

E§§lV 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 be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor’s Command, EDWARD JOLLIE,

Provincial Secretary,

Note. —This Gazette contains the substance of Informations received in cases of Felony and Misdemeanors, and against Receivers of Stolen Goods, reputed Thieves and Offenders escaped from Custody, with the time, 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 oe Police, prepaid ; they must be of Police interest, or no notice will be taken of them. Officers in charge of stations are reguested 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 subseguent report announcing the issue of a warrant , should refer to it in the Police Gazette

3. Names —lt is particularly reguested 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 in full, to prevent mistakes.

their exact position given. In describing watches, it should be stated whether they are open-faced, hunting, double-cased, or half-hunting, —the term “ double-cased" being reserved for those watches 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 pull report of the circumstances must accompany the application. They will not be allowed, except in cases where meritorious actions shewing unusual ability take place, or ivhen they have been sanctioned by Legislative enactment.

4. Stray Cattle. —No advertisement of lost horses or cattle ivill 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 Gallic should be imitated as nearly as possible, and

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 guote the date and page of the Police Gazette in ivhich the previous notice has appeared, 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 ivords 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 in writing, Sfc.

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