POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XII, Issue 8, 15 April 1874, Page 53

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Published :by direction- of His Honor the Superintendent. , ; ! t n /linn Miii 'im it > / \ • • • — x

fHiH' 3 All Public Notifications which appear in this , Gazette with any (Official. Signature are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to, whom they may relate and are to he obeyed 'accordingly] 1 ioti abol)' YlIounoD^lOm;

By His Honor’s Command,

EDWARD JOLLIER Y u qo-i • a; Provincial Secretary

1. Communications. -All official commumentions from any district or \ station in connection with] this department ,, whether ,■ by telegraph or otherwise, should be forwarded direct to, the'-.Commissioner '.Police, Christchurch. | ti; oKfj«a Oil J ,7/OXIB ot ,001'.

2. Police G-azette. — Communications for this Gazette should he addressed to the Commissioner or 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 G-azette, and to suggest from time to time such alterations in the addresses and in the mode', .‘transmission as may be considered necessary. (. .11 J. o'jo’iod ,•! i . :

■' 3. 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 G-azette.

4. 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 in full, to prevent mistakes. 1 P* ‘V

• 5. Stray Cattle. —No advertisement of lost horses or cattle will be published in this. Gazette, unless they be Government property , j but notices of horses or cattle believed to be stolen will be inserted gratuitously, avo'il> JnJiioi

,‘ Property Described. The brands of horses and cattle should be imitated as nearly, ■>’!S: ■■ ■IJ ..ji.ir. j !■ .. . J as possible, and their exact . position . given, r In describing watches, it should be stated whether they are open-faced hunting, doublecased, or -hunting—the (, term n “ 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. 7\rrt'/oifL;:>[ n ohii

7. 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. ' >r '

' 8. Previous References. lt 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 appeared, and, in reporting arrests; to state by whom effected. Supplementary reports( of cases (already reported,(but not gazetted , should contain vsuch information as will clearly identify the case.

1 9. 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 f. brands consist, whether : of Roman ; capitals or in writinq, Ac. • •. •;) aim Vol. XII., No. 8