POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 15 April 1875, Page 61

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Published by direction of His Honor the Superintendent. I (’•'T "T ~? f I r >< > !•({ f *-j.-. #-r .•» / ! i J . .> . ! ■“*

lip 0 All Public Notifications which aear ; in this ; Gazette, with i any Official Signature are to be considered as Official Communications made do those persons to whom they may relate and are to he obeyed accordingly. xrdo it: no : fjovin-s

By His Honor’s Command, r,y, 6.'to ,iTli::b J-u 1 " " ;11 \ EDWARD 5; JOLLIE, : { ' r • • !-' ,L h. Provincial'Secretary. i-.-.W . iU\ ; ! >ll ■- r.T a-./An c* * -

1. ; Communications.— AW official communications from any district .or station in connection with' this t\ department, . whether, by telegraph or otherwise, should be forwarded direct, to the Commissioner of Police, Christchurch, fr; .■■-’■l f’ J "i ‘

2. ; 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 1 non-delivery of the Gazette, and to I suggest from * time- to time such j alterations ’ in the addresses and 'in '■ the mode' of transmission 'as ! "may* be V considered necessary.

3. -Warrants.— Whenever it is .. desired that] any individual, whose name is given,'shall be apprehended it should be stated in the advertisement for l 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 ’’

16. Property Described. The brands of horses and cattle should be imitated as nearly as possible, and . their exact position given. In «i describing watches, ‘'it';' should be stated ! whether they are open-faced, hunting, .double-, cased, or half-hunting, 1 term ' “ double- j cased " being reserved for 'those watches whose outer case is . removed in order to wind u half-hunting''' implying a very small glass in the middle -the dial.. f\' n “f l , p'WWPf:

i 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 r appli- . cation. 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. ~y ,

, ! 8. Previous References. is requested that in all reports _ respecting cases already -gazetted, . Officers in charge of Police, for. 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 f such information as will clearly identify the case. -

4. Names —lt,t 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 mis-. takes. -

5. Stray i<Cattle.— No advertisement i 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 Hi if BSimoi

j. 9. Telegrams. —ln telegrams, the' use 1 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 Roman capitals or ■in writing, Sfc. Vol, XIII., No. 8.