POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 10, 15 May 1875, Page 77

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Published by direction of His Honor the Superintendent.

tggSTAU 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, W. M. MASKELL, Provincial Secretary,

/I .-/Communications. — When members of the Force find it necessary to communicate officially by telegram or otherwise, with persons outside boundaries of this Province, the communication must be forwarded through the head of this department; and all communications received by members of the Force under similar circumstances should be forwarded with the necssary information forthwith to him ; and all persons in this and the adjacent colonies, communicating officially with - the Canterbury Police, are requested to address the Commissioner of Police, Christchurch. 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 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. 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 ivarrant should refer to it in the Police Gazette. 4. Names. -It is particularly requestedthat 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.

5. Stray Cattle.— , 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.