Stealing otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume I, Issue 12, 3 December 1877, Page 78

Stealing otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen bout, tlie 20th ultimo, from the bleaching-green of David Weir, Russell Street, Dunedin, two tablecloths, onemarked D. Weir,” the other has a hole in it; a white petticoat with flounce and small tucks, mark of iron rust on flounce, marked “ N. Weir ;” two lace antimacassars, a pair of new white stockings, a white marsella jacket with wide sleeves and fringe, an oval lace mat, six dressing-table toilet covers with yellow braid on edges, and a table napkin marked “D. Weir;” value £7 10s. Identifiable.

* (See Police Gazette, 1877, page 53.) The five picks, the property of William Smith, stolen at Fairfield, near Dunedin, have been recovered.

Stolen during the night of the 14th ultimo,-from the premises of William C. Arthur, Symonds Street, Auckland, five almond pigeons, almond colour with black spots ; five kit pigeons, black with a reddish bronze, small beads; and two-Jacobin pigeons, light buff colour, with a white frill over the heads; value £2O. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 15th ultimo, at Christchurch, a carpenter’s kit, containing a rip-saw, “ Glasgow 1876 stamped on blade, a liand-saw, “ 6 ” stamped on blade, a smoothing-plane, a jackplane, a square marked TH, a compass, two hammers, three chisels, and two gauges; the property of Frank Hoffmann; value £3 7s. Marked tools identifiable.

Stolen about the 17th ultimo, at Grreymouth, three sucking pigs; two mouths old, the property of William Norris ; value £2.

Stolen during the night of the 23rd ultimo, from the premises of Henry Robinson, Lower Hutt, iron grating 2 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 6 inches, made of 14-inch square iron bars ; value 255. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the 11th ultimo, from the Tailway shed, at Wallacetown Crossing, Otago District, a bag containing two pairs of tweed trousers, twelve cotton shirts, twelve cotton drawers, and a few pairs of flannel stockings, marked “ J. Wilson” or “L. Wilson;” the property of James Logan Wilson; value £5.

Stolen on the 22nd October last, from the slaughter-yard, near Otiti Bush, Otago District, a stock-whip, about 10 feet long, two knots, known as “ turkslieads ” worked on belly of thong, end of thong newly repaired with tanned kangaroo skin, plain manuka handle; the property of Malcolm John McDonald. . '

Stolen on the 26th ultimo, from the vest pocket of Robert Thompson, which was hanging on a fence, at the South Town Belt, Christchurch, a silver hunting geneva watch (No. 44291), maker’s name not known. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 24th ultimo, from the clothes-line of Thomas Nevin, Manchester Street North, Christchurch, a pair of brown and white pattern trousers, cuffed at bottoms with same material; value 17s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 23rd ultimo, at Helensbrook, near Milton, Otago District, about 15 lbs. of bacon ; the property of Thomas Bateman ; value Bs. -

Stolen on the 20th ultimo, from the premises of Henry Riordan, Nelson Street, Auckland, a brown game hen with yellow neck, a few feathers cut on the back of neck, and nine black and brown chickens, about fourteen days old; value 20s. Hen identifiable.

Stolen on the 18th ultimo, from the steamer “City of Cork,” at Queen Street Wharf, Auckland, about 140 lbs. , of beef; the property of Albert Dornwell ; value 355.

Stolen on the 3rd . ultimo, at Ngunguru, Auckland District, about 10 lbs. of pork and lard ; the property of W. H. Taylor ; value 10s. '

Stolen during the night of the 18th ultimo, from the yard of Walter Stimson, Karangahape Road, Auckland, a lamb’s skin ; value Is. 6d.

Stolen on the 26th ultimo,'from the vest pocket of Michael McKeone, at the Moeraki Bailway works, Otago District, a silver lever hunting watch (No. 9314); maker, Bussell and Sons ; steel guard attached ; value £9 9s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 23rd ultimo, from a boat at Queen Street Wharf, Auckland, a double-breasted pilot cloth pea-jacket, with black bone'but tons and red and black plaid lining, the lining of left pocket torn ; the property of Otho Windsor ; value 20s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Joseph Taylor, supposed to be an American, a fisherman, about forty-five years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, short dark whiskers beard and moustache all over face, slightly stooped.