Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 15, 27 July 1881, Page 124

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen about the 16th instant, from a cabin on board the steamer “ Wakatipu,” at Port Chalmers, a brown-leather portmanteau, 2£ feet long, 15 inches deep, and 20 inches wide, containing a £lO note on the Colonial Bank, twelve sovereigns, a gentlemen’s gold blood-stone finger ring with an old gold ring soldered on inside to make it small, and four white-linen shirts ; the property of William Cromarty ; value £26. Portmanteau and ring identifiable.

Stolen about the 14th instant, from the fowlhouse of Mary Cholmondeley, at Opawa, near Christchurch, a dun-coloured brahma rooster and five light-coloured brahma pullets; value 15s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen about the 15th instant, from a wagon at Taratnhi East, a pair of cart hames; a pair of leather leading reins, nearly new; a pair of leather shaft-reins, rather worn ; a nearly-new belly-band, a hook at one end and three chain-links at the other end ; two leading chain-traces, one with short thick links, the other with long thin links; a black band, rather worn, a ring at eaeh end ; and a crupper for leading harness; H cut in bellv-band aud crupper; the property of William Harrison ; value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen between December and June last, from Clutha River, near Cromwell, a coil of telegraph wire ; the pi’operty of the Government; value £1 10s.

Stolen about the 14th instant, from the clothes-line of Emma Jones, at Waitara, a grey-, red-, and yellow-'striped

woollen shirt, nearly new, and a babies’ long white-flannel wrapper with knitting at bottom ; value lls. Identifiable.

STOLEN on the Ist instant, from the cabin of the cutter “ Dolphin,” at Auckland, a large frieze overcoat, black-and-white lining, sleeves lined with alpaca; a pair of blue blankets, half worn; a pair of white-moleskin trousers, an old pair of tweed trousers, and an old flax shirt; the property of Samuel Youlden ; and a white double blanket, half-worn ; a blue-cloth overcoat, lining at bottom darned, buttons on right side smaller than on left side ; a pair of light-tweed trousers patched on one of knees, an old coat, a new white-twill shirt, and a leather belt; the property of Peter Stanberg; all value £6 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 9th instant, from the fowlhouse of the Rev. George .Tames Cholmondelely, at Opawa, near Christchurch, sixteen black-spanish hens ; value £4. Identification doubtful.

Stolen during the night of the 2nd instant, from the Durham Road Railway-station, near Inglewood, a 56-lb. bag of sugar; the property of William Urry ; value £1 Bs.

Stolen during the night of the 29th ultimo, from the goodsshed at the wharf, Patea, two cases of Hennessey’s brandy, marked JP with black paint on top; the property of William Dale ; value £6. Cases identifiable. Suspicion attached to the crew of the schooner “ Forest Queen.”

Stolen about the 7th instant, from Blackmore’s QuartzMining Company, at Tike, Coromandel, five pieces of gold-crystal-quartz specimens from i to 3 lb. weight (all about 5 lb.) with fine gold specks visible; value about £9. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 117.)

Tiik sheepskins, the property of John Nicholson, stolen at Fern Bush, have been recovered, and Arthur Brown and Arthur Muggleton arrested for the offence by Constable Hugh Mulholland, Winton Police. Brown was sentenced to fourteen days’ labour, and Muggleton discharged.

Stolen on the 4t.h May last, from Victoria Street, Christchurch, a red-and-white Irish setter-dog; had on a registered collar, No. 1373, C.C.; answers to the name “ Leo;” the property of C. H. Williams ; value £B. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Btli instant, from Kenepuru, Picton, a clinkerbuilt boat, 16 feet long, tarred on outside and painted with hematite on inside, big stem ; a carved-built boat, 17 feet long, red bottom, black top with yellow streak, iron band on 6 inches of keel; a pair of paddles, and an anchor; the property of John Gullery ; value £3O. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 9th instant, from the forecastle of the barque “ Celestia,” at Port Chalmers, a £1 note, a sovereign, Bs. in silvei’, a single-breasted dark-grey-tw'eed sac-coat, front corners round, three buttons, and three outside pockets ; a double-breasted vest and a pair of trousers of same material, and a double-breasted brown cardigan jacket with twelve black-bone buttons on each side ; the property of Peter Lawson ; value £5. Clothing identifiable. Also 17s. in silver, a dark-gi’ey tweed trousers with falling front, a double-breasted vest of same material, four brown buttons on each side, and a black-and-white Crimean shirt; the property of Maurice Koos; value £2 10s. Clothing identifiable.

Stolen between the 3rd and 9th instant, at Little River, a cross-cut saw, feet long, shifting handle at one end ; the property of Henry Smith ; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen during the night of the Bth instant, at Opaki Road, near Masterton, a double-barrel gun, not very old, but worn from constant use, a hole in left barrel near top ; the property of William Wee ; value £7 15s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 4th instant, from West Street, Newton, Auckland, two shovels, one marked A on side of handle, the other marked M on back of handle; and a pick-axe; the property of Angus McLeod ; value 15s. Shovels identifiable.

Stolen on the 10th instant, from the premises of the Rev. W. Tebbs, St. Matthew’s Parsonage, Auckland, a red-bantam game-cock, a white-bantam game-hen, and a silver teaspoon with oak-branch crest; value 12s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 17th instant, from off a horse at Patea, a white-canvas cover lined with grey fustian, buckle-straps much worn ; the property of James Moloney ; value £1 ss. Identifiable,

Stolen about the Bth instant, from the verandah of the house of William Johnson, Cook Street, Auckland, a light-yellow earthenware flower-vase, 12 inches high by 10 inches in diameter, lions’ heads for handles ; value ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 2nd instant, from the cabin of the cutter “ Elizabeth,” at Auckland, a double-barrel muzzle-loading gun, muzzle of left barrel slightly bent, the varnish on left side of stock scraped off in two places, cap of ramrod-screw filed off; a leather shot-pouch, nearly new, containing some No. 2 shot, spring of measure broken off; a tin powder-flask with brass measure, spring rusty and stiff; between 5 and 7 lb. of No. 3 shot, and f lb. of powder; the property of Thomas Williams ; value £4 15s. Identifiable, except powder and shot.