Horse and Cattle Stealing.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 17, 24 August 1881, Page 144

Horse and Cattle Stealing.

Stolen between the Ist June last and the 3rd ultimo, at "Waihenga, five sheep; the property of Lawrence Tullock ; value £3.

Supposed stolen on 6th instant, from Wanganui, a thoroughbred bay mare, 7 years old, about 15£ hands high, white face, one of hind fetlocks white, back sinews sprung, a racing-plate on one of hoofs, short tail, unbranded, heavy in foal, value £SO; a thorough-bred bay colt, rising two years old, uncut, white streak down face, smallest between eyes, one of fetlocks white, uubranded, value £250; and a thorough-bred chestnut colt, nine months old, star on forehead, three white fetlocks, in rather poor condition, value £25 ; the property of Samuel Wilson. Identifiable. The horses were seen on the evening of the 6th instant at Maxwell, in front of a mob of cattle, which was being driven by George Lynch to Mr. Lumpton’s, at Waverley.

Supposed stolen during the night of the 10th instant, from a paddock at Blueskin Read, a bay mare, aged, 15 hands high, branded TC on off shoulder, small star on forehead, shod ; the property of John Buchhols. Identifiable.

(See Police Gazette, 1881, page 125.) The brown mare, the property of Montague Lewin, supposed stolen from Addington, has been recovered.