Miscellaneous Information.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 25, 14 December 1881, Page 211

Miscellaneous Information.

Appointment as Constable. Isidore Daley, No. 2479. Promotions. Constable William Livingstone Chrystal, No. 1965, to be Fourth-class Detective. Constable George Edwin Bowers, No. 375, to be Third-class Sergeant. Resignations. Constable Mei, No. 560. Constable Henry Gordon, No. 862. Constable Alexandre De la Roche, No. 1661. Constable Janies Allan Kay, No. 2226. Constable Clifford Toon, No. 2308. Constable Edward Christopher Healy, No. 2339. Constable John Derham Lightbourne, No. 2400. Discharge. Constable Thomas Mayne, No. 1982. Dismissals. Constable James O’Brien, No. 799. Constable Francis Harry Fenton, No. 1230. Constable Cornelius William O’Reilly, No. 1289. Constable Richard Bulling, No. 1293. Constable John Roberts, No. 1663. Constable John Yaughan Teague, No. 2025. Rewards. The sum of £lO has been awarded by the Te Aro licensed victuallers to Constable George Lawrie, Wellington Police, in recognition of his services in connection with the prosecution of James Flaherty, keeper of the Te Aro Club, fined £2O and costs for sly grog-selling.

The sum of £1 has been awarded to Constable J ames Christie, Wellington Police, for the arrest of John McPhail, who deserted from the barque “ Glenlora,” at Wellington.

The sum of £1 Is. has been awarded by Messrs W. and G. Winstone to Constable John Kennedy, Auckland Police, in recognition of his promptitude in causing the alarm of fire on their premises to be given, whereby the fire was prevented from extending.

The sum of £5 10s. has been awarded to Constable Patrick J. McGovern, Russell Police, for the arrest of eleven seamen who deserted from the whaleship “ James Arnold,” at Russell.

The sum of £3 has been awarded from the Reward Fund to Sergeant David Ramsay, Waimate Police, in recognition of his services in connection with the prosecution of James Shaw, fined £2O for sly grog-selling.

The sum of £5 each has been awarded to Detective L. D. Benjamin and Constable Patrick Walsh, Wellington Police, for the arrest of William Apthorpe and George Edwards, who deserted from Her Majesty’s ship “Emerald,” at Wellington.

The sum of £5 has been awarded to Constable George Jjawrie, Wellington Police, for the arrest of Willliatn Webb, who deserted from Her Majesty’s ship “Wolverene” at Wellington.

The sum of £2 ha 3 been awarded by the Customs Department to Constable Florence O’Donovan, Wellington Police, in recognition of his services in connection with the seizure of silk smuggled by H. Cohen.

The sum of £2 10s. each has been awarded to Constables Charles H. Colborne and Henry Green, Port Chalmers and Blueskin Police, for the arrest of James Kingsland, who deserted from the ship “ Timaru,” at Port Chalmers.

On the morning of the 27th ultimo a pane of glass and two glass sugar-basins, value £1 55., were maliciously broken in the shop-window of John Anderson, Yictoria Street, Christchurch.

On the 13th or 14th ultimo, near Otautau, Southland, seven shovels, the property of Thomas Whitaker, were maliciously broken, and damaged to the extent of £2. The handles of the shovels were taken away. Suspicion attached to Edwin Hill. (For his description, &c-, see Police Gazette , 1881, page 174.)

During the night of the 4tli ultimo the windows and doors of a hut at Hyde, the property of William Price, were maliciously broken, and the hut damaged to the extent of £3. Suspicion attached to William Gunn. (For his description, &c., see Police Gazette , 1880, page 143.)

About the 28th ultimo, at Havelock, Marlborough, two plum trees, value £lO, were maliciously destroyed in the orchard of Mary Hutcheson.

On the 25th or 26th ultimo, at Waitotara, two cows, the property of Margai’et E. Gibson, were maliciously wounded on the near hips, supposed with an axe. The wounds are about 8 inches long and 4 inches deep. Maoris suspected.

About 8.30 p.m. on the 23rd ultimo the glass of one of the railway carriage windows, the property of the Government, value 10s., was maliciously broken, supposed with a stone, between Feilding and Palmerston.