Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

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

Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

(From Gazette, 1881, page 1606.) Proclaiming certain Police Gaols.

A. Gordon, Governor. Colony of New to wit. ) Whereas by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “ The Prisons Act Amendment Act, 1881,” it is provided that the Governor may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare that such police stations as he shall name therein shall be police gaols : And whereas it is desirable to proclaim the police stations mentioned in the Schedule to be police gaols : Now, therefore, I, Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the Governor of the said colony, in pursuance of the above-recited power, do hereby declare that the police stations mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be police gaols.

SCHEDULE. Arrowtown, Ashburton, Clyde, Gisborne, Graliamstown, Greymouth, Hokianga, Kaikoura, Lawrence, Mercury Bay, Mougonui, Naseby, Oamaru, Opotiki, Patea, Picton, Porangahau, Raglan, Reefton, Russell, Tairua, Tauranga, Waimate, Waipawa, Wairoa, Warkworth, Westport, Woodville. Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the Governor of Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand, at the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. R. Oliver.

Closing certain Public Prisons.

A. Gordon, Governor. Colony of New Zealand, ) to wit. ) Whereas by the eighth section of “ The Prisons Act, 1873,” it is enacted that, as to any public prison which the Governor shall be of opinion has become unfit for the purpose, or unnecessary, or for any other reason ought to cease to be a public prison, the Governor may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare that such public prison shall be no longer a public prison ; and upon the publication of such Proclamation in the Gazette, or from and after any later date fixed in such Proclamation for the purpose, such public prison shall cease to be a public prison : Now, therefore, I, Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the Governor of the said Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the publication of this Proclamation in the Gazette, the public prisons at Clyde, Gisborne, Naseby, Oamaru, Tauranga, and Westport shall cease to be public prisons. Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the Governor of Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand, at the Government House, Wellington, this third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. R. Oliver.

I? 7 Authority : Gboege Didsbuet, Government Printer, Wellington,—lßßl,

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions, Gisborne ... Hemi Tutoko Gisborne ... Aug. ii, 1881 larceny 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1851 j ft. in. 3 3 dark black brown flat large medium RIPI on breast: HLMI on right arm; Dunedin ... Dunedin ... William Clark Charles Gilligan ... Palmerston Queenstown Nov. 5,1881 Jan. 12, i83i larceny false pretences (2 charges) indecent assault secreting tobacco, &c., on prison works vagrancyvagrancy vagrancy 1 month’s labour ... 12 months’ labour ... England... Scotland... labourer ... draper ... 1831 1842 S 10 5 si sallow fresh black black grey hazel flat medium medium medium medium medium old scar on back of neck. Front teeth out. One previous conviction. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Thomas Fischer Robert Painter John Burgess Alexander Lockhart Frederick Pheres, Dunedin ... Lyttelton ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Pt. Chalmers April n, 18S1 Aug. 22,1881 Aug. 31, i83i Aug. 31, i38i Nov. 1, to3i 9 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ., 1 month's labour ... England ... England ... England ... Dunedin... England ... painter ... labourer ... labourer ... labourer ... labourer ... ‘ 1845 1825 1S39 1861 1S39 3 oi 5 0 S 4 5 k fresh fresh pale fresh swarthy dark brown dark brown dark brown light light brown grey hazel grey hazel hazel broad medium medium medium large medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Eight previous convictions. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... George Titmus Duncan McPherson Mary Lee, alias McAuley, alias Balclutha ... Outram Outram (Oct. 3, 1881 Nov. 18, iSSt Oct. 27, 188: obscene language ... ill-treating a mare ... larceny 2 months’ labour ... 7 days’ labour 1 month’s labour ... Tasmania Scotland... Ireland ... butcher ... grocer prostitute 1838 1838 1853 I i 5 3 fresh fresh fresh black black red hazel hazel hazel medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Nine previous convictions. One previous conviction. Wilson, alias SawDunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Wellington Ellen Barry Margaret Griffin ... Julia Ann Paul Harriet York Madeline Hamilton Walter Wiltshire Dunedin ... Dunedin Oatnaru Dunedin Dunedin Wellington Aug. 29,1881 Aug. 29, 1881 Nov. 19,1881 Oct. 31, 1S81 Oct. 29, 18S1 June 14, 18S1 vagrancy vagrancy vagrancy soliciting prostitution soliciting prostitution stealing from a dwell3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... 14 days' labour 1 month’s labour ... 1 month’s labour ... 6 months’ labour ... Ireland ... Ireland ... Ireland ... England ... England ... England ... prostitute prostitute prostitute prostitute prostitute saddler ... 1846 1856 1859 1S51 1857 1847 5 3 5 1 5 3 3 0 4 6 5 9* sallow fresh fresh fresh fresh sallow grey brown brown light brown brown dark brown hazel grey blue hazel grey hazel medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium small medium medium medium medium medium small Twelve previous convictions. Five previous convictions. Ten previous convictions. Two previous convictions. Wellington Wellington Sarah Kent William Robertson Wellington Wellington Nov. 9, 1SS1 Nov. 9, i38i vagrancy vagrancy 14 days’ labour 14 days’ labour Ireland ... Scotland... prostitute sailor 1S43 1S34 5 3 5 fresh sallow brown, curly dark brown, blue hazel medium medium rnedi um medium medium medium Seven previous convictions. turning can banners of war, woman, and grey anchor on right arm ; American banWellington David Hughes Wellington Nov. 10,1SS1 wilful damage 14 days’ labour Wales ... sailor tSS9 S 7* dark dark hazel medium medium medium ners and Scotch thistles oh left arm. Man, two women, two hearts, LOVE, &c., on right arm; English coat of arms, DH, IN MEMORY OF MY MOT HER, &c., on left arm. Diamond on left band. Wellington James Sutherland ... Wellington Nov. 14,1S81 breach of Merchant Shipping Act breach of Merchant Shipping Act breach of Merchant Shipping Act 10 days’ imprisonment England ... sailor 1859 5 1 fair brown grey medium small small Wellington John Pauline Wellington Nov. 14,18S1 10 days’ imprisonment England ... sailor 1843 S 61 dark dark brown hazel medium medium small Wellington George* Nicliolls, alias Gustolphe Wellington Nov. 14, i3Si 14 days’ imprisonment Greece ... sailor 1853 3 61 fresh dark brown hazel medium medium medium Two females, &c., on right arm; two females, See., on left arm; AFA and Wellington Wellington Arthur Palmer John, alias Frederick Fenton Wellington Wellington Nov. 21, i38i Nov. 25, i88x illegally on premises larceny 7 days’ labour 7 days’ labour England ... England ... wooisorter sailor 1833 1833 5 3 S 3 sallow fresh dark brown dark brown blue grey large large, medium medium medium medium bird on back left hand. One previous conviction. One previous conviction. Wellington Wellington Annie Webb Wellington Blenheim .. Nov. 7, i83i Nov. 4, 1881 larceny larceny 28 days’labour Wales ... prostitute 1858 5 0! fair light brown blue broken Roman small small Seven previous convictions. Charley the ChinaAustralia... shepherd... 1S61 5 0 dark dark dark large, flat large large A half-caste Chinaman; English and man American colours on right arm; Wanganui William Augustus Cole Same Palmerston North Wanganui... Aug. 25,1S81 Oct. 25,1881 larceny horse-stealing 3 months’ labour ... acquitted at Supreme Court 1 month’s labour ... England clerk 1834 5 4i dark black black medium medium medium flowers on left arm. One previous conviction. Two blue dots on left arm; asthmatical. VV anganui Thomas Rose Palmerston Nov. 5, i83x vagrancy England... labourer ... 1834 S i°f sallow brown hazel large, medium medium Scar on right wrist. Napier Napier Henry Hudson Edward Andrew Clarke Napier Napier Aug. 22, 1881 Aug. 29, 1881 vagrancy vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... England ... America ... labourer ... cook 1841 1853 5 11 \ 5 8 sallow fair dark brown brown brown grey broken medium medium medium medium medium medium Thirteen previous convictions. Five previous convictions. Invercargill Robert Francis Shannon Winto.n Nov. 11,1SS1 assault 14 days’ labour Ireland ... labourer ... 1836 5 10J fresh dark brown, mixed with grey flat,broken medium round One previous conviction. Scar on nose. Had been in the army. Invercargill I nvercargill Hannah Buckley ... James Cook, alias Andrew Findlay Invercargill Campbell town Aug. 31, 188 1 Nov. 19,1881 breach of the peace stowaway 3 mo’s imprisonment in default of baii 14 days’ labour Ireland ... Scotland... married ... bootmaker 1845 1831 5 3 5 4 ruddy fair grey black light yellow dark br. hazel medium short, pug medium large medium small Pockpitted; cut on left eyebrow and left thumb. Pockpitted; mark of cut on forehead; Hokitika ... Margaret Williams Hokitika ... June 20,1881 vagrancy 6 months’ labour ... Ireland ... matron ... 1841 5 5a fresh dark brown blue long, arge, thick medium anchors and crown on left arm. Long face; careworn appearance. slightly Ups Auckland... William Henry Ohinerautu June 24, 1881 June 29, i83t false pretences cocked Walteham Cambridge... false pretences 3 months’, labour (cumulative) 14 days’labour 3 months’ labour ... j England 1838 5 2j fresh brown hazel medium medium medium Stout build; scar on back and on left Auckland... Auckland... Francis Small Jane French Auckland ... Thames Nov. 10, 1881 Aug. 25, i83i larceny stealing from a dwelling N. Zealand Ireland ... 1869 1835 4 7 5 4 sallow fair brown light brown It. hazel It. blue medium medium medium medium medium medium leg Three previous convictions. Three previous convictions.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 3rd DECEMBER, 1881.

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Auckland ... Auckland... Patrick Murphy', alia N eagle James W. Harper... Auckland ... Kawakawa May 26,1S81 Sept. 26,1881 larceny (2 charges) larceny 6 months’ labour ... 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... England ... abourer ... 1824 1863 it. in. 5 7 5 3* i sallow fresh grey brown blue | It. haze medium medium medium i medium medium medium Twenty previous convictions. Varicose veins in right arm. One previous conviction. Scar on elbow Auckland... Frank Brown Te Awamutu Oct. 27,1881 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Australia 1865 5 7 sallow light brown It. haze medium medium medium and right big toe. Four previous convictions. Slight build. Auckland ... Joseph Harris Auckland ... Nov. 21,1881 larceny 7 days’ labour N. Zeaiand 1866 5 4 sallow fair blue medium j medium medium Anchor on back of left hand and on left Auckland... Percy McPherson ... Auckland ... Oct. 29,1881 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Scotland... clerk 1857 5 ol sallow brown hazel medium Auckland... John O’Neill William Lewis Auckland ... Oct. 29, j88t cruelty to a horse ... 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... carter 1859 5 9, sallow light brown hazel medium Auckland... Auckland ... Nov. 23, 1881 assault 7 days’ labour Scotland... fireman ... 1855 5 7i fresh brown hazel medium ; medium medium Pockpitted; small tumour over right / eyebrow; scar on r.ose; large scar Auckland... Letitia Hughes Auckland ... Aug. 29, 1881 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... America ... 1S42 5 ° fresh dark brown It. blue medium medium across toes of right foot. Auckland... Elizabeth Driscoll ... Auckland ... Sept. 1,1881 assault 3 mo’s imprisonment England ... iS55 5 0 fresh brown blue medium medium medium Three previous convictions. in default of bail Auckland... James Kelly, alias King, alias Kiely, Dargaville... Nov. 3,1881 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1823 5 8 sallow grizzled ... grey medium medium medium Four previous, convictions. alias Rielly Auckland... Margaret I.ocks Auckland ... Sept. 5,1881 vagrancv 3 months’ labour ... Scotland... 1852 S 2 fair light brown grey medium Thirteen previous convictions. Auckland... Henry Barstow Auckland ... Sept, s, 1881 breach of Neglected 3 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... 1839 5 6 swarthy black hazel medium medium medium and Criminal Chilright cheek, collar bone, and left Auckland... Henry Kelly, alias Auckland ... Jan. 14, 18S1 dren s Act false pretences (2 12 months’ labour ... Ireland ... clerk 1S30 5 io| fresh light brown grey medium medium medium arm; scar on back of head. William Joyce charges) arm; scar on right side of back; Auckland ... Edward Hogan Thames Nov. 21,1881 larceny 14 days’ labour N. Zealand groom 1S64 5 sallow brown hazel medium medium medium shingles on body. Slight impediment in speech ; anchor on right arm ; two crosses, NT, &c., on left arm. One previous conviction. Auckland... Theresa Kennedy ... Auckland ... June 27, 1881 stealing from a dwell6 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1865 4 10 swarthy dark brown grey medium medium medium Auckland... Jane McManus Auckland ... Nov. s, 18S1 vagrancy 1 month’s labour ... 1866 4 10, swarthy brown Lyttelton ... William Fowler Christchurch June 9, 1S81 larceny 6 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... is-n 5 7| fresh brown grey large large Lyttelton ... August Nelson Lyttelton ... Nov. 11,1881 ship-desertion 14 days’ labour Sweden ... seaman ... 1854 5 2i swarthy light dark large Slight buiid; mole on right side of body. Lyttelton ... August Melon Ly'ttelton ... Nov. 11, 1S81 ship-desertion 14 days’ labour seaman ... 1858 5 4i fresh light hazel medium Lyttelton ... Owen Neilson Lyttelton ... Nov. 11, 1881 ship-desertion 14 days’ labour Norway ... seaman ... 1861 S swarthy light dk.blue large Lyttelton ... James Constable ... Lyttelton ... Oct. 26,1881 non-payment of fine 1 month’s labour ... England ... brickmaker 1S63 5 sallow dark brown dk. grey pointed, bottle long, pointed large full Slight build; firmly-set lips. Lyttelton ... William Sago, alias Christchurch Aug. 29, 1881 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... 1836 5 3a fresh light brown grey large prominent Large black marks on shins. Addington Eliza Jane McHaleny Christchurch Nov. 17, 1881 larceny 7 days’ labour housemaid 1851 5 3? fair brown blue Addington Elizabeth Ann AnChristchurch Aug. 25, 1881 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... England... servant ... 1848 5 i| fair auburn blue medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Addington Dominick, alias Pochipi Wakena Kaiapoi Nov. 21,1881 larceny 7 days’ labour N. Zealand 1864 5 3 copper black dark br. flat, wide large medium Acquitted at Christchurch in January last of horse-stealing, on grounds of Addington George Wilson, alias Martin O’Holloran, alias Wallace, &c. Arthur Hudson Christchurch Aug. 31, 1881 stealing from a till... 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 18.35 5 4*i fresh grey dk.grey small, broken medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington Christchurch Nov. 18, 1881 vagrancy 14 days’ labour England... labourer ... 1S56 5 75 fresh light brown blue large medium medium Cross and anchor on right arm; A, &c., Addington William JohnWeston Christchurch Feb. 9,1881 exposing his person 13 months’ labour ... England ... schoolmaster 1839 5 5? sallow dark, turndk. grey large medium medium on left arm. Scar over right eyebrow and on nose; Addington Bridget Payne Christchurch Dec. 2,1881 (5 charges) arson committed for trial... Ireland ... matron ... 1825 3 3$ fresh ing grey black dark teeth very much discoloured. Addington Peter Brown Christchurch Sept, s, i83i vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Victoria ... labourer ... 1846 S 3* sallow black dk. blue medium medium medium Full-rigged ship on left arm; two scars Addington Mary Brown, alias Christchurch Sept. 5, 1881 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... England... cook 1824 S 4 sallow grey dark medium sunken medium on left hand. Repeatedly convicted. Addington Isabella Leckie ... Christchurch Sept. 5,1881 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... England... prostitute 1853 4 ioj sandy, freckled sallow sandy grey medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Timaru John Sullivan Timaru Aug. 26,1881 larceny ‘ ... 3 months’ labour ... London ... labourer ... 1802 5 5 grey blue medium medium medium Nine previous convictions. Female and Timaru Timothy l.eahy Michael O’Connor... Timaru Aug. 29,1881 assault 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1841 5 4 dark dark grey ... grey heart on right ann. Timaru ... Timaru Aug. 29, 1881 assault 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... farmer ... 1856 5 « fresh dark blue, 'I imam Samuel Barnfield Waimate ... Nov. 3, 1881 child-desertion 1 month’s labour ... England ... labourer ... 1840 s s fair grey blue medium medium medium Timaru ... John Buchanan Geraldine ... Nov. 5, 1881 larceny 1 month’s labour ... 14 days’ labour Ireland ... labourer ... 1844 5 3 sallow dark grev Ah Mow Clyde Nov. 12,1881 mining for gold without a license damaging property China miner 1840 5 8 olive black hazel medium medium medium Clyde Thomas Thornton ... Cromwell ... Nov. 12,1881 14 days’ labour N. Zealand ship carpen1849 S 6 sallow dark grey medium medium medium Anchor and ship on right arm; bracelet ter on left wrist.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED, ETC. —continued.