Deserters from Merchant Vessels.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 3, 6 February 1884, Page 18

Deserters from Merchant Vessels.

Frank Roberts is charged, on warrant issued by the Wellington Bench, with deserting from the ship “ Westland,” at Wellington, during the night of the 25th ultimo. Description: English, an ordinary seaman, twenty years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, stout build, fair complexion, fair hair, no hair on face; usually wears dark-tweed suit and hard black-felt hat. A reward of £3 is offered for his arrest.

A. Gustaphson and Omund Hansen are charged with deserting from the barque “Ada Melmore,” at Lyttelton, during the night of the 18th ultimo. Description : Gustaphson is a Finlander, an able seaman, about thirty years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, fresh weather-beaten complexion, light hair, no hair on face except goatee ; dressed in dark-blue clothes and soft black-felt hat. Hansen is a Norwegian, an ordinary seaman, twenty-three years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, very stout build, fresh complexion, fair hair, no hair on face; dressed in dark-blue clothes and black softfelt hat.

Arthur Underwood is charged with deserting from the ship “ Hermione,” at Lyttelton, on the 17tli or 18th ultimo. Description; English, a ships’ steward, about twenty years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, medium build, fresh complexion, dark expressive eyes, dark hair; dressed in dark single-breasted paget coat and dark trousers. He is supposed to be in Christchurch.