Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 7, 1 April 1885, Page 51

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen on the 18th or 19th ultimo, from the forecastle of the barque “Tymon,” at the Queen’s Wharf, Wellington, a pair of knee sea-boots, a pair of dark-tweed trousers, and a pair of -woollen socks; the property of Soren Sorensen ; value £2. Identifiable except socks. Suspicion attached to a man, name unknown, who was on board the barque on the evening of the 18th ultimo. Description : Supposed English, a sailor, thirty years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, stout build, full sandy board whiskers and moustache.

Stolen about the 27th January last, from the Wallacetown Junction Railway Siding, Southland, a bale addressed “J. Grieve & Co., Storekeepers, Wallacetown,” containing five pairs of new white blankets; the property of Brown, Ewing, and Co ; value £5.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 43.)

The sheep-dogs, the property of Henry Galbraith, stolen from Brown Hill Farm, near Lawrence, have been recovered.

Stolen on the 23rd or 24th February last, from a goodsshed at Wairio, Southland District, a coil of barbed fencingwire, the wooden frame on which the wire is rolled is branded WG&Co. over 1 (in half diamond); the property of William Gruar; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 9th ultimo, from a railway carriage between Dunedin and Christchurch, a despatch-bag, 18 by 9 by 9 inches, covered with black leather and mounted with brass, RAF in gold letters thereon, containing several photographs, some notepaper with stag’s-head crest, and “ Ist Battn. Seafortli Highlanders ” on blue ribbon under crest, envelopes to match, stamped in a similar manner; a book entitled “ Maori Land,” a book entitled “ Ups and Downs of Colonial Life,” a map of New Zealand, a map of Oceania, a book entitled “Life of Colonel Burnaby,” an account-book with RAF in gold letters on back, and a letter of credit for £IOO on Cook and Co., Sydney, from Cook, of London; the property of Richard A. Fraser. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 9th or 10th ultimo, from a paddock off Lyddle Street, Invercargill, a medium-sized galvanized-iron buckot|; the property of Hugh Hunter; value 4s. Identification doubtful.

Stolen between the 4th and 16th ultimo, at the Wallacetown Junction Railway Crossing, Southland, a 571 b. box of raisins, branded JG over W ; and about 81b. of currants; tho property of James Grieve and Co.; value £1 18s. 3d.

Stolen on the 17th ultimo, from off a horse at Whenuakura, Taranaki, a nearly-new bridle with steel bit, one of bars broken, WE marked with a pen-knife on inside of forehead-band, throat-strap partly chewed; the property of William Fulton; value ss. identifiable. Maoris suspected,

Stolen between the 17th and 25th February last, from on board the steamer “ Tekapo,” at Port Chalmers, a case with steel clasp, with Dr. Watson’s name engraved thereon, containing the following surgical instruments : Six knives, various sizes, straight and curved, and some of them with two blades; an artery forceps, a pair of dressing forceps, a pair of scissors, a gum lancet, a probe, a probe-pointed bistoury, a sharp-pointed probe, curved surgical needles, assorted ; some silk thread and silver wire ; the property of Dr. Arthur Watson ; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 14th and 16th ultimo, from tho orchard of Simon Andrews, at Huirangi, Taranaki District, about 7cwt. of apples ; value £3.

Stolen on the 19th or 20th ultimo, from the yard of Edward Cartwright, Mount Eden, Auckland, two duck-wing game roosters, and a black-rod game pullet, about two months old; value £1 each. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 14th and 16th ultimo, at Mechanics’ Bay, Auckland, a cast-iron boat-anchor, about 141 b. weight, a spot of red paint thereon, about 8 fathoms of rope attached; the property of F. D. Fenton; 'value 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 25th February last, at Wangaehu, Wanganui District, a silver lever hunting- watch, maker Croftley, London, supposed number 13228, a common steel guard, fetter-link pattern, and a watch-key with “ S. H. Drew ” in raised letters thereon, attached; the property of Charles Wilson Burdon ; value £9. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 22nd February last and the 21st ultimo, on board the ship “ Connaught Ranger,” between London and Port Chalmers, a dark-grey tweed singlebreasted walking-coat, dark lining, a breast-pocket and two side-pockets with flaps, “Cleary, maker, Dublin,” supposed marked thereon; the property of Thomas Williams; value £1 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 13th and 17th ultimo, from a box in the forecastle of the steamer “ Koranui,” between Greymouth and Lyttelton, a silver lever hunting-watch, maker supposed to be McMahon, Strabane, Ireland, No. 28347, “Thomas Gardiner” scratched neatly on back under keyhole, and a silver chain, close-link pattern, with two threepenny pieces, attached ; the property of John Murphy ; value £7. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Adam Skinner, who was a steerage passenger by the steamer from Greymouth to Lyttelton. Description: Supposed English, a boilermaker, between forty and forty-five years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, stout build, dark complexion, dark hair, cleanshaved except dark moustache and goatee ; dressed in dirty tweed coat and trousers, and black soft felt hat. He went to Christchurch.

Stolen on the 12th ultimo, at Featherston, a bullock-hide saddle, leather reversed, in good order but considerably worn, single flaps, branded B inside flap at pommel, common flat stirrup-irons, a soldiers’ cross-belt for girth, and a common bridle with round buckles and plain iron snaffle-bit; the property of William Buckridge ; value £7. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 14th or 15th ultimo, from a washhouse on the premises of Thomas Martin, High Street, Dunedin, a pair of men’s elastic-side boots, size 8, small round-headed nails in soles, had only been worn on two occasions; value 15s. Identifiable.

Between the 21st and 23rd ultimo, a shed at the new High School, Arthur Street, Dunedin, was broken into, and a heavy round brass tap, value £2, the property of the Government, stolen. Identifiable.