Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIV, Issue 15, 16 July 1890, Page 133

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Stolen between the 14th and 22nd ultimo, from an unoccupied house at Waikaia Valley, Otago, a mattress-cover, made of common ticking ; a carriage-rug, black sealskin on one side and bright rainbow colours on the other side, about half-worn; a china soup-tureen, two gilt framed pictures, Kaikoura scenery; Gib. of sugar, and lib. of tea ; the property of Robert Hutton; value £3 14s. Identifiable, except tea and sugar.

(See Police Gazette, 1890, page 104.)

The saddle and bridle, &c., the property of William Judd, reported stolen at Kirikiri, near Thames, have been recovered ; they were not stolen.

Stolen between the 9th and 14th May last, from the Kaukapakapa Railway-station, Auckland District, a tarpaulin, about 18ft. long by 12ft. wide, branded broad-arrow over

N.Z.R. in two places on one side, also branded No. 22, two red stripes across it from the four corners; the property of the Government; value £5. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 18th or .19th ultimo, from a shed at Eltham, Taranaki, a brown oiled-calico overcoat, a small threecornered tear on left shoulder, large brown-bone buttons; the property of James Preston; value 10s. Identification doubtful.

(See Police Gazette, 1890, pages 45 and 64.) The silver watch, the property of George Biggs, reported stolen at Russell, has been recovered ; it was not stolen.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, at Pukekohe, a nearly-new dark crimean-flannel shirt; the property of William Gunson ; value ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist instant, from the yard of John Reid, London Street, Dunedin, a medium-sized oval boiler with block-tin lid ; value Gs. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 30th ultimo, from the yard of William Norlmrv, Stout Street, Wellington, twenty nearly-new sacks ; value 7s.

Stolen on the 24th or 25th ultimo, at Masterton, a brown-and-white spaniel dog, thick-set build, short tail, very long ears, answers to the name “ Schnapps;” the property of George S. W. Dalrymple ; value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen in March and June last, from the railway.line, Tokaraki, Oamaru District, a common iron pick, branded N.Z.R. and P.W. near the eye, and an iron beater-pick, sharp at one point, a bar across the other point, branded N.Z.R. and P.W.; the property of the Government. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 30tli May last, on board the steamer “ Tennora,” atLyttelton, a silver lever hunting-watch, maker W. Ehrhardt, London, No. 119226, cases dented in several places, and a white-metal chain, small-link pattern with four small horse-shoes mixed with the links, whip-bar; the property of Arthur Sefton ; value £G. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 7th and 21st ultimo, from the rail-way-station, Kaukapakapa, Auckland District, a timber-jack, spear ground underneath, a piece broken out of the top of the front guide-plate ; the property of Donald McGregor and Wiiliam Stokes; value £7. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 24th or 25th ultimo, from a clothes-line in the yard of Charles Ernest Hows, Nelson Street, Auckland, a pair of new grey woollen socks, a pair of new black-merino stockings (boys’ size), a ladies’ night-dress with tucks in front and fancy needlework on cuffs and neck, and a twillcotton sheet; value 7s. Night-dress and sheet identifiable.

Stolen on the 28tli ultimo, from a trap at Ashburton, a double-breasted greyish-blue overcoat, smooth surface, the buttons on one side off, two outside pockets with flaps, an inside breast-pocket, may have a small ticket-pocket on right side, the bottom of one of the outside pockets has been torn and lately mended ; and a medium-sized white woollen knitted shawl with slight stains of red on it, honeycomb pattern; the property of Thomas Langley ; value £4. Coat identifiable.