Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service.
William Madden and James Caskey, able-bodied seamen, are charged on warrants with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “ Curayoa,” at Auckland, on the 6th ultimo. Description : Madden is a native of Glasgow, twenty-one years of age, sft. 3|in. high, brown hair and eyes, complexion sallow, bracelet tattooed on right wrist, and a spot on back of left hand. Caskey is a native of Londonderry, twenty-one years of age, sft. 3in. high, brown hair, blue eyes, dark complexion. A reward of £3 each is offered for their arrest, in addition to £5 offered by the Colonial Government.
Edwin H. Harney and Francis Thorne, able-bodied seamen, are charged on warrants with deserting from Her Majesty’s ship “Rapid,” at Auckland, on the 11th ultimo. Description: Harney is a native of Stonehouse, Devon, twenty-two years of age, sft. 7in. high, brown hair, grey eyes, and dark complexion. Thorne is a native of Birmingham, twenty-two years of age, sft. lOin. high, brown hair, grey eyes, and fresh complexion. A reward of £3 each is offered for their arrest, in addition to £5 offered by the Colonial Government.
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 7, 8 April 1891, Page 67
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186Deserters from Her Majesty’s Service. New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 7, 8 April 1891, Page 67
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