Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 25, 16 December 1891, Page 210

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Auckland. —Stolen between the 25th and 27th ultimo, from a yard in Customs Street West, two copper rudderbands, 2ft. and 16in. long respectively; value £2; the property of James Sims, George Street, Ponsonby. Identifiable.

Auckland. —Stolen on the 29th or 30th ultimo, from the yacht “ Zantha,” near the Hobson Street Wharf, fewt. of kauri-gum ; value £1 10s.; the property of Charles Schrafft, View Road, Mount Eden. Identification doubtful.

Helensville. Supposed stolen between the 23rd and 25th ultimo, from railway-wagons, four bottles of oil, a copper oil-feeder, 6 fathoms of rope, and a set of patent blocks ; the property of Masefield and Co., Albert Street, Auckland. Identification doubtful.

Riverton. Stolen between the 17th and 19tli ultimo, from a clothes-line in the yard of the Wallace County Hotel, twelve white-canvas aprons, some with plain pink bands round the bottoms, two calico pillow-cases trimmed with white lace, four plain pillow-cases, three calico sheets, and a white linen table-cloth ; value £1 95.; the property of Edward William Smoothy, licensee. Aprons and pillowcases identifiable.

New Plymouth. —Stolen on the 27th or 28th ultimo, from George St. George’s fowlhouse, Liardet Street, New Plymouth, a black-spanish cock, two hens, and a pullet; value 6s. Identifiable.

Ahaura. Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from Murphy’s stables, a colonial-made saddle, hogskin seat, knee- and thigh-pads rather large and sewn all round, solid-leather flaps, nails stamped “Jones, Nelson,” or “Dunbar, Christchurch,” double staples and two Ds round cantle, two webgirths, thick-felt saddle-cloth, and square three-bar irons; value £4; the property of Thomas Williams, of Reefton. Suspicion attached to William Medhurst, residing at Ahaura.

Akaroa. —Alice Laing, passenger per s.s. “ Rotorua ” from Wellington to Lyttelton, reports stolen at the latter port, on the 3rd instant, from a hand-bag in the ladies’ cabin, a £5 note, bank and number unknown.

Opiiir. —Stolen on the Ist instant, from a clothes-line, a white-linen petticoat, tucked and embroidered; value 10s. ; the property of Mary Wilkinson. Identifiable.