Horse- and Cattle-stealing.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XVI, Issue 7, 6 April 1892, Page 52

Horse- and Cattle-stealing.

(C Danevirke. —£loo Reward.—W. F. Knight, Tahoraite, r reports stolen, between the 18tli January last and 21st 7 ultimo, three hundred sheep, mostly ewes, two three and four years; ear-marks, a forked piece out of end and back piece out of bottom, right ear for ewes and left ear for wethers; value £l5O. Complainant guarantees the above reward on conviction of the offender or offenders.

(See Police Gazette , 1892, page 40.) Oxford. —William Chrysell’s gelding has been found ; bridle still missing.

Roslyn. —Alexander McMillan, Flagstaff, North Taieri,

1C reports stolen, about the 20th February last, a black gelding, i aged, about 15£ hands high, branded B on near shoulder, f scar about 4in. long above the near fore hoof ; value £lO.

(See Police Gazette, 1892, page 24.) Auckland. —Jesse Worrall’s gelding has been found straying.

(See Police Gazette, 1892, page 17.) Gisborne. —Robert Robb’s gelding has been found straying ; not stolen.

(See Police Gazette, 1892, page 40.) Wellington. —James E. Love’s gelding has been found

Manaia. —David Wilkie, Otakeho, reports stolen from his paddock, between the 14th February last and the 14tli ultimo, fourteen pure-bred shorn Lincoln ram-lambs, branded D over in black on side of right shoulder, not ear-marked ; and fifty ordinary Lincoln wether-lambs, shorn, same brand in red or black, various ear-marks ; value £45 15s.

Palmerston North. David Pringle, saddler, reports stole/. lon the 30th or 31st ultimo, a light-bay hank-afclding, handfi, hi°H|N s*auv,on f/reliead, sidL one small piece nf front ffoolf\lv«>j*l«d ]j]f e a AfflT' bellows on npur shomder ; value (Ely.» May have*been taken with a mob for shipment to Sydney, via Wellington.

Palmerston North. —Williajn Rankin, farmer, reports stolen,the a bay draught mare, about 16 J hands like R or K on iieau se (jgii e wly 4mod ; 10,