Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIX, Issue 8, 17 April 1895, Page 62

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Warkworth (Auckland). —Captain John Whitney, Waiwera, reports stolen from the Puhoi River-bank, between the Ist February last and the 7th ultimo, four pigs of lead, each weighing 501 b., and about 12in. by 4in. by B£in.; value, £2 Bs.

Auckland. —John Frank, hairdresser, Ponsonby Road, reports that during the night of the 9th instant his shop was broken into, and a razor, value 7s. 6d., and about eight pounds’ worth of cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco, stolen.

New Plymouth. —Aratapu Waitere, of Oakura, reports stolen from off his horse in New Plymouth, on the 6th instant, an old saddle with flat knee-pads, cut on off side under stirrup-leather, four-bar silver stirrups ; value, £2 10s.

New Plymouth. Frederick Pepperell reports stolen from off his horse, on the 6th instant, an old bridle, end next to bit-ring broken and repaired, bit stamped “Perry and Ramson ”; value, 17s. 6d.

Woodville. —William Francis Henry Berkahn, of Maharahara, reports stolen from off his horse in Woodville, on the 3rd instant, a pigskin saddle, about six months in use, “Neagle, saddler, Danevirke,” on flaps, flat knee-pads sewn on, two Ds on each side, holes of stirrup-leathers numbered, nickel-plated stirrups with three or four bars, split-leather girth, single-reined bridle with rings on each side, and to which the forehead band is attached, heavy iron snaffle-bit; value, £6 10s.

Stratford. —Adolf Ahlfeld, of Ahlfeld Brothers and Co., Dunedin, reports stolen from a case at the Eltham Railwaystation, on the 29th or 30th ultimo, the following sample articles: Two cases, each containing three dozen gold-plated paste-diamond rings, marked 18k.; a case containing twelve wedding- and six keeper-rings, 9-carat gold; a plush photo-graph-album, light-grey colour, “ Album ” embossed on top ; five gentlemen’s silver albert guards, different patterns, German make; a ladies’ green-snakeskin purse, 6in. by 2in., scale-marked; a ladies’ crocodile-skin ditto, sin. by 2in.; six ladies’ leather purses, long patterns ; about twelve purses, common patterns ; a nickel alarm-clock, round, slightly dented on back of ring, inside of nickel is gilt (identifiable) ; a calendar alarm-clock, showing days of month ; an aneroid barometer, the size of an ordinary nickel clock, glass cracked from top to bottom (identifiable); five bottles of “ Crown Diamond Tan-boot Renovator ” ; three Turkey sponges ; one dozen automatic ink-pencils ; two sets of shoe-brushes ; a plush-covered album, castle, knight, and swan embossed on front; three dozen steel key-rings, on cards; a No. 3 hair-clipper, Brown and Sharp’s; six notebooks, one very long, and covered with dark-maroon paper; a roll of cutlery, consisting of odd table- and dessert-knives, and knives and forks, cover about 24in. by 15in., and made of black leather, with blue-cloth lining (identifiable) ; a roll, containing a sample each of best electro-plated table, dessert, and teaspoons and forks, all marked “ Potosi, B. 2, E. 8.,” and a sample each of same things by Ashberry, all somewhat scratched; some mouth-organs, “M. Hohner ” maker of two or three ; six boxes of pens, some Perry’s; a copy of “ Bright Eyes ” (a child’s illustrated prize-book); four kitchen strainers, bottoms of fine-wire gauze ; three chatelaines, steel, consisting of ring, short chain, and clasp for scissors, quite new in the colony : value, about £25.

Wellington. George Cochrane, crockery dealer, Cuba Street, reports stolen from his shop-door, about the 21st ultimo, a German-made barometer, medium size; value, £1 10s.

Christchurch. —John Brown Lee, Styx, reports stolen from an outhouse, about the 27th ultimo, an old doublebarrelled muzzle-loading gun, maker supposed Greenfield; value, £2.

Christchurch. James Peacock, Argyle Street, Sydenham, reports that on the Ist or 2nd instant his shop was broken into, and the following stolen : About twelve pairs of ladies’ and children’s goat shoes ; about ten pairs of ladies’ boots, calf and split; five pairs of men’s bluchers and watertights ; and about twelve pairs of youths’ and girls’ assorted kid ; all branded S.B. in a diamond: value, £l6. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —George Watson reports stolen from his clothing at the Carisbrook Grounds, on the 31st ultimo, a Waterbury watch, silver chain, and small gold locket; value, £1 10s. Identifiable.

Dunedin. —JohnOgg, hotelkeeker, South Dunedin, reports stolen from a washhouse, on the 27th or 28th ultimo, a double calico sheet, two single sheets, four boys’ pink underflannels, with white edging round necks; a white table-cloth, diamond pattern; a white tray-cloth, with pink border; three boys’ shirts, two blue and white, the other grey; two white muslin pinafores, two pairs of children’s drawers, and four plain white pillow-slips: value, £3.

Greymouth. —Peter Cullen reports stolen from the rail-way-station, on the 25th ultimo, a swag consisting of a pair of dark-tweed trousers, two white-flannel shirts, a soft brownfelt hat, a black pilot-cloth overcoat with black-velvet collar, and two single grey blankets; value, £3.

Havelock (Marlborough). The Empire City Goldmining Company report stolen from their battery-house at Wakamarina, between the Ist and 4th instant, a bench-vice, carpenters’ square, saws, bits, and other tools; value, £5.