Horse- and Cattle-Stealing.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIX, Issue 9, 1 May 1895, Page 73

Horse- and Cattle-Stealing.

Mongonui. —John Anton Subritzky, Awanui North, reports stolen, about the 20th May, 1893, a dark-brown gelding, aged, 15 hands high, star on forehead, branded V on one shoulder; value, £5.

Te Awamutu. —Robert Austin, Maungatautari, reports stolen, on the 26th January last, a bay mare, aged, about 16 hands high, branded J on near shoulder, blemish on off forefoot where trod on, a few white hairs on forehead, off hindfoot white ; value, £l2 12s.

Patea. —James Ball, Kalcaramea, reports stolen from a paddock, between about the sth and 19th ultimo, one hundred and eighty breeding ewes, and five rams, branded JB (conjoined) over a bar, half-circle out of each ear; value, £IOO.

Christchurch. William George Hillier, blacksmith, Belfast, reports stolen from a paddock, on the 4th ultimo, a mare, value £l6. It was sold on the following day at the Rangiora Yards by a man who gave his name as W. Andrews. Description: Twenty to twenty-two years of age, sft. 7in. high, slight build, dark complexion; dressed in a dark saddle-tweed suit, and wideawake felt hat; horsey appearance. Can be identified. No warrant.

Little River. —George Kay, Hill Top, reports stolen from a paddock, between the 15th March last and 2nd ultimo, 170 hoggets, mixed sexes, recently branded with K under a bar in blue on backs, back bit out of left ears, and some having one, others two front hits out of right ears ; also, a few aged ewes with various ear-marks ; value, 6s. 3d. each.

Culverden. —William Hale Burton, Black Hills, Hurinui, reports stolen, between December, 1894, and 26th March, 1895, 150 cross-bred lambs, branded “| “| in black on near or off side, tips cut off ears and triangular hole in same ears; value ss. each.

(See Police Gazette, 1894, page 191.)

Hampden (Oamaru). —Theft of Thomas McAulay’s two steers: Andrew Aitcheson and Thomas Murcott have been arrested for this offence by Constable W. Joyce, Hampden police. One of the steers has been recovered, the other (roan-coloured) not yet traced.

(See Police Gazette, 1895, page 55.) Dunedin. —Daniel C. Hamilton’s horse has been found

(See Police Gazette, 1895, page 64.) Marton. —Neil Jansen’s mare, saddle, and bridle have been found.

(See Police Gazette, 1895, page 55.) Martinborough. —Joseph Jackson’s gelding has been found.