Miscellaneous Information.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XX, Issue 15, 22 July 1896, Page 128

Miscellaneous Information.

Appointments as Constables. Andrew Phelan, No. T 62. Alfred Hasting Jones, No. T 63. Discharged. Constable Frederick Yf.ms Watty, No. 618. Station Formed. Waitekauri, Auckland District. (96/253.) Station Closed. Kamo, Auckland District. (96/82T.) Rewards for Arresting Naval Deserters. (Circular No. 19/96.) Circular No. 15, published in the Police Gazette of 13th November, 1895, is hereby cancelled, and it is notified for general information that the sum of £5 will be paid for the arrest of each deserter from Her Majesty’s ships on the New Zealand Station. This is not retrospective, but will take effect from this date. A. Hume, Commissioner of Police. Wellington, 9th July, 1896. (C.S. 96/211T.) Leave of Absence. (Circular Memo. No. 20/96.) It is notified for general information and guidance that, in future, when members of the Force apply for more than twelve days’ annual leave of absence, they must satisfy the Commissioner in their applications that there are some special reasons for the request being made. A. Hume, Commissioner of Police. Wellington, 9th July, 1896. (96/901.)

Long-service Medals awarded. Long-service medals have been awarded, in terms of Regulation No. 65, to the following members of the Force : First-class Constable Samuel Percival Norwood, No. 416. „ William McGill, No. 413. Second-class Constable Frank Stanley Parker, No. 415. „ George Amos Tapp, No. 409. „ Archibald Gray, No. 420. „ Patrick Costin, No. 408. „ James Danvers Leece, No. 412. „ Samuel Stacey, No. 410. „ Charles Lot Daubney, No. 417. „ Patrick Drury, No. 418. Third-class Constable George Sinclair, No. 414, „ Henry Worthington, No. 546. (96/941.) Rewards. Constable C. R. Broberg, No. 689, Dunedin police, has been awarded £2 from the Reward Fund for special services rendered in arresting and obtaining the conviction of James Burt, sentenced to two years’ labour for housebreaking. (96/897.) The Marine Department has awarded Constables D. Jackson, No. 622; and C. J. Moore, No. 588, Ashburton police, £1 and 10s. respectively, for services in obtaining the conviction of William Lewis and George Brown for illegally having a seal in their possession. (96/885.) Constable W. Bern, No. 301, Thames police, has been awarded £4 by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society for obtaining two convictions for breaches of the Animals Protection Act.