Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XX, Issue 16, 5 August 1896, Page 135

Stealing Otherwise than from the Person or from Dwellings.

Auckland.— Joseph Wilkinson, Wellesley Street, reports that, on the 21st or 22nd ultimo, his shop was broken into, and the following stolen: About 20 yards of tweed, pepper-and-salt pattern, single width; about 12 yards of black Milton cloth, double width; a blue-worsted coat, doublebreasted, trimmed with black braid ; a pair of blue-doeskin trousers, and vest to match ; a pair of blue-striped worsted trousers, a pair of grey-tweed trousers, a pair of dark-tweed trousers, a grey-tweed vest, and two black vests, “ J. Watkinson, Auckland,” on buttons: total value, £lB 7s. 6d. The five last-described garments had been worn.

Auckland. Joseph Charles Wade, master of cutter “Novelty,” reports stolen from the deck of the boat, at the wharf, on the 27th instant, a nearly-new dark-tweed coat and a silk handkerchief, value 175.; a plain gold ring, engraved with square and compass, and AC engraved on inside, value £6.

Helensville. - Matthew Henry Frost, contractor, Waikoukou, reports stolen from the goods-shed on the wharf at Riverhead, during the month of May last, a case, marked AJE over A, containing about 401 b. of hops in lib. and -Jib. packets, value £3 ; and two beef-casks, marked “ M. Frost, Waikoukou,” in black paint, value 12s.

Paeroa. — John Bramley, bootmaker, reports stolen from his shop, between the 14th and 19tli ultimo, a heavy gold ring, set with a gold nugget, stamped “ 18c.” inside, value £5 ; and a piece of quartz, about lin. in diameter, showing gold freely, and having a gold band with small ring attached, value £5. Suspicion attached to Edward H. Chaney, supposed English, about thirty years of age, about sft. Bin. high, medium build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair moustache and perhaps side-whiskers, respectable appearance ; a book-agent, and canvasser for photographic enlargements. He is said to reside at Cambridge.

(See Police Gazette, 1896, page 126.) Napier.'— Sir George Whitmore’s horse-cover has been found.

(See Police Gazette, 1896, page 127.) Wellington.—W. G. Jackson’s goods have been recovered.

Wellington. —Stolen from a building in course of erection, in Coromandel Street, Newtown, on the 24th or 25th ultimo, two hand-saws, a rip-saw, and tenon-saw ; a smooth-ing-plane, a new iron plane, turning-plane, and bead-plane; two claw-hammers, two oilstones, two ljin. chisels, a socketchisel, a ratchet-brace with black handles and solid-nosed Jin. bit, a brace with nailed bit, two new mortise-locks, a bevel, a three-foot rule, new spokeshave, Jin. screw-bit; and two set squares, one 6in., the other lOin. : value, £4 10s. :

the property of Alexander J. Rand, Alexander McGregor, and William Graham. Indentifiable.

Christchurch. —Elizabeth Norton, cook, Victoria Street, reports stolen from the No. 2 ladies’ waiting-room, at the railway-station, on the 16th ultimo, a medium-sized carpetbag, containing a black dress, a black jacket with velvet collar and brown-velvet trimming, a pair of women’s shoes No. 6, a comb and brush, some handkerchiefs, and two old calico night-dresses ; value, £3.

Balclutha.— The Railway Department report stolen from the goods-shed, on the 16th ultimo, a keg, branded 15Z, containing 10 gallons of stout; value, £2.