Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXIII, Issue 22, 25 October 1899, Page 232

Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

(From Gazette, 1899, pages 1890, 1894, 1929, 1933, 1937, and 1938.) Closing the Police-gaol at Shortland. (1.5.) RANFURLY, Governor. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “ The Prisons Act, 1882,” it is enacted that the Governor may, by Proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette, declare that any prison or police-gaol shall no longer be a prison or police-gaol; and upon the gazetting

of such Proclamation, or from and after any later date fixed in such Proclamation for the purpose, such prison or policegaol shall cease to be a prison or police-gaol: Now, therefore, I, IJchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the above-recited power and authority, do hereby declare that from and after the gazetting of this Proclamation the police-gaol at Shortland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, shall cease to be a police-gaol. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. J. CARROLL, For Minister of Justice. God save the Queen !

Declaring the Police-station, Thames, a Police-gaol, (1.5.) RANFURLY, Governor. A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “ The Prisons Act, 1882,” it is enacted that the Governor may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare that such police-stations as he shall name therein shall be police-gaols : And whereas it is desirable to proclaim the police-station at the Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, to be a police-gaol: Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the above-recited power and authority, do hereby declare that the said building shall be a police-gaol from and after the appearance of this Proclamation in the Gazette. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George ; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. J. CARROLL, For Minister of Justice.

God save the Queen!

Regulations for Trotit-Jishing, Feilding and District Acclima-

tisation District. RANFURLY, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of October, 1899. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council. IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “ The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for the Feilding and District Acclimatisation District, as defined by notification published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 38, of the fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and the waters thereof, and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

Regulations,

1. Any holder of a license as hereinafter mentioned may fish for trout with one rod and line, and may use a landing-net to secure any trout caught with such rod and line, in the Feilding and District Acclimatisation District, and the waters thereof, from the first day of October in any one year to the last day of April in the following year, both inclusive. Such licenses will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Feilding and District Acclimatisation Society, and for every such license a fee of five shillings shall be charged: Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the said Secretary to issue a license : Provided, further, that it shall be

lawful for the said Secretary to issue licenses to women for the sum of two shillings and sixpence each. 2. The Secretary of the said society may issue day licenses to bond fide travellers and strangers not residing within the district aforesaid on payment of a fee of two shillings and sixpence for each day’s fishing. 3. No license shall authorise any person other than the person named therein to fish. 4. Any person fishing either without a license, or who shall, on demand of any person holding and showing a license, or on demand of any Ranger, police officer, or constable, fail to produce and show to such person, Ranger, police officer, or constable his license, or the contents of his creel, basket, or bag, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than twenty shillings and not exceeding twenty pounds. 5. No person shall use any net or other engine, instrument, or device, except as aforesaid, for taking fish in any river or stream within the district aforesaid, or at the mouth or entrance of any such river or stream ; and all persons offending against this regulation shall be liable to a penalty of not less than forty shillings and not exceeding fifty pounds. 6. Any person who puts, throws, or places, or allows to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river or stream in the said district, or at the mouth or entrance of any such river or stream, any dynamite or other explosive substance, or any matter or liquid deleterious to fish, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than forty shillings and not exceeding fifty pounds. 7. If any person shall be convicted of any offence against these regulations, the license, if any, held by the offender shall thereupon become void. 8. These regulations shall come into force as from the date of publication in the Gazette. ALEX. WILLIS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Lands temporarily reserved for Police Purposes Hawke’s Bay.

All that parcel of land in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres, more or less, being Section No. 26, Village of Elsthorpe. Bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 25, 800 links ; towards the northeast by Section No. 34, 250 links; towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 27 and 21, 800 links ; and towards the southwest by a road, 250 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Napier.

Police Gaoler, Thames, appointed. Department of Justice (Prisons Branch), Wellington, 6th October, 1899. HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Sergeant Andrew Clarke to be Police Gaoler, Thames, under “The Prisons Act, 1882.” J. CARROLL, For Minister of Justice.

Sittings of Magistrate’s Court, and Clerk of Court, appointed. Department of Justice, Wellington, 17th October, 1899. HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint The Public Library, Denniston, to be a place wherein a Magistrate’s Court shall be held under the provisions of “ The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1893 ” ; and also to appoint Constable Michael Joseph Wildermoth to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Denniston. W. C. WALKER, For Minister of Justice.

Inspectors of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour, Wellington, 17th October, 1899. HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned persons to be Inspectors of Factories under “ The Factories Act, 1894,” and to assign to them the districts set opposite their names, viz.• Name. District. Constable James Smith .. The North Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and the islands adjacent thereto. Constable Albert Tivy The Middle Island of the CoEmerson lony of New Zealand, and the islands adjacent thereto.

R. J. SEDDON, Minister of Labour.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington

Gaol, and Name of Prisoner. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. -P If ’<5 H Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Remarks, and Previous Convictions. Auckland— Annie Dunn Auckland 3/8/99 habitual drunkenness.. 2 months ft. in. See Police Gazette , 1899, page 171. Charles Entieott, alias Auckland 20/9/99 drunk and disorderly .. fine, or 2 weeks .. England .. musician .. 1859 5 5 fair dark brown large medium 9 p.c. Thick lips ; scar over right eye ; an Charles James McDonald John Johnstone, alias JohnAuckland 21/9/99 habitual drunkenness.. 14 days brown upper front tooth out. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 171. son James Charles South Opotiki 5/10/99 5/8/99 habitual drunkenness.. fighting fine, or 7 days 2 months N. Zealand labourer 1877 5 2§ fresh .. dark brown It. grey thick 7 p.c. Wide mouth; four moles on left William Gibson, alias Harry Opotiki 5/8/99 fighting 2 months N. Zealand labourer 1878 5 *4 fair, light brown large medium cheek ; scar on left cheek. 9 p.c. Scar on right arm ; line, cross, and Williamson, alias Tucker Mary Richards .. Auckland 21/9/99 habitual drunkenness.. 14 days • freckled blue link on left arm. Photographed at Auckland, 19/12/95. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 223. James Nathan Trov, alias Auckland 29/9/99 obscene language 7 days See Police Gazette , 1899, page 224. James Thompson Elizabeth Williams, alias Auckland 29/9/99 obscene language 1 week Auckland .. prostitute .. 1864 5 4* fresh .. light brown grey • • medium 11 p.c. Large scar on right wrist and Dismore Maati Wi Parata Rawene 13/6/99 theft 4 months N. Zealand 1866 5 54 copper.. black dark br. flat forehead. (See Police Gazette, 1890, page 195.) Female Maori. Stout build; large mouth. Kingi Hair a, alias Te Whatanui,a£ms Haimona Kiore Frederick, alias Patrick, Paeroa 7/7/99 false pretence 3 months N. Zealand labourer 1861 5 7 copper.. black dark br. flat 3 p.c. Stout build ; large mouth ; broad Auckland 2/10/99 smuggling .. fine, or 1 month .. Ireland fireman 1871 5 9 fresh .. black blue medium features ; scar on right wrist and back of head. (See Police Gazette, 1878, page 42.) Scar on right cheek and over right eye ; Carson Jas. Johnson, alias Wilson, Auckland 2/10/99 theft 1 week PC and 8 on right arm ; PG (in wreath) back of right hand ; POD and KD back of left hand. Fine paid. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 149. alias Francis Mullins Thomas Duckett Auckland 25/9/99 indecency 2 weeks England .. street-porter 1848 5 64 fresh .. dark brown, grey .. medium All lower teeth out; birth-mark back of John Richard James Auckland 15/8/99 default of maintenance 1 month N. Zealand seaman 1868 5 8 fresh .. thin dark brown brown .. large head. Large mouth; two upper front teeth out; Maud Hartnell .. Auckland 25/9/99 habitual drunkenness.. fine, or 2 weeks .. left little finger crooked. See Police Gazette , 1899, page 180. Albert Victor Besley Auckland 7/10/99 false pretence remanded to WeiEngland .. cook and 1867 5 04 fresh .. dark brown brown .. thick Slight build ; bad teeth ; getting bald; Ernest Benjamin Pharoah Auckland 15/8/99 ship-desertion lington handed to naval England .. steward seaman 1876 5 7f fresh .. light brown bluemedium pimple on right cheek; dot on right arm ; scar on forehead. Scar on left cheek and back of neck; Joseph Cant Auckland 14/8/99 ship-desertion authorities handed to naval England .. seaman 1868 5 6 fresh .. dark brown grey grey .. broken .. mole between shoulder-blades. 3 p.c. Ring on left middle finger. William Henry George Auckland 2/9/99 ship-desertion authorities handed to naval England .. seaman 1880 5 n fresh .. black grey .. medium Scar over left eye ; sailor on left arm ; dot between left thumb and forefinger. Anchor on left arm ; large birth-mark on Burgess Herbert Winfred Turner .. Auckland 9/9/99 ship-desertion • authorities handed to naval England .. seaman 1878 5 6i fair light brown it. blue medium Joseph William Dawber .. Auckland 7/3/98 uttering authorities 2 years England .. ship’s cook.. 1855 5 6| fresh .. dark brown blue prominent right arm. 5 p.c. Thick lips; lost left testicle. Photographed at Auckland, 8/1/96.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899.

Gaol, and Name of Prisoner. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Bom. [Height Complexion. Hair. Eyes. ! Nose. Remarks, and Previous Convictions. Auckland — continued. ft. in. Two scars top of head; two upper front teeth out; tombstone on right arm; Michael Driscoll Auckland 10/10/99 broaching cargo discharged England .. fireman 1876 5 8 fresh .. light brown It. grey medium female bust, &c., on left arm. John Henry Hansen Auckland 10/10/99 broaching cargo discharged England .. fireman 1876 5 4* pale light brown It. grey medium Clasped hands and barque on right arm ; emblem, &c., on left arm ; three upper front teeth out. William Harry Brown Auckland 10/10/99 broaching cargo discharged England .. fireman 1878 5 4 fair fair g*ey large Slight build ; defective vision ; large birthmark on breast; two flags, &c., on left arm ; rose on left hand. Man’s head and dots on right arm; William Mann .. Auckland 10/10/99 broaching cargo discharged England .. fireman 1876 5 5£ fresh .. light brown grey • • medium clasped hands on left wrist; barque on left hand. Michael Driscoll Auckland 10/10/99 broaching cargo discharged England .. fireman 1872 5 1 fresh .. dark brown brown .. thick Stout build; female bust on right hand; flowers on left hand ; scar on chin. Henry Wilson, alias John, Gisborne 9/2/99 burglary 9 months N. Zealand bush- cook 1876 5 fresh .. dark brown blue medium 2 p.c. Large mouth ; scar on chin, left of alias William John, mouth, and near left wrist. PhotoWalker graphed at Auckland, 9/10/99. William Kenneth Franklin Auckland 7/3/98 housebreaking (2 chgs) 2 years N. S. Wales seaman 1882 5 6* fair light brown hazel .. large Line on left arm ; dot below left thumb ; boil-scar between joints of right fingers. Photographed at Auckland, 7/10/99. Kate Hinch Auckland 13/7/99 habitual drunkenness.. 3 months See Police Gazette , 1899, page 128. Mary Whittingham, alias Auckland 13/9/99 begging 1 month Auckland.. 1859 5 1* fresh .. light brown blue small, fiat 2 p.c. for drunkenness. All upper teeth Agnes Whittaker out; scar on throat. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 214. William Inkster.. Auckland 6/10/99 habitual drunkenness.. fine, or 1 week Benjamin Pearce Onehunga .. 14/8/99 default of maintenance 2 months N. Zealand fireman 1863 5 8* fresh .. dark brown blue medium Stout build ; an upper front tooth out; left forefinger gone, and second left finger off at second joint. James Scanlon .. Auckland 25/2/99 16/8/99 default of maintenance drunk and disorderly .. 2 months fine, or 7 days Ireland hotel-porter 1853 5 2| fresh .. dark brown blue broad 13 p.c. Thistle on left arm ; scar on left wrist and long one down right thigh ; Thames — ME (in wreath) on right arm. Nuka Merimana Thames 12/10/99 indecent exposure 48 hours N. Zealand labourer 1881 5 6J copper.. black brown .. flat Slight build; small scars near right ear and on right thumb. Gisborne.— See Police Gazette, 1899, page 119. James Curran, alias Curren Gisborne 4/9/99 habitual drunkenness.. 30 days •• Napier — Kobert Burns Napier 26/9/99 drunkenness .. to pay costs N. Zealand fireman 1874 5 3f fair auburn, curly blue .. large Strong build ; pink spot under right eye ; spray with EVA in centre, &c., on right arm ; anchor, &c., on left arm. Albert Nightingale Napier 9/9/99 default of maintenance 1 month , # N. Zealand French1877 5 4f dark .. black dk. grey long Left eye weak; scars on left wrist and John Creedon Dannevirke .. 4/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 7 days Ireland polisher labourer 1858 5 4f fresh, auburn, curly blue large thumb. 1 p.c. Scar on right eyebrow; right third sandy finger slightly contracted; getting bald; irregular teeth ; projecting ears. Robert Gardner, alias James Napier 15/7/99 theft 3 months . , See Police Gazette, 1899, pages 48 and 150, Collins, alias Kearney, as Moorehouse and Gardner respecalias Moorehouse, alias Somers, &c. tively.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899-continued.

Gaol, and Name of Prisoner. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Remarks, and Previous Convictions. Port Awanui — ft. in. Wi Kouka Port Awanui 15/9/99 assault 30 days N. Zealand labourer 1878 5 8 ruddy .. brown dark .. medium Hori Kingi Port Awanui 9/10/99 theft fine, or 14 days .. N. Zealand 1870 5 8 dark .. black, straight dark .. medium Fine paid. New Plymouth — Three-quarter caste Maori. Small scar on left cheek ; circular scar on right knee ; five scars on back. Honi Pihama N. Plymouth 3/10/98 mischief 12 months N. Zealand labourer 1880 6 1 lt.copper black brown .. thick Annetta Harris, alias N. Plymouth 14/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 24 hours .. . . , . See Police Gazette, 1899, page 161. Morris Joseph Moore Stratford 5/9/99 theft 1 month See Police Gazette, 1899, page 215. Isabella Prosser.. N. Plymouth 7/10/99 lunacy remanded N. Zealand 1876 5 4 fair light brown blue .. medium Stout build. Removed to lunatic asylum. Edward Wallis .. N. Plymouth 2/10/99 cattle-stealing 12 months’ probat’n England ., labourer 1864 5 94 fair fair, curly .. blue pointed .. Two scars on forehead ; round shoulders; slouching gait. William Sartin .. N. Plymouth 14/6/99 procuring liquor for prohibited persons 4 months N. Zealand blacksmith’s striker 1852 5 5 fresh .. dark, turning grey brown .. medium 1 p#c. Scar on neck; left eye injured. (See Police Gazette, 1897, page 110.) George Thomas Houlsten.. Wanganui — N. Plymouth 21/9/99 idle and disorderly, and lunacy remanded England .. miller 1857 5 14 sandy .. very fair .. blue .. medium Wart on second right finger; nail of second left finger injured. Sent to asylum. Samuel Cate Foxton 27/4/99 vagrancy 6 months •• •• See Police Gazette, 1899, page 38. Edward Anderson Wanganui .. 26/9/99 breaking and entering, and stealing 2 years’ probation N. Zealand labourer 1882 5 8 fresh .. light brown grey .. large Albert Allen Wanganui .. 26/9/99 breaking and entering, and stealing 2 years’ probation N. Zealand labourer 1882 5 8 dark .. dark brown brown .. large Quarter-caste Maori. Three small scars on rump ; brown patch on left foot. William Whyte, alias WilWanganui .. 3/7/99 bigamy 3 months Scotland .. baker 1854 5 6 fresh .. grey grey .. large Two thumbs on right hand. liam Fleming Marshall William Herbert May Wanganui .. 9/9/99 theft 1 month N. Zealand hawker and ship’s stew’rd 1880 5 4f fair fair grey .. large Scald-mark inside left thigh. W aldington — blue .. Large brown scar on left shin. Nestor Olsen Wellington .. 6/7/99 embezzlement of cargo 3 months Norway .. seaman 1868 5 4f fair light brown medium John Grey Wellington .. 6/7/99 embezzlement of cargo 3 months Scotland .. seaman 1876 5 64 fresh .. dark brown grey .. medium Emblems and J. GREY on right arm. Augustus Peterson Wellington ,. 4/8/99 theft 2 months • • •• •• See Police Gazette-, 1899, page 9. William Stevens, alias Walsh Wellington .. 4/8/99 theft 2 months N. Zealand brickmaker 1874 5 6 fresh .. dark brown grey .. regular .. 2 p.c. (See Police Gazette, 1897, page 36.) William, alias Thomas, Lynch Leonard Taylor .. Wellington .. 2/9/99 obscene language 5 weeks •• •• •• •• See Police Gazette, 1899, page 71. Wellington .. 21/7/99 default of maintenance 1 month N. Zealand shearer 1878 5 44 fresh .. brown, curly hazel .. medium Arrested 4th September, 1899. Alexander, alias Allan, Wellington .. 13/9/99 assault 1 month See Police Gazette, 1899, page 130. Gibson George Allen Wellington .. 27/9/99 false pretences 14 days N. Zealand miner 1874 5 7| fair brown blue medium Scar on forehead; boil-mark on left side and on neck. Robert Wilson .. Wellington .. 4/10/99 assault remanded N. Zealand labourer 1865 5 54 fresh .. dark brown brown .. medium 3 p.c. Four soars over right eye. Bailed.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899 -continued.

Gaol, and Name of Prisoner. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. 43 rd '<5 M Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Remarks, and Previous Convictions. W ellingt on — continued. ft. in. fresh .. brown blue Walter Edward Wise Wellington .. 13/10/99 theft discharged Wales engineer 1870 5 n medium Bertie Grenville Wellington .. 10/10/99 false pretence remanded England .. 1878 5 4 fresh .. light brown grey .. medium Varicose veins on left leg. Martha Tahinui, alias Loper, alias Maria HarWellington .. 28/10/99 false pretences (2 chgs) 12 months N. Zealand • • 1873 5 3 dark .. black brown .. medium 12 p.c. Half-caste Maori. (See Police Gazette, 1898, page 151.) per, &c. 48 hours Margaret Lenh am Wellington .. 5/7/99 drunkenness .. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 162. obscene language 3 months Nelson— Ireland fair fair John Gallagher .. N elson 5/9/99 wilful damage 1 month seaman 1874 5 6 hazel .. medium Top off right fourth finger. Thomas Dwyer .. Nelson 5/9/99 wilful damage 1 month Ireland seaman 1870 5 5 dark .. dark dark br. medium Cross, anchor, woman, &c., on right arm. Patrick Quinn .. Nelson 5/9/99 wilful damage 1 month Ireland seaman labourer 1871 5 5 fair fair brown blue medium Rock of Age, willow, &c., on left arm; crucifix on breast. John McCormack Nelson 25/9/99 having housebreaking 14 days N. Zealand 1884 4 8 fair, brown .. medium Two dots on left hand. Small for his age. implements in his freckled Hokitika— possession Adelaide .. saddler fresh .. dark George Nelson .. Ah aura 29/9/99 obscene language 7 days 1844 6 0 grey .. medium Heavy eyebrows ; scars on both shins. Lyttelton — Charles Newman Christchurch 26/4/99 exposing person 6 months England .. clerk 1840 5 5| fresh .. grey blue .. medium Left arm off ; SWCN and anchor on right Robert Buchanan Christchurch 30/9/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 48 hours .. Ireland labourer 1872 5 9 dark .. black brown .. medium damaging uniform 48 hours William John Bull, alias Christchurch 4/9/99 offering an obscene pic1 month England .. hawker 1855 5 6| dark .. dark brown dark br. large 2 p.c. Ruptured on left side; scar near William Bridgeman ture for sale fireman fresh .. light brown left eye ; lame on right leg. John Hogan Lyttelton 29/9/99 drunk and disorderly .. fine, or 48 hours .. Ireland 1867 5 Si blue medium Emblem on right arm ; bracelet on right obscene language 7 days dark brown wrist; anchor on right hand; angel, &c., on left arm; anchor on left wrist, &c. Mary Haynes, alias Kelly, Christchurch 2/10/99 drunk and disorderly .. fine, or 48 hours .. Ireland prostitute .. 1855 5 1 fresh .. hazel .. medium 22 p.c. Stout build ; blind of left eye ; alias Smith burn under left ear; scar on right cheek. James Pearson,ates George Christchurch 31/5/97 breaking and entering 3 years N. Zealand labourer 1876 5 2i fair light brown grey .. medium 3 p.c. Scar on first right finger ; two scars Walls, alias Charles Johnston on left knee. Photographed at Lyttelton, 13/2/95. Louisa Finnerty Christchurch 6/9/99 drunkenness .. 1 month •• •• See Police Gazette, 1899, page 162. Julia, alias Juliet, alias Christchurch 22/9/99 soliciting prostitution 14 days N. S. Wales prostitute .. 1870 5 1 fair light brown blue .. medium 1 p.c. Slight build ; HH, heart, and MB Minnie, Brown vagrancy 14 days Melbourne on right arm; E. MICHALS (in wreath) on right arm. Margaret Dingledey Christchurch 7/9/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 48 hours .. matron 1855 5 2f fair fair blue large 6 p.c. Large mouth ; slight build. vagrancy 1 month See Police Gazette, 1899, page 38. Matthew Brown.. Rangiora 30/9/99 obscene language 7 days .. v John Leary Timaru 8/7/99 vagrancy 3 months Jersey labourer 1848 5 n dark .. dark brown light br. large 4 p.c. Weak intellect. Henry Hilton Thompson .. Lyttelton 28/8/99 theft 6 weeks •• .. .. .. .. .. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 56.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899 -continued.

... Gaol, and. Name of Prisoner. ' Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Heighi Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Remarks, and Previous Convictions. Lyttelton — continued. Bridget Lane, alias Madden Christchurch 2/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 7 days - Wales prostitute .. 1859 ft. in. 5 4* fresh .. brown blue PUg 23 p.c. Two scars on forehead and one on upper lip. Williapi Magee .. .4 . . Lyttelton 2/10/99 ship-desertion 14 days Ireland seaman 1860 5 5i dark .. black dk. grey medium 1 p.c. Eagle, &c., on right arm ; anchor on right hand ; crucifix on left arm; emblem on left wrist ; square and compass, &c., on left hand. John Boniman .. Lyttelton 3/10/99 ship-desertion 14 days • • •• •• •• •• See Police Gazette , 1899, page 218. Robert Wilkinson Venus .. Lyttelton 9/10/99 absent from ship 7 days England .. fireman 1873 5 6| sallow .. light brown blue medium 1 p.c. Tattoo-spot on eaoh hand. Oskar Olsson Lyttelton 11/9/99 assault fine, or 1 month Sweden seaman 1877 5 iii fresh .. dark brown brown .. medium O on right arm ; clasped hands on right wrist; cross, flags, &c., on left arm ; bracelet on left wrist. Charles Reading Christchurch 27/9/99 breach of by-laws(2 chgs) fine, or 7 days England .. dealer 1854 5 6 florid .. grey blue large Left jaw has been fractured; point off right thumb. Oamaru — • Ellen Keegan Oamaru 28/9/99 drunkenness .. 7 days •• Scotland .. prostitute .. 1852 5 0 fresh .. brown grey .. large See Police Gazette , 1898, page 104. Patrick Boyd Oamaru 30/9/99 indecency 7 days .. Ireland labourer 1833 5 6 sallow .. grey blue David Courtney .. Oamaru 9/10/99 breaking and entering discharged •• •• • •• , See Police Gazette, 1899, page 226. David McLaren .. Oamaru 9/10/99 drunkenness .. 48 hours •• •• •• •• ... See Police Gazette , 1899, page 72. Dunedin — Mary Banwell Dunedin 11/4/99 theft and receiving 3 months .. Ireland matron 1864 5 0 fresh .. black dk. grey small Large mouth. Discharged on special re29/5/99 theft & receiving (3 chgs) 2 years mission. William Sproule Balelutha .. 12/7/99 default of maintenance 3 months Canada labourer 1850 5 10 sandy .. sandy blue long Joseph Woods, alias Kench, Naseby 8/7/99 obscene language 3 months England .. labourer .' .. See Police Gazette, 1899, page 142. alias “ Cockney Joe ” William John Keeble Lawrence .. 19/9/99 damaging property theft (2 charges) 3 months 28 days England .. miner 1869 5 5 fresh .. black hazel .. aquiline .. Scar over right eye ; anchor between right thumb and forefinger ; blue mark between left thumb and forefinger. Margaret Egmont Dunedin 25/9/99 drunkenness .. 14 days Ireland matron 1851 5 2 fair brown, turning grey hazel .. medium 5 p.c. Scar on forehead. GeorgeMcKay.aZmsMackay Dunedin 27/9/99 obscene language 7 days •• See Police Gazette, 1899, page 39. William Williams Dunedin 27/9/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 7 days N. Zealand paper-runn’r 1877 5 5* fresh .. red blue round 5 p.c. Left arm deformed. Kenneth McLeod Dunedin 30/9/99 obscene language 7 days Scotland .. sailor 1850 5 8 fair fair grey .. medium Anchor and wreath.on right arm ; top of right ear cut, &c. Boil-mark on right thigh. William Murray.. .. Dunedin 30/9/99 breach of the peace . . fine, or 1 week Scotland .. miner 1866 5 6§ sallow black dark br. small William Bruno .. Dunedin 2/10/99 assault discharged •• Sweden labourer 1839 5 64 sallow .. turning grey blue pointed .. JGE (over anchor) on left wrist; anchor between left thumb and finger. Charlotte Alberti Dunedin 3/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 24 hours .. Ireland domestic .. 1853 5 4 fair brown blue long

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899 -continued.

Gaol, and N ame of Prisoner. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Eemarks, and Previous Convictions. Dunedin — continued. Catherine Ashton Dunedin 4/10/99 procuring a miscarriage remanded Victoria .. domestic .. 1863 ft. in. 5 1J dark .. dark brown grey .. long Large joint on third left finger. George Sinclair .. Dunedin 5/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 24 hours .. Scotland .. labourer 1830 5 4 fair fair, bald .. blue .. medium Peter Mackay Dunedin 5/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 24 hours .. Scotland .. sailor 1857 5 4§ dark .. black dark br. large Man and woman on right arm ; clasped hand on right wrist; star on right hand, &c. Scar on forehead ; scar on right knee. Patrick Keogh, or Keoagh Dunedin 5/10/99 obscene language 3 days England .. coppersmith 1868 5 8i sallow .. dark grey .. dark br. large Thomas Skeen .. Dunedin 9/10/99 disorderly behaviour .. 48 hours England .. tailor 1864 5 7 fresh .. brown hazel .. medium 4 p.c. (See Police Gazette , 1896, page 206.) Herbert Munro .. Dunedin 10/10/99 drunkenness .. fine, or 24 hours .. Scotland .. fitter 1861 5 7f fresh .. dark grey .. hazel .. large Flags, &c., on right arm. nvercargill — William John Atkinson .. Blenheim 6/7/98 theft (2 charges) 12 months Isle of Man labourer 1871 5 5J dark .. black brown .. medium 3 p.c. Small mouth Photographed at Walter Russell .. Invercargill.. Invercargill.. 16/9/98 17/4/99 theft theft 6 months 2 months N. Zealand labourer 1880 5 6f fair light grey .. medium Invercargill, 3/10/99. 1 p.c. Small chin; two small scars on James Downie, alias Invercargill.. 6/6/99 4/10/99 breaking and entering assault 4 months 48 hours Ireland labourer 1820 5 9 sallow .. brown, turnhazel .. broad, flat, right wrist; faint tattooing on left arm; hard of hearing. Photographed at Invercargill, 9/10/99. 3 p.c. Crucifix on right arm; point of Downey ing grey and broken third right finger deformed JD and heart on left arm ; star on left hand; cut on left eyebrow.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 14th OCTOBER, 1899 -continued.