Deserters from His Majesty’s Service.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXV, Issue 18, 28 August 1901, Page 206

Deserters from His Majesty’s Service.

From H.M.S. “ Mildura," at Auckland. On 7st August, 1901. Joseph O. G. Waby, domestic, a native of Dunedin, New Zealand, twenty-one years of age, 5 ft. Sin. high, darkbrown hair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion. A reward of £3 will be paid for his apprehension, in addition to £5 from the Colonial Government.

From H.M.S. “ Karrakatta," at Sydney. On 4th August, 1901. John Sissons White, ordinary, eighteen and a half years old, a native of Bow, London, 5 ft. 7 in. high, lightbrown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion, eye tattooed on each side of breech. A reward not exceeding £3 will be paid for his apprehension.

Horse- and Cattle-stealing. (See Police Gazette, 1901, page 194.) Cambridge. —James Taylor’s calves stolen : Three of them were found near Morrinsville on the 6th instant.

Waitara.— Southey Baker, settler, reports stolen from his paddock at Mimi, near Urenui, three pure-bred Leinster ewes, one with clip out of left ear, the other two have two clips and a slit in right ear, tar-brand U on backs ; value, £ls 15s. Identifiable. Maoris suspected.

Patea. —Patrick Bourke, farmer, reports stolen from his paddock, about the 7th June last, five three-year-old cattle, branded P.B. on left rump, punch-hole in oentre of left ear; value, £3O. Identifiable.

Mangaweka. —John Henry Gillon, carpenter, reports stolen from a paddock, between the 31st July and 3rd August, a black hack gelding, aged, branded 1 on near shoulder, has large Roman nose, and moves lame on near fore leg, shod all round; value £lO. Identifiable.

Bulls.— Henry Copestake, baker, Sandon, reports stolen about the 7th January last, a dark-bay gelding, aged, about 14 hands high, no brands, broken to harness; value £lO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Charles Cookery (see Police Gazette, 1901, pages 172 and 194), who took a mob of horses about that time to Christchurch.

Bulls. —John Matthews, farmer, reports supposed stolen from his section at the corner of the Taipo and Rongatea Roads, between the 4th June and 24th July, three yearling fat steers, one light-red with white spots, one dark-red, and one red with white face, branded A.M. conjoined on off side, tip off right ear ; value £ls. Identifiable.