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Otago Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 1, 4 January 1864, Page 1

1. Police Gazette.— Communications for this Gazette should, be addressed to the “ Commissioner of Police, Dunedin,” prepaid; they must be of Police interest, or no notice will be taken of them.' Officers in charge' of stations are requested to report to the Commissioner 'of Police every instance if the non-delivery of 'the Gazette, and to suggest from time to time : such'alterations in the addresses and in the mode I of transmission as may be considered necessary. ! 2. Warrants.- Whenever it is desired that any, individual whose name is given, shall be ’ apprehended, • it 1 should, be stated in the advertisement for the' Gazette 'whether’ or hot a warrant has,been issued for the apprehension of the offender. When ' a warrant has not been issued in the . first instance, any subsequent re- , port announcing the issue of a warrant should repeat the 'offender s description. 3. Names.— It is particularly requested that in all Informations the names (if persons and places may be spelt correctly, rind written legibly, the : Christian name being given with the surname whenever possible, and written in full to prevent mistakes. 4.. Stray Cattle. — No advertisements of lost horses or cattle will be published in this azette unless they be Government property, but notices of horses and cattle believed to be stolen will be inserted gratuitously. ' o. Property Described. —fin forwaiding the brands of stolen horses and cattle, it .should ;be stated of what hind of . Vetters the brand consist, whether of Homan capitals, or in ding, Sfc., and the. exact position of the brands should be given, and be imitated as, nearly as possible. In giving descriptions of watches, it should be. stated whether they are open-faced, hunting, double- cased, or half hunting, — the term u double - cased" being, preserved for those watches whose outer case is removed in order to wind; “ half-, ' hunting ” implying a very small glass .in, the metal cover .of the dial.

; 6. Rewards. notice of reward offered h private party or parties will, for tht

future, be inserted in the Police Gazette, unless there be forwarded to the Commissioner of Police the guarantee of some responsible person that the reward shall be payable according to law, on the arrestor conviction of the offender, and riot merely for the recovery of property. ■ 7. Previous Police Gazette. References.lt is requested that on the arrest- of any offender Gazetted, or on information being obtained for which a reward has been publicly offered, or respecting notices published in this Gazette, officers in charge of Police, or others concerned, will be good enough, to forward-inti-mation thereof to this office, quoting the date , arid,page of the Gazette in which t such notice has appeared. - ■ ; ■ , •?.