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Otago Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 5, 29 February 1864, Page 25

1. Police Gazette. Communications for this Gazette should be addressed to the Commissioner or Police, Dunedin, prepaid , they must he of Police interest, or no notice will he taken of them. Officers in charge of stations are requested to report to the Commissioner of Police every instance of the non-delivery of the Gazette, and to suggest from time to lime such alterations in the addresses and in the mode of transmission as may he considered necessaiy. 2. Warrants. — Whenever it is desired that any individual whose name is given shall he apprehended it should he staled in the advertisement or the Gazette whether or not a warrant has been issued for the apprehension of the offender. When a warrant has not been issued in the first instance, any subsequent report announcing the issue of a wen rant should repeat the offenders description. 3. Names.— It is particularly requested that in all Informations the names of persons and places may he spelt correctly and 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 Gazette unless they be Government property, but notices of horses and cattle believed to be stolen will be inserted gratuitously. 5. Property Described. —In forwarding the brands of stolen horses and cattle it should he stated of what kind of letters the brand consist, whether of Roman capitals, or in writing, See., and the exact position of the brands should he given, and be imitated as nearly as possible. In citing descriptions of watches, it should be stated whether they are open-faced, hunting, double- cased, or half hunting,—the term “ doublecased" being reserved for those watches whose outer case is removed in order to wind; “ halfhunting ” implying a very small glass in the metal cover of the dial. 6 Rewards. notice of reward offered by any private party or parties will, for the

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 irrest or conviction of the offender, and not merely for the recovery of property.

7. Previous Police Gazette References. —It is requested that on the arrest of any offender Gazetted, or on information being obtained for which a revmrd 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 intimation thereof to this office, quoting the date and page of the Gazette in which such notice has appeared.