Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, Feb. 10, 1866.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following notice for general information.

Edw. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.

£100 REWARD.

New Zealand,
Police Office, Wellington,
Feb. 2, 1866.

Whereas, on the night of the 1st instant, some person or persons did feloniously enter the Museum, Thorndon Flat, and did steal therefrom certain valuable property:

Notice is hereby given, that the above reward will be paid to any person who shall give such information as may lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders.

FREDERICK ATCHISON,
Inspector of Police.

LIST OF ARTICLES STOLEN.

Large chronometer,—Ross, maker; examined by Poole, London.
Small chronometer in case,—Arnold, maker, watch size, silver, in small mahogany case.
Large binocular field glass.
Small ditto ditto, or opera glass,—Beverly, maker, Dunedin.
Half of small opera glass.
Massive gold ring, with lock of Napoleon’s hair, and “Napoleon” in old English raised letters around the band.
Polished pebble from the Isle of Wight, figured in “Thoughts on a Pebble,” oval, about 2 in. by 1 3/8.
Large silver medal, nearly 3 inches in diameter:

(a). Portraits in high relief of the seven Bishops; inscription, “Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.”

(b). In high relief, two ecclesiastics digging under a church, an arm from the clouds holding up the steeple; inscription, “The gates of Hell shall not prevail.”

Silver medal of seven Bishops.—On one side the Bishops, on the other the head of the Archbishop Sancroft.
Bronze ditto, with crushed loop for suspending.
Crown-piece of her Majesty, with the arms, &c., as in the florins.
Silver medal of Oliver Cromwell, a little larger than half-a-crown. Cromwell’s head on one side, a lion on the other.
Silver medal (half-crown size) of Queen Caroline.
Ditto (rather larger), with female watering palm trees.
Silver Russian coin—20 kopecks, rather larger than a sixpenny piece.
Platinum Russian Coin,—Two roubles, double eagle on reverse, about the size of a sovereign, very heavy, and does not ring.
Shilling of Queen Elizabeth.
Three small Persian Gold Coins,—about the size of a silver twopenny piece.

1 pink topaz. 2 turquoises. 1 emerald. 1 sapphire, dark blue. (Small silver box, with initials.)
Chinese Lady’s brooch, about 2 3/8 by 1 1/4,—large pink stone between two green ones, set in brass.
Decoration of the Legion of Honor, Napoleon I, in red case.
Two Hei Tikis of Greenstone,—one large dark one, with mutton fish eyes; one lighter, with one shell eye, and one sealing-wax eye, (commonly called Maori Gods.)
18 or more ponamu (greenstone) eardrops and pieces, small gold chain and rings in two of them.
Two shark’s teeth, and needle of human bone.
One mere ponamu, about 15 by 4 inches.
Agate pestle, about 3 inches long.
About 7 pieces of adzes of ponamu.
Small silver medal of Charles II., rather larger than a shilling. The King seated, and an angel crowning him.
Four small hazel nuts, with small gems in them.
Carved Maori Adze handle,—“Hukaumatua,” about 18 inches long.
Carved portion of pipe stem,—about 5 by 3 inches, of slate.
Thin stone, about one-third of an inch,—3 by 2 in. oval, polished on both sides, transparent in centre, purple border.
Centre and Drops of Roman Pearl,—centre about 1 ½ by 1 in., and Drops about ¼ in. long.
Dark Coat and black Felt Hat.

Christchurch:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the ‘Press’ Office, Cashel street, by JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.