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NEW ZEALAND
Government Gazette.
PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.
Published by Authority.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
JAMES WILSON,
Deputy Superintendent.
VOL. 8.] TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1870. [No. 10.
£1500 REWARD.
WHEREAS, on the morning of the 1st inst., the Police Station at Clyde was broken into, and treasure to the amount of £13,981 stolen therefrom, consisting of gold to the value of £7,871, Bank Notes £6,110, the numbers of which are known, it is hereby notified that a reward of
FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS
Will be paid to any person or persons who shall give such information as may lead to the conviction of the offenders, and the recovery of the stolen property. It is further notified that His Excellency the Governor offers a
FREE PARDON
in the event of the person giving such information being an accomplice in the robbery.
W. A. TOLMIE,
Deputy Superintendent of Otago.
AUCKLAND ISLANDS SEARCH EXPEDITION
OFFICIAL REPORT.
BLUFF HARBOR, 2nd August, 1870.
His Honor the Deputy Superintendent.
SIR,—I have the honor to submit for your information the following report of the voyage of the schooner Daphne to the Auckland Islands, in search of her captain and others, who left her at Port Ross there on the 19th May last, in a boat, and did not return, and who, it was supposed, might have been cast away on some other part of the Islands.
The Daphne left the Bluff at midnight of the 11th July, with a moderate breeze from N.W., which increased, with rain, as we crossed the Straits. When off Port Adventure, the wind suddenly shifted to S., and blew strong. As no headway could be made against it, we stood in for Port Adventure, and anchored at 10 a.m. on the 12th. From this time till Sunday, the 17th, the wind continued between S. and W., at times blowing strong, with hail, rain, and sleet. On the morning of the 17th we weighed anchor, and stood to sea with a light breeze from
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 10
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⚖️ Reward for Information on Police Station Robbery
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementReward, Police Station, Robbery, Conviction, Free Pardon
- W. A. Tolmie, Deputy Superintendent of Otago
🌏 Auckland Islands Search Expedition Report
🌏 External Affairs & Territories2 August 1870
Search Expedition, Auckland Islands, Report, Daphne Schooner