A message from the Constabulary Chief Clerk to all Divisions instructing that notices contained in a parcel should be given to every officer and a copy also be placed in every Police Office or Guardroom.
11 Aug 1902
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Your B1635/03 [Letter No. 1635 of 1903 from B Division Ed.] Purchase locally by order W.R. [William Reynolds Ed.]
09 Dec 1903
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Your B1588/03 [Correspondence number 1588 of 1903 from B Division Ed.] last & P.O. 4/2 duly received. Your B1589/03 [As above Ed.] last & P.O. £1/3/6 for late PC Houghton’s family duly received with thanks.
27 Nov 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Please let me have as soon as possible cards for Petty Sessions during 1904. Also notices re General Annual Licensing meeting. Please make up your Pay Sheet from 26 Nov to 23 Dec, Monies Sheet from 19 Nov to 16 Dec inclusive to reach this Office on Thursday ...
14 Dec 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Be good enough to send to this Office any disused wrappers addressed to J.P. that you may have of various Justices who are deceased or not required.
05 Mar 1904
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Foster. Quarterly Accounts. The Chief Clerk offered advice on a number of points that had been raised.
18 Sep 1902
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Your Requisition Form for Spoke Brush these brushes are included in Stable Allowance, soap for prisoners & Justices is included in Station Allowance, candles for cart string & whip price not to exceed 10/6 for whip to be purchased locally on orders from Order Supply Book.
30 Oct 1903
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Your B1329/03 [Correspondence no. 1329 in 1903 from B Division Ed.] re Ambulance. You should arrange for PC 180 King, 243 Childs, 111 Seabrook, 231 Hammond to attend a class as soon as you can and report when you have so arranged, PC 39 Adams passed and should ...
10 Oct 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Please state what Officers of your Division have not yet past the Ambulance Examination.
17 Sep 1903
From Chief Clerk to B, E, F & G Divisions – Copy of message from Sheriffs Office Hertford. Dear Sir, Assizes. Will you kindly tell the escort to be at the Dimsdale Hotel on Tuesday morning next 17th Inst at 10.15 a.m. Please tell the trumpeters to sound the warning at 9.45 a.m. and to ...
15 Nov 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – All postage accounts are to be sent to me at the Shire Hall Hertford for audit as soon as you can get them there, J M J Martin.
22 Apr 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Superintendents – The practice of entering all fines & costs received from defendants and payable to Justices Clerk are no longer required to be entered up in Divisional Monies Book a small memo book for each Petty Sessional Division should be kept and the Justices Clerk signature obtained where monies ...
02 Apr 1904
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Night duty for January 04 7th number 3 step to be worked.
29 Dec 1903
From Chief Clerk to Inspector in charge – I will attend Bishops Stortford on Saturday to inspect books etc.
01 Apr 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Stations – Parcels containing Anthrax Posters and New Testaments 2. 1 Hadham, 1 Stortford, they are illustrated forwarded to your address.
24 Dec 1903
From Chief Clerk to all Superintendents – You will be good enough to attend this office at 3.15 p.m. on Friday 28th August 1903 to confer with Chief Constable.
19 Aug 1903
From Chief Clerk – Copy letter from Clerk of Peace. Dear Sir, Correspondence. Do you think it would be practicable for you to use foolscap paper in writing to me, if the majority of letters I receive are written on foolscap paper my correspondence can be more easily bound. Yours faithfully C.E. Longrave.
14 Nov 1903
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Please instruct PC Penney to attend Hertford County Court on 6th Jan 04 when Mr. Payton [unreadable Ed.] paying his expenses he had better see them.
29 Dec 1903
From Chief Clerk to Inspector in Charge – P.O. [Postal Order Ed.] for 3/6 for Police Orphanage duly received.
18 Apr 1903
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Foster – Your Ref. 62/02 and Postal Order 4/2d for Police Orphanage duly received.
03 Oct 1902
From Chief Clerk to Superintendent Martin – Your B1147/03 [B Division document no. 1147 of 1903. Ed.] Postal Order 4/2 for Police Orphanage duly received.
08 Aug 1903
The Chief Clerk sent a message to Superintendent Foster informing him that he had received a 4/- Postal Order for the Police Orphanage.
05 Sep 1902
From Chief Clerk to All Stations – I have obtained the Chief Constables permission to ask if the men of your Division will subscribe towards putting a small amount for the widow of PC Houghton for her immediate use …… Continued on next page.
25 Nov 1903
Continued from previous page. ….. If agreed upon I would propose Superintendent 3/-, Inspector 2/6, Sergeants 1/6, PC 1/-.
25 Nov 1903
