From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copy of information. Stolen from a field at Waltham Abbey during the night of 13th Inst, 2 horses, 1st a black horse, aged [missing Ed.], 16 hands, white star and streak down face, long mane and tail, lame near fore leg, hind heels white, in good condition,, 2nd ...
16 Jan 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Adverting to C.C. 274/02 para. 2 re population is cancelled owing to the figures in the almanac being apparently incorrect in several instances, therefore you will make your new [unreadable Ed.] and get the figures as near as possible. Breweries holding licences for Beer, Wine and Spirits are ...
15 Nov 1902
Chief Constable to all Superintendents – Officers having war service are to wear their medals at the Assizes tomorrow.
16 Nov 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Re Assizes. Return of cases committed to above are required by Monday next together with names of Police witnesses. Please let me have a return of men who have their own bicycles also those who are competent bicycle riders by Thursday next.
06 Nov 1902
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Will you be good enough to ascertain if you have an Auctioneer in you Division who would undertake sale of goods fees in lieu of Rates as possible [unreadable Ed.] if so what fee the Auctioneer would require.
19 Oct 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Please report by Monday next if you will require any assistance for Bank Holiday or if you can spare any Officers for duty elsewhere if so please state number.
03 Apr 1903
From Chief Constable to Superintendent Martin – Rev. C.L. White has written for a reduction in his account for School Treat on 19th Inst. Bill returned to him marked free.
28 Aug 1903
From Chief Constable to All Superintendents – You will attend this Office in uniform at 11.30 a.m. on Monday 31st Inst instead of Friday next to confer with me.
26 Aug 1903
From Chief Constable. Copy Information Staffordshire Police Longton Station 11th February 04. Remanded till 15th charge False Pretences Alfred John Clay a Agent or Potters Fireman, age 47, 5 ft 7, brown hair, blue eyes, fresh face. In June last he opened a small works at Longton and advertised under the name of Clay & ...
12 Feb 1904
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Bicycle patrol duty is to be discontinued from and after this date. All Night Belts are to be sent into Headquarters as soon as possible except those which have been issued since 1st January 1903 until the Night Belts are re-issued 2nd Day Belts to be used at ...
01 Sep 1903
From Chief Constable to B Division – PC Firth may retain the £2/2/6 Christmas Boxes.
11 Jan 1904
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Important. All Clerks of Superintendents to attend this office at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
29 Dec 1902
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Winter gloves have been forwarded this day as follows B Division 20 please acknowledge reply by telephone.
24 Sep 1902
Chief Constable to All Stations – The order re supply of coal and coke is in abeyance until after the next Standing Joint Committee. You will therefore report by telephone when coal or coke is required stating price at stations where it is not supplied by contract.
08 Apr 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Coke estimates sanctioned subject to the approval of the Standing Joint Committee, B Division 15/-.
11 Aug 1903
From Chief Constable to Superintendent Martin – Please arrange for one or more Constable or other Officers to be at the Shire Hall Hertford on Monday next at 11 a.m. for Ballot Boxes, 3 for Bishops Stortford and one for Sawbridgeworth.
04 Mar 1904
From Chief Constable To Superintendent Foster – Gas Returns – The County Accountant calls the attention of the Standing Joint Committee to the consumption of gas being very heavy at Bishops Stortford it must be …. Continued on next page.
06 Oct 1902
Continue from previous page …. reduced you burn as much as Headquarters where an officer is always on duty and three extra houses.
06 Oct 1902
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Re Cartage of Coals. I find the weight of coal varies a great deal with coal bills so if you will telephone up when you receive a consign of coal I will tell you the weight of the invoice.
10 Dec 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copy of letter from County Surveyor 27th Nov 1902. Dear Sir, Map for use of Sessioning Committee. I have now put upon the map all the Public Houses that I can find without assistance of your people. It seems to me that the best plan would be that ...
28 Nov 1902
Continued from previous page. …. here and give us information but I am willing to start by adopting your suggestion to send my Assistant down to Hatfield. I am afraid however that it will be necessary for each man who knows the district to point out the exact position of the Public House on the map ...
28 Nov 1902
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Be good enough to send in by 1st February a list for all cases for trial at ensuring Assizes on 6 February with names of Police witnesses opposite each case, No.2 Beat to be work for month of February.
27 Jan 1904
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – The stirrup leathers of the new saddlery are to be sent into Headquarters at once they being too short, the old ones will be sent out again for use. Mounted nose bags to be sent in also.
18 Dec 1902
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copies of proposed notices re cycle and motors are forwarded to your office to be handed to the various clerks of Urban, Rural and Parish Council for their information and favourable information. Old stirrup leathers to be sent in at once.
16 Feb 1903