Manawatu District
Police Personel..
All ranks are of
Constable unless otherwise stated:
ASHHURST
BROWN Thomas Dyer, 18-5-1894 to 28-3-1895
PENNEFATHER Alfred Armstrong 19--4-1895 to 31-3-1896
FRANKLYN James 14-4-1896 to 31-3-1906
O'HALLORAN Lott Edward, 16-2-1906 to 27-5-1909
WATTS Hubert, 27-5-1909 to 4-7-1913
HERLIHY Patrick Jeremiah 5-7-1913 to 17-12-1917
DUNPHY William 312-1918 to 25-3-1923.
AWAHURI
BLEASEL Charles, 16-6-1892 to 1-11-1892
BULLS
TYLER Charlie A, aprox 1950's - special constable
DEIGHTON Frederick M, during the 1860's, district Constable
McANAUTY Francis 1866 to 7-4-1879, district Constable
MEEHAN James 10-4-1879 to 12-8-1880
MANNING William 15-8-1880 to 1-5-1884
PRICE Robert Thomas 2-5-1884 to 30-5-1886
COYLE John 1-6-1886 to 17-6-1893
GLEESON James 20-6-1893 to 31-1-1904
BREEN Timothy 1-2-1904 to 3-2-1913
WILSON Gavin 3-2-1913 to 25-5-1924
EKETAHUNA
HEALEY John 13-3-1886 to 31-10-1887
ROCHE Maurice 8-11-1887 to 3-4-1893
NESTOR Thomas 3-4-1893 to 22-8-1895
GREY Charles 22-8-1895 to25-6-1914
LA FERRE Charles Stephen 23-6-1914 to 28-2-1917
EDE Arthur 28-2-1917 to 10-8-1922
FEILDING
PRICE Robert Thomas 1875 to 1-5-1884
GILLESPIE John 3-5-1884 to 8-1-1885
MEEHAN James 8-1-1885 to 21-3-1990
TUOHY 22-3-1990 to 6-11-1897
HEALEY Frederick John 8-7-1895 to 18--7-1899
TWOMEY John 23-11-1897 to 12-5-1902
READ Lewis 29-8-1899 to 7-4-1903
WHITEHOUSE Edwin James 5-6-1902 to 9-2-1905
LYONS John Dennis 31-3-1903 to 16-12-1906
HENDERSON Henry 6-2-1905 to 29-8-1907
FORSTER John 9-2-1905 to 13-6-1906
BOWDEN Charles 20-6-1906 to 29-9-1914 Sergeant
SWEENEY James 21-12-1906 to 17-5-1910
MCRAE John Murdoch 4-9-1907 to 3-1-1908
EDE Arthur 24-1-1908 to 2-4-1914
KELLY Walter 23-5-1910 to 26-2-1915
MORONEY Pater 31-1-1914 to 30-9-1917
FOXTON
PURCELL John 4-1-1867 to 4-4-1879
MCANAULTY Francis 9-4-1879 to 1884
CROZIER 1884 to ?
PRICE Robert Thomas 1-6-1886 to 15-8-1886
MOON Alfred Morton 17-8-1886 to 19-5-1887
PENNEFATHER Alfred Armstrong 20-5-1887 to 11-12-1888
TAPP George Amos, 12-12-1888 to 16-11-1890
GILLESPIE John 14-11-1890 to 23-11-1897
SALMON Henry 23-11-1897 to 5-8-1898
FORSTER John 5-4-1898 to 9-2-1905
KIDD John Lewis 10-7-1900 to 8-8-1902
LANDER John 1-12-1903 to 27-6-1906
DICKSON David 29-6-1906 to 19-5-1908
WOODS Frederick 28-10-1906 to 13-11-1920
SWEENEY Maurice 27-5-1908 to 13-7-1915
HANLON Frederick John 5-3-1915 to 10-7-1917
HALCOMBE
BYRN Henry Le Tolor. 28-4-1879 to 5-5-1880
KIMBOLTON
HEALEY Frederick John, 19-7-1899 to 5-5-1910
FITZGIBBON John 6-5-1910 to 11-5-1920
LEVIN
SMITH Walter (District Constable) 25-5-1893 to 29-5-1894 then
station closed for 1 year
O'CONNOR James 18-4-1896 to 26-3-1899
ABBOTT Norman D, 16-3-1899 to 27-1-1900
GRAY Archibald 2-2-1900 to 1-2-1904
KIRBY Henry M 3-2-1904 to 14-10-1907
GILLATT 11-10-1907 to 7-12-1908
GRAY Archibald 26-1-1908 to 31-12-1908
BAGRIE John 15-12-1908 to 31-10-1933
GREGGAN William 26-5-1915 to 22-10-1926
MAKURI
MURPHY John Dennis 1-9-1884 to 31-10-1906
MANGATAINOKA
SHEARY James 23-4-1896 to 11-8-1903
MAY Joseph George 12-8-1903 to 18-9-1917
MARTON
CAMPBELL Archibald Bell 1872 to 2-3-1880
WARREN Arthur 1-5-1878 to 26-6-1879
PLEASANTS Owen 1-5-1878 to 26-6-1879
MCCLUSKEY Adam John 1-7-1879 to 19-2-1880
COYLE John 3-3-1880 to 21-12-1886
BROWNE James Ulysses 31-12-1886 to 21-5-1887
MOON Alfred Morton 21-5-1887 to 16-2-1897
CROZIER Alexander 16-2-1892 to 28-4-1894
JOHNSON Edward Michael 17-8-1899 to 25-7-1901
BLACK James 29-9-1900 to 3-3-1906
HICKEY Timothy 2-3-1906 to 15-5-1906
FITZPATRICK James 23--5-1906 to 13-1-1915
LISTER Arthur Ernest 11-11-1908 to3-12-1912
SQUIRE Reginald Dudding 4-2-1913 to 14-4-1919
OTAKI
TARATOA Henare Wiremu 15-8-1855 to 12-8-1857 - Special
Constable
PAENUA Te Rei 17-8-1857 to ? - District Constable
TOPI (Known to have been in Otaki 1863) - District Constable
RANSFIELD James 5-3-1873 to 1876
COOTES James 1876 to 7-5-1879
COYLE John 9-5-1879 to 2-3-1880
MITCHELL Alfred James 10-6-1879 to 1882
CAMPBELL Archibald Bell 4-3-1880 to 21-4-1880
CROZIER Alexander 22-4-1880 to 15-5-1882
CARR Henry Hyde 17-5-1882 to 21-9-1888
O'ROURKE Timothy 21-9-1888 to 26-1-1891
HANNAN Daniel 29-1-1891 to 23-4-1891 - acting sergeant
O'ROURKE Timothy 25-4-1891 to 10-3-1904
MCANERIN William Henry 19-4-1904 to 28-5-1908
SATHERLEY Allan 1-6-1908 tp 11-2-1937
PAHIATUA
CULLINANE John 4-2-1887 to 18-5-1889
COOPER Charles 18-5-1889 to 27-7-1896
WATTY Frederick James 8-2-1895 to 13-7-1896
BOWDEN Charles 25-7-1896 to 16-9-1901
WILTON Thomas James 10-2-1900 to 15-12-1902
HASTIE George O/C 21-9-1901 to21-1-1905
STEVENS Charles James 8-1-1903 to 18-6-1906
CAMPBELL William James 20-1-1905 to 22-6-1906
COOPER Walter 15-6-1906 to 25-8-1909
PALMERSTON NORTH
1872 to 1879
WILSON WC
DONNELLY J
GILLESPIE J
1880-1889
MANNING W
MACLEAN J
MANNING W - Sergeant
1890-1909
WATTY F
ROE P
SLATTERY J - sergeant
HATTIE A
BREEN T
COULAHAN J
GRIFFITHS J
FRANKLIN J
SCANLAN M - sergeant
BISHOP F
WILSON E - sergeant
DENORVILLE TE
RAMSAY D - sergeant major
WOODS F
LANDER J
WARD AE
BENJAMIN LD - detective
STAGPOOLE MD - sergeant
CROZIER A
DICK F
MCDONALD A
DELOREE PA
FITZGIBBON T
QUIRKE T - detective
HAMMOND F
MADDEN W
MCRAE J
QUIRKE T - detective
CAREY G
CONNOR WJ
RUSSELL GT
WILSON D
MINOGUE P
HUNTER M
MCRAE J
MACLEOD JW
O'SULLIVAN D
BARRY JH
FINLAYSON R
THOMASSEN G
KELLY T
GLEESON J
RUSSELL A
SILVESTER DJ
GORO GW
KING CC
O'DONOVAN J - sub inspector
CUBA ST. Station (known as Palmerston East in 1906
when opened & situated in Willis St, then moved in 1916 to
Waldergrave St & on to Cuba St in 1922:)
MCCORMACH Patrick 14-10-1905 to 15-11-1910
THOMPSON Andrew James 25-11-1910 to 7-1-1914
FINLAYSON Roderick 8-1-1914 to 13-4-1917
DUNPHY William 14-4-1917 to 12-2-1918
FERGUSSON William Nelson 13-2-1918 to 6-5-1920
MURPHY James 7-5-1920 to 30-5-1923
Terrace End Branch - opened 7-11-1892
MINOGUE Patrick 7-11-1892 to 30-5-1906
HATTIE Alexander 31-5-1906 to 31-10-1911
MINOGUE Patrick ?-11-1911 to 16-4-1919
District Commanders from 1886 - rank of
Inspector
JAMES William Henry 1886-1888
PARDY William Stone 1888 - 1893
THOMSON John Bell 1893 - 1896
MCGOVERN Francis 1896 - 1898
GILLIES Robert James 1898 - 1902
KIELY Nicholas 1902 - 1907
WILSON Edward 1907 - 1917
PONGAROA
CATTANACH Henry James 11-12-1906 to 9-3-1915
FRASER George 11-3-1915 to 19-6-1915
RONGOTEA
BREEN Timothy 23-12-1902 to 31-1-1904
GLEESON 1-2-1904 to 15-7-1907
MARTIN Edwin 16-7-1907 to 13-10-1915
BLAXLAND Marshall 14-10-1915 to 19-9-1933
SHANNON
BREE James 18-12-1902 to 29-6-1908
ESSON John Robert 30-6-1908 to 22-4-1911
DOYLE John 24-5-1911 to5-2-1913
WOODVILLE
TRONSEN Gerald 25-10-1878 to 20-6-1879
PICKERING Arthur 21-6-1879 to 10-5-1880
MURPHY John 11-5-1880 to 20-10-1880
BROSNAHAN 21-10-1880 to 18-5-1881
MOTLEY Joseph 19-5-1881 to 6-2-1886
BARRY Edward 1-11-1885 to 21-11-1888
CARLYON Percy Frederick 5-2-1886 to 6-6-1890 - sergeant
CARMODY Patrick 21-11-1888 to 6-1-1890
BEATTIE Frederick 20-1-1890 to 6-6-1890
TREANOR James 6-6-1890 to 9-3-1896
WILLIAMS Walter 10-3-1896 to 9-6-1898
BROSNAHAN Denis 9-6-1898 to 30-6-1909
THORN Robert Morton 3-4-1902 to 19-8-1905
MAHONEY William 12-12-1918 to 3-4-1913
O'HALLORAN Lott Edward 27-5-1909 to 8-3-1913
TANNER Jesse 6-3-1913 to 6-6-1917
