| Description | Name and rank: Joseph Porter Date joined: 28 Mar 1883 Age: Warrant number:
Offences and punishment:
Rewards and commendations: 30 Sep 1883 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings 29 Mar 1885 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings 6 Apr 1887 advanced from 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to 1st Class @ 27 shillings 5 Jun 1890 advanced from 27 shillings to 28 shillings per week 6 Apr 1892 advanced from 2nd Class to 1st Class 23 May 1894 awarded the Merit Stripe for the apprehension of thieves 6 Apr 1895 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week 16 Nov 1898 advanced from 31 shillings to 32 shillings per week 17 Oct 1900 advanced from 32 shillings to 34 shillings per week 15 Apr 1908 advanced from 34 shillings to 36 shillings per week 12 Apr 1911 superannuated
Notes: [In reference to the entries under "Rewards and commendations" in 1890 there was an extension to the number of classes Constables could be designated as, going from four classes to six, therefore a Constable's class would change, the previous designation of 1st Class becoming 3rd Class etc] Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |