Banks bought gold from the miners. This meant that employees often carried large amounts of cash and gold, making them targets for robbers. The notice above offers a free pardon to any one of the thieves in this West Coast robbery who testifies against his accomplices. In the incident noted the robbers made off with gold dust and banknotes worth about $650,000 in 2005 currency.
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Christchurch Regional Office, Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Inwards Correspondence Provincial Secretary, Canterbury Provincial Archives. CAAR, CH287, CP71, ICPS 1543(1)/1865
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