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                    [0] => This series consists of registered and unregistered files and papers dating back to the time of the Armed Constabulary and includes files created up until the 1970s by the New Zealand Police. These include such topics as serious crimes, extradition treaties, as well as general administrative files relating to the police, such as policy, training, conferences, various police stations, memoranda and correspondence.
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            [id] => 17627
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            [name] => Central filing system
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                    [custom5] => The unregistered files (Communications received) are loose papers; the registered files are split-pin files.
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                            [0] => 24619
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            [authenticityNote] => 

	1. This series description was compiled as part of a project to capture the finding aids created prior to 1987 into the GAIMS system. Start and end dates of the series are based on the dates of holdings.

	2.  Files from the year 1894: there is a missing sequence of files comprising letter numbers 441-600.
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	This series consists of registered files dating back to the time of the Armed Constabulary, and includes files created up until the 1970s by the New Zealand Police Force.

	The earliest files are actually unregistered 'Communications received'  and relate to various regions between 1868 and 1876 (and 1879-80).

	From 1876 onwards files were numbered and given the general name 'Armed Constabulary papers' until more recently, when the numbered files were given individual names according to their purpose. These include such topics as serious crimes, extradition treaties, as well as general administrative files relating to the police, such as policy, training, conferences, various police stations, memoranda and correspondence.

	The series also case files, dating back to the late nineteenth century. Some of the more recent files are subject to restrictions.

	To summarise, the following types of arrangement can be found in this series:

	1)     Communications received 1868-1880 and 1879-80 loosely arranged by district.

	2)    'Armed Constabulary' papers, numbered using an annual single number system 1877-1900 (and 1904).

	3)    Police registered case files, annual single number 1885-1950 and 1970-1972

	4)    Multiple number subject files 1885-c1975.

	It appears that although the Armed Constabulary only formally existed between 1867 and 1877, records of the New Zealand Constabulary Force and the armed section of the New Zealand Police Force continued to be called 'Armed Constabulary Papers' until 1913.

	For further details on the systems of arrangements used within this series, refer to the Additional Finding Aids field.
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                            [name] => Wellington repository
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                            [name] => Police Department
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            [ricClassificationDescription] => Various - un-numbered, annual single number and multiple number subject files.

There were two main systems in use at different times for this series - firstly, papers arranged in an annual single number file classification system. These files have relationships to series 17633 and 17636 (Registers and Indexes) and contain a mixture of Police and Armed Constabulary correspondence. 

The other, later, system is a multiple number subject file classification system.

This series also includes 'Communications received' by the Armed Constabulary. These were physically arranged (loosely) by district: See boxes 1-58, 68-71, 85, 86, 105, 106 and 129. These memoranda cover the period 1868-1880.In addition box 274 contains miscellaneous papers received in 1898-1901.

For further details on the systems of arrangements used within this series, refer to the Additional Finding Aids field.
            [seriesAccessContacts] => 

	Researchers are to address requests to view restricted Police records to the following e-mail address:

	 

	Archives.request@police.govt.nz
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	All police records are restricted for 100 years from date of file closure except Police Gazettes which are restricted for 70 years. In addition, those record lists that contain personal information are also restricted for the same period.
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