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            [name] => Finger Print Branch/Criminal Registration Branch Annual Single Number Files
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                    [custom5] => Split pin files, many with photographic prints of finger prints of individuals attached
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            [authenticityNote] => Some of the records in this series contain documents that pre- or post-date this series. These records are described in the predecessor or successor series documentations. Legislation or Other Authorities: Original document lists "Prisons Amendment Act 1908", however the Statutes for that year list the "Prisons Act 1908". Police Force Act 1947 - section 40 Police Act 1958 - section 57 See "Description (5.) Legislation", for further information. Successor Series Still current. See "Description (2.), System of Classification and Successor Series", for further information. Related Series See "Description (3.) Related Series", for further information concerning the above series and also associated unserialised accessions not outlined. Please note that P (Police) is part of the record group finding aids. Destruction Approval Administrative records have been culled from this series without signed approval. This includes those files with references in the format yy/1-c.20 (e.g. CR 48/16), which contained information about general enquiries rather than about individual cases.
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            [history] => 1.) File contents 



The files deal with such matters as: records of individual crimes and offences/criminal histories of particular individuals (this is probably the most common category); correspondence with overseas police organisations transmitting relevant information for New Zealand/overseas cases; general correspondence files e.g. annual reports for Criminal Registration Branch, requests to Scotland Yard for instruction booklets on fingerprinting techniques; some appeals made against sentences by convicted criminals. 



2.) System of Classification and Successor Series 



The Finger Print Bureau was set up between March and July of 1903, being renamed the Police Finger Print Branch in July 1903 and the Criminal Registration Branch in 1912. The same central annual single number filing system was maintained under each title change, however the file prefix did alter from FPB (Finger Print Bureau/Branch) to CR (Criminal Registration). 



· Essentially, until 1912 files were given the prefix FPB and their annual single numbers were recorded as number/year e.g. FPB 333/11 would be file number 333 from 1911. 



· From 1912 files were given the prefix CR and their annual single numbers were recorded as year/number e.g. CR 13/30 would be file number 30 from 1913. 



· Researchers should note, however, that there is some cross-over between the two prefix systems. Some files dating earlier than 1912 do have the CR prefix, and a year/number annual single number. This has happened in cases where further information has been added to an early file. Staff from the Criminal Registration Branch appear in some cases to have simply adapted the FPB number, changing the prefix to CR and the number/year format to year/number. 



Further information relating to the name changes of the Finger Print Bureau/Branch / Criminal Registration Branch can be found in Administrative History of the agency documentation for AAAJ (New Zealand Police Department, National Headquarters). 



Successor series - There is as yet no successor series to this system of files (Series 6813) and registers (Series 7354). The National Fingerprint Section, Crime Service Centre, Office of the Commissioner (Police National Headquarters) still maintains annual single number files, with consecutive numbers assigned from registers (books) which record file number, name of individual and fingerprint classification number or reference. While still operating on an annual single number system of registration, the file references also include an additional number to indicate the category which the file falls into e.g. 88/16/1 would be file number 1 from 1988, relating to overseas enquiries (16), file 88/17/2 would be file number 2 from 1988, relating to a trace enquiry (17). 



3.) Related series 



A number of series relate to Series 6813. 



· Series 6811 - item 1f (photographs) corresponds to file CR 58/133 in Series 6813. 



· Cross-references to P prefix files can be found on some of the files in Series 6813. This refers to Police Series 1 (registered correspondence files, 1868-1972), and AAAJ unserialised accession W3070 (registered correspondence files, 1932-1969). The files are controlled by P Series 2 (registers). 



· Cross-references can also be found to PG prefix records. These relate to copies of the New Zealand Police Gazettes, which often contain information relating to an individual documented in Series 6813. For example, a Police Gazette may print a summary of criminal charges for a particular individual. Police Gazettes are held both as part of the record group finding aids and in the GAIMS finding aids: 



- Police (P) Series 12 - copies dating from 1863-1912 

- Police Department-Kilbinie Station (P-KBN) Accession W2653 - copies dating from 1921-1930. 

- AAZC Accession W2542 - copies dating from 1924-1925 and 1931-1977. 



· HCR cross-references can also be found. These relate to entries in Series 7352 (Habitual Criminal Registers). 



· Series 7346 - New Zealand Fingerprint Photographs: these indexed volumes of photographs are cross-referenced to relevant files in 6813. 



· Series 6812 and Series 7885 - Foreign Fingerprints (Series 6812) and New Zealand Fingerprints (Series 7885) comprise fingerprint impressions and criminal histories held by the New Zealand Police (Finger Print/Criminal Registration Branch). Correspondence relating to requests for fingerprint information is recorded in Series 7354, the registers which control Series 6813. Each of the fingerprint forms has a section, entitled 'file', for recording any related FPB/CR files from Series 6813. Similarly, many of the files in Series 6813 have direct cross-references to related fingerprint forms, with fingerprint classification numbers noted on their title pages. 



4.) Files held elsewhere 



· Some FPB/CR files may still be held by the Police Museum in Porirua. 



Legislation 



· Prisons Amendment Act 1908 



This act allowed for the photographing and fingerprinting of all accused or convicted prisoners incarcerated for the first time. The records of those not subsequently convicted could be destroyed. 



· Police Force Act 1947, section 40 

· Police Act 1958, section 57 



Sections 40 and 57 of the above versions of the Police Force Act extended the scope for fingerprinting by empowering police to take the 

fingerprints and photographs of "any person in lawful custody at a police station on a charge of having committed any offence". The fingerprints and photographs were to be destroyed should the person be acquitted of the charge.
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            [ricClassificationDescription] => Annual Single Number correspondence files with FPB [Finger Print Bureau/Branch] or CR [Criminal Registration Branch] prefixes.

See "Description" 8 (2.), System of Classification, for further information.
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	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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