HIKING A POLICEMAN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 51, 18 November 1946, Page 3

HIKING A POLICEMAN

SCOTLAND YARD’S “PRICE LIST”

You can hire a policeman, if you want to. It will cost you anything from £4 3s Id to £1 10s Id a day, according to the rank of the man or woman you hire. The only qualification for such a hiring is that you must have a suitable reason which will satisfy headquarters. Scotland Yard has a detailed “price list” for such things. The scale of charges has now been revised to bring the pay into line with the ordinary rates paid to officers “pursuing their' normal course of duty.” The latest list fixes the scales for the uniformed branch at £4 3s Id a day, 10s 5d an hour, or a minimum of £1 11s 3d for a superintendent, down to £1 10s Id, 3s lOd an hour, or a minimum of 11s 6d for a constable.

If you want to hire a “big shot” from the C.I.D. the scale is slightly higher. A superintendent in this grade will cost you £4 5s lid a day, and a constable £1 12s 5d daily. Women police are available at almost “bargain basement” prices. A woman inspector from the uniformed branch will cost £1 17s 5d a day or 4s 9d an hour, while constables come at 13s 6d a day and Is 7d an hour cheaper. Women from the C.I.D. are slightly more expensive. An inspector costs £1 19s lid a day and a constable £1 6s 4d daily. Say Scotland Yard: “We must first be satisfied that there is a real need from anyone who wants to hire before we let the man go out. Naturally the hired men are men who are off duty—we could not have the force depleted. “Typical occasions on which men are hired out are such events as garden parties, weddings, sports meetings, and special sales. “There is quite a demand for such duties and no reasonable application is ignored.” Postscripts—lf you want your man in plain clothes it will cost you Is 6d a day extra. Morning clothes or evening dress cost an other 10s 6d. If you want to do the job in style and have your policeman mounted there is an extra charge of 10s a day for the horse.