MELBOURNE POLICE.
_♦ INEFFICIENCY ALLEGED. (81 CABLE—FBESS ABiOCIATTON COPTEIOST) t»USIBAUAK AKD 5.2. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, November 19. Giving evidence before the Royal Commission, which is enquiring into the circumstances of the polio© strike, the Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr Nicholson) gave strong reasons for instituting supervisors. He said hesaw men idling about, tho streets, leaning against lamp-posts, gossiping and actually smoking in uniform in broad daylight/ At night he saw them drunk. ; He repeatedly travelled in Melbourne district and suburbs without seeing a sign of a constable. Thero were many burglaries and house and shop-breaking, and only rarely did, tho police know anything about them till the' owners reported the offences 5 next morning. Even when front doors in main streets were broken in, the police never fotind them. Commissioner Nicholson also gave details of serious offences committed by the police whilo on duty.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18235, 20 November 1924, Page 9
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143MELBOURNE POLICE. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18235, 20 November 1924, Page 9
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