POLICE FORCE MUCH BELOW STRENGTH
Although the Police Force is still much bclow its authorised strcngth, the shortage has been reduced to 94 con: stubles, as against 140' a year ago, says the anuual report of .the C'ommissioner ; of Police, Qn .Marph. 31 last the uum-, ber of all ranks was 1475, being a de- !, crease of 90 during ihe year. There wero 29 women police. Eecruiting hud iinproved in recent months so much that it had been pos-;, sible to reopen the trai.ning school, i where a cla'ss of fecruits was now [. undergoing a course The remoyal of' the. restrictiolis regarding wharves andf shipping and the termination of other |. dulies connected with the war released.j a nuinber of police for ordinary police [ duties. .... f Imsses in p e r.sonnel f o r'{ hc "y oar werej 145, of whom 98 resigued volunturily,| 20 retirod on pension, 18 tvere dis- • missed, 9 retired unlit, and 5 died. I'heJ 98 meuibers who resigued included 55 ' temporary constables appoiuted dutingt the war. With the exception of .13 1 constables who were dismissed and aj small number who were iined fort breaches of the regulations, a good j standard oi' eonduct and discipline had I been maintained and duties had been carricd out efficiently.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1946, Page 7
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