POLICE COMMISSION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 7

POLICE COMMISSION.

SCOPE OF, THE INQUIRY.

■J- ■ .(By -Telegiroiih.—Press Association.)■ ' v ' Chrlstchurch, July 20. Regarding'the Police Commission, Dr. r-ipindlay 'that he. ' had'no intention:of imposmg any. limitations, ; on the Commissioner for the.purpose..of,pre-:v:.T4mtlngvpn>per.-.'inve»tigation',v-;..yet.fi-if'''every-: constable'who had been discharged from the. serviceduring; years-past;afterAfull inquiry,. • after Ministerial decision, was; ablo ,to, > havohis complaints reheardand his conduct i ■ rejudgedi- the Commission> might, have, .little eJso i-ta - do. than " hear them. ' : Moreover,, the.i complaints made mere;not in.any. case; with i •■regard: to the rdismissal of• constables / who should have;been: retained, . but with ircgard, ] • to the retention of men : who ; 6hould have been-dismissed..'; AlL.the ground ~ concerned-with those matters.the Commis-'l : i;fiioneri'had "the' ;cover,,: and Dr. -Findlay; was 'glad, to see that Mr. Bishop was4atorprotiugtliiß;i)9frer9dyitlh: wise latitude. , i ' - Ili , ' r ' - « t Regarding, the ' action.; of i the "Wellingtonmembers 'of the .police force; .in deoiding to : engage>cdunsel'ito l 'represent fthem !■ before the ■:>PoliOo' ! Commission".';- I 'when■> the ; .Commission- ; reaches (Wellington,- an-'officer-'of. the 'local force .was asked by a reporter if any similar steps> wore being taken <by the .members of the in 'this - city, .and was: informed that i so far as the polioe officer, was aware/there was -no proposal of the kind suggested here. ; He<idid not - think .-.that/ the same necessity | existed in ChristchUrch: for similar action to i that.taken in.-Wellingtonj' because no; general .... accusations had been- made involving tho i conduct ofj,'tho members., of. the. force; hero. I J . >1