THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 6

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

nPiS'S.'.vi-; 't ?,<L —. v —— i CLERICAL' STAFF TO BE KEOEj , GANISED. .'.' Mr.. C.. E. Matthews, private secretary : to-the Hon.- E. M'Kenzie (Minister: i'or S 5 ; ; s /;:Publtt 'Workfl),;lms been "appointed Chief i;:p!©! Clerk - of 1 the;: -Police' ;: Department, ■ and J ; .' : will take up :his : new duties shortly. The rfTff.i-:' .'clerical;.sto'iof - the.'Department.iisoto-be ;.c'".. reorganised by,.drafting: the, present - in em-; i.'. bers- to. suitable" positions in the. Police iv:fy.":'!i ; l'orra,' : . and- 'replacingthem- by.' civilian g-'js.v?.;oflicials!.' These..will , include a record v' ' . .'clerk and.two-'junior- clerks;: . ..ment 'of successor - in"the l- : . . lion.'.- E'. MTJenzie'e office ' has. not yet - . : :.icon decided upon. , ; ■ • •. I ME. AENOID INTERVIEWED. r!J:/:.-'v ■ ' ;tßy 'releirraph.—Press Association.) ! '/ Dunedin, February 2. (•; . -.^ r ' Arnold, M.P.; intei-viewed by; a fc. . ' .'."Stor" reporter, regarding'tho police -isdpaid a.high'complimenfc to Mr;.'-; Matthews'sability.; and -: experience, : said . the iappoihthient I; ' -; '' an .-excellenfc one. ' The . information 'in. regard -;to, : < the'^imposition'"vof /'penalties was "incorrect..'/ As a- matter, of fact, all ii the s .-powers' vested in * Mr." ■ Dininie have f/iv: ; now passed - to'' Mr.' Waldegrave,, but it i;':!i w'as.itriie '.nothing ; h'ad - been/done.;'-! Mr.' tv ..' . Bishop -. had'. 'presented his, reoprt, - and : .. Mr.'•••Arnold', was greatly disappointed /.thereat' -- Many - people .'thought • Mr.'Aj-iwas'-satisfied- with-' securing ;Mr. Din- ' nie's resignation, but - such wis not the j case. '.- His great desire was to obtain • internal'/ improvement in the force itself. !./ The 'headquarters . staff preknted : the . • greatest .'need for . reorganisation. The ". wrco would not rest-satisfied nntil/they ; . ireoeived . increased- pay - allowances, - and t'/;.; j" were'- placed /off-.a'- better ' footing,' and :!. -. various"improvements effected.'He re : ■• ' . .garded -Mr.'-' Waldegrave:/as a '"'stop-gap, xhe-'!Govefhmeiit • ihould -. either appoint V < 'one/of' the' 'inspectors or bring from Home : ; a'man'" with - considerable polioe experi-, ence. He was aware that tho Govern-. ! ,/// :.: menf was in communication with Scot-; ; land Yard to secure , the latter, and he . believed the' High CommisaOner ; would /. .. . ''secure the services; of a ! gentleman who i". , . had held- command of the Bengal/police', P;//^-/-..--and'- : T6tiMd'-.twtf'--yeare';.ogo..''ovring /'to; ill-, p\ : health, bnt had now fully. recovered/ Mr. f .. . Arnold regarded . Mr. apt-' X-! / ./pointment as; a clear indication• that;, re- / - : organisation :of the: headquarters' staff • would be undertaken. -