THE POLICE RECORDS INCIDENT

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 4

THE POLICE RECORDS INCIDENT

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONEB.: The : report of. the Commissioner... of ; Police in. regard: to. what is known as~ the Christchurch police records incident was presented, to Parliament yesterday.: - Mr. Valdograve -states that un his ro cent visit to Christchurch he ; made further inquiry regarding. the alteration : in the charge book and bailbbok at the - Christchurch police station.. It appeared that between ten and eloyen o'clock on the night:of Saturday, May,7 last, B. P. Manhire was brought to the poiice station on a charge of. drunkenness,' and . hia ; proper name, was entered on the. charge book. -Early.- on the following morning. (Sunday) he was admitted'.to bail, aud , signed tho bail book in , 'his , usual" name. • On Sunday oveninK,: Mr.; Dnvojv.'-'illJP, saw the. Inspector of Police for the purpose of arranging that'Manhire's name, should be; called in" Court! -The: inspector theroupon instructed-tlie station--sergeant to alter the: name in-the charge book-and bail book/. The .chargo buok was altered by striking out'.'the name B. Hanhire" and "inserting the name , James Brown." 'The page of,the ; bailbook containing" tho bond uuterod into by Manhire , was torn ; out. 'and ■: and a fresh bond mis .takeh'and-signed ■ by Manhiro,as James ; Brown.i' ■■■:":■' .'■■:■"•' 'These, were .the' "admitted "facts. '.'--'A ; : statement-had been that: a: ; con- ' stable was taken from duty, infhe watch-'-house and : placcd on street, duly a» -a; punishment for having protested against ■any alteration.of the books, but he had satisfied -ihimself.that .there,': were' no -.- grounds whatever, for: any sucli ; suggestion. Mr.:Waldegrave ; ..added that he" would address a further; memorandum. to.; the 'Minister, later on, :as to "future ar- ■ fangements iri: - : mean- ': n.hilo he merely stated the facts -of tho case. -■ • .■.-■..-_■!■,•.,•■■ ' '■■:', ■ ■:'■-.. .>■•■,■"- ■ ..-"

. .The report:-was Teceivedrbj;"tie House :I, without comment. \ y ~'.'.• ■'{■•',, V ' : : ; - : ' '■ -*>