RECENT RIOTS
"PROMPT AND VALUED HELP" '■'■"■■
• Reforence to the recent civil dis-i turbances.in New Zealand is made bjj the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W, G. Wohlmann) in his report on the Polica Force of the Dominion, which has bee* presented to Parliament. :-,- . ■
Seeking relief, many unemployed,, particularly in the larger cities, gather' ed is large numbers," he states. "In* cited by a relatively small but active group of malcontents, riotous conduct was precipitated, resulting iadamago to property and loss of trade to' the business community. The police were required to use force to disperse the riotous element, many of whom were arrested and duly punished; This exhibition of lawlessness and challenge to the forces of law and order by aa' ill-advised section produced an ' im' mediate answer prompt ana unmistakable from the mass of the citizens,who evinoed: their ' determination 'to check any attempt at mob law by-f urn* ishing such reserves-of power behind the civil police as circumstances re* quirea. This prompt and highly-valued help quickly, changed the situation, which very soon returned to normal conditions." .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 92, 15 October 1932, Page 15
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176RECENT RIOTS Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 92, 15 October 1932, Page 15
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