NEW POLICE REGULATIONS.
Not many members of the police force will immediately be affected by the new regulation which will make 65 years the age for retirement. According to a return appended to the Commissioner’s last
report, there were on the 31st March, 1901, twenty two members of the force ovea 60 years of age and , under Go, one over 65 and under 70; and one over 70 years of age. Of these one inspector was over 60 and under 65; and 6ne oyer 70; ten sergeants and sergeants major were over 6U and under 65 ; one detective was over 60 and under 65 ; and ten constables were over 60 and under 65, and one was over 65 and under 70. It may be mentioned that regulations by which officers were required to retire at the age of 65 and other members of the force at 60 was revoked in 1888 made the following recommendations : “For the sake of the efficiency of the force, it is desirable that the retirement of constables and sergeants at the age of 60 years, should be compulsory and of inspectors at the age of 65 years unless specially requested to retain office.” Since 1888 retirement at a given age has not been compulsory.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 31 December 1901, Page 4
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209NEW POLICE REGULATIONS. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 31 December 1901, Page 4
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