POLICE COMMISSION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1534, 16 August 1905, Page 2

POLICE COMMISSION.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, yesterday. A sitting of tho Police Commission wes held this morning. Inspector Ellison stated be had found Sub-Inspector Black, of Auckland, who j had been under him in Christchurch, a I hard-working, straightforward man. ' He could not describo him as inefficient, in* competent, and incapable of conducting cases, as had been stated in Auckland, Ho had soen better prosecutors than Black and he had soen worse. Sergeant Lyons, who was statioDad in . Dunedin when Constable Moses, MacI Donald aad others were there, gave evidence that thore was nothing in their de« moanor to excite suspicion of thieving He- : had hoard romarks made that thieving was going on, bat didn’t let the know when they would visit them, and did ' not make appointments with them. He did not think certain petty larcenies would have gono on had there been proper supervision of men. I “Sir Wm. J. Steward deposed that when ho recommended Moses for appointment, he was not aware he had been convicted for theft. The Commission ruled that under its order of reference it oould not deal with a matter whioh Mr Taylor, M.H.R., wished to bring forward. Sorgoan: Griffiths, formerly of Dunedin, deposed that when he was stationed there things were at sixes and sevens, and the inspector was to blamo for that. Ho had reported that Dunedin beats were not satisfactory. He admitted he had ft grievance against Inspector O’Brien.

THE COMMISSIONER’3 SCHEME

.(Per Press Association.,) . Wellington, last night. At the Police Commission to-day Commissioner Dinnie said it was of the utmost importance to secure the servioes of qualified officers for city work. At present some of the sub-inspectors were not equal to . the. police work and supervision required in the centres, and were not giving satisfaction in the performance of their respective duties. . He also, considered it' was an error of judgment to equalise the salaries of district inspectors in charge of' outer districts with those in charge of large centres, as there was no comparison' with the responsibilities and police work; appertaining to the two positions. With the view to provide for necessary super-* vision of the foroe and proper execution of increased general work, he strongly re commended changes which he was satisfied! would meet all present police requirements,, and would bo sure the effioient performauoe of ail police work. He suggested that in future the four oentres, instead of being supervised by district inspectors and sub-inspectors as at present, would be supervised by district superintendent,:an inspector, and a station sergeant; that four district inspectors bo selected for promotion to the rank of distriot superintendent with a salary of £4OO per annum, rising by annual increments of £lO to £450, their duties to consist of general supervision of districts, charge of all outer stations and police work connected therewith ; that four inspectorc bo selected to take charge of four cities and suburbs, aDd bo responsible to their superintendents for all police work arising therein, as well as tbo supervision of mon, to conduct pro- ■ V secutions when necessary in special cases, and to pay varied nocturnal surprise visitsas well as visits during the day to their subordinates ; that the pay of all inspectors appointed hereafter be £3OO per annum, rising by annual increments of £lO to £350, in lieu of £3OO to £4OO as heretofore.