NEW POLICE HEAD.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1925, Page 4

NEW POLICE HEAD.

TWO names mentioned

AUCKLAND. Nov. 18

AI i:a present time much interest is being taken in Auckland iu the apimilit ment of a Commissioner of Police to succeed Commissioner A. fl. Wright who is retiring in January next. Speculation prevails as to wlm will occupy the commissioner’s chair at ihv New Zealand police headquarters in Wellington.

Unite n number of persons in a position to know, says a writer in tonight’s “Star.” consider that there is no certainty in the appointment of Superintendent AY. li. M’llveney to the position which will become vacant in January, in fact they make no secret that Superintendent llroherg. who has for some time past been m il*o Commissioner’s office at Wellington will ho the new police head. Sir .lames Parr's statement that the matter has yet to come before Cabinet |,,r its decision seems to add weight M> l lie suggestion that there are two Richmonds in the field. ■MI has also been stated that an i (i'er of the position was made to a well-known gentleman outside the police force, while others were certain that Sir Frederick Chapman, who is ( ,n a visit In England was deputed to select a new Commissioner b> guide Hie destinies of New Zealand s police. Whatever the result might he n

ns safe to predict that givai changes are abomit to talo* place in llu> police force. “The present C*.mmi--r>ner. Mr Wright. of course, hold- ihe highest rank in the police hucc m-deyg Vxl K, him is Smiprintcndeiii C. W. Ilciidrev. of Auckland. who n*iii'*s on .lamiarv *JI next. Then conics Superintendent Mack in non. of Chi isiclmreh. who will retire on Mari hA. Alter him come Superintendents llroherg uml M’llveuev. both of police headquarters. Wellington. The other rank as follows Superintendent Mailiicson (Dunedin.) Inspector Einntcrson (W haiigarcii. Inspector Wholmann (Hamilton). Inspector Kales (Auckland) and Insj * . tors Murray. Willis. !-?iinpsoii, lid. Keeler*. Cummings. M’llvciie.v (Wanganui). Ril'd and l'* " other-* recently appointed I*, the rank of inspect or. ■ li v. ill be at iiuce seen ilia! t dy I\\ o police officers whose rank and attainments tit. them for the po'itinn ol Commissioner are Superintendents 15mI \l' 11 veiiev. Neither Mr lleu(!t*,.y ~or .Mr* .Macki'nnon can ho appuinlo,! as they are about lo retire on supoi'a nutiat inn. “Siiperinfeinlem M’ilvonev i- a man who is part icuiarlv sound on law. while 1.,* also has siiowu marked ability in Ihe eonduct. of eases. lie joined the force at I nverrargill in the month o| Docemher. I SOIL and. after serving for many years a- constable, he was appointed to Ihe detective branch, serving for some time at Wellington achief detective at police headquarters, lie was stationed ai Auckland as subinspector and then was trauslerred had*: to Wellington as inspector, lie was appointed a sub-inspector on January I, 191.1, an inspector in September of 1919. and superintendent on Jantinrv 1. I!)•_>!.

•‘Superintendent liroberg also reeciv--0:1 hi-. appointment ns superintendent on the same (Into. Kui>i«ri 11 tencli-nt Urol erg lias made a reputation as one of the soundest i.ilicers in I In* Hominion. A very tborough. and nmseienliuils worker, with ahilily above the average, lie made a name ill tile del eel ivo department as one who never failed to get his man, and he lias had one or two Iona: and adventurous aliases through. the rough country districts in the southern pari of the North Island after desperate criminals whom In* landed. He was the hero nf the Ellis murder ease. On aohieviiip: commissioned rank lie showed the same rapacity fur marshalling detail ami presentin': a thorough ease in all his prosecutions, and his solid administration ability and capacity lor handlino men have been amply demonstrated dll rill;: his term as superintendent in the rommissioner’s office.”