POLICE FORCE

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1926, Page 4

POLICE FORCE

ALTERATIONS AND TRANSFERS. WELLINGTON, Alay 1. During the Dunedin Exhibition a sergeant and eighteen constables were on special duty there. Now that the Exhibition has been closed these men are released lor duty elsewhere. 'Joday the Commissioner of Police r.ll- - several alterations and transfers in the police force.

Commissioner W. B. Al’Tlveney stated that owing to the growth of the i district and the increasing railway and motor traffic at Frankton Junction, (ho ! police stall' at that, place would he increased by the addition of a sergeant and a constable, making a total staff of u sergeant, and three constables. The increased staff would provide police attention at night time. Consc<lnclllly Sergeant A. E. Stark, of Mount Cook. Wellington, would lie transferred to take charge at the station at Frankton Junction. As additional police were urgently required at Hamilton it bad been decided to .strengthen the staff there by three constables. For the purpose of tilling these vacancies at Frankton and Hamilton respectively Constables G. F. Atkins. G. .Murray and A. Andrew bad been transferred from Dunedin when the Exhibition stall' was disbanded. Another constable would be sent to Hamilton. Sergeant G. F. Bonistli had been transferred from Dunedin to replace Sergeant. Stark at. Mount Cook.

After referring to local changes in the Wellington district, Commissioner Al’llveney said that for health, family and other reasons the following transfers had also been made:—Constable IT. Harrington from Wellington to Auckland; Constable F. Forsyth from Dunedin to Christchurch; Constable F. .1. Alexander from Dunedin to Wellington. An extra constable would also be sent to Blenheim, Constable Power, of AVhangarei , replaces Constable Kennedy, resigned, at Boss, and Constable Donnelly, of the Exhibition staff, replaces Constable Power.

Commissioner Al’llvency said it: was not intended to remove the staff from the Exhibition for at least a fortnight, pending the packing and transfer of the valuable exhibits from the buildings in which they have been stored. The duty performed by the police of both branches at {Tie Exhibition was exceedingly onerous and trying. Mated the Commissioner. Before the close of the Exhibition on Saturday tho Commissioner addressed all those who were employed on that duty, and conveyed fo them the thanks of the Department and his personal thanks for the straightforward, manly and able manner in which they had carried out their duties under the most- trying circumstances. Ho stressed the fact that no complaint of any sort had been made against any of the stafi during the Exhibition; no difficulty of any kind lmd arisen ; and there had been freedom from accidents.