“ELMSLEY CASE SHOWS VAL OF POLICE WORK.”

Shannon News, 9 August 1929, Page 2

“ELMSLEY CASE SHOWS VAL OF POLICE WORK.”

AMENDMENT OF LAW URGED' SOCIETY.

AUCKLAND, August

Social workers in Auckland consi that the pimshry ease is a definite dication of the value of police- inve gations, and urge, the importance an amendment of the law to eni official action to be taken in all s: lar cases.

“Failing the evidence of local < stable, the woman’s statements w< have been uncorroborated,” said R. E. N. Matthews, solicitor for Society for the Protection of Wo: and Children. ‘ ‘ Both Constable I mer and the neighbours deserve thanks of the community for submit' to the ordeal of waiting out in the < for several nights to obtain facts the Court’s information.”

The society had first taken actioi the Elmsley case on June 13. It reported the case to the Mercer pol after being informed of the main fi by a deputation of four farmers f Waerenga, who came to its offices Auckland.

“The finding in the case cannot questioned,” said Mr Matthews, “ no doubt the matter will be heart in other proceedings.”