DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 97, 30 March 1916, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

ECHO OF. THE LOST PENGUIN. . Per Pi'OsS Association. Wellington, March 29 Captain Post reports to the Marino Department that while the Tutanekai was dragging recently for a cable in Cook Strait she hooked some obstruction which he believes was the PeOjguin wreck, on a bottam in the locality of which was fine shingle. During all the years he has worked Cook Strait, says Captain Post, he never had such an exeprience. It was impossible to lift the obstruction from the bottom, and the grapnel and rope which had a breaking strain of thirty tons, was carried away and was lost, together with the grapnel and chain.

The angle of the Tutanekai at the time was right angle 86deg. 30mm. from Karori centre of Terawhiti, and extreme left angle of 32deg. 40min. from The Brothers. The depth of water was sixty fathoms.. RED TAPE IN THE POLICE FORCE Wellington. March 29'. Mr John Ellison who lately retired from the Superintendenoy of the Police Force, was the recipient of a presentation from citizens to-day. In the course of a few remarks Mr Ellison said there was far too much red tape in the police force, and too much clerical work. Everybody made out his own report, thus entailing a great deal of unnecessary labor. Also, there was too much work thrown on the head office in Wellington. The head of the Department was away from the city about one-third of his time and during his absence the Wellington chief had to do the work of two men. Mr Ellison eulogised the capabilities of his successor. Superintendent O'Donovan, and predicted that he was sure to rise to the top. "Then," he said, "we may hai'e something better.'''