Questions Volleyed at Home Secretary
BYNG’S POLICE JOB QUERULOUS COMMONERS (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association.) Reed. noon. LONDON, Wednesday. It is suggested in several quarters that in view of the hostile reception accorded to the appointment of Viscount Byng as Commissioner of the London Police, he should withdraw’his acceptance of the position. In the House of Commons, the Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson-Uicks, was further questioned, regarding Viscount Byng’s appointment. He stated that the salary of the position was £3,000 a year. He had not fixed the period of Lord Byng’s appointment. The regulations provided that he must retire at the age of 70. Lord Byng was not entitled to a pension unless it were specially sanctioned. He felt that none of the high officers of the police was the right man to control a force of 20,000 men, involving the safety and happiness of eight million people. Pie believed Lord Byng’s special qualifications, ability and character outweighed the disadvantages of age.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 398, 5 July 1928, Page 9
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164Questions Volleyed at Home Secretary Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 398, 5 July 1928, Page 9
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