THE POLICE PERTURBED

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 149, 20 July 1909, Page 2

THE POLICE PERTURBED

DUNEDIN SITTINGS CONCLUDED. By Telegrapn.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Police C'ominisison to-day, evidence was given by a number of sergeants and by Mr. Cumming, agent for the Patients' and .Prisoners' Aid Society. The Commission has now finished its sittings here, and has adjourned to sit at Oauiam on Wednesday. THE COMMISSION'S REVELATIONS. WELLINGTON MEN SUPPORT THE INSPECTOR. Wellington, Last Night. Upwards of forty members of the Wellington police met to-night. me following resolutions were', carried:— "That this meeting view's with grave concern tlie proceedings at the Duncdm sitting of tin) Royal Commission of inquiry into the Ne'w Zealand police force, inasmuch as it is reported (1) that grossly untrue assertions as to misconduct in the Wellington police barracks, etc., iverc made by Mr. Arnold, M.P.; (2) that Constable C. H. Lennon, formerly of Wellington, but now an assistant clerk in the Dunedin police office, has been described by Inspector O'linen as a "pet" from another district, and was denied the right of cross-examina-tion of his accusers, whereas others were allowed to freely cross-examine nonaccusers and adversely criticise absentee officers.

" That Mr. Bishop, S.M., has now puslicly acknowledged that a previous commission inquiring into th t . New Zealand police, and of which he wis chairman, framed its report severely dealing with officers at least partially from newspaper reports of its proceedings. "That having regard to the apparent seriousness of the situation, this meeting desires to express its full appreciation of and eonlidenee in our present Commissioner of Police (Mr. Diunie), and further resolves to employ able counsel to represent the police of Wellington and suburbs at the approaching sitting of the Royal Commission in this city, so that the protection of individual and collective rights of all concerned may be assured, and that justice, fair play and truth may prevail."