THE POLICE FORCE.
REPORT ON THE YEAR'S WORK. J[qRE MEN URGENTLY REQUIRED. The annual report of the New Zea land Police Force was presented to Par liament on Friday afternoon by the Mm ister for Justice (Hon. A. L. Herdman) The report states that tlia strength o the force on March 31 last was 870 of a! ranks, of whom 707 were constables. In a lengthy general statement tin Commissioner (Mr. .John Cullen) report: that the conduct of members of the fore has been, on the whole, very <at!.--.f:v: tory during the year. Dealing w :'.i Ch. strike period, he remarks, after dei.iilin} the injuries received during the riotin; bv mcmberK of the force: —"The mount e!l and foot special constables who wen called to the assistance of the polici rendered very great assistance in mam taming order, and during the time, the: were in the cities their conduct under al circumstances was most exemplary." "The present strength of the force i' not sufficient to enable me to adequatcl' police certain and country places,' the Commisisoner says. "Local bodies private citizens and officers of the forci make frequent appeals for more police especially in North Island centres when the population is increasing rapidly, am asking that provision he made oi this year's Estimates for increasing tin force by an additional fifty constables and if this number is provided for it wil >e possible to meet the more urgent po lice needs of many localities." SLY-GROG IN WELLINGTON. Dealing with sly-grog selling, the sn perintendent of the Wellington distiicl says:— "Sly-grog traffic is ail offence thai gives a great deal of trouble, and needs continual vigilance to keep in check It is carried on in large centres of popu lation on Snmlavs when hotels are elos ed, as well as in no-license areas. Then is probablv no offence in which more in genuitv is exercised in order to defeat the law, and many people who wonli give evidence regarding ordinary offence, would never think of doing so in repari to this traffic, whilst many person! i would go out of their way to shield o: give warning to sly-grog dealers. _ Ii detecting this class of offence it is oftei necessary to have recourse to so mue] ' subterfuge and evasion as to make thi work exceedingly unpleasant, or even of fensive, to some men. * Indeed, it re quires special tact and skill to outwi' ■ clever offenders in this unsavory trade • Small penalties such as have been re 1 corded in some localities only act. as en . courngement to offenders i>f this class ) because they call easily afford smal monetary penalties where the trade ii flonrishiir.'. end a small line having beei recorded in court is a good advertise : m ,,„t by directing thirsty persons to tin ■ places "where their drought can be re lieved."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 5
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472THE POLICE FORCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 5
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