THE N.Z. POLICE FORCE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 25 September 1883, Page 2

THE N.Z. POLICE FORCE

(TCTBB EDIT9B WAIRARAPA DAILY.) Sir, —"Will you kindly permit me apparent presentand future prospects of the pdlicft forcelpf this colony ;-Havjng; watched with some little interest for tho.lasttew years tho action of the Government' and. the, head of the Department' with' the 1 police force, I have come to the conclusion that,'the Government are of the .same miiij) as myself regarding superanuatjpn' of that' branch of $0 public service—that is to say, thajt the.country is unable'-fo' Afford topay v aiifiHci'&e tensions with-tfio existing, number .of enormous" pensions'at ;; pre-' sent framing th« Statfe! But keeping within sight proposition it j-ould ~mily seeirivjustice tot the nierabew-of the forca ,of.this fOdtiiig wift|.the^i^ sir|" while "1 perhaps jigged that" tfre Government are not in a -poßitionf to da,anything regardingja. superanfiation allowance (nor likely to be) in regard of pensions to' those who have; spent their beat days in the service,; I think that the) head of the Department should have' ; d knowifi%' of this; fact,, and that : i£ would'bfc well if he iii ad e a proposition, and cirpujftted jit amongstifiH |of imposing asmall:w„eekly- wntiibution say,, oonstables sixpence, and all ■above that rank, including Sergeant-, jMsijora, one, ehilling, anil let,,that deducted ninthly ;sakry.j In a;few ;y& there would *ith|-jraibMr tuanagomentf the iums annuaUy.i f(t.iintereflt. : to the best..advantage, and linilerdiate'control of the head of the.Depart..Bient, would reqiiifemeni'of ■members that become auper'anuated, ftn^ttastjy;^-entitled to some "reconilong and '■ arduous-Ser- . Ag-: 0, efficient police | • fdrg& is ■. fßadntial t<> the well being of-all coa»tne3 iii' tho ; worldj I catinot CQn<?,eivei: rftgegood afid serviceable set of men than" that, scheme which shows a t&.Wn oftt in the service; JustCqnst&ce Hhe fund that will accumulate in; a few' years even with the small 'abiount of con^ribijt|o)i-j)foppsed: >hunj dred for thefirst.twelve | and so ori:fo? each year Cumulating by interest and compound interest; 1 "ffi £ Ua^ tee tWs w ? uld te of the worn-out members. As a policeman cannot) efficient ior the < of ■get a pohsionexcept . heh&dsemd 21 years and tained, and if ' sidered s6ffice,";that he shouWjj^eiVei;anj/annuity -of at least one thejwlarv he received at ■the time ofjiis bepooaing'unfit for? further Ber|id6,' Meters ovor ten years i swr% wiffcimy-itecident (ija.-tHe IMRfuI disclmrgeiof their duty), Nfoiclr A ight : incapacitate/ - bir tender I |> em I :be entitled "w a ]he, jatponnuity as j those .having served the, allotted, 21 years. - Members of. general good conduct <

ten,- if leaving, the force, -should be entitled tothe fltnouilt paid in by them the fund witfcfinterest at current ■rajtes,, ,snd if disabled,is shown between |en and twenty bei entitled to one year's salary from'the Government, ithd the amount paid- in by them with interest in like" manner.Members discharged from the force in any way 1 , rfor-misoonduot or any-breach'of-dfsci' pline should not be entitled any remuneration,. I think the foregoing provisional wguld be a." great source ;of ; i 6ncout'agem'enV and, no doubt,4' jtist]^4 6sel^ eff recompense ] tci ' 8 conduit;'and long 'isfirwoe. v Without some such . en-' efficient force cannot btmaintaißedj andfinno cbuatry in Europe is jhere so little trouble ■ taken ■'®B in Now Zealand, : to; retain; the.'jer-j viceß.of.the traiiied ''Apolov' gisihg for trespassing on your Valuable ram <fec. f . ;• t