THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE FORCE.

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

THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE FORCE.

An Interesting: letter, signed Ex-Con-stable. ia-publishjßd in. another column suggesting a sort of ni.utual scheme by which members, of the police force might make a provision against the time when they become worn out and unfit for service. Our correspondents has .evidently thought his • subject oiiii" : carefully, .but .in one respect' he' has; made a slightmiscalpnlation. • A .con-}: tribution of sixpence per week such, as he suggests would, not.enable a man draw a pension equal to one half pf bis' salary. Money would, flo^m : froely 'dt-first andpossibly in ten yeirs time the income of the

per annum from contributions and interest on capital invested. But in ten years sime there might be more half Salaries, pr-say £SO a year, '.lf so the' association wovlldbogin to spend more than it was receiving, and the result in a few years would be bankruptcy,, We doubt whether a contribution of sixpence per week would provide a pension o.f the character suggested by our correspondent .exceeding £2O or £25 .per annum, Still even this small sum would be a great help to a worn out constable who possibly, may have to succumb to rheumatism or some other physical infirmity, giving up the income by which he, and his family have been supported,.