Correspondence.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1000, 19 November 1878, Page 2

Correspondence.

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Sib, — In your Thursday's issue, is a telegram to the effect that Inspector Achison had been removed to Nelson. Many people ■will attribute this to the agitation got up by Mr Barton, respecting Wellington police matters, and as a punltihi&ent for dereliction of duty, which I think he does not deserve. Being, a personal friend of Inspector Achison's, I know him to be a most deserving officer. There certainly may be a fault m the system of retaining superior officers too long m one district, so let ua advocate a reform, and let Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors be • moved, say, every two years at moßt, and obtain a knowledge of the country, at the country's expense, and let the people feel the crutch they lean upon is not rotten. Do not let our. men rust or become fosslized by remaining too long m one place, or they ,may become !ike the old lady who was asked to dance, and replied, she would, for v " she had sot and sot till she almost grew." Talking about growing, puts me m mind of a yarn I heard about a race of men m the Islands, who make a hole m the ground to put their tails m when they sit down. If they were to sit too long, the tail might take root and grow, and so might public servants tails grow, if squatting too long m one locality, and then they might, if ordered to move to Kikikihi or Alexandra, for instance, make the excuse that their tails had taken such root m the soil, that it was impossible to move them. By all meany, let some system be adopted similar to that of the 1 Army and Navy, and rest assured the I service will not suffer thereby. — I am, &c, ■■ Ex Bobby.