POLICE OFFICER LEAVES.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20265, 6 August 1937, Page 6

POLICE OFFICER LEAVES.

BERGEANT 8. BAUNDERB. FAREWELLED BY COMRADES. The deep bond of comradeship in the New Zealand polloe foroe was referred to by Inspector C. W. Lopdell, In charge of the Hamilton police district, when farewelling Sergeant 9. Saunders who, after 17 years’ servloe as chief district clerk in Hamilton, has been transferred to Wellington as a clerk In the office of the seniorsergeant. A function was held at the station last evening, when there was a representative gathering of members of the Hamilton force. In making a presentation of a silver teaset, Mr Lopdell said Sergeant Saunders had held a responsible posltlof in Hamilton, and he had served tb forco well. While not cutting himsel adrift from the comradeship of th others he had respected confidence of which the others knew nothing. Th inspector said that the new post wouU offer him excellent experience, aftel which promotion should be rapid. Other members of the force associated themselves with the Inspector’s remarks, the speakers being SeniorSergeant G. H. Lambert, DetectiveSergeant J. Thompson, Sergeant T. Kelly, Detective V. J. White, Constables H. M. Kirby, R. McGrath, C. H. Malsey (Cambridge), E. D. Fraser (Te Kulti), and G. Donnelly. Sergeant Kelly said that he knew Sergeant Saunders 25 years ago In Walhl before he Joined the force. At that time Mr SauDders held the fire brigade record for scaling a ladder. He stressed that the spirit of comradeship should permeate the atmosphere of police activities. Detective White, as chairman of the Hamilton Committee of the Police Association, extended the best wishes of the committee to Sergeant Saunders, and said that he had received many expressions of regret from members who could not be present. In reply, Sergeant Saunders said during the time that he had been in Hamilton he had seen 67 members of the Hamilton central station and over 80 others of the district force transferred. He had served under more than six Inspectors, and many seniorsergeants. ~ He regretted very muct having to leave Hamilton. Sergeant Saunders left for Wellington with his family to-day.