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oj a* Iff a 111 By whom made. Against whom. Nature of Charge or Complaint. Whether Proved, Wholly, Partially, or Disproved. Remarks. OTAGO —continued. 85 Constable J. W. Brennan Complaining of evidence given about him, and asking that it be corrected See evidence given by Inspector Pardy relating to him, pages 209 and 250. 86 87 Sergeant John Dwyer .. Constable Hugh Mulholland R. Rainer Jones Claiming promotion Claiming promotion Claiming reward for arrest of escaped prisoner See special finding. See special finding. No recommendation to make, 88 The reward is claimable, if at all, from the Prisons Department, provided the Judge trying the case recommended the payment of such reward. No such recommendation was made in the case referred to by complainant. Constable Treacy's case is similar to many others. He and they must have known when they entered the Service that the period served in the Armed Constabulary would not count. The work in the Armed Constabulary was not as wearisome as that in the police, and it is a rule of the Department that " service in the Armed Constabulary does not count as service in the Police Force." We see no reason to disturb this rule. We have no recommendation to make. We have no recommendation to make. No pay attached to the position of Police Gaoler (as suoh) at Arrowtown. 89 Constable Daniel Treacy Asking that service in Armed Constabulary be allowed, so that he can get long-service pay. 90 91 Constable Jas. Leece .. Sergeant P. Bowman .. Claiming promotion Claiming extra pay for acting as gaolor at Arrowtown 92 T. E. Taylor, M.H.R. .. Constable Christie (1.) Collecting moneys on commission (2.) Neglect of duty (3.) Carrying dead child in train and so defrauding the revenue That Constable Leece made an untrue statement concerning the condition of Meikle's family in a report;, and also made in the same report insinuations concerning chastity of Meikle's wife. j- See special finding. We find that the statements made by Constable Leece as to the stock and chattels upon complainant's property were believed by him to be true at the time he made them. We also find that the words relating to the young man Johnston, " remaining to father such a large family," were not intended to impute immoral relations between Mrs. Meikle and Johnston, although open to such a construction. See special finding. <J3 J. J. Meikle Constable Leece A. C. Henderson Sergeant Macdonnell .. That Sergeant Macdonnell prevents prisoners from employing complainant professionally, and suggesting periodical removal of officers in charge of station Unfair treatment of complainant's wife Failure of police to arrest certain persons Neglect of duty on part of police 94 95 96 97 Nicholas Azzariti Robert Rae Mrs. S. J. Slattery Constable Treacy Disproved. Withdrawn. Disproved.