THE PRISON SERVICE.
f_. the Editor.) _3ir, —There..exists at the present time among the .tail' of officers doing duty at H.M. .Prison, Auckland,, a, yety uncomfortable state of affairs, v/h,ieh certainly merits the closest' investigation. N6 inquisitive curiosity prompts mc to trouble you with this letter, but an ardent hope that a. searching, inquiry by an impartial tribunal be made into the cause of recent resignations from the staff of prison officers, with many years' service. One ottlcer. who. recently left, held the rank of principal warder, with approximate!)- 18 years' service to his
credit, And,.was. a...humane, just; and highly intelligent officer, who .knew how to control and Jiandl. prisoners, and was appreciated Jor hie tact. He was a great asset to Kis par-iculJ. depart-ment.-Tl am, etc.;,. G. W. F. THOMPSON. ____B»___s i i. i.i-*--
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 115, 14 May 1920, Page 8
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135THE PRISON SERVICE. Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 115, 14 May 1920, Page 8
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