Mr Nalder Asks Leave To Retire From Police
(New Zealand Press Association)
AUCKLAND, June 22. The Deputy - ControllerGeneral of Police (Mr P. J. Nalder) has lodged an application with the new ControllerGeneral (Mr W. S. Brown) to be allowed to retire immediately. Mr Nalder said yesterday that he would not have made his decision to. ask the Government to be allowed to retire immediately “if the Minister of Police (Mr Connolly) had at any time approached me to discuss the Government’s policy for the force and my own position in it.” Mr Nalder added: “If I was to be passed over for a younger man to take charge of the force then I think the Minister might have at least sent for me and discussed the position.
“My position for the last three years has been that of second in charge of the department,” he said. “At no time since Mr Connolly assumed his Cabinet portfolio has he ever approached me. I do not disagree with the Minister’s choice of Mr Brown as the new He is entitled to appoint who he may, and I congratulate Mr Brown. At no time has there been any discussion or clarification of my own position. This must be. contrasted with the actions of former Ministers of Police during earlier changeovers who kept me fully informed of the Government’s intentions so that I could understand the decisions and accept them.”
“Permission to retire” and “Resignation” were substantially the same thing, said Mr *Brown. Six More Years
Mr Nalder, who is 59, would not have reached the compulsory retiring age until April. 1964. and could have served for six more years.
Mr Nalder informed inquirers that his request for permission to retire would take effect immediately though he had annual leave due, as well as six months’ retiring leave. Although he has served only 37 years in the Police Force, Mr Nalder had previously spent five
years in the Post and Telegraph Department, which gave him the requisite length of service to retire on superannuation. The Prime Minister 'Mr Nash) said he had been told that Mr Nalder wanted to retire. He had always liked Mr Nalder and respected him as a good police officer and did not know why the request had been made. Mr Connolly was not available for comment.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28619, 23 June 1958, Page 12
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