THE POLICE FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 7

THE POLICE FORCE.

..' Sir,—l notice by this morning's paper, that ■.■/■';.;:■ the. police have.made a raid on;two supposed .';''■'- _:".'; sly-grog ehops in. the heart--of this, city, and ..*,'■/;. • that -great;* praise' is due to them : for .-their..',-.':: : ::;.': : -; finding; of I/,am-'. only .-■>'•; ;■;%'■! new .chum...hero, but ;havevknown : ,of ".thec;'.-:.-:;-: , existence of sucii places.formatleast'•,twelve;!".'<<;■ \'i; inonthsi'V'Surely.the.'police';are: asleep,'.; : 'ia;'".;-:./i;';> Wellington. ' ;Mney; pass..: the--places 'every,- '/"v,".! day, perhaps several .times: a day yet do-'not- ; know, of the existence of ..them. : • Why '»V "';'-:: this? ;' The time:-has,come;.now. when .:we/.:'': : f-,lv,'-want really \ live men in : our;police; force.-J;.I couldlay my hands 6n.no less:than^twenty',idle arid;.disorderly 'persons 1 have;-no! ; i;,iKi-Vv visible; means -of , If :a;new;'C ; hum'; "i ?:S .ean : what/ought •able -to do','. : who are.-'on the streets night- v 'X4 > arid .day.—l'. am, ,eto.i;; : -;,.NEW- CHUM/v;.;: r^ I ' THE ONSLOW :LO/VN PRQPOSALS; ; v : [ ;Sir,r-I had the good one'df-.the.A;. vV; ; -;; loan'- proposals placed Ibt'forq. them..'-. ; I feel *:■■■>.;•::-;.■ sure' the Orislbw • ratepayers'' will'•: follow. : so -.' ! ..•;':'*'- good.an eiaraple. Engineered'by speculatiy?; [> : randaolderß and syndicates, a.hugo borrowing ;-;; V/•:-; proposal .is : - :, shortly. ; to'.'*bo: laid : before , ';.us..^;!-*-;;'- : ' There', : is'absolutely;no justification, in:the-borough's.present position, for-addina ■. to the' 1 rates';;; • The; price proposed;;to'be- pai2; ; Si;i%< ior/the .water (OTnseryatipnV-.area :, ':,iß i ;'smplj.\T::v.''*;-;j ridiciilous, ; ; acid! it would be: hetter."to "wait;}'<■":'¥(, till-;the present inflated bubble'.of' land valnejf'.cjix-? has.burst..ln any case, : we:don'twantwater.':^:;;.':; , :, . Our tanks;afford.us a plentiful supply,.'and l ;,; ':'?';?:■ if anyone, runs'short,-it'is" want-of ».';■; i?",.: an additional -tank;'-orj through-sheer. .care» ; ;\e-S ; .; ,lessriess>'.'- : .-;.':,;■:. -^.'- -;^;ivX : - : ; ; ;:J : .. .Sanitation; we: don't; want:yetieitherV.With:'i; ; '-s ; . : a: few 'exceptions,'; /ar6;^^^large' ; ;;:--v;;): enough to ; allow'.of -the'.earth; burial , ;! for; many^years/' . That' , there; areVa'riy except-Vifs tions-. is entirely due to the'remissness oh'the/. w'.?; ; ; part;of. the- Borough-Council, , wiuchVhas per-:y-:■:* niitted-; syndicates, and ■" some ; private .'owners >..-.j;i ':t■■'■ in-some/c'aseV.'tocut .up-'thpir land- into: pne^viv? »s7: eighth' acre; lots: and 'same bwriers^(S:;- i;;g who,'for'.the sake of: eitra -profit,;have';done tliisj.to;.the.ultimate'.dettinient of 'tlioKealthi;"f;^: ; jV blithe 'people,: and.',the.'spoiling; of%r6ugh, ; are ; the'veVpnesiwho are^tryiig?to;:r.?Syv ;foißfthis huge'-.burden V: of a £25,000 ' "10aav;,.!.%::: upon :us!-.:>Did- I';say;-£25,000?.. :it:,will: : be : sv:y £50,000 .before: they .have;done.iL:Tbe/works ;QyCA : proposediwill never.'-lie;done;for the" money;".i..:j;;.;::.-.:-.The'i.'rates. here!now':'are/yery' ')'4 : '• V; growing every,'year.-".lfithis^^.proposal.-is'ca'fi..-£-',.Xr£. ried,:the' rates al6ne' 7 amquntto a.sinall.'lental..-.'ls:it not'.timej : .Birji;..; i; .;fi '.the'ipowbrs.'of; municipalities in 'the Cway.; or : v :v.-.''i';: reckless borrowirig'were curtailed it anyone. with. an axe to : grind can bring ;.foi> ; HV; ward: any Jmbnstrous proposals,;and lowing to : v:;v..'; S : :the:gross"apathy and cririiinal.laziness;of theU«'K ratepaye'rsy! this single;: vote ■may; carry v in : : toto;;:.'-, .■' Should 'there:- not ;■ at.-' least ';;be ■:■s%*' ''W, thre&ifths majority'yote; imposedras; a;pre-;'>ry!-l' calitioh ?l-.lil •■ do/-riot'' class; asV)in ; interested:':^; ?a■ , party':•' his" ;Mayor, ■; to ;>whoiri ';we 5 L feS 1 are indebted for- finances,'for:theW'Vv{ : ?.; .first time in the history bf--the;'-lwrbugHJ''.dn''a;;i'"-"-'-!.!3-. !fairly;sound footing.v;There'is. doubt; .is:merely carrying,'out;tbeVrequest-6f;a noisy:::: ,cbterie- of ■ interested; landholders/:and..he,'has ;'r;i.;^v' .been\misle^!'M i io' : tte;real'wi^es'^f:.tte' : -rat^,rV- : r i '-"4' payers;—l 'am, vetp'.j-''-:^'^'^,-^'''-:' l^:'?^^..-';^^, '^^;' ;>: Ngaibji February ; \j }:;^-: : ; -.'': hi J : v r v'i'S-