THE POLICE COMMISSION.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 36, 11 August 1905, Page 5

THE POLICE COMMISSION.

EVIDENCE AT NAPIER. [IJT TBLEGRAPH.~PBESi ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, This Day. Giving evidence be-fore the Police Commission here to-day, 'Detective Livingstone, who was stationed at Duncdiu during the time of the D.I.C. thefts, said his investigations led him to believe the robberies were the work of the firm's employees. Although the records showed that he nad arrested Moses as a lad for .thefi, -he had' no recollection of doing so. He had heard that M'DonaM Had been caught stealing fruit some time ago, but never had any suspicion that the police were concerned in the Dunedin robberies. Witness did not think stealing had been going on for years. lo9pec|tor MacDonell ouggested the appointment of a sergeant-major to act under the sub-inspector at th 3 chief centres, relieving him of a portion of the clerical work, and also lightening the duties of the street sergeant. The Inspector said 'he did not think that under proper supervision larceny at Dunedin could have gone on for a number of years. The appointment of sub-inspeotors had not worked well in tho majority of plates. f Sergeant Treanor eaid supervision in Auckland was very slack previous to the advent of Inspector Cnllen, but bad wonderfully improved since., Speaking as to the value of surprise visits, Sergeant Treanor said that since the Dunedin scandal he had made several surprise inspections .md found them warr =4, three constables having beer reported for neglect of duty.