OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 110, 12 May 1938, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR. A. CRUICKSHANK

The death occurred at Auckland yesterday of Mr. Alexander Cruickshank, formerly superintendent of police and commissioner of police at Samoa, in his eighty-second year. Born in Banffshire, Scotland, in 1858, he spent his boyhood days with the herring fishing fleet. At the age at 18 he joined the City of Glasgow police, resigning after a few years' service. Mr. Cruickshank came to New Zealand in 1878 in the sailing ship Waitara, landing at Bluff. The following year he joined the armed constabulary as a trooper arid was stationed at Lawrence, where he was engaged in connection with gold transport between Topeka and Lawrence. Subsequently he was transferred to Dunedin, where he served as court orderly. 'For many years he was a constable in charge at Lower Hutt, and in 1900- he was transferred to Wellington. In 1902 he wa» promoted to sergeant in charge at Dannevirke. .

Promoted to sub-inspector in 1919, Mr. Cruickshank was stationed at Napier, Dunedin, and Timaru. In the same year he rose to the rank of inspector and wag statiqiied' at Auckland. A year later he wag transferred to Greymouth, where he wag ln' charge of the district. In 1921 he was promoted to the rank of superintendent and retired in the same year' on, reaching the age of 65 yeats.

On his retirement Mr. Cruickshank revisited Scotland, but returned to the Dominion to accept an appointment as commissioner of police at Samoa. He served jn. this position from 102J to 1926. A capable and kindly officer, he was extremely popular with both the public and members of the Force. He is survived by three daughters and one son. :