WELLINGTON POLICE.

Evening Star, Issue 14116, 20 July 1909, Page 5

WELLINGTON POLICE.

STRONGLY-WORDED RESOLUTIONS. .Upwards of forty members of the Wellington police met last night, and the following resolutions were carried unanimously : That this meeting view with grave concern the proceedings at the Dunedin sitting of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Hew Zealand Police Force, inasmuch as it is reported: 1. That grossly untrue assertions as to misconduct in the Wellington police barracks, etc,, were made by Mr Arnold, M.P. 2. That Constable C. H. Lennon, formerly of Wellington, but now an assistant clerk in the Dunedin police office, has been described by Inspector O’Brien a* a "pet’’ from another' district,' and was denied the right of the cross-ex-ominotioD of his accusers, whereas others were allowed to freely cross-examine non- ’ accusers and adversely criticise absentee officer?. 3. That Mr Bishop, S.M., has now publicly acknowledged that a previous Commission inquiring into the New Zealand Police Force, and of which, he was chairman, framed their report severely dealing with officers at least partially from newspaper reports of the proceedlnß»- . Having regard to the apparent seriousness of the situation, this meeting desire to express their full appreciation of and conadejice m oar present Commissioner of Police {Air 33 Louie K and farther resolve to employ able counsel to represent the police of Wellington and suburbs at the approaching sitting of the Royal Commission in this city, so that the proteetion of the individual and collective rights of all concerned may bo ensured, and that justice, fair plav. and truth may prevail.