DUNEDIN'S POLICE STATUS

Evening Star, Issue 20440, 22 March 1930, Page 17

DUNEDIN'S POLICE STATUS

COMMISSIONER'S CONGRATULATIONS _ TELEGRAM TO HOH. W. B. TAVERNER The improved status of - Dunedin as a police district, resulting in the appointment of an inspector, in charge of the city and suburbs, is mainly tue iesult of a deputation which waited on the Commissioner of Police (Mr W. B. M‘llveney) in 1926, those who headed the deputation being, the Hon. ,W. B. Taverner, , who was then the deputymayor of Dunedin, and Mr W. B. Bteel, the secretary of the Otago Expansion League. This is borne out by a telegram which Mr Taverner received this morning from the Commissioner, the message reading as follows “I have pleasure in informing you that in compliance with my promise to you as deputy-mayor and our mutual friend, Mr W. B. Steel, of the Expansion League, at a deputation to me in 1926 at Dunedin, I have, with the approval of the Hon. Sir Thomas Sidey, advanced police status at Dunedin by placing an inspector in charge of the city and suburbs arid bringing it : into its proper relationship with Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch. I am sure you will share my delight that the' opportunity and honour of doing justice to the city where I. the police force as the junior constable ot the colony have been given me now as the head of the force for tho dominion. Kindest regards. (Signed) W. B. M llveney, Commissioner of Police.