THE POLICE FORCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 December 1928, Page 10

THE POLICE FORCE.

— « PROMOTIONS ANl> TRANSFERS. Telegraph—Press Associatiau.j WELLINGTON, Dec. 10. lire following promotions and transfers in the police fore© were announced to-day by the Commissioner of Police, Mr IV. B. Mclliveney. Sub-Inspector J. Fahey, of Dunedin, has been promoted to the rank of inspector. Senior Sergeant J. Cummings, of Auckland, has been .promoted to subinspector and transferred to Dunedin. Senior-Sergeant J, J. O’Grady, of Newton Station, Auckland, takes charge of Auckland central, station. Sergeant M. Flanagan, of Mt. Eden station, Auckland, has been appointed to the grade of isenior-sergeant and takes charge, of Newton station. Detective-Sergeant W- J. Butler, of Napier, has been appointed to the grade of senior -.sergeant- and . transferred to Wellington. Detective T. Fitzgibbon. of Hastings, replaces Detective B. Farquharson, being transferred from Dunedin to Hastings. Constable T. Campagnolo, of Epsom station, Auckland, has 'been promoted 1 to .sergeant and will remain at Auckland.- , Detective J. K. Robertson, of Whangarei, ha:s been .promoted to the rank of detective-sergeant. Constab 1 © J .Edwards, of Hunterville, has been promoted to the rank of .sergeant and transferred to Auckland. Constable W. H. Si mister, at present on loan to the Cook Islands Administration for police duty at Rarotonga, has been promoted to the rank of .sergeant. Detective H. Nuttall, of Timaru, lias been promoted to the rank of detectivesergeant and transferred to Dunedin. Sergeant J. Fitzgerald, of Freeman’s Bay’ station, Auckland, has been transferred to take charge of the Thames station, replacing Sergeant McDonnell, who. has retired. Detective L. Studholine, of Christchurch, replaces) Detective-Sergeant Nuttall at Timaru. The promotions will take effect as from January 1, and! the transfers will be effected as soon as possible!