Two or three police sergeants, in the course of their evidence before the Police Commission at Wellington, made no secret of the fact that they consider themselves to be underpaid and overworked. All complained of the high cost of living in Wellington. One, however, had a tilt at Auckland. He stated that in the three years ho spent there it had cost him £150 more to live than he drew in pay. Another, dealing with expenses in "Wellington,, said, " Some married constables in this city can hardly pay their 'way, in fact, some actually can't do it, and are in debt."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8071, 23 August 1905, Page 5
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