OLD PRISON CELLS FOR SINGLE CONSTABLES
Uncomfortable Accommodation At Dunedin [Special to Northern Advocate ”] DUNEDIN, This Day. Compared with those in Dunedin, the police quarters in Auckland are like a palace, according to a man who has had experience of living in both. He said, that the greatest objection to the single constables’ rooms in Dunedin was the excessive cold, and, apart from that, they were depressing in the extreme.
There were about 18 single constables living in the Dunedin police-station, and the rooms they were accommodated in were simply old prison cells, which had been converted for the purpose. The constables could improve their rooms by painting the brick walls if they wanted to. Most of them did, but, by the time a bed and dressing table had been placed in the cells, there was not a great deal of room for anything else. They were provided with adequate bathing and shower facilities, however, and they had an excellent hotwater service, which was a great improvement. on conditions ruling some years ago. Their living conditions left a great deal to be desired.
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Northern Advocate, 31 May 1937, Page 5
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