STOP PRESS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 25 November 1943, Page 6

STOP PRESS

W ELLrNGTON, This ' bay. - Police regulations as far back, at 1887 pro vided that the wife of a member of the Police Force should not engage in trade or business, and the amended regulations were designed to ensure that wives of members did not engage in employment that might embarrass ■ bands in the performance of their duties, the Minister in Charge of Police, the Hon. P. Webb, stated today. Beyond this, the regulations had no application to the private activities of drives of members ©f the force. There was no conflict of- opinion between the manpower authorities and the Police Department, and the fullest co-operation existed between the two departments. In no. instance had the Commissioner of Police refused permission to wives of policement to engage in remunerative employment or sought to use ttie regulations against tile manpower authorities in cases in which policemen’s wives were involved. The Minister said the amended regulations were necessary because there were, cases of men working for the Department during the war and for private employers at night, while others during their period of night duty worked elsewhere during the day. It was obvious that the men could not give efficient service to the public or the Department 'under such circumstances. Complaints had been received of policemen undertaking work that could have been performed by civilians who were waiting for work and could not get it, through preference being given to the police. In the interests of tlie State, the Police Department must have the right to decide what, it any, work policemen : hould be allow ed to perf< n from their official-duties. ENVOY FROM PET A IN? LONDON, Nov. 24- —According to Ankara radio a special envoy from Marshal Feta in is on his way to Algiers with three versions of Potato's speech, the broadcast of which was prohibited ■ November