HELMETS FOR POLICEMEN.
DISPENSING WITH SHAKOS.
INSTRUCTION TO BE ISSUED
[BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Tuesday.
The helmets worn by the police prior to the introduction of the shako are 111 future to bo worn permanently by members of the force. For some days it has ! een apparent that a change was pending, for the constables on duty in Wellington have all worn helmets.
Within a day or so the Commissioner of Police, Mr. W. G. Wohlmann, hopes to issuo an instruction in connection with the change, which will bo a more or less gradual process.
The helmets will first displace the shakos in the cities, and by degrees the change will be extended to the country districts.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20760, 31 December 1930, Page 10
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