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The Police Commission.

(by telegraph. ) Wellington, May 18. At the Police Commission, Mr Tunbridge urged the compulsory retirement of constables and sergeants at the age of 60 years. He would recommend a system of pensions and gratuities, and constables should receive pensions, and to provide for that a reduction should be made from their pay at the rate of 4 per cent. If a man died the deductions from pay should be paid to the next of kin, and if from accident while in the service, if a married man, the widow should receive the pension while she remained a widow. Men who resigned voluntarily, or were dismissed. should not receive back their con tributions to the pension fund. He objected to the positions of sergeants-major, and thought they should die out. Mr Tunbridge also suggested that any person frequenting any place for the purpose of betting should be liable to punishment. Before tho Police Commission Mr Tunbridge said the relative cost of police protection was : New Zealand 2s 8d ; Victoria, 4s 2id ; New South Wales, 03 lid ; South Australia, 6s 3d ; Queensland. 6= 9i j Western Australia, lis 3d. The strength of the force in New Zealand was Ito 1461; South Australia, 1 to 1041; Victoria, 1 to 832 ; New South Wales, 1 to 652 ; Queensland, Ito 579; Western Australia, Ito 349. He declared that the extra 50 men required to bring the New Zealand force up to a state of efficiency would leave New Zealand 1 to 1409, and the cost 3s 83.

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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7214, 19 May 1898, Page 4

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The Police Commission. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7214, 19 May 1898, Page 4

The Police Commission. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7214, 19 May 1898, Page 4

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