POLICE REGULATIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11301, 20 December 1898, Page 3

POLICE REGULATIONS.

• The following amended police -regulations ;have.been.gazetted:—^,- ■-'-•■ -. .- ':■,:■.;'.'•

j _ Regulation' No.' 5:-^The: v police' force will' he divided into ■the1. r follo'wing grades^-viz.:: Commissioner; inspectors, 3ub-inspoctdrs, sergeantsma]br, sergeants,.fconstables. .■';.•, i'- .:':' ,:•,-■ ■ :_ No., ,-39.—When .any., member, of the;- force is ;m hospital, the charge for -accommodation and treatment will,,be deducted:irom his -pay: If ,suffering; from the'effects iof his .'own, misconduct no pay will be allowed..' In ordinary cases •o[ sickness where no'medical. officer is ap.pointed, members of the force will haye to provide_ themselves with; medical 'attendance and medicines; but in case's:Vph'ere illness has been occasioned by injuries or lotherwise in the execution'of duty a:speciarreport bf-tlio circum- : stances is to be made .to the. commissioner. .;Where medical.officers.are* appointed all ranks will be'providedl with, medical attendance and medicines by the medical oificers 'free of charge, but Is per diem will be stopped from each man's pay-while on the sick.lißt. When:any member • of the force has been on.the sick list for more . than ,28 consecutive- days or ■ more • than four times'.'during 12 months a report must be made to, the commissioner. . -. ■ ■. ■

: -No. 69.—Vacancies:in : the.force will'be filled from candidates selected.by the commissioner of police, subject to. the. approval of.the Minister haying control :oi the department for the time being. Candidates selected must,bo able to ,read,, write, .and .spell, and to work sums in-simple addition', a,nd. subtraction.. :-They will.be .examined at' siich places as. may be directed.' They, must.be of .exceptional moral character,, of which ;iatisfaotory., testimonials will be required.-.'They must possess activity, intelligence, and good temper. They mu3t not be less than 21 and not ipore than 30 years of age, but this age limit 'is- not .-to apply to members of the permanent militia who joined that force before the date hereof on tKe understanding -that, if found -suitable, they .would be eligible-for'enrolment in :the police force up to 40 years of'age.,, They must not:bc under s£t 9in in height, of good physiqiie,,arid.of;a normal chest-'measurementofnoli less than 38in; of-good health,'free from any bodily complaint, of sound. constitution, and ''successfully i vaccinated. -Candidates before; appointment to probation class .-will, .have to undergo'medical examination in order, to ascertain, whether they have health, and., strength |to. undertake the duties of police constables,: and mUBt. produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner named .by the'department. If selected they will -be drafted .to the'training .depot in.Wellington'as probatiouers,' and before being appointed'police constables will have to undergo further departmental examination as to their probable /.fitness to properly fulfil the duties required of them. Should it be found that they lack the necessary qualifications'they will be discharged from the department" without being Appointed. Men who' have: previously served in the New Zealand or auy other police force may, at the'diaoretion.-f'} the commissioner, be exempted from'depot irj-ining. ' '-..' • ■;

■No. 92.—A1l inspectors are to;be similarly dressed. .Their uniiorav will be as'follows: — Blue cloth cap with stuff peak and silver.oakleaf band ljin v/ide,':with silver'btitton and tracing,: lace on top; ••blue cloth patrol jacket with standing- ,collarV ; braided- with hussar braid and silver -.shout tier cords'; blue cloth single-breasted waistcdM, booking to the throat with silver beading'ahA silver.lace found the edges - and, pockets; bine cloth trousers with black oakleafi mohair bvsid down the side, ljin wide; cloak, and .buckskin gloves. ' The uniforms, of sub-inspectors will be similar to that of inspectors, except .that in the; case of the former ..the; triinming,;of the; capi•' jacket, and waißtcoat will, be of black mohair braid •instead of silver, lace as inthe cas'e-qi the letter.; The uniform of sergeant's, whether mounted or. foot,: will be/precisely the same as.that of cbnsta'bles with the addition of.three chevrons' on. the right :arm,.!and, in' the case-of sergeants-major, four chevrons surrounded.by a-.crb\vn, -'■'■- ■'

'No.-107.—Sergeants.'and constables--will be allowed annual leave ; of .absence.'according to the following. scale:-rPor; any period not exceeding'l2 days onvfull pay; abpye'l2 without pay. This leave will be allowed to accumulate up to 36 days, but. not to exceed that period, except .under special; circumstances, to be decided by the ioomraissioner.V ' -'- ■! No. 222.—The-detective force ■ is'formed by selecting from among candidates offering themselves for enrolment i v or from the preventive branch men who- are1 bonsidered most- suitable for'service, but, as'regards' the former; the conditions as to candidates' for the general force as laid down' in regulation' Ko.;!- 59; will not necessarily apply. Cahdidates will be firat employed for a'time on: probation, after which, if they are reported favourably' of by the officer in charge, they may bo appointed.-as.detectives as vacancies occur. :.•'■ • "... ■ . ,

:'•'■ A heavy squall passed'-'over' Greymouth on Saturday,.evening, and 'stripped the roofs from a number of outhouses. :• A phenomenally heavy hail .storm swept through the town early, next^morning. Some bail stones.'fell..on- the- roofs with a noise like rosuJ metal. ' .•'■ "-,''■?,.': ••.'.•■--.■' ■;?.<:,'•;?■ >'■ ■■■ All the single men'left, on the Midland railway works will be discharged, at the end of the month.''"■"■■'.