RESERVE FORCE

Southland Times, Issue 25307, 10 June 1935, Page 8

RESERVE FORCE

AUXILIARY POLICE. ADVANTAGE OF SERVICE. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, June 8. The advantage of service in the auxiliary police force, both to the reservist and to the community, was stressed by the Commissioner of Police in an interview to-day. He said enlistments in the auxiliary force were fairly satisfactory, but there were vacancies in each of the four centres. So far only at Auckland on the occasion of the Duke of Gloucester’s visit had it been necessary to call up reservists for duty and then only for two or three weeks. Apart from the benefits to the State and to reservists individually the Commissioner said it was expected employers would value and readily avail themselves of the services of police reservists whereby they were assured of the integrity and trustworthiness of their employees, and the sense of security to their interests the presence of such men in their service must necessarily create would be recognized. There doubtless would also be satisfaction in helping an organization designed to benefit, in a very material way, the business life of their city by the assurance of peace and good order. Mr Wohlmann added that the Reserve offered the advantage of preference in selection when vacancies occurred in the regular force.