THE POLICE COMMISSION.
SITTINGS AT DUNEDIN. [Per Press Association.! DUNEDIN, March 17. The Police Commission resumed this morning, Inspector Pardy's evidence beinc taken. He said that in his opinion the present rate of pay of men joining the force, ; .£l2O a year, was insufficient. Reductions lessened that amount considerably, and the sum received was not sufficient to keep a man honest. He advocated a pension allowance as opposed to an old age service payment. He spoke strongly against political interference, saying that he thought a man who sought influence should be dismissed as a penalty. Political interference was not, however, a thing of to-day, but had been in existence since the abolition of the provinces. He said it was impossible to administer the present Licensing Act. All that a publican wanted was a boarder on the premises, with a conscience elastic enough to swear that he paid for the liquor supplied, and he could go on selling as much as he liked.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6130, 17 March 1898, Page 3
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162THE POLICE COMMISSION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6130, 17 March 1898, Page 3
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