POLICE COMMISSION.
Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, July 12. The Police Commission sat this morning and intimated that after hearing Inspector O'Brien's evidence it would visit some of the places entered. Robert A. Weston presented himself to givo evidence of the laxity of the police in the performance of their duties. Annie McDermott also said she had complaints to make. Both were told to attend on Friday. Inspector O'Brien, who was examined at length, said lie first heard of the recent police thefts from Detective Herbert. Pressed by the Commission for an opinion whether the supervision of street duty was sufficient, witness said ho thought that in each of the four centres there should be two sergeants on duty at night instead of one, or perhaps a sub-inspector and one sergeant, to sco that tne constables were doing their duty honestly. He did not believe that keys left at the station were improperly \ased.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12550, 13 July 1905, Page 5
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153POLICE COMMISSION. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12550, 13 July 1905, Page 5
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