THE POLICE FORCE
SUGGESTED PATROLWOMEN APPOINTMENTS UNLIKELY. r Special “Chronicle” Sen ice. ] WELLINGTON, Mar. 23. It is improbable that patrolwonien, with full powers to arrest, will be appointed to the N.Z. Police Force as asked by the National Council ot Wo men. , Police matrons already do good work and. perform many functions which in other countries are undertaken by social organisations themselves. The official view ic that no good purpose would be served by extending the work which ’iese women members of the police force already perform. In addition, they could not take the oaiti as it stands at present, for women would net be able to “preserve the peace” in tne manner demanm.l ot met . , F.nally. ttic question ot pa 7 is a c- yone and would possiley lam e tr-nt ic w»ithin the force itself. Further legislation is needed before the police force can be extended in the manner suggested. _
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20104, 24 March 1928, Page 8
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