Dealth Of Well-Known Police Superintendent

Wanganui Chronicle, 29 November 1948, Page 6

Dealth Of Well-Known Police Superintendent

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night (PA) —Superintendent John Fox, of the New Zealand police force, died at his home at North Beach, Christchurch, today. He was 64 and had been in illhealth for some time. Superintendent Fox, who was officer in charge at Napier, had just begun his three months’ retiring leave from the police force and had bought a house at North Beach. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1884 and came to New Zealand in. 1904. He joined the police in 1906 and was stationed at Dunedin until 1913. He served at Milton, Otago, uitil 1921, when he was transferred to Auckland as a sergeant. From Auckland he went to Westport rfs a sergeant. From Auckland he went to Westport as sergeant in charge until 1927, aiffi from 1927 to 1931 he was stationed at Invercargill. From 1931 to 1935 Superintendent Fox served as senior sergeant at the central police station, Christchurch, and was wellknown as a prosecutor in the Magistrate’s Court. He was promoted to sub-inspector in 1935 and went to Auckland, where he was also well known as.a prosecutor. From 1939 until 1944 he was inspector at Whangarei and he served for a year as inspector at Nelson. In 1945 he was promoter superintendent, and was transferred to Napier. Superintendent Fox was to retire from the police force on his birthday. May 19, 1949. He is survived by his widow, one son andfour daughters. scription of the Land Settlement Board as “all powerful” was an exaggeration; nor was the board any more unweildy than other boards which previous Governments had set up. He defended the constitution of the Land Settlement Board and thought that the “remarkable” statement made by the member for Tauranga would cause widespread amusement among returned soldiers who had been settled on land. , The Minister said he would be quite prepared to move an amendment during the committee stages of the Bill concerning the determination of Values which would be done by the Land Sales Court, but what he did not altogether like about that was that it was embodying in permanent legislation a portion of the legislation which was only temporary. However, if it was thought desirable he would be glad to introduce such new clause. All would regret the passing of the old land boards which had done much useful work, but to a large extent they would be replaced by land settlement committees. The Bill would fill a long-felt want, and although the changes were apt to be looked upon with suspicion, he considered that the changes would be for the best. The Bill was given a second reading without further discussion.