THE POLICE FORGE.

West Coast Times, 23 June 1909, Page 1

THE POLICE FORGE.

AN ENQUIRY TO BE HELD. THE CABINET'S DECISION. [BY TELEQEAPE— PEE PKE9S ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, June 21.— The Minister of Justice, interviewed by a Post reporter in regard to the charges recently made against the administration, of the Police Department by Commissioner Dinnie, said that so far the charges were couched in such vague and gereial terms as to make investigation practically impossible. He himself had made enquiry into ever/ case where definite allegations had reached him. So far none of the allegations had upon enquiry been sustained. He recognised that the administration of the Police Department should' not only be properly and impartially carried on, but should be as far as possible above any public suspicion of negligence or improperty. In justice both to himself and the Commissioner, definite details in connection with those allegations made in a recent debate in the House should be furnished and that full enquiry would ba made "t\v a competent and fully empowered tribunal. lb is to be assumed, said tha Minister, that the members of Parliament recognised their resoonsibility in making such charges as those referred to and that, if asked ,they will afford the Minister the fullest assistance in making the investigation. In view of all these circumstances, the Cabinet this mouung resoJved to recommend to the Governor that Mr Bishop, S.M., of Ohristchurchj be a.npciiyted a Royal Commissioner- to make enquiries and investigation in connection with the polico force as lie may deeTi proper and expedient. I It is obvious, continued the Minister, that from Mr Bishop's long expeiience as a magistrate, especially as a police magistrate that he has all the qualifications iiece3saiy to deal with the enquiry with which he will be entrusted. "It is due to Commissioner Dinnio to say,' 5 continiied Dr Findlay, "that he has earnestly asked me to have the fullest enquiry made by an independent tribunal into the allegations brought against his administration." As regards the duty of the Minister of Justice in connection with the police force and my administration of the Department, I will take the earli-

lest opportunity of speaking from the public platform on the matter.

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