THE POLICE COMMISSION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9385, 11 March 1898, Page 2

THE POLICE COMMISSION.

(Per United Press Association.)

Wellington. March 11. At the Police Commission the Rev 1 . J. Crewes said he had watched the police in order to see how far the charges against them wore justified. He had visited the gaol in Lyttelton in connection with rescue work. In his opinion the police compared very favorably with other olas'ses of the community. The' allegation that tho supervision-of licensed houses is more lax now than before was altogether opposed to what had come under his observation. The law required amendment as in tho the present state it penalised the best class publicans. Detec^iye Garnpbell was cpestioneq 1 at length on tha subject of betting. He was of opinion that there was no increase of Jafca yqat'B. Tie deteqljiyes now had orders i to report breaches of the licensing law, whioh formerly wore regarded a.s outside their work, • At the Poliae Commission Colonel Hume declined to let anyone but the Com» missionors see the Departmental papers, as there might be confidential documents among them, Mr Taylor alluded to the way the men got behind the medical certificates. Inspeotor Tunbridge said he already recognised that. He would guard against it by the appointment of police surgeons. A return showed that 33 arrests had been made on Sundays for drunkenness in Wellington during (lio laqt sjx mont)iq. The Gommissjen are now inquiring into fqvtber oases of individual constables,