The Police Commission

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1405, 16 August 1905, Page 2

The Police Commission

By Telegrnpli.—Press Association. Welhngtox, this day. At the silting of tho Police Conrassion yesterday Inspector Ellison stated that he hail found Sub-Inspector Black, of Auckland, who had boon under him in Christchurch, a hard-working, straightforward man. Ha could not desoribe him as in oflicient, incompetent, or lncapablo of conducting ease?, as had been stated in Auckland, Hi had scon hotter prosecutors than Black, and ho had scon worse, Sergeant Lyons, who was stationed in Dunßdin when Constabks Hosts, MacDonaid and oibcrs wero thcro, gavo ovidence that the. o was nothing in their demeanour b exci c suspicions of thioung, Ho had hoard o remark made that thieving was going on, but ho did not let the constables know when ho would visit them, and did not make an appointment with tlicm. Ho did not think certain pet'y larcenies would lwo gono 'on had there bom proper supervision of the men, Sir William J, Steward deposed that when ho roeommondod Mosos for tho appointment ho was not aware that he had boon convicted lor theft, i Tho Commission ruled thai undor its ordor of roforonco it could notdoal with I ft matter which Mr Taylor, M.ti.li,, wiehod to bring forward, , Sorgeint Grifliths, formerly of Dunodin, deposed that when he was stationed there tilings were at sixcb and sevons, and tho Inspector was to blamo for that, He had reportod that Dunodin beats wore not satisfactory, and admitted that ho lnd a ' griovnnco against Inspector O'Brien. • Commissioner Dinnio handed in a sot of , recommendations ha had mado to the Minister, proposing that in tho four chief I centres a district superintendent skoukUe , appointed, with an iiißpec'or and station ssrgoant undor him; sub-insptctors to bo ' abolished, snd tho station sergeant to tako ! over a quanti yof the rbutino work andgivo the superintendent and inspector 1 moro time to look alter the men undor them. The superintendent's salary to bo raised to £450, and tho inspector's to JM); tho sorgoant's to lh por day, In addition i ho asked for fivo additional sergeants and 1 fO constables. The total extra «sl ho esli--1 imated at 12851, Mr, Dinnio also suggested tint a numbor of tho dh-t.-icts now at- , tached to Napier should bo put into Auckland, from which they could he moro easily ! reached, buch as Kotorua, Opotilfi, and ■ Uiowore country, Nelson should bo included in the Wellington districted severi td from tho (Vest Const. Ho submitted' lists showing the roiigions of the men, which tho commaskionors road and con--1 sidoved satisfactory, In reply to tho Commission as to what he intondod to do with Inspector Gallon 1 and Sub-Inspector 81-wk, Mr Dinnio said he was told that they wore good friends again,