Miscellaneous Information.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 10, 8 May 1889, Page 88

Miscellaneous Information.

Appointments as Constables on Transfer from Permanent Militia. Wallace Abercombie Brookes, No. 542. Alfred Stephenson, No. 548. John Jackson Johnston, No. 544.

Promotion. Acting Detective Bobert Neill, No. 245, to be fourthclass detective.

Haduction. Third-class Detective James Joseph Tuohy, No. 9, to be first-class constable. Dismissal. Constable John McClenaghan, No. 222. Rewards.

The sums of £125, £2O, and £lO respectively have been awarded by the Customs Department to Detective Terence O’Brien, Inspector Andrew Thompson, and Acting Sergeant John Dwyer, Oamaru Police, in recognition of their services in connection with the detection and prosecution of Charles Wynn Witt, fined £IOO, and Louis Peter Christenson and James McCormack, fined £25 each, for smuggling 10421 b. of tobacco.

The sum of £1 has been awarded by the Otago Acclimatisation Society to Constable Andrew Christie, Clinton Police, in recognition of his services in the detection and prosecution of Walter Gibb, convicted for illegally shooting pigeons.

The sum of £1 has been awarded by the Customs Department to Constable E. S. Bullen, Thames Police, in recognition of his services in connection with the detection and prosecution of John Teddy, of, Kirikiri, fined ss. and costs for drawing beer from a cask without defacing the dutystamp.

The sum of £3 has been awarded to Constable Theophilus Wake, Kiverton Police, in recognition of the tact and judgment shown by him in the detection and prosecution of Louis Bodgers, fined £2O and costs on two charges of sly grog-selling at Stewart Island,

The sum of £2 has been awarded from the Beward Eund to Constable George Foreman, Auckland Police, in recognition of the tact and zeal shown by him in the arrest of Alfred Hall, sentenced to three months’ labour on two charges of larceny, and committed for trial for sheepstealing.

The sum of £2 has been awarded from the Beward Fund to Constable William John Phair, the Port Police, Nelson, in recognition of the tact and shrewdness displayed by him in the arrest of Bobert Morton, sentenced at the late sittings of the Supreme Court, Blenheim, to ten years’ penal servitude for forgery.

The sum of 10s. has been awarded to Constable John Ingram, Bichmond Police, by Mr. John Paynter, of Stoke, in recognition of his exertions in recovering a number of fowls stolen from him.

Circular.—Members of Police Force not to join Political or Religious Societies.

The attention of the Hon. the Defence Minister has been drawn to a late case in a Besident Magistrate’s Court wherein an attempt was made to discredit the evidence of a police constable by showing that he was a member of a political society, and had allowed his prejudices as such to interfere with his police duties. Although there does not appear to be any grounds for the inference drawn on this occasion, yet it is evident that the credit and authority of any member of the force can be materially weakened where it is possible to show that he is a member of any political or religious society. Members of the force are therefore cautioned against joining any such society, or taking part in their meetings or ceremonies, such conduct being likely to prejudice the interests of the force by causing individuals to be objects of suspicion or dislike to large and important sections of the community. W. E. Gudgeon,

Commissioner, Commissioner’s Office, Wellington, 24th April, 1889.

Police Force Examinations.

It having been decided that a system of examination shall be introduced into the New Zealand Police Force, in order that all persons serving therein who may be desirous of promotion to ranks above that of second-class constable shall undergo an examination with the view of testing their qualifications for the duties which in the event of promotion would devolve upon them, arrangements will be made for holding examinations at the head-quarters of each police district, so as to meet, as far as possible, the convenience of candidates.

Examinations will be held twice every year, probably on the first Mondays in January and June, in some room or building to be decided by the officer in charge of the district. Intimation will be given in due time, through the Police Gazette , of the places, dates, and hours at which the examinations will be held ; but it may be stated, for the guidance of those desirous of preparing themselves for examination, that it is expected the first will take place in January next, and the second in the following June. The names of all members of the force who pass these examinations will be published in the Police Gazette in order of merit; at the same time it must be understood that the examination is a’ pass and not a competitive one. From the date of the first examination no second- or third-class constable will be eligible for promotion to the rank of first-class constable until he has passed the first examination, and no man can be promoted to the rank of sergeant until he has passed both examinations. A successful pass will insure the right to promotion in due turn, but will not make it compulsory on any man, nor will it deprive a man of charge of an out-station should he prefer that post rather than promotion to the rank of sergeant. It is, on the contrary, to be generally understood that the fact of having passed one examination will, whenever a vacancy in an out-station occurs, give that man a claim superior to that of the constable who has not passed, and that the constable who has passed both examinations will have a still stronger claim. Members of the Force desirous of presenting theniselves for examination must give at least one month’s notice of their intention to do so. Officers in charge of districts will, with the least possible delay, submit such notices to the Commissioner, and make such arrangements as will give the candidates an opportunity of attending at the time and place appointed. The examination will be divided into two parts, junior and senior. The first will consist of the following:— Police Code : (Book of Begulations and Police Force Act.) Evidence: Pages 13 to 72, Johnston’s “ Justice of the Peace.”

Summary Convictions: Pages 95 to 168, Johnston’s “Justice of the Peace.” The second, or senior, examination will be on the following Acts, and may be passed at any time after passing the junior:— 1886.—The Coal Mines. Section 52. 1867.—Coroners. The whole. 1885. —Coroners. The whole. 1888.—Coroners. Sections 4 and 6. 1886. —First Offenders. The whole. 1881. Gaming and Lotteries. The whole. 1885.—Gaining and Lotteries. The whole. 1884. —lmpounding. 1882. —lndustrial Schools. Sections 16 to 25, 37 to 58, 66 to 78, and Interpretation. 1885. —lndustrial Schools. The whole. 1867.—Introduction of Convicts. The whole. 1880. Juries. Sections Ito 30, 177, 178, and 187. 1882.—Justices of the Peace Act. The whole to be studied carefully. 1885. —Justices of the Peace Act. The whole to be studied carefully. 1886. Justices of the Peace Act. Sections 3,4, and 5. 1888. —Justices of the Peace Act. The whole. 1867.—Larceny. The whole. 1881. —Licensing. The whole. 1882. —Licensing. Section 9. 1882.—Lunatics. Sections 1 to 24, and 42 to 48. 1867.—-Malicious Injury. The whole. 1886.—Mining. Sections 220, 272, 283. 1867. —Offences against the Person. The whole. 1874.—Offences against the Person. The whole. 1880.—Animals Protection. The whole. 1884.—Animals Protection. The whole.

1884.—Police Offences. The whole. Important. 1888.—Penalties Recovery. 1880.—Dog Registration. Sections 14 to 19, 20 to 22. 1868.—Distillation. Sections 77 and 103. 1871. Sale of Poisons. Sections 4, 10, 12, 13, and Regulations in New Zealand Gazette, 1885, page 1014. The examinations will be conducted by means of written papers, and will be supervised by the officer in charge of the district, or by a Clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, in accordance with the regulations made for Civil Service examinations, a copy of which will hereafter be published, together with instructions to candidates. W. E. GUDGEON, 24th April, 1889. Commissioner.