POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1927.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LII, Issue 50, 21 December 1927, Page 877

POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1927.

The following list of members of the Force who passed the examination qualifying for promotion held in September last is published in accordance with Regulation No, 415 : Examination qualifying fob Rank of Sub-inspector. Passed whole Examination. No. 1535. Sergeant Siyyer, George. No. 1558. Sergeant Paine, George James. Passed in Evidence, Prescribed Statutes, Police Force Act . and Regulations, and Police and Detective Duties. No. 1188. Senior Sergeant Mac Lean, Donald Archibald. *No. 1548. Sergeant Joyce, Henry John. *No. 1647. Sergeant Smyth, John. *No. 2020. Constable Murphy, Cornelius. *No. 2085. Detective Meiklejohn, Arnold Bell. Passed in Arithmetic, Geography, and English. No. 1410. Sergeant Capp, Leslie Roy. No. 1511. Sergeant Finch, Edward. fNo. 1309. Sergeant Blake, William. No. 1636. Sergeant Felton, Percy Courtney. No. 1849. Constable Isbister, John. No. 1907. Constable Swan, Thomas Campbell. No. 2231. Constable Audley, Robert.

Examination Qualifying fob Appointment as Senior Sergeant. No. 1589. Sergeant Moriarty, Thomas. No. 1836. Constable Wade, Richard Graham. No. 1882. Detective Nuttall, Henry. No. 1964. Constable Thom, William Dunlop, Examination qualifying fob Rank of Sergeant. Passed whole Examination. No. 1574. Detective Culloty, Florence. No. 1991. Constable Brown, David Ogilvy. No. 2213. Constable Holt, George Henry. No. 2235. Constable Car ran, William. No. 2257. Constable Lines, Morris Ernest.

Passed in Evidence, Prescribed Statutes, Police Force Act and Regulations, and Police and Detective Duties. *No. 1463. Constable Anniss, Clarence Mason. No. 1534. Constable Leckie, Archibald. *No. 1633. Constable Bisset, Alexander. *No. 1732. Constable Vaughan, Denis. No. 1769. Detective O’Sullivan, Michael. *No. 1796. Detective Tricklebank, William. JNo. 2227. Constable Calwell, William Arthur, No, 2258, Constable McKie, John,

Passed in Arithmetic, Geography, and English. No. 1423. Constable Carmody, James. No. 1566. Constable Brenchley, Thomas Freeman. No. 1854. Detective Revell, Leo Benedict. No. 2170. Constable Grainger, William James. No. 2172. Constable Munro, Peter. No. 2212. Constable Moore, Archibald. No. 2218. Constable Powell, Cecil Worthington. * Completed examination ; previously passed in Literary Section. f Completed examination; previously passed in Legal Section. t r Completed examination ; previously passed Matriculation Examination. Copies of reports by the examiners and copies of the examination-papers are published hereunder. The papers on Evidence and Prescribed Statutes were set and examined by Mr. W. G. Riddell, Stipendiary Magistrate ; those on Police Force Act and Regulations, and Police and Detective Duties by a Board consisting of Mr. Riddell, Superintendent E. Bales, and Inspector S. Rawle ; and the papers in the literary subjects by Mr. R. Darroch, late Headmaster of the Terrace School, Wellington. W. B. Mcllveney, Commissioner of Police. Wellington, 15th December, 1927.

Magistrate’s Office, Wellington, 31st October, 1927,

The Commissioner of Police, Wellington

Dear Sib,-

Police Examinations.

As requested, I have completed marking examinationpapers in Evidence and Prescribed Statutes, and now enclose schedule of marks allotted to the various candidates.

The papers presented by constables sitting for the Sergeants’ Examination were, on the whole, very satisfactory, and showed careful preparation on the part of the candidates. Papers presented by candidates for the Senior Sergeants’ Examination were disappointing, and with two exceptions did not exhibit the knowledge which one would expect from candidates for this examination. In contrast, the candidates for the Sub-Inspectors’ Examination showed in the majority of cases a sound knowledge of their subjects with satisfactory results. Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) W. G. Riddell, Stipendiary Magistrate.

. Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, 12th December, 1927. The Commissioner of Police, Wellington. Sir,— Re Police Examinations. The members of the Examination Board have completed marking the papers of candidates for Police and Detective Duties and Police Force Act and Regulations, and enclose schedule of results herewith. In each section a number of the papers submitted showed careful reading on the part of successful candidates, and most of those who failed to reach the required standard did good work in one or more of their subjects. To obtain 60 per cent, of marks in the subjects under review is a severe test, and seven candidates for the rank of SubInspector failed to reach the required percentage. Two candidates failed in the Examination for Senior Sergeant, and five in that set for Sergeants. The Board of Examiners repeat their suggestion of last year that the regulations be amended so that only candidates who have passed the examination for Sergeant and Senior Sergeant be eligible to sit for the Sub-Inspectors’ Examination in subjects other than literary, and that the Literary Examination he taken at any time after joining the Force. Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) W. G. Riddell, S.M. Chairman. (Sgd.) E. Eales, S. Rawle, Members of the Board.