EXAMINATION PAPERS, 1930.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LV, Issue 46, 19 November 1930, Page 793

EXAMINATION PAPERS, 1930.

FOR THE RANK OF SUB-INSPECTOR,

Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. What is the difference between the relevancy of evidence and the admissibility of evidence ? Give an illustration of a case where a fact may be relevant to the issue but not admissible. State the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, with regard to the rejection of a confession tendered in evidence against a prisoner. State the rule laid down in Rex v. Kerr.

3. Occurrences similar to but unconnected with the facts in issue are irrelevant, except in certain cases. Discuss this statement, and say in that cases such occurrences are allowed to be proved. 4. Hearsay evidence is, with few exceptions, inadmissible in judicial investigations. Discuss this statement, and set out shortly the exceptions to the rule. 5. Distinguish between a dying declaration and a dying deposition, and state the procedure necessary before such evidence will be admitted in a criminal charge. G. Under what circumstances can evidence be given of previous statements contradictory to those given by a witness at the hearing ? 7. “ A ” is convicted of theft of a watch and a month later applies to the Court for a rehearing. What are the rules governing such an application, and what is the leading case on the subject ? S. Explain what is meant by (a) presumption from marriage ; (b) presumption of regularity ; (c) presumption of continued existence. 9. On what grounds can a witness claim that he is not bound to answer questions asked in cross-examination ? 0. State what you know of four of the following cases : ( a ) The King v. Webb and McLaughlan ; (b) The, King v. Thompson; (c) Godfrey v. Godfrey ; (d) Rex v. Wilson; (e) Rex v. Drake.

Prescribe d Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. State shortly the provisions of the Police Offences Act dealing with (ft) Sunday trading; lb) cruelty to - animals ; (c) the use of firearms by youths. 2. Enumerate the indictable offences which can be dealt with summarily by two or more Justices. Within what time must a prosecution for such an offence be commenced ? 3. Define “ unlawful detention.” Assuming that a girl has been unlawfully detained, what procedure would you adopt to have her brought before the Court and dealt with ? 4. Upon whom do the duties and liabilities imposed upon V licensees by the Licensing Act fall in the case of—(a) The death of a licensee ? (b) The marriage of a female licensee ? (c) When a licensee is mentally affected ? 5. What is the effect of a “ no license” vote being carried in a licensed district ? How are the rights of private persons residing in such a district affected ? Give examples. G. State shortly the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1908, which deal with (a) the protection of property belonging to guests ; (b) the liability of a licensee for the property of guests; (c.) the conditions to be observed on the sale of a guest’s property by a licensee. 7. Define “ perjury,” and draw an information charging “A ” with this offence. Set out shortly the procedure and evidence necessary to be produced in order to establish a prima facie case against the accused. 8. State shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, dealing with culpable homicide, and give examples of (a) justifiable homicide ; (b) excusable homicide, 9. State shortly the provisions of the Gaming Act, 1908, and amendments dealing with (a) gaming-houses ; (b) racemeetings. 10. State what you know of the following cases: (a) The King v. Ewart; (b) In re Valli; (c) Aitchison v. llewitl ; (d) Fryer v. Steele and Jones ; (r) Rex v. Cox.

Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. State the provisions of the Police Force Act and amendments in respect to inquiries into breaches of duty by (a) commissioned officers; (b) non - commissioned officers and constables. What special provision is made in respect to witnesses at such inquiries ? 2. What do the regulations provide with respect to complaints or comments on the actions of the Police — (a) By private individuals ? (b) By Judges, Magistrates, or Justices ? 3. What information should be given by an Officer in Charge of a District in his annual report ? 4. Detail the offences for the commission of which on conviction (a) members of the Force shall be dismissed; (b) members of the Force may be fined and also dismissed. 5. State shortly what the regulations provide in respect to accounts.

6. What instructions are laid down in the regulations regarding the Police appearing as prosecutors in summary cases ? 7. In 1921 instructions were issued by circular in the Police Gazette respecting offences against the criminal law which are offences against the Customs Acts. State shortly the nature of those instructions. 8. (a) Who are entitled to copies of the Police code used in sending confidential telegrams ? ( b) What do the regulations provide with respect to secret correspondence ? 9. What are the instructions laid down in Police Gazette, 1927, dealing with extradition expenses ? 10. What are the instructions laid down by circular in regard to the taking of finger-prints ? Police aid Detective Duties. Time allowed : Three, hours. 1. A motorist exceeds the speed-limit allowed by the Motorvehicle Regulations. There is no evidence but that of speed. Discuss the position, and refer to a recent decision on the matter. If you consider an offence has been committed formulate a charge. 2. You are inquiring into an alleged fraud in the promotion of a company. It becomes necessary to trace a sum of money paid in cheques and banked. The bank refuses to give you any information. What is the procedure to obtain the necessary information ? It is also found necessary to inquire into the banking account of a person not a party to the proceedings. How would you proceed ? Quote authority. Has the identity of the parties to be proved ? 3. You receive information that two boys aged respectively thirteen years and eleven years are being wilfully illtreated by their stepmother. Their father is dead. The stepmother refuses to give you any information, or to allow you to see the children. What are your powers, and what would you do in the matter ? 4. You are inspecting licensed premises preparatory to making your annual report to the Licensing Committee. What matters should you bear in mind when making your inspection, having due regard to the possibility of having to object to the renewal of any license on statutory grounds ? Would the report be sufficient for the Committee to adjudicate on ? 5. A married woman living apart from her husband gives birth to a child seventeen months after co-habitation ceases. The child is subsequently committed to the care of the Education Department (Child Welfare Branch), who request the Police to make inquiries with a view of obtaining maintenance orders. The mother of the child admits having had intercourse with another man (C) after separation from her husband. How would you proceed with the inquiry to show the liability of—(a) The husband of the mother of the child ? (b) The mother of the child ? (c) The other man (C) ? G. (a) What are the restrictions on the sale of liquor by chartered clubs; by whom may they be entered and inspected; and for what offences are they liable to have their charter revoked by the Minister ? (b) What information should be contained in the Inspector’s report submitted annually for the information of the Minister ? 7. There is an epidemic of burglaries in your city. What instructions would you give the night-duty section relative to keeping a lookout for suspects and vagrants, and also to a constable’s powers regarding (а) Persons found by night under suspicious cirstances ? (6) Persons found on enclosed premises ? Quote authorities. 8. How would you distinguish between borderline cases of theft and false pretences ? Under what circumstances can a promise to do a thing in future be the subject of a charge of false pretences ? Quote authority. 9. (a) Under what circumstances does a servant of a licensee act within the scope of his authority 1 (b) A disturbance takes place in an hotel at 11 p.m., and in course of investigation “ A ” is interviewed. He admits that he is a local resident, and was unlawfully on the hotel premises after hours, and was a witness to what occurred there. What offence, if any, has “ A ” committed ? 10. What instructions are laid down in the Police Gazette, with reference (a) Aviation ? (h) Unclaimed bail-money ?

Arithmetic. Time allowed : Tivo hours and a half. 1. Find the total amount of money paid in income-tax in 9 years on an annual income of £960, if the tax is at the rate of Bd. in the pound the first year, and rises 2d. in the pound each year up to Is. Bd., and then remains steady. 2. Reduce £4 17s. 3£d. to the decimal of a guinea to five places. 3. A, B, and C enter into partnership. A advances £I,OBO for 5 months, B £960 for 3 months, and C £1,120 for 6 months. They gain £992 altogether. Find the share of each. 4. If 25 men do a certain amount of work in 14 days of 8 hours, in how many days will 7 men do § of the work, working 10 hours a day ? 5. Find the simple interest on £2,970 16s. Bd. for 3 years 73 days at £3 2s. 6d. per cent. 6. Find the value of soz . 17 dwt. 12 gr. at £1 7s. 6d. per ounce. 7. Multiply 4 t 3 ¥ of 6§ of §§ by 5J of &§ ; and express 2f ff of 104 lb. as the decimal of a ton. 8. Pipes A and B could fill a cistern in 3 minutes and 5 minutes respectively, and C could empty it in 7| minutes. In what time will the cistern be filled if A, B, and C are all turned on together ? - 9. How much is gained or lost per cent, by buying oranges at 5 for 2d. and selling half of them at 2 a penny and half at 3 a penny ? 10. How long will it take a man to walk round a square field whose area is 5-§- acres at the rate of 5 miles an hour ?

Geography. Time allowed : One hour and a half. 1. In the outline map of the South Island supplied to you accurately locate the following : Invercargill, Bluff, Riverton, Dunedin, Naseby, Port Chalmers, Balolutha, Taieri Plains, Milford Sound, Hokitika, Greymouth, Westport, Reefton, Kumara, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Arthur’s Pass, Otira, Parnassus, Ward, Wharanui, Seddon, Picton, Blenheim, Nelson, Kaikoura, Akaroa, Queenstown, Kaitangata, Winton, Mosgiel, Kaiapoi, Havelock, Waimate, Geraldine, Fairlie, Cape Farewell, Cape Campbell, Cape Foulwind, Puysegur Point, Foveaux Strait, French Pass, Lake Ellesmere, Queen Charlotte Sound, Clarence River, Clutha River, Ashburton River, Rakaia River, Wairau River, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, Lake Ohau, Lake Wanaka, Lake Wakatipu, Mount Aspiring, Mount Cook, Franz Josef Glacier, Mount Sefton, Southern Alps Range, Mount Earnslaw. 2. Indicate clearly on the map the track of the South Island Main Trunk Railway between Christchurch and Invercargill, and mark in ten principal intermediate stations. 3. What are our chief exports and chief imports ? At the •present time which are in excess, and what is the effect upon the Dominion ? 4. What are, where are, and what do you know about the following : Winnipeg, Delhi, Adelaide, Port Darwin, Apia, Leeds, Rugby, Port Jarvis, Newcastle, Durban. 5. Name the chief ports of call on a voyage from Wellington to London via the Suez Canal.

English. Time allowed : Three hours and a half. 1. Write an essay of about 300 words on one of the following : (a) Inter-Empire Trade. (b) Any Heroic Character. (c) The Primary Products of New Zealand and their Influence upon our Material Prosperity. ( d) Your Favourite Pursuit. (e) Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Tennis, Cricket, and Football. (J) The Delights of Reading. 2. Convert the following from the indirect narration to direct narration : Gladstone said that the English people, whom they were there to represent, were indeed a great and noble people ; but it added nothing to their greatness or their nobleness that, when they (the members of Parliament) assembled in that place, they should trumpet forth their own virtues in elaborate panegyrics, and designate those who might not be wholly of their mind as a knot of foreign conspirators. But the policy of the noble lord tended to encourage and confirm in them that which was their besetting fault and weakness, both as a nation and as individuals. Let an Englishman travel where he would as a private

person, he was found in general to be upright, highminded, brave, liberal, and true; but, with all that, foreigners were too often sensible of something that galled them in his presence ; and Gladstone apprehended that it was because the Englishman had too great a tendency to self-esteemtoo little disposition to regard the feelings, the 'habits, and the ideas of others. 3. Using suitable connectives, combine the following into one good sentence : (a) Colonel Muir said. (b) He would have surrendered at once. (c) He had been summoned. (d) He thought. (e) It was his duty to offer resistance. (/) He should be either attacked or summoned. 4. Punctuate the following, and insert capital letters where necessary: i dont know what day of the month it is said scrooge i dont know how long i have been among the spirits i dont know anything im quite a baby never mind i dont care id rather be a baby hallo hallo here he was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard clash clash hammer ding dong bell bell dong ding hammer clang clash oh glorious glorious running to the window he opened it and put out his head no fog no mist clear bright jovial stirring cold cold piping for the blood to dance to golden sunlight heavenly sky sweet fresh air merry bells oh glorious whats today cried scrooge calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes who peril had loitered in to look about him eh returned the boy with all his might of wonder whats today my fine fellow said scrooge today replied the boy why Christmas day. 5. Write the following sentences correctly : (a) The object of cross-examination is to eliminate the real facts of the case. (b) In a very short time we will probably find ourselves on a new footing. (c) He not only wrote the words but also the music. (d) Her handwriting is different to mine but she cant write so fast as me. (e) This was the least dignified scene in all the party squabbles which had preceded it. 6. Make a precis of the leading article “ Comment and Censorship.” Put it in the form of a brief narrative of about two hundred words, and include only the most important points.

Comment and Censorship ,

The extraordinary demands of the New South Wales Labour Movement Conference were promptly treated as they deserved by Mr. J. E. Fenton, who is acting as the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth during the absence of Mr. Scullin. To the demand that the Federal Labour Party should repudiate the financial agreement at which, on the advice of Sir Otto Niemeyer, the Conference of State Premiers and Treasurers had unanimously arrived, Mr. Fenton replied that the Government had concurred in the resolutions of the Conference, and “ we shall at all costs stand by the agreement.” But the second of the New South Wales Conference resolutions went very much further than the first. ft was possible to dissent without dishonesty from the determination of the Commonwealth Government and the State Premiers to balance their Budgets and to do so not by increasing taxation but by reducing expenditure, and to abstain from further borrowing in London until the £36,000,000 owing there is cleared. But the short cut whereby the second of the New South Wales resolutions proposed to cancel Australia’s war debt of £81,294,000, and to suspend the payment of interest on all of her oversea loans for five years, was so plainly dishonest that Mr. Fenton did well to treat it with contempt. “ The repudiation resolutions,” he said, “ could not be taken seriously. They emanated from a coterie of irresponsibles.” So far the Acting Prime Minister of the Commonwealth had acquitted himself admirably, but he unfortunately proceeded to supplement his rejection of these ridiculous repudiation proposals with a rider which was itself ridiculous. He deprecated the actions of newpaper correspondents in cabling them to London, which would seriously prejudice Australia’s credit abroad. This statement, as we pointed out on Thursday, was a mistake, but after taking time to think it over, Mr. Fenton has made it worse. As a Sydney message informed us on Saturday, — He expressed resentment at the despatch of press cable messages to London on the proposed , war-debt

repudiation. He said he was going to find out who was sending such misleading and defamatory reports, and added that it was time that censorship was exercised over newspaper correspondence. With all the resources at the command of the Commonwealth Government it should not take the Acting Prime Minister very long to ascertain what correspondents had been cabling the resolutions of the New South Wales Labour Movement Conference to London. A telephone message to any of the big newspaper offices in Sydney or Melbourne would doubtless give him all the information he needed— if he really needed any. But, as his quarrel is really not with persons, but with newspapers, and the name of the newspaper which had been from his point of view the principal offender was already known, this detective zeal of Mr. Fenton’s was really no more than a figure of speech. It was, indeed, peculiarly a case in which the grievance, if there was any, was against the newspaper and not against its correspondent. We have not the slightest hesitation in saying that any correspondent of a London paper which had failed to report a matter of such great interest and importance as the resolutions of the New South Wales Labour Movement Conference would have seriously failed in his duty to his employers, to his profession, and to the public. It was a matter in which, as it specifically affected oversea creditors, London was, at any rate, in one material aspect, even more concerned than Sydney or Melbourne, and the Australian correspondent of a London journal who suppressed such a fact would have blundered badly. It is the truth, and the whole truth, insofar, of course, as it is of public importance, that the reporter was concerned to supply, leaving the task of comment and criticism to others. The whole duty of a newspaper in respect to both its historical and its critical functions has been admirably described by one of the greatest journalists, Mr. C. P. Scott, of the Manchester Guardian : “ Fundamentally it (the conduct of a newspaper) implies,” he says, “ honesty, cleanness, courage, fairness, the sense of duty to the reader and the community. The newspaper is of necessity something of a monopoly, and its first duty is to shun the temptations of monopoly. Its primary office is the gathering of news. At the peril of its soul it must see that the supply is not tainted. Neither in what it gives nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong. Comment is free, but facts are sacred. Propaganda, so-called, by this means is hateful. The voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard. Comment also is justly subject to a self-imposed restraint. It is well to be frank. It is eten better to be fair.”

In this case it is probable that all the leading London papers had the New South Wales resolutions cabled to them. The first word that we had on the subject from London was the editorial comment of the Morning Pott, which reached us at the same time as the text of the resolutions from Sydney. It seems, however, to be clear that it was neither this comment nor the resolutions themselves, but the treatment of the resolutions by the Daily Telegraph, that had flattered Australian opinion in London and afterwards at Home. As a London message which we published on Thursday said, the cabling of the resolutions had had the unfortunate effect of causing a balanced morning newspaper like the Daily Telegraph to feature the message under double-column headings. Then it r es the terms of the resolutions. The whole is calculated to give unwarranted importance to the matter.

The editorial comments of the Telegraph, which were quoted at the same time, were reasonable enough, the most important being that, as for the demand for repudiation, this is too shameful to be taken more seriously than an emotional symptom. But the violence of reaction to proposals involving sacrifices cannot be regarded without anxiety by deben-ture-holders.

There is surely nothing objectionable here. It was really the action of the Daily Telegraph “ featuring the message under double-column headings ” that had given “ unwarranted importance to the matter,” and hurt Australian feelings. It certainly cannot be denied that the double-column headings were in themselves comments, but obviously they are not the work of the correspondent whose scalp Mr. Fenton professes his desire to get, nor could they conceivably be brought within the range of any Commonwealth censorship. It is, however, gratifying to know that protests from Australia have resulted in the publication by the Daily Telegraph of a qualifying message with the satisfactory headings, — “ Australians and Financial Crisis.” “ New South Wales Labour Move denounced — Only Extremists behind It,” “ Cabinet’s Policy Unshaken.”

And concluding as follows : The Daily Telegraph's serious viewpoint is likely to have a sobering effect on Labour hot-heads, and encourage the moderates to rally to the support of the Federal Government. Such is the advantage of the freedom which Mr. Fenton would like to limit. The Commonwealth Government is probably stronger as a result of the stir in London than it was before. The Times may be congratulated on its judicial appraisement of the “ wild talk ” on both sides. Mr. Fenton’s rather wild talk of a censorship over newspaper correspondents’ cables concerning the repudiation of debts may, it says, be overlooked as a rhetorical expression of indignation. It was not a censorship that was required, the article declared, but a proper understanding of the degree of importance attachable to extremists’ utterances.

FOR THE RANK OF SENIOR SERGEANT.

Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define —Evidence ; privilege ; admission ; irrelevant fact; dying declaration. 2. When are facts showing system deemed to be relevant ? “ B ” is accused of burning his motor-car in order to obtain the insurance-money. State some facts which would go to show that “ B ” had committed an offence. 3. Draw an information charging “A” with the theft of £2O, the property of his employers; and state what evidence you would place before the Court in support of the charge. 4. What is the difference between an oath and an affirmation, and under what circumstances is the latter form used by a witness in criminal proceedings ? 5. Define “ perjury,” and state shortly what facts you would place before the Court to establish a prima facie, case in a prosecution for perjury. 6. State briefly the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, dealing with the protection of witnesses. 7. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for the commission of a crime. Discuss this statement, and illustrate by reference to cases. 8. Distinguish between an informer and an accomplice, and state any rule applicable to the evidence of a witness who is held to be either one or the other. Refer to cases. 9. “ A ” is charged with sending threatening letters to “ B.” State the various ways by which “ A’s ” handwriting may be proved. 10. What do you know of the following cases : Bell and others v. Bell and others ; Reg. v. Green; Rex v. Reynolds and Paterson ; A itchison v. Hewitt. Prescribed Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. State shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, which deal with the duty of persons (a) doing dangerous acts ; (b) in charge of dangerous things. 2. Define “ theft.” When and under what circumstances would the taking of another’s property by mistake amount to theft ? 3. State shortly the provisions of the Police Offences Act, 1927, with regard to (a) drunkenness; ( b ) idle and disorderly persons ; (c) public billiard-rooms. 4. What is meant by “ Conservation of the Peace ” ? State shortly the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, dealing with applications for sureties of the peace. 5. What are the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, dealing with (a) restitution of stolen property when pawned ; (b) advertising reward for stolen property. 6. State briefly the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1908, dealing with (a) offences against public order ; (b) illicit sales of liquor. 7. Is the licensee of an hotel responsible for the sale of liquor during prohibited hours by a servant who has acted against the express instructions of the licensee ? If so, why ? If not, why not ? Refer to cases. 8. Define a “ young person ” and say how the procedure under the Justices of the Peace Act applicable to offences committed by young persons is affected by the Child Welfare Act, 1925. 9. “ A,” an accused person, is released on bail in his own recognizance with one surety, “ B.” After one week “ B ” becomes apprehensive regarding “ A’s ” appearance on the date fixed for hearing of the charge, and

desires to be relieved of his responsibility as surety. Detail the steps that must be taken by “ B ” in order to effect his object. 10. State what you know of the following cases : (a) Warren v. Hammond ; ( b) Goggin v. Young ; (c) McFarland v. Sparks (d) Walker v. Crawshaio. Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. What do the regulations provide with respect to a civilian being present or within hearing while a complaint is being made to the Police ? 2. What instructions are laid down by circidar or in the Police Gazette regarding (а) Briefs of evidence ? (b) Unclaimed bail-money ? 3. What instructions are laid down in regulations and circulars with regard to(a) Handwriting ? (b) Abbreviations ? 4. A reliable hotelkeeper notifies you that one of his lodgers in room 23 is impersonating the Police. What steps would you take in dealing with this matter ? 5. State shortly the provisions of the regulations and circulars which deal with naval deserters and offenders. 6. What provision is made for the appointment of temporary members of the Force ? 7. In what manner does the Police Force Act provide for the protection of the Police for acts done in obedience to a warrant or an order of a Magistrate or Justice ? 8. State the duty of a senior sergeant as laid down in the regulations (a) at headquarters’ stations; ( h) at outstations. 9. State the provisions of the regulations and instructions with respect to witnesses. 10. What procedure has to be followed when an unmarried member of the Force living in barracks dies ?

Police and Detective Duties. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. A person who already has been convicted as an “idle and disorderly person,” as a “ rogue and vagabond,” and as an “ incorrigible rogue,” is again under arrest as a vagrant. What charge would you prefer ? State your reason, and quote authority. 2. The dead body of a newly-born child is found on a vacant section in a residential locality. You are detailed to investigate the matter. State how you would proceed, covering the inquiry to its completion. 3. What action would you take if you found girls of the undermentioned ages taking part in performances given by side-shows on show-grounds or in showbuildings (a) Thirteen years. (b) Eleven years. (c) Nine years. 4. The duty is cast on you of compiling the jury roll. How would you proceed ? Detail extent of jury district, and your instructions from commencement of collection till the roll is revised. 5. At 7.50 p.m. one John Brown, a marine off H.M.S. “ Dunedin,” is arrested for drunkenness. At 8.30 p.m. one John Jones, a seaman off the same ship, is arrested for committing a grossly indecent act in a public place. At 8.50 p.m. an officer from the ship comes to you and requests the release of both prisoners. What would you do ? Carry both incidents to finality. Quote authority. 6. Indecent postcards are on exhibition in a bookseller’s window. What action would you take in the matter ? Quote authority. 7. The proprietor of a newspaper offers prizes to persons who correctly fill in the names of the first three horses in the New Zealand Cup in coupons provided for the purpose in the daily newspapers. What steps would you take to investigate the matter, and what offence, if any, has been committed ? Quote authority. 8. During a strike what instructions would you give sergeants and constables sent out on duty, having regard to the provisions of sections 33, 34, and 38 of the Police Offences Act, 1927 ? 9. Your attention is drawn to drinking after 9 p.m. on licensed premises. You enter, and the licensee informs you that he has let his dining-room to the delegates of the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of a banquet. He produces to you an authority from a Stipendiary Magistrate and two members of the Licensing Committee authorizing the letting of the room to the delegates. What would you do and under

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what circumstances would a prosecution be successful ? Quote authority. 10. What instructions would you give to a constable detailed to proceed to Queensland to bring back to New Zealand a fugitive offender charged with false pretences ? Quote any New Zealand authority you know. FOR THE RANK OF SERGEANT. Evidence. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define shortly secondary evidence; burden of proof; cross-examination ; adverse witness. 2. On whom does the burden of proof lie, and for what reason ? How is the general rule affected by statute ? 3. State the rule of evidence dealing with occurrences similar to but unconnected with the facts in issue, and set out the principal exceptions. 4. “A ” charges “B ” with assault. State briefly what questions may be put to the informant in (a) the examination in chief; ( b ) the cross-examination; (c) the re-examination. 5. State shortly what is meant by a presumption, and say what presumptions may be rebutted. 6. Are all persons competent to give evidence in criminal proceedings ? If not, what factors affect their competency ? 7. What procedure is necessary to make the statement of a witness receivable as evidence. How is the position affected if the witness is a foreigner ? 8. State briefly the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, which deals with the proof of public documents. 9. Define an “ informer,” and state whether an accused person can be convicted on the uncorroborated evidence of an informer. 10. When and under what circumstances may a witness be recalled ?

Prescribed Statutes. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define complaint; crime; young person; forgery; unlawful assembly. 2. State shortly the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, dealing with (a) self-defence against unprovoked assault; b) self-defence against provoked assault. 3. (a) What persons may be parties to the commission of an offence ? (6) What is meant by an “ accessory after the fact ” ? 4. State shortly the powers and duties of constables under the Police Offences Act, 1927. 5. State briefly the different methods by which offenders may be brought before the Court. What is the difference between a summons and a warrant, and under what circumstances should a warrant be applied for ? 6. (a) Under what circumstances are Justices of the Peace empowered to appoint special constables ? (b) What powers may be exercised by Justices in respect to licensed premises situated near the scene of a riot ? 7. A summons is served upon “ A,” a witness who does not attend Court on the date of hearing. What steps would you take in order to procure the witness’s attendance on the date fixed for the hearing ? 8. When may premises be declared a common gaming-house by the Supreme Court, and what is the effect of such a declaration ? 9. (a) What are the principal grounds of objection to an application for a publican’s license under the Licensing Act, 1908 ? (b) What steps must be taken in order to obtain a certificate of fitness to hold a publican’s license ? 10. State what you know of the following cases : (a) Weathered v. Fitzgibbon ; (b) O'Connell v. Claaseh ; ( ) Taylor v. Marsack; (d) Stuckey v. Martin. Police Force Act and Regulations. Time allowed : Three hours. 1. Define (a) Commissioned officer; (b) Commissioner; (c) the Force ; (d) member of the Force. 2. Detail the duties of a sergeant in charge of constables on beat duty. 3. What do the regulations and circulars provide in respect to civil cases ? 4. Under what circumstances may the Police call persons to their assistance ? Who may be called ? What penalty is fixed for such persons failing to assist when called ?

5. State shortly the duties of a constable detailed to escort a prisoner. 6. State what you know of the regulations which deal with vacancies in the Detective Branch. 7. State fully what the regulations provide with regard to saluting. 8. What is the definition of goods in the Police Force Act and its amendments ? Do goods include money ? Quote authority. 9. Supplementary crime reports are directed to be sent to the Police Gazette in certain cases. Under what circumstances are they to be sent, by whom, and what particulars should be given in the supplementary crime report ? 10. State shortly a watch house-keeper’s duties in respect to the custody of prisoners and their property.

Police and Detective Duties

Time allowed : Three hours.

1. You receive information that two men and two young women are drinking in the lounge of an hotel at 7.25 p.m. That they went to the hotel to obtain a meal, and while having the meal they made the acquaintance of a lodger in the hotel in whose company they were in the lounge. State what action you would take, and what law you would bear in mind when making an inquiry. 2. In reporting on nominees and applicants as referred to hereunder, to what matters would you specifically direct your inquiry ? (a) To a nominee for the Commission of the Peace. ( b) To an applicant for a land-agent’s license. (c) To an applicant for a pawnbroker’s license. 3. A person obtains admission to a sports meeting without paying the admission fee. What is your duty in that connection ? What are your powers ? What instructions have been issued on the matter ? 4. A petroleum-tank wagon takes fire while returning empty to its filling depot. The driver is accompanied by another man. The matter comes under your notice. To what circumstances would you direct your inquiry having in view a breach of the law dealing with the transport of petroleum ? What offence, if any, has been committed ? What authority, if any, have the Police to prosecute ? 5. A complaint is made to you that on a railway-station a bookstall is open on a Sunday. You make inquiry, and you see cigarettes, sweets, and books being sold. What would you do ? State reasons for your action. 6. As sectional sergeant in charge of the night-duty relief you are informed of the sudden death of a young woman in a dwelling occupied by a reputed abortionist. What steps would you take under the circumstances mentioned ? 7. You are informed by a reliable person that the rooms at the back of a shop kept by a Hindoo fruiterer are being used by persons for the purpose of smoking opium, and that the Hindoo is permitting same and supplying the drug. What would you do ? If a prosecution followed, who could lay the information and prosecute in Court ? 8. You are on the public road and hear a man who is in a balcony overlooking the road call out to a man standing beside you, “ You dirty low mongrel,” several times. Has he committed any offence ? If so, under what statute ? What would you do under the circumstances ? 9. In a subdistrict where you are the sergeant in charge you are informed at 5 a.m. that a man whom you knew had in his possession a sum of money was found shot in his hut with pellets visible in parts of deceased’s body. On arrival at the hut an hour after death your information is confirmed, but the shot-gun and money cannot be found. State fully how you would proceed to investigate the matter. 10. Within what period must an information be laid for—(a) Assault ? (b) Change of ownership of motor-vehicles under the Motor-vehicles Act ? (c) Unlawful carnal knowledge ? (d) Cruelty to animals ? (e) Breach of the Gaming Act ?

Arithmetic. Time allowed : Two hours and a half. 1. Multiply 810,901 by 809,101 ; and 1 ton 51b. by 449. 2. Divide 25,600,160,001 by 159,601 ; and £lB3 12s. l|d. by 58. 3. The area of a county is 304,639 acres. If the population be 207,129, find, to the nearest whole number, the number of people to the square mile. 4. Find the value of ( 5 of £s) -f- (§§ of f J), and of A cwt. + v lb. 5. What will the dividend on £4,750 be at 9s lOfd. in the pound ? 6. If 69 lb. of salt cost 7s. 2|d., find the cost of 4 cwt. 1 qr. 7 lb. 7. Add together fof a guinea, §of a sovereign, 2 ' o of a crown, and J of a shilling. Express the result as a fraction of 4 2 7 7T of £l. 8. A train is travelling at the rate of 35 miles an hour. How many feet does it travel in a second ? 9. If a person’s income for the year 1904 was £37 15s. per calendar month, and he spent at the rate of £1 4s. 7£d. per day, how much had he left at the end of the year ? 10. Two pieces of cloth of the same length cost £ll 3s. 6d. and £l4 Bs. respectively ; the price of the first was 6s. 2£d. per yard. What was the price of the second ?

Geography. Time allowed : One hour and a half. 1. In the outline map of the North Island of New Zealand supplied to you insert the following : Russell, Whangarei, Auckland, Dargaville, Thames, Pareoa, Waihi, Tauranga, Rotorua, Arapuni, Gisborne, Opotiki, Wairakei, Taupo, Napier, Hastings, Wellington, Waipawa, Masterton, Dannevirke, Levin, Palmerston North, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Stratford, Hawera, Patea, Eltham, Cape Terawhiti, Cape Palliser, Cape Turnagain, Cape Colville, Reef Point, Kaipara Harbour, Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay, Manukau Harbour, Doubtless Bay, Port Nicholson, Bay of Plenty, Lake Taupo, Lake Rotorua, Wairarapa Lake, Lake Tarawera, Great Barrier Island, White Island, Kapiti Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Mahia Peninsula, Waikato River, Mohaka River, Mokau River, Turakina River, Tutaekuri River, Ruamahunga River, Rangitikei River, Tongariro National Park, Mount Egmont, Mount Ruapehu, Ruahine Mountains. 2. Mark clearly and distinctly on the map the track of the Main Trunk Railway from Auckland to Wellington and ten of the principal intermediate stations. 3. Name six of our most important primary products and name, for each, the localities in both Islands of the Dominion where they are principally produced. English. Time allowed : Two hours and a half. 1. Dictation and spelling (as dictated by Supervisor). 2. Write an essay of about two hundred and fifty words on one of the following : (a) The British Rugby Tour of New Zealand, 1930. (b) Your Idea of a Happy Life. (c) Delights of Reading. (d) Any Important Character or Incident in New Zealand History. (e) The Weather. (/) Dreams and Ambitions of Boyhood. 3. Punctuate and insert capital letters where necessary : do you take me for a dog sir said colonel ashton turning fiercely upon him or something more brutally stupid to endure this insult in my father’s house let me go bucklaw he shall account to me or by heaven i will stab him where he stands you shall not touch him here said bucklaw he once gave me my life and were he the devil come to fly away with the whole house and generation, he shall have nothing but fair play the passions of the two young men thus counteracting each other gave ravenswood leisure to exclaim in a stern and steady voice silence let him who really seeks danger take the fitting time when it is to be found my mission here will be shortly accomplished is that your handwriting madam he added in a softer tone extending towards miss ashton her last letter.

Dictation and Spelling. Instructions to Supervisor. The passage for dictation should be read out right through once, then slowly, a short phrase at a time, so as to permit the candidate to write in his best possible, style. The whole passage should then be finally read right through so as to admit of correct punctuation. The words for spelling should be dictated slowly and distinctly, the meaning of each word being explained. As soon

as the dictation and spelling are finished candidates must hand in their papers without delay. Candidates must put in their own stops and capital letters. It is easy to spend; hard to save. But the habit of saving can be acquired with diligent practice. It requires a little self-sacrifice for a time, just as a boy or girl wishes to play a musical instrument well must give up a few hours every week when other children are at play. It may seem irksome to sit down and worry over exercises and scales day after day, but it brings its reward. In due time the fingers become nimble and supple, they wander more or less automatically over the keys as the eyes follow the notes of the staff, tone and expression become wonderfully developed; and the music is so beautifully rendered that it brings pleasure not only to the player, but also to those that listen. Spelling. Necessities, facilities, lieutenant, occasions, abolition, nucleus, privilege, accompanied, opportunities, myriad.