MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 June 1938, Page 465

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

Resignations. No. 2701. Constable Beckwith, George Donne. 18th June, 1938. No. 2815. Constable Mawhinney, William. 20th June, 1938.

Constable required for Duty at Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Applications will be received up to 20th proximo from married constables of over three years’ service without children or with only very young ones for the purpose of selecting a constable for duty at Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to fill the position of Chief Police Officer, who also holds the appointments of Gaoler, Bailiff of the High Court, Censor of Cinematograph Films, and Registrar of Motor-vehicles. The salary will be at the rate of the appointee’s New Zealand pay, plus a tropical allowance of £IOO per annum'. There are no other emoluments. A house is provided together with heavy furniture (except bedding, cooking utensils, crockery, &c.), for which a rental of £36 per annum will be charged. The constable selected will require to furnish a medical certificate of fitness of himself, wife, and family for residence in the tropics, and must also enter into an agreement to remain in the Cook Islands for a period of three years. No constable whose own health, or that of his wife or children, is not good should apply.

Steamer fares to Rarotonga for the constable, his wife, and family up to two children will be paid by the Cook Islands Department, also the return fares provided the constable serves continuously for a minimum period of three years or the appointment is terminated by the Administration through no fault of the appointee. The cost of transport to Rarotonga of household effects other than furniture will be paid by the Department, but no payment will be made in connection with the disposal or storage of furniture in New Zealand. The constable will retain his seniority and superannuation rights in the'New Zealand Police Force. Applications are to be forwarded through the Officer in Charge of the District, who, when transmitting them to this office, will report as to the fitness or otherwise of applicants for the position.

D. J. Cummings, Commissioner of Police, Wellington, 24th June, 1938.