POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1945

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXX, Issue 42, 24 October 1945, Page 784

POLICE EXAMINATIONS, 1945

The following list of members of the Force who passed the examinations qualifying for promotion held in September last is published in accordance with Regulation No. 415. In respect of those who obtained partial passes, the subjects in which they passed are indicated by numbers as follows : 1 = Evidence ; 2 = Prescribed Statutes ; 3 = Police Force Act and Regulations ; and 4 = Police and Detective Duties :

Law Examination (Sub-Inspectors) Passed in all Subjects {*2005 Senior Detective Thompson, Robert. *2258 Senior Sergeant McKie, John, {*2622 Detective-Sergeant Gibson, James. {3059 Constable Gaines, Edward' John. f 3264 Constable Hotham, Edgar John Gordon. {3273 Detective Scott, Fergus Oliver.

Partial Passes 2319 Senior Sergeant Johnston, Andrew, 1,2, 4 2713 Sergeant Spencer, Carl Leslie, 1, 3. 3113 Constable Waple, George, 2, 3.

Law Examination (Senior Sergeants) Passed in all Subjects *2363 Detective-Sergeant Aplin, Frank Norman. 2517 . Sergeant Welch, Henry. *3044 Constable Donnelly, George Christopher. *3070 Constable Leadley, Frederick Austin. *3247 Constable Grant, Alan Robertson.

Partial Passes

2677 Sergeant Adams, James Leicester, 1,2, 3. 2795 Sergeant Wootton, Burt Wesley, 1, 3. 2849 Sergeant Smith, Harry Lawrence, 1, 3. 3114 Constable Walsh, James Joseph, 1, 3. 3260 Detective McDougall, Angus William, 1,3, 3406 Constable Clark, Edward Henry, 1,2. 3445 Constable Squire, Harold John, 1,2, 3.

Law Examination (Sergeants) Passed in all Subjects $*3051 Constable Wilson, James. $*3104 Detective Simpson, David Gordon McKenzie. {*3152 Constable Moore, Robert Alexander. {*3223 Constable O’Halloran, Francis Joseph. $*3230 Detective Alty, George Walter. {3239 Detective Cromwell, William Henry. $*3272 Detective Jones, Richard David Leonard. {3369 Constable Wade, Archibald Conrad Blackwell {3384 Detective Urquhart, George Colin. $3485 Constable Sharp, William Harold Angus. $3564 Constable Claridge, George. $*3582 Constable Colclough, Jack. {*3600 Constable Kelly, George Ellis Stanley. {*3631 Constable Steele, Thomas John.

Partial Passes 2979 Constable Stevens, Gordon Charles, 2, 4. 3121 Constable Coll, William,' 1,2. 3258 Constable Rodgers, Michael John, 1,2, 3. 3398 Detective Marshall, James Arthur, 2, 4. 3463 Constable Blake, Leo Raymond, 1, 3. 3475 Detective Gordon, Francis Augustine, 2,3, 4. 3490 Constable Black, Charles Erlston Weir, 1,3, 4. 3491 Constable Pentecost, Clifford Dudley Mark, 1,2, 3. 3501 Constable Jones, Thomas, 1,2. 3546 Constable Tait, Gideon, 1, 4.

Literary Examination Passed Qualifying for Commissioned Rank {2235 Senior Sergeant Carran, William. $2387 Senior Sergeant Brown, Willis Spencer. 3192 Constable Cromie, William Alexander. 3223 Constable O’Halloran, Francis Joseph. 3225 Constable Allan, Robert Harvey. 3272 Detective Jones, Richard David Leonard. 3347 Detective Miller, Henry Francis. 3402 Constable Watts, Milton Arthur. 3411 Detective Waller, Bernard George. 3456 Constable Meyer, Richard William. 3464 Detective Harrowfield, Lawrence Dudley. 3485 Constable Sharp, William Harold Angus. 3497 Constable Tate, Archie Brian. 3532 Constable Harvey, Harold Claude. 3573 Constable Drummond, Roy Ernest. 3676 Constable Kyle, Thomas James. T 1096 Temporary Constable Learmonth, George. TllO4 Temporary Constable Taylor, Charles Orton Knight Til Temporary Constable Miller, Peter McKinnon. Tll4O Temporary Constable Pine, Frederick George.

Tl2Ol Temporary Constable Storey, Thomas Herbert. Tl2lß Temporary Constable Keogan, Thomas Joseph. T 1239 Temporary Constable Nelson, Frederick John Thomas T 1240 Temporary Constable Watson, William. T 1270 Temporary Constable Campbell, Gerald Ashton. T 1369 Temporary Constable Lindsay, Herbert Stanley. T 1394 Temporary Constable Fitzsimmons, William James. T 1425 Temporary Constable Pearce, Walter Franklin. T 1450 Temporary Constable Baker, Arthur Walter. T 1464 Temporary Constable Jefferies, Kenneth Godfrey. T 1465 Temporary Constable Burgess, Laurie Paul. T 1474 Temporary Constable Flanagan, Michael Joseph. TI4BO Temporary Constable Firmin, Wilfred James.. T 1519 Temporary Constable Grindlay, Reginald Stirling. W 23 Temporary Constable Kelly, Mary Beatrice. W/D. W3l Temporary Constable Nixon, Marie Jane. W/D.

Passed Qualifying for Rank of Sergeant 3401 Constable Blaikie, Walter William. 3612 Constable Shaw, Sydney John Thomas. Til 19 Temporary Constable Stevens, Eric Albert. T 1163 Temporary Constable Mcßae, Arthur Allan. T 1299 Temporary Constable Braddick, John William Michael T 1375 Temporary Constable Shannahan, Patrick William. T 1406 Temporary Constable Gilliam, William George. T 1437 Temporary Constable Swenson, Stanley James.

* Previously gained partial pass. t Completed examinations qualifying for rank of Sub-Inspector, t Completed examinations qualifying for rank of Sergeant.

The papers on “ Evidence ” and “ Prescribed Statutes ” were set and examined by Dr. N. A. Foden, Crown Solicitor ; those on “ Police Force Act and Regulations ” and “ Police and Detective Duties ” by a Board consisting of Dr. N. A. Foden, Superintendent H. Scott, and Inspector S. G. Hall; and the papers on the literary subjects by Mr. R. Darroch, formerly headmaster of the Terrace School, Wellington. The following remarks of the examiners are published for the information of candidates : Evidence. —An excellent result was shown in the case of the Sub-Inspector’s paper, although no candidate displayed outstanding merit. The Senior Sergeants’ results were not so good as last year, and those candidates who proceed to the next examination will need to see that steady work is maintained in the subject during the year if they expect to qualify. In the Sergeants’ paper it was evident that many candidates had not devoted adequate time and concentration to study. Systematic work throughout the year is indispensable to success. Prescribed Statutes. The results in the Sub-Inspectors’ paper were satisfactory enough, but some candidates were inadequately prepared for the examination. In the case of the Senior Sergeants and Sergeants, the results were disappointing. Candidates should confine answers to relevant matter. If the answer be known, there is no occasion to introduce extraneous matter into it. To every question there is a specific answer. A little time should be devoted before commencing the question to ascertaining clearly the precise scope of the desired answer. More attention should be given to methods of study. In a number of cases the answers suggested that sporadic reading was the method followed.

Police Force Act and Regulations. The result of the Sub-Inspectors’ paper was much the same as the previous year and can be regarded as satisfactory, calling for no special comment. Good work was done by the candidates for the Senior Sergeants’ paper, and this too, calls for no particular remarks. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said in the case of the Sergeants’ paper. Here it was obvious that a number of candidates had not embarked on a course of systematic study during the whole year, but had relied on “cramming” over a' short period. The whole syllabus must be known, and organized work, with constant revision, is the only successful method. One candidate obtained 54 marks for nine questions, the tenth question having been omitted ; had the ground been fully covered in the course of his study, this candidate would most likely have passed. Police and Detective Duties. —ln the Sub-Inspectors’ paper several candidates showed a lack of knowledge of points of detail involved in the handling of practical problems. Every item of detail in conducting any investigation is of significance, for failure to achieve the desired result will usually follow from the omission to take one or other 'factor into consideration. The Senior Sergeants’ paper was very disappointing, and indicated a lack of appreciation of the value of a logical and concise approach to the subject. The steps taken in any given cases should be arranged in proper sequence, and for the purpose of study should be embodied in notes and referred to by way of supplementing one’s practical knowledge. Many of the answers in this paper contained irrelevant matter and omitted vital points. Several cases of candidates who omitted to answer certain questions occurred in the Sergeants’ paper. To miss merely a single question is likely to prove fatal to the chance of success. Such omissions can only be ascribed to failure to devote the time and attention to the subject or to lack of experience. Even in a practical subject like “Duties,” some book work is inevitable, or the compilation of notes for study can be resorted to. A feature worthy of note in the paper generally is that the successful candidates scored very good marks.

J. Cummings, Commissioner of Police Wellington, 18th October, 1945.

LAW EXAMINATION (SUB-INSPECTORS) Evidence Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Enumerate the matters of which the Courts will take judicial notice. 2. (a) State the “ best evidence ” rule. (b) Give three instances of departure from this rule. 3. Write what you know about “ accompanying facts ” being given in evidence. 4. In respect of what matters is the presumption of continuance applied in the law of evidence. 5. How can intention be proved when it is in issue or relevant to the issue ? 6. When are the opinions or beliefs of witnesses who are not experts admissible as evidence ? 7. When are statements made in the presence and hearing of a party admissible in evidence against him ? 8. To what considerations does the Court have regard when deciding whether a question affecting the credit of a witness and put to him on cross-examination should be allowed or not ? Cite statutory authority in support of your answer. 9. Witnesses in certain cases may be compelled to give evidence. Enumerate the cases. .0. What rules of evidence were under consideration in the following cases : R. v. Grbich ; R. v. Munn ; R. v. Coats ; R. v. Burridge ; R. v. Jenkins ?

Prescribed Statutes Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Write what you know about the meaning of the following terms and expressions as used in statutes : (a) high seas ; (b) forcible entry ; (c) keeping or using premises as a common gaming-house ; (d) good cause to suspect; (e) frequenting. 2. In what cases may Justices require sureties of the peace ? 3. Section 27 of the Police Offences Act, 1927, deals with supplying tobacco to, and smoking by, youths. Give in detail the contents of the section. 4. Set out the law relating to dealers’ registration plates (demonstration plates). 5. What are the obligations and powers of racing clubs in ‘ respect of the presence and the activities of bookmakers at race meetings ? 6. State the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1908, relating to (a) the limit of an innkeeper’s liability for the property of guests ; (6) the sale by an innkeeper of the guest’s goods. 7. (a) What is the constitution and jurisdiction of the Children’s Court ? ( b) Give the definition of “ child ” for the purpose of such Court, (c) Outline the procedure to be followed on a charge brought before the Court, (d) What persons are entitled to be present ? (e) What statutory duty is imposed on a constable who lays an information ? 8. Write what you know about the statutory provisions for the rehearing of informations or complaints. 9. Set out the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908, dealing with the crime of assisting a prisoner to escape. 10. What do you know about the following cases : Jacobs v. Doyle ; Pearce v. O’Boyle ; Police v. Morice ; Agnew v. Matthew ; McMillan v. Osborne ?

Police Force Act and Regulations Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Define the duties, as laid down in the Police Regulations, of (a) Inspectors who are not in charge of districts; (b) Sub-Inspectors. 2. What do the regulations provide in connection with (a) criticism of the" police appearing in newspapers ? (b) The manner in which extracts from newspapers required for police files are to be dealt with ? (c) What instructions in connection with these matters have been issued ? 3. What provisions are contained in the Police Force Act for the protection of persons acting in the execution of that Act ? 4. State the provisions of the Police Force Act and amendments relating to the execution of warrants. 5. State in detail the provisions of the regulations relating to members of the Force employed on clerical duties. 6. What instructions have been issued regarding citizens of the United States who are arrested in New Zealand for offences committed in New Zealand ? 7. A person is arrested at Dunedin and remanded to appear at Christchurch. The case against him is dismissed and he is discharged. He is destitute. What instructions are there covering such a case ? 8. (a) State the provisions of the regulations relating to mental defectives confined in police cells. b) What instructions have been issued in connection with firearms in the estates of mental patients ? 9. Give the provisions of the regulations dealing with the following cases : (a) a naval deserter calling at the watch-house and stating that he deserted his ship two years previously ; (b) the arrest of a naval rating on a charge not connected with his ship. 10. What are the provisions of the regulations regarding the use of influence by or on behalf of members of the Force ?

Police.and Detective Duties Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. As prosecutor in an important criminal case you arrange to have subpoenas issued and served on several witnesses. The constable detailed to serve the subpoenas informs you that one of the witnesses is evading service > by locking himself in his house and refusing to come out. State what steps, if any, you would take with a view to securing the attendance of the witness. 2. It is reported to you that a shopkeeper in your district has distributed a large number of printed circulars inviting entries to a football competition, each entry to be accompanied by an entrance fee of 1/-. The conditions of the competition are that a prize of £2O will be paid to the person who correctly picks all the winning teams of thirteen Rugby football matches to be played on a given date. If more than one person is successful, the amount will be divided pro rata. State how you would investigate the matter, and if you consider offences have been committed, draft the appropriate charges. Mention any case you know on the subject. 3. You receive information that illicit distilling of spirits is carried on in your district. Describe step by step how you would proceed to deal with the matter from the time you received the information until the offender appeared before the Court. 4. A farmer complains to you that fifty sheep have been stolen off his farm. As a result of your investigations you have strong grounds for believing that they have been stolen. by another farmer in the same district. The suspect, on being interviewed, denies knowing anything of the missing sheep, but on being requested to muster his sheep for inspection refuses to do so or to allow any one else to muster them. State what you would do. 5. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an offender who is charged with breaking and entering a jeweller’s shop and stealing jewellery valued at £SOO. You receive information that the offender’s sister recently received a letter from him which had been posted at Liverpool, England. State what inquiries you would make, and if the information proved to be correct, the steps you would take with a view to securing the extradition of the offender. What instructions would you give the member of the Force detailed for the escort ? 0. When visiting an hotel at 9 p.m. on a Saturday you find two men and two women in the lounge drinking. They all claim to be the guests of the wife of the licensee. The latter informs you that her husband is absent from the premises, that she is in charge, that the four persons are her guests, and that she supplied the drinks gratuitously. State what you would do, and discuss the legal position fully. 7. State how you would proceed to obtain and execute a search warrant under each of the following Acts: (a) the Crimes Act, 1908 ; (b) the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927 ; (c) the Licensing Act, 1908 ; d) the Gaming Act, 1908. What are your powers and duties in each case ? 8. A man goes into a licensed second-hand dealer’s shop and offers a quantity of alluvial gold for sale. The matter is brought under your notice. What are the requirements of the law in the case, and what inquiries would you make with the view to ascertaining if any breach of the law had been committed ? 9. An order has been made against a father for the maintenance of his two children. He cannot be located, but it is known that he owns a house in Wellington let to a tenant. What action can be taken to satisfy the maintenance order ? 10. You receive reliable information that in a certain house occupied by a Chinaman, opium is being smoked. On entering you find (a) the occupier in possession of a small quantity of prepared opium suitable for the purpose of smoking; (b) another man is smoking opium ; (c) another man has an opium-pipe in his possession, but the pipe is cold ; and (d) another man is lying on a mattress on the floor asleep. What are your powers in respect of the four men, and what are the various charges you would bring against each ?

LAW EXAMINATION (SENIOR-SERGEANTS) Evidence Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Define or explain the following terms : (a) judicial notice ; (b) prima facie case ; (c) right to begin (in criminal cases) ; (d) course of evidence; (e) anticipating evidence. 2. State what you know of the rules of evidence relating to declarations accompanying acts. 3. To what extent are the words and acts of a person admissible as evidence of his state of mind ? 4. What is the law of evidence relating to complaints ? 5. Write what you know of evidence of good character in criminal cases. 6. Evidence of certain matters is excluded on grounds of public policy. What are these matters ? 7. State the “ hearsay ” rule of evidence. The rule is subject to three main classes of exceptions. Give these exceptions, '

8. State the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908; (a) as to proving that a witness has made a former contradictory statement; (b) as to cross-examination of a witness upon a previous written statement. 9. Set out the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1908, dealing with the giving of evidence by an accused person or by the husband or wife of an accused person in criminal cases. 10. What do you know of the following cases which concern some rule of evidence : Ah Chuck v. Needham ; R. v. Palmer ; R. v. Orpen ; R. v. Gandy ; R. v. Glen ? Prescribed Statutes Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Give statutory definitions of the following, citing the relevant statute in each case: false document; culpable homicide; defamatory libel; animal; motor-vehicle. 2. Write an account of “ matters of justification or excuse ” as dealt with in the Crimes Act. 3. State the provisions of the Gaming Act dealing with (a) race meetings ; (b) art-unions. 4. Give the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, relating to (a) sureties of the peace ; (b) trial by jury ; (c) restitution of stolen property. 5. What is the statutory definition of “ pawnbroker ” ? What are the statutory requirements as to the license, and under what circumstances can the same be cancelled ? 6. Set out the provisions of the Licensing Act relating to the renewal, transfer, and removal of a publican’s license. 7. (a) What duties are imposed upon a hotel licensee by the Coroners Act ? (b) The Coroners Amendment Act, 1930 (section 2), is headed : Supreme Court may in certain eases order inquest.” Give the contents of this section. 8. State the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act relating to estreat of recognizances. 9. Define “ public place ” for the purposes of the Police Offences Act, 1927. 10. What do you know of these cases : Hughes v. Callaghan ; Blackball v. Neary ; R. v. Ford ; Marks v. McCarthy ; R. v. Keane.

Police Force Act and Regulations Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. State the provisions of the regulations regarding the washing of blankets and cleaning of lock-ups. 2. State the provisions of the regulations relating to the annual return of offences. 3. State the provisions of the Police Force Act relating to the determination of title to goods taken into possession by the police in cases where there is more than one claimant to the goods. 4. State the provisions of the Police Force Act dealing with Government property in possession of a member of the Force when he resigns or is dismissed. 5. (a) What instructions have been issued regarding conversations, with witnesses in Court proceedings ? (b) What are the provisions of the regulations relating to prosecutions for perjury ? 6. (a) State the provisions of the regulations relating to seamen belonging to ships in port who are arrested. ( b) What instructions have been issued regarding the service of summonses on board warships ? 7. State fully the provisions of the regulations relating to “ secret ” and “ confidential ” correspondence. 8. What instructions have been laid down as to the conveyance of mental patients to mental hospitals ? 9. What are the provisions of the regulations as to (a) police paddocks ; and ( b ) the keeping of live-stock at stations ? 10. State the provisions of the regulations dealing with ' requisitions for supplies.

Police and Detective Duties Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. It is reported to you that a woman had been raped by an unknown man two hours previously. State how you would proceed to investigate the matter and what evidence you would endeavour to obtain. 2. You are informed that a shopkeeper has been selling indecent documents in his shop. State what steps you would take from the time you received the complaint until the accused appears in Court. What would you have to prove to sustain a charge ? Draft the appropriate charge. 3. While on duty at a race meeting on a street near the entrance to the racecourse a man known to you to be prohibited from entering a racecourse is seen giving money to persons about to enter, and later in the day he is seen receiving money. You obtain evidence that the money he gave was for betting and what he received was dividends. He remained on the street near the entrance throughout the day. State what you would do in the matter and the charges (if any) you would bring.

4. You are in possession of evidence that liquor is being sold in certain unlicensed premises and you decide to search the premises. In the course of the search you find liquor in bottles and kegs. You also find a large number of empty bottles, jars, and glasses which all appear to have recently contained liquor. You also discover documents relating to the purchase of quantities of liquor, besides cork-screws, bottle-openers, and cash which you believe to be the proceeds of the sale of liquor. State what you would do and under what authority you woidd act. 5. A complaint is received from the Post and Telegraph Department that a telegraph pole has been broken apparently by being struck by a motor-vehicle. Describe how you would proceed to investigate the matter. If you succeeded in locating the vehicle and obtaining sufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution against the driver, under what statutory provision would you proceed ? What instructions have been issued in connection with such cases ? 0. It is reported to you that in a near-by street a drunken man is doing something to a motor-car which appears to have been involved in a severe collision with a stationary object. On investigating you find the man, who is obviously intoxicated, trying to start the engine by means of the crank-handle, but he has not succeeded. State what you would do, what inquiries you would make, and what you would have to prove before the man could be convicted of being in charge of a motor-vehicle while in a state of intoxication. Quote authority. 7. In what circumstances can a Coroner’s inquest be held touching the death of a person whose body cannot be produced ? What procedure should be followed in such cases ? What instructions have been issued in connection with (a) cases where the Identity of the deceased is in doubt ; (b) cases of suicide ; (c) expenses incurred in connection with inquests ? 8. A prisoner has been remanded in custody, and a warrant of commitment has been issued. For the purpose of further interviewing him, he is held at the local policestation overnight, whence he escapes. He is arrested three days later. What action would you direct in the matter ? 9. You ascertain that a person is conducting a card tournament, the entrance fee being 2s. 6d. for each person taking part in the tournament; that the first prize is to be an order for £2, and there are four smaller prizes ; a room is rented for the purpose, and the person hopes to make a small profit. How would you deal with this matter ? 10. What are the limitations concerning the laying of informations as imposed by the following Acts: Customs Act; Stamp Duties Act; Post and Telegraph Act; Destitute Persons Act; Land Agents Act ?

LAW EXAMINATION (SERGEANTS)

Evidence Time allowed : 3 Hours

1. (a) Give a definition of “ evidence.” (b) Enumerate various divisions of evidence. (c) What is meant by “ conclusive proof ? 2. What distinctions are drawn between proof in civil and in criminal cases respectively ? 3. “ Burden of proof” has two meanings. What are they ? 4. State what you know about “ facts in issue.” 5. Enumerate the four so-called “ exclusive rules of evidence.” 6. Explain what is meant by a “ presumption.” 7. (a) Define a “ document.” (b) How are documents classified for evidential purposes ? 8. (a) What is meant by “ privilege ” ? (b) Enumerate the matters in respect of which privilege can be claimed. 9. As a rule, evidence in legal proceedings must be given on oath or affirmation. State what you know about this requirement. 10. Explain the purpose of examination-in-chief, crossexamination, and re-examination.

Prescribed Statutes Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. Give statutory definitions of the following, citing the statute in each case: night; unlawful games ; affray ; assault; homicide. 2. Enumerate the purposes for which recognizances are entered into 3. What is the effect of a prohibition order (a) on the person prohibited ; (b) on other persons ? 4. What arc the objections which can be raised against the issue of a publican’s license ? 5. What state of facts in relation to a person thought to be insane must exist before a constable is justified in applying for a reception order under the Mental Defectives Act, 1911? Under what circumstances can such a person be apprehended ? 6. State the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, on the subject of remands.

7. (a) The sale of poisons is prohibited except by certain persons. Name these persons. () Give the statutory definition of the offence of laying poison. 8. Cite the section of the Motor-vehicles Act imposing upon a driver a duty when an accident happens. 9. What are the statutory conditions of release on probation ? 10. What do you know of the following cases: Quirke v. Davidson ; Purves v. Inglis ; Copeland v. Cummings ; Wong Tim v. Moseley ; Goggin v. Young. Police Force Act and Regulations Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. State what you know regarding the disposal of unclaimed goods and chattels which have come into possession of a member of the Police Force. 2. State the provisions of the Police Force Act under the heading “ Penalty for neglect of duty, &c.” 3. Define the provisions of the regulations as to how medal ribands are to be worn by members of the Force. 4. What are the provisions of the regulations relating to (a) the case of a prisoner who is unconscious ; (b) the case of a prisoner who says he is ill and requests a doctor ? 5. What are the provisions of the regulations relating to (a) property found with a deceased person ; (b) burial arrangements undertaken by the police ? 6. State the provisions of the regulations and instructions relating to medical certificates and reports required when a member of the Force is sick. 7. What instructions have been issued regarding the purchase by members of the Force of articles in custody of the police ? 8. (a) What instructions are in force relating to the inquiries to be made concerning the marriage of a member of the Force ? (b) What instructions have been issued concerning the receipt for safe custody of shopkeepers’ takings ? 9. What do the regulations provide regarding (a) matters to which a constable on beat duty must pay particular attention ; (b) what matters must he report to his sergeant on his first visit ? 10. What do the regulations provide in connection with (a) crime books : (b) diaries ?

Police and Detective Duties Time allowed : 3 Hours 1. (a) State in detail what instructions have been issued relating to low flying by aircraft. (b) By what means would you be able to distinguish aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force from civil aircraft ? 2. A man complains to you that he called at a local licensed hotel and asked for accommodation for his wife and himself, but was refused without any reason being given. State (a) what inquiries you would make ; (b) what evidence you would require to support a charge against the licensee; and (c) draft the charge you would prefer against the licensee. 3. It is reported to you that a boy of fourteen is out shooting with a pea-rifle. Assuming that you are instructed to prosecute him, what steps would you take to carry the case to finality ? 4. While on duty you see a Chinaman loitering in the vicinity of a wharf, and later see him in conversation with a member of the crew of an overseas.vessel from whom he receives a small parcel. You suspect that the parcel contains opium. State what action, if any, you would take. Quote authority. 5. State how you would proceed to obtain the attendance at Court of (a) a defendant who is already serving a sentence of imprisonment for another offence ; (b) a ■ witness who is serving a sentence of imprisonment. 6. You receive information that in a certain building occupied by Chinese, pakapoo tickets are being sold. State what steps should be taken and what would have to be proved to obtain a conviction. Mention any cases you know on the subject. Draft the appropriate charge. 7. A man is charged with having committed incest with his daughter; how would you prove the relationship between the parties ? Can a boy of fifteen years of age be charged with incest ? 8. State how you would proceed to investigate a report that a golf club in your district regularly supplies. liquor to its members, that the liquor is purchased wholesale by the club at 16s. per dozen bottles and retailed to the members at 24s.'per dozen bottles, the profits being used for the purposes of the club. Outline the evidence you would require to prove an offence, and mention any cases you know on the subject. 9. You receive a telephone message from a suburban constable that he had been called to a house in his district, and on his arrival the occupier, who is a reputed abortionist, informed him that a young woman had just died after being confined to her bed for three days. State the necessary inquiries you would make and the action you would take in the matter, treating it as one of abortion. 10. It is reported to you that dogs are being poisoned in your district. State how you would investigate the matter and what statutory restrictions on the laying of poison you would bear in mind,

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LITERARY EXAMINATION Arithmetic Time alloioed : 2 J Hours 1. What decimal multiplied by 125 will give the sum of |, Jf, |, 0-09375, and 2-46 ? 2. In a row of 25 houses, each house has 17 windows, each window 4 panes, and each pane measures 18 in. by 9 in. What will be the cost of glazing all these windows at 6d. per square foot ? 3. Simplify iof(l+i+ i) + 7 X + - £). 4. Find the cost of 2 tons 11 cwt. 60 lb. of sugar at 15s. s|d. per hundredweight. What profit per pound will be got by selling it at 8 lbs. for Is. 3£d. ? 5. Find the simple interest on £2,970 16s. Bd. for 3 years 73 days at £3 2s. 6d. per cent. 6. In English gunpowder, 75 parts by weight are saltpetre, 10 parts sulphur, and 15 parts charcoal. How many pounds weight of each ingredient are used in the manufacture of 16 cwt. of gunpowder ? 7. An amusement hall is 57 ft. long by 33 ft. wide ; the side walls are 14 ft. high, and the gable from ground to ridging is 22 ft. : (a) Make a drawing of the gable. (b) What is the area of the triangular parts of the gables ? (c) What is the area of the four walls, excluding the triangular parts ? (d) What is the total area of the walls ? (e) Find the cost of painting at 2s. per square yard. 8. For rating purposes, A’s property is valued (capital value) at £2,000 and B’s property at £3,500. Find the total rates each has to pay at the following charges : general rate, 3d. in the pound ; hospital rate, fd. in the pound ; irrigation rate, |d. in the pound. . 9. A motor-car runs a mile in sec. What is its speed in m.p.h. ? A motor-car travels 30 miles p.h. What is this per second ? A motor-car travels 60 ft. in a second. What rate is this p.h. ? 10. Using a suitable heading, make out and receipt the following bill. Deduct discount on pounds only: 90 lb. of coffee at Is. 6d. a pound ; two 25 lb. bags of flour at £2B a ton (2,000 lb.) ; three bottles of vinegar : : '>'■ at 7-Jd. a bottle ; 6 lb. of tea at Is. Bd. a pound ; 26 lb. of sugar at 3|d. a pound ; discount, 24 per cent.

Geography Time allowed : 1\ Hours 1. In the outline map of the North Island, insert the following (mark towns very plainly with a black square) : Taumarunui, Dannevirke, Levin, Opotiki, , New Plymouth, Helensville, Taihape," Napier, Whangarei, Patea, Rotorua, Waihi, Waitpmo, Manaia, Kaitaia, Waiuku, Te Araroa, Otorohanga, Feilding, Wellington, Shannon, Waipukurau, Cambridge, Ngaruawahia, Pipiriki, Great Barrier Island, Mount Egmont, Manawatu River, East Cape, Cape Maria Van Diemen, Lake Taupo, Mount Ruapehu, Waikato River, Huka Falls, Ruahine Mountains, Whangaroa Harbour, Port Nicholson, Waitemata Harbour, Ahuriri Lagoon, Scinde Island, North Cape, Cape Turnagain, Rimutaka Mountains, Mount Tongariro, Wairoa River, Mokau River, Lake Waikaremoana, Wairakei Thermal District, Lake Tarawera, Ruamahunga River. 2. Name the chief motor roads of the North Island. 3. State the direction of the South Island Main Trunk Railway between Picton and Invercargill and name twenty stations en route. 4. Name the principal mining districts of the South Island. 5. State the position and some point of interest which you know about each of the following towns : Yokohama ; Penang ; Nairobi; Boston ; Trieste ; Marseilles ; Belfast ; Delhi; Greenock ; Perth.

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Time allowed : 2% Hours 1. Write an essay of about 300 words on one of the following : (1) Germany’s Surrender. (2) Japan’s Surrender. (3) New Zealandthe Fortunate Islands.(4) Parliament. (5) Winston Churchill. (6) Farming in New Zealand. (7) Good Manners. 2. (a) Rewrite the following in the indirect form—that is, in the third person : “ If we are marked to die, we are enow To do our country loss ; and if to live, The fewer men, the greater share of honour. God’s will! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.” (Enow means enough. The extract is from Shakespeare’s account of King Henry the Fifth’s speech before the Battle of Agincourt.)

(b) Turn the following into direct speech—that is, into the first person : The old man asked the children where they lived and one of them said that they lived in a cottage in the forest. Then the old man asked how they amused themselves in the winter. One of the children replied that they had snow-fights and games of that sort, but another interrupted and said that they seldom went out unless it was " absolutely necessary. 3. Punctuate the following passages : (а) it is funny said jack that the moon does not shine every night where is it (b) she said to her brother i shall meet you to-morrow (c) are you feeling better the doctor asked the nurse (d) when you have finished bring your work to me said the teacher to the pupil (e) look at those cruel giants over there cried don quixote giants said sancho i see no giants can you not see them with outstretched arms 4. Combine the following into one sentence If I were asked to select one poem of Rossetti’s to illustrate his early simple manner at its best I should certainly choose “ The Portrait.” Here is nothing voluptuous or extravagant. Stanza by stanza the sweet music goes its way, and rises at the end into a tender and divine close. 5. Correct the following sentences : (a) Who were you talking to ? ( b ) I hate those kind of clothes. (c) Gold as well as silver are precious metals. (d) One of the clerks only was late once in his life. (e) He cannot write without he has a broad gold nib. 6. Make a precis of the following statement on the new security system : A few of the more general considerations which it seems likely that the architects of a security system must this time keep in mind may here be tentatively suggested. Firstly, they will have to remember that military power is not a constant, but a variable factor ; it does not depend on the absolute number of ships and divisions and aircraft which make up its sum, but also on the circumstances, geographical and other, in which it may have to be used. They will have to recognize, therefore, in all likelihood that the problem of security is not one but many problems, and that different conditions, political, economic, or strategic, in different regions of the world make different arrangements necessary. Thus the system may turn into a composite pattern made up of many particular arrangements among the states most directly concerned in the security of particular regions, such as the Atlantic, or

the Indian Ocean, or the Mediterranean Sea. But, if so, it will be essential that these regional arrangements should be interlocking arrangements, made within the ambit of, and according to principles accepted by, a wider association of states charged with the general supervision of world security as a single problem. The world cannot be neatly divided into closed geographical regions either for strategic or any other purposes, nor can the interests of all states be localized.

■ Secondly, it seems necessary to recognize that security plans cannot be improvised at the last moment when the danger to be guarded against has actually arisen ; they have to be thought out beforehand with reference to all the relevant political and strategic circumstances, and particularly to the source from which danger is most likely to come. In modern military conditions, as Professor Carr has pointed out, it is an illusion to suppose that states can wait until war breaks out and then take sides with whichever party is in the right; if they are to be associated together in war and to make their military co-operation effective, they must tie up their fortunes together beforehand.

Inside the state everyone knows that the police recognize that some persons are more likely to commit crimes than others; they know, too, that certain persons specialize in certain types of crime, and when a person has been through their hands once or more than once they keep him under observation. If they were obliged to act as though bishops were as likely to commit crimes as gangsters, their task would be made impossible, yet something very like that was implied in the Covenant Scheme. No future scheme will be effective unless it is based on a realistic recognition of contemporary facts, and the overwhelmingly important fact with which the world will be concerned after this war will be the possibility of a revival of German or Japanese aggression. That may not be an eternal fact, but it is the fact which most concerns this generation. Lastly, though the obligations which states undertake will probably not be uniform, there seems to be a minimium obligation which every state may fairly be required to accept, and, having accepted, may be expected to honour. This would be a negative undertaking, a promise at least not to assist any state found under the agreed procedure to be an aggressor, and not to impede the action of other states taking more positive steps for enforcing the law. The details of such a minimum obligation would require careful consideration, but at least-it would mean that every state would be bound to deny to an aggressor the rights that neutrals have traditionally been expected to accord to belligerents.