For Subgist
Order
8. Summonses and Warrants.
Whijeet
Result
A great improvement has been effected.
Heretofore all applications were submitted for approval of Captain Superintendent, so as to prevent exxcutions frustrations, and more
Remarks by Captain Superintendent (11.10.1887)
These were, also, written and the application made compulsorily under Rule (62. Page 15 of Police Orders.
Care in the conducting of all cases....
General Orders
Order by Mr. Rice
All applications for Summonses or Warrants are to be made as per Rule 62." No Police Inspector, Sergeant or Constable is to take proceedings at law for any assault "in the execution of duty", No. 19. and are to be signed by Supdtt.
"No Constable is authorised to take any person into custody without being "able to prove some specific act by which the law has been broken.
"For Members of the Water Police, Coastline or Marine Districts, this duty will be performed by Inspectors in charge,"
"Violence towards the Police is not to be resorted to.
The Police are cautioned not to charge while, for the Central District, the Superintendent-on-duty will "make out, or have made out, all police applications.
Orders and Regulations of the Department.
Order by Mr. Rice
Many serious irregularities of the Regulations and even serious language contravening duty:
This only shows that Mr. Rice did not conform to the Printed Police Orders of 1869. p. 15.
Previous Order
Infringements of the Rules "of the Colony have been committed by Members of the Police who have, afterwards, "pleaded ignorance Rule 55. p.15. of Police Orders.
"The Captain Superintendent will see that these Rules "of the Colony are read and explained to the Police Force, at local stations a "It is the imperative duty of all in authority to see that those subordinate to "them are made acquainted with the Regulations of the Service; as, also, their duties "at each Station, accompanied by translations into the vernacular language of the Constables residing at the stations.
And, all Superintendents, Inspectors and Sergeants are requested to "also, from time to time make any alterations by way of explanation in the manner provided by the Regulations.
At the local Stations, the most convenient time, for reading & explaining orders and regulations to the men, is at 6 O'clock morning parade.
General Orders of 1869. page 15.
Owing to the frequent changes of the men at this Station, explanations of an urgent nature - need not be given at the other Stations?
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Occurrence Books:-
To ensure a
Order by West Rice
a proper record of all Occurrences concerning the Police.
Occurrence and Duty Books will be left at Police Stations.
Occurrence Books have been kept at Outstations, since 1st Jan 1874. Reports were invariably sent in on Sundays.
If Sergeants and Constables could not read and write they thanked and apologised. I never promoted uneducated men; unless they were told off for special duties that required no scholarship to perform, such as knowledge of signalling or reading.
If Ord: 21 Feb 1867 (No. 14.). (page 12) of British Affairs of 1869.
with the Order.
Previous Order
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The attention of Inspectors is directed to the following arrangements which will be attended to.
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