SUNDAY, NOVEM
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SCHOOL PATROLS PRAISED FOR ADMIRABLE WORK
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, TODAY (SUNDAY) PRAITED THE SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROLS FOR THEIR ''ADMIRABLE WORK'' THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SIR DENYS WAS TAKING THE SALUTE AT THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PATROLS AT THE GOVERNMENT STADIUM.
HE NOTED THAT IT WAS ALMOST UNKNOWN FOR A CHILD TO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHILE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PATROL.
+ IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE ALERTNESS AND GOOD SENSE OF PATROL MEMBERS THAT THEIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE IMPLICITLY OBEYED, NOT ONLY BY THEIR FELLOW-STUDENTS BUT BY MOTORISTS,+ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT WITH THE PATROLS TAKING CARE OF STUDENTS ON THE ROADS, MORE POLICE OFFICERS COULD BE EMPLOYED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND IN DEALING WITH CRIME.
THE GOVERNOR URGED THE PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS LOCATED IN BUSY AREAS TO SET UP ROAD SAFETY PATROLS.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH :
MR. PRESIDENT, MR. COMMISSIONER AND PATROL MEMBERS,
I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COME HERE TODAY TO TAKE THE SALUTE AT YOUR ANNUAL REVIEW, WHICH IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION'S CALENDAR.
FIRST OF ALL, MAY I OFFER TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE TAKING PART IN THE PARADE MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON MAINTAINING THE VERY HIGH STANDARDS OF APPEARANCE AND SMARTNESS WHICH WE HAVE ALL COME TO EXPECT FROM SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROLS.
THESE ANNUAL PARADES GIVE THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE ADMIRABLE WORK WHICH IS DONE BY SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BY HELPING YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS TO CROSS BUSY AND DANGEROUS ROADS YOU PERFORM AN ESSENTIAL TASK, WHICH RELIEVES THE POLICE FORCE OF A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT. THIS ENABLES MORE POLICE OFFICERS TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND IN DEALING WITH CRIME, SO THAT THE PATROLS ARE THEMSELVES MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THESE VITAL TASKS.
THERE ARE NOW 85 SCHOOLS WITH ROAD SAFETY PATROLS, WITH A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 4,000. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR MANY MORE SCHOOLS TO FORM PATROLS AND STRONGLY URGE THE PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS LOCATED IN BUSY AREAS TO TAKE THIS STEP, THUS ENSURING THAT THEIR PUPILS CAN CROSS THE ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOLS WITH FAR GREATER SAFETY.
/I REALISE