victed, and the punishment awarded for each offence.
No monthly return of defaulters shall be sent to the
Commissioner's office until the Superintendent or
Inspector has satisfied himself that every conviction
recorded against a man during the month has been
correctly entered on his defaulter sheet.

A certificate of service and conduct as disclosed
by the defaulter and merit sheets shall be granted
to any member of the Force applying for same on
his discharge from the Force, provided that he has
completed at least twelve months' service and that
he has not been dismissed. Such certificates shall
be granted only by the Commissioner; other officers
shall not give members of the Force certificates of
service or testimonials, but shall refer applications
for same to the Commissioner.

219. The original record of the decision arrived at
     by the Commissioner, Court of inquiry, Superintendent,
     or Inspector after hearing the evidence
     on each charge shall be given to the person charged
     to read, who must signify in writing below the record
     that he has seen and read it; and he must clearly
     understand that by doing so he in no way prejudices
     his right to appeal against the decision should he feel
     he has good grounds for doing so.

220. The record number and date of the file relating
     to each entry on a man's defaulter sheet is
     to be entered in the column of “ Remarks ” opposite
     such entry.

221. The original file, or a typed copy thereof,
     shall be attached to the man's sheet and remain
     with it throughout the man's career in the Force.
     If the file refers to two or more men a copy shall be
     attached to each man's sheet. If the original file
     is not sent to the Commissioner's office a copy of
     it must be sent there, to be attached to the man's
     duplicate defaulter sheet kept there.

222. Cautions and reprimands must not be entered
     on defaulter sheets, except in cases where reprimands
     have been administered by the Commissioner, when
     they shall be entered.

223. In the record-of-merit sheet shall be entered
     all records of merit granted by the Commissioner to
     any non-commissioned officer or Constable for special
     services rendered—such as acts of bravery in saving
     life at great personal risk to one's own life; the
     display of great tact and skill in working up a very
     difficult case and bringing it to a successful issue;
     or having shown in the discharge of his Police duties
     exceptional zeal and ability, exceeding that which
     is expected from zealous and efficient members of
     the Force of his own rank with similar opportunities.

224. An entry shall also be made in the merit
     sheet recording the granting of the long-service and
     good-conduct or other medal; the passing of the
     Solicitors' Examination, or any University, Civil
     Service, ambulance, or Police examination, or any
     examination showing that the man is proficient in
     any foreign or the Maori language, or that he is
     proficient in shorthand up to one hundred words
     per minute. Satisfactory proof of having passed
     any such examination must, however, be produced
     to the Commissioner before the desired entry can be
     made on the merit sheet.

225. A transfer record of the transfers of each
     member of the Force from station to station shall be
     kept with his defaulter's sheet, and in which shall be
     entered the circumstances that have rendered each
     transfer necessary, so that it can be seen from the
     record whether any particular transfer was caused
     by misconduct or inefficiency, by causes altogether
     unconnected with the man transferred, or at his

own request, or for any other reason. Some transfers
are in the nature of punishments, while others are
in the nature of rewards, as is the case where a man
is frequently removed from station to station because
of his superior capabilities. On the other hand, a
comparatively inefficient Constable may be sent to
an unimportant station where he will be subjected
to but few transfers. It is therefore very necessary
that the transfer record should be most carefully
and correctly filled up, so that an officer, by a perusal
of the particulars set forth therein, may be enabled
to form a correct judgment concerning the character
and efficiency of the Sergeant or Constable who has
been transferred to his district. A copy of each
entry made in a man's transfer record is to be forwarded
to the Commissioner, so that the duplicate
of the record which is kept in the Commissioner's
office can be posted up accurately.

Depot.

226. A training-depot is established at Wellington
     for the training of recruits.

All candidates who have not had considerable
previous Police experience shall undergo a course of
instruction therein before being sworn in, and should
they prove in any way unsuitable will not be permanently
appointed to the Force.

227. The following rules shall be observed :—

(1.) The probationers shall be provided with free
lodgings at the depot, but must provide their own
sheets, towels, boot-brushes, &c.

(2.) They shall be provided with food from the
station by the caterer, and shall pay the amount
fixed by the Commissioner therefor.

(3.) All probationers must be in station by 10 p.m.,
except under special circumstances, when, on application
to the Sergeant in charge of the station, leave
may, at the Sergeant's discretion, be granted till
11.30 p.m. The roll shall be called by the Sergeant
at 10 p.m., and all men absent without leave shall
be reported to the Inspector of the district. At
10.30 p.m. all men not on duty or on leave must
retire for the night, and lights be extinguished.

(4.) No man shall absent himself from the depot
without leave from the Inspector until after 6 p.m.,
when the work of the day is finished, and then only on
receiving the permission of the Sergeant in charge.

(5.) The Sergeant in charge shall be responsible that
the strictest order and regularity are maintained at
the depot, and that the utmost cleanliness prevails.

(6.) During summer (from the 1st October to the
31st March) all probationers not performing night
duty shall rise not later than 6 a.m., and in winter
7 a.m. daily (except Sunday, when they shall rise
not later than 7.30 a.m.), and shall do fatigue duty
until breakfast-time.

(7.) The bedding must be neatly folded, and bedrooms
prepared for inspection by 10 a.m.

(8.) The hours for meals shall be arranged by the
Inspector of the district, so that as many men as
possible belonging to the mess may sit down together.
All men, when sitting down to meals, must
be neatly and properly attired.

(9.) During the first month's probation the curriculum
will be : Instruction in simple foot drill
and dumb-bells not less than two hours daily, and
the study under the Sergeant Instructor of the Police
Regulations and the numerous Acts of Parliament,
by-laws, &c., which bear on Police work. Each
probationer will be supplied with a copy of the
regulations, statutes, &c., for his own private study,
and, in addition, the Sergeant Instructor shall