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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 115

Uniforms and Equipment.

Officers.

498. Subject to the provisions of the following
     regulations, the uniforms and equipment of officers
     shall be strictly in accordance with the instructions
     to be issued from time to time by the Minister in
     Charge of the Department, and must be kept in
     good order and condition.

499. Officers should, by a smart appearance in
     uniform and strict attention to regulations, set a
     good example to those under their command.

All officers below the rank of Superintendent shall
wear uniform when on duty between the hours of
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, Sundays excepted.

500. The different ranks of officers shall be in-
     dicated by bronze ornaments as badges of rank, on
     shoulder-straps, as follows: Commissioner, crown
     and two stars; Superintendents, crown; Inspec-
     tors, three stars; Sub-Inspectors, two stars.

Senior and other Sergeants and Constables.

501. The uniforms and equipment of Senior and
     other Sergeants and of Constables shall be as follows:
     Helmet, blue or white, according to season; forage
     cap, blue tweed; tunic, for full dress; frock of blue
     tweed with patch pockets; trousers of blue tweed
     with pockets cut across; white cotton gloves, on
     special occasions only; black leather gloves when
     weather is cold; leggings where necessary; blue
     macintosh coat with cape; blue cloth overcoat,
     stand-up collar, for night duty; baton; whistle
     and chain; waistbelt; lamp; handcuffs and key;
     helmet badge, bronze; numbers, white metal;
     revolver and ammunition where necessary.

502. The uniform and appointments shall be worn
     strictly according to regulation, and no alteration of
     any article of uniform or equipment is to be per-
     mitted without the Commissioner’s authority.

503. Senior Sergeants shall wear on right sleeve
     of frock, between wrist and elbow, a badge of a crown
     in silver embroidery.

504. Sergeants shall wear chevrons of three bars
     on the right sleeve, between the wrist and elbow,
     the point upwards. The bars shall be of silver lace
     on a red ground. Chevrons of blue cloth on a red
     ground shall be worn on uniform overcoats. The
     white-metal numbers shall be worn by Sergeants
     and Constables on each side of the collars of their
     frocks and overcoats. The front number must be
     2 in. back from the opening of the collar, and the
     lower part of the numbers must touch the collar-
     seam. Senior Sergeants shall not wear numbers.

505. Mounted Constables shall wear the same
     uniform as other Constables, except that they shall
     wear Bedford cord pantaloons, Napoleon boots, or
     brown-leather leggings and lace-up tan boots, hunting-
     spurs, and white buckskin gloves. They shall also
     wear brown leather shoulder-belt and pouch with
     regulation badge, and when on Governor's escort or
     other special duty brown leather sword-belt and
     slings and cavalry sword. Blue waterproof overcoat
     of regulation pattern or blue cloth cavalry cloak to
     be worn in wet or cold weather.

506. Uniform must be worn by non-commissioned
     officers and Constables when on detailed duty, and
     officers must see that uniform is not discarded except
     for good reason by members of the Force on detailed
     duty, even in country districts.

507. Sergeants and Constables must wear uniform
     whenever their duty takes them on board a warship.

508. When a number of men in uniform are de-
     tailed for any particular duty they should all be
     dressed alike according to their rank.

General.

509. The only badge of mourning to be worn at
     any time in uniform by both officers and men shall
     be a band of black crape, 3¼ in. wide, round the left
     arm, above the elbow.

510. Watch-chains or other ornaments shall not
     be worn in uniform in such a manner as to be visible.

511. Both officers and men must appear entirely
     in uniform or entirely in plain clothes.

512. Tunics, frocks, and jackets must be kept
     buttoned or hooked when worn by officers, non-
     commissioned officers, and Constables.

513. Uniform overcoats must not be worn over
     plain clothes by members of the Force.

514. Whenever a greatcoat or waterproof coat is
     worn it must be put on properly and not thrown
     carelessly round the shoulders.

515. Men quitting the Force shall deliver up
     their clothing, appointments, and arms at the station
     where they are serving unless they are near a head-
     quarters station, when they must hand them in at
     the district office. Before settling arrears of pay or
     allowances it must be ascertained whether there is
     any deficiency in or damage done to the clothing,
     appointments, arms, or ammunition, and, if so, the
     proper sum must be deducted from the amount due
     to such men. The Superintendent or Inspector
     shall be responsible for damages or deficiencies not
     reported or not paid for by the individual.

Watchhouses and Watchhouse-keepers.

516. A watchhouse is that portion of a police-
     station to which prisoners are taken to be searched
     after arrest and before being placed in a cell.

517. At all important stations a Constable, who
     shall be known as the watchhouse-keeper, must
     always be on duty in the watchhouse, which he is
     not to quit on any account during his hours of
     duty, unless relieved by another Constable under the
     direction of the Sergeant or other officer in charge.

518. Constables must not loiter or gossip in or
     near the watchhouse-keeper's office.

519. Members of the Force who arrest offenders
     will be responsible for their safe custody until they
     are searched and handed over to the watchhouse-
     keeper.

520. From the time of arrest until searched careful
     watch must be kept to see that a prisoner does not
     make away with anything that might be used as
     evidence against him.

The arresting member shall search his prisoner,
and the watchhouse-keeper shall verify the search
before locking the prisoner up.

521. The arresting member shall accompany the
     watchhouse-keeper to the cells, and assist him in
     placing the prisoner safely therein.

522. When a seaman belonging to a ship in port is
     arrested, and it can be ascertained to what ship he
     belongs, the master of the vessel should be immedi-
     ately notified by the police of the arrest.

523. When the prisoner is taken to Court the
     arresting member will be responsible for him until
     he is either bailed, discharged, or again locked up.

524. Immediately a charge is entered against a
     prisoner, if there is no prospect of his being bailed,
     he should be carefully searched, and the property
     found upon him entered in the Watchhouse Charge
     Book, also upon a property sheet (Form D48); the
     latter should be read over to the prisoner, who should
     be requested to sign it; it should then be signed by
     the arresting member and watchhouse-keeper.

Should a prisoner be too drunk to sign when
arrested, he should be requested to sign before being