, 1872-06-01
THE3E AVIS"
g4riaaia4atea, 81. graix.
SATURDAY 1sr JUNE 1879.

WE devote q goodly portion of our space to-
day to an extra report of the Proceedings of the
Colonial Council, Monday and Tuesday last, as
detailed and ~circumstantial as we have been able
to procure. The all-absorbing question now be-
fore tho Council, although. as some say, in an infor-
NAL manner is the separation of the Policemasters
duties from the TOWN. Judges 30 this separation
in principle there seems to be a great majority in the
Council rs well as outside in fact, all those who
are not incapable of forming an opinion, and
al those who do not consider the Government infal-
Iible, rs some few do, have, to judge from the dis
cussions, made up their minds Tor rather they have
been made up long ago. that this separation would
be a step in the right direction, productive OF the
best results. The Governments plan of returning
to the old organisation, viz one man to be Town
Judge, Sheriff, Recorder, Notary Public, Dealing
and Yendue Master, Military Judge, Policomaster,
has no chance of being adopted. The discussions
clearly show that the majority are fully aware Of
the inadvisability of the plan, and of its being OPP
posed to the first principles of Justice to have the
duties of Poicemaster combined with those of
Judge. The real trouble is not, as some pretend,
tho informality of Mr.. Sarauw's amendments, for
that will in the eyes of the layman be Immediately
dismissed as a formality or a lawyer-point; but to
find out whether the assertion that it would 60
beyond the strength and ability of one man to per-
form the duties incumbent on the police inspector,
which seems to be the great objection of
Mr.. Roscnstand, supported by his personal expert
enee, and, whether, IN case of q separation, ono
Judge would suffice, as we contend, or two would
be necessary, Us Mr.. Sarauw maintains. With re-
gard to the first point, it would be remembered, what
we have before cOntended, that the cases which have
been referred to the Police-Court as such, will have
to be referred to the Police-Judge, who will be the
same as the Town-Judge. At all events, common
sense goes far to prove to any man that what has been
feasible in other places cannot be altogether impossi-
BILE here, and that the Police-inspector's duties, how
ever many, could never be so heterogeneous and IN
congruous as those of the official contemplated BY
Government. Should, however, experience prove that
his work be too much for him, then give him assistance
in some shape,-a clerk or assistant more, but let us
have one leading mind over the whole, for without that
provision. we will never get a good police organizl-
ton. On the one side we have the present un5asis-
factory arrangement costing nearly s27,000. auI the
Military costing Q Al 900 on the other a police or
ganization such as we have set forth in previous
numbers, and a saving of some $4,000. This SUBJ
ject is far from being exhausted, but fair play demands
that Justice should be done to AL sides, BY giving also
the opinions of our opponents, even if they at times
appear curious, as (. in. in the case of our Vicegov-
ernor, who has one opinions Committee-membe and
another as Vicegoyernor.