TO THE EDITOR. Sru—l beg, if you will kindly allow me space in your columns, to call the attention of our legishitoi-s to what I consider is a great public want.
I allude to our present Police Force, which 1 submit is quite inadequate to the ifrowins; re quirements of a city like Dunedin. "While the population has vastly increased the Police have been kept at the same number as when only a third of the people were in the place. The present force is highly efficient, but the men must be greatly overworked, and consequently unable to give that attention which the public have a right to expect. Only the other night I was knocked out of my bed by some crazy being who, because I would not admit him, threatened to smash my windows, and me into the bargain. I have already lost about £20 in repairing damages caused by a drunken man ; and it is no consolation for me that the man got a month's imprisonment, for I had to pay the money. I trust, therefore, that the Provincial Council will see their way clear to increase the present force in accordance with the requirements of the city.—l am, &c, Citizkx.
THE SHOTOVER TERRACE COMPANY.
