Police Chief In Good Company
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From a Suva Correspondent Among the prominent citizens of Fiji who were fined in the Suva Magistrate’s Court in August for traffic breaches was the Police Com \issioner, Mr. R. H. T. Beaumont.
The Police Commissioner took the publicity in good part.
The immediate question asked by the public was, “Who was the mstable who booked his chief for driving an unlicensed vehicle?”
Apparently another citizen had been booked for a similar offence, id this citizen soon afterwards became aware that Mr. Beaumont’s vehicle gistration had not been renewed.
The citizen made a report to the police station, and it eventually ached Mr. Beaumont who, mentally unbraiding himself for his oversight, rected that a prosecution of himself follow.
Mr. Beaumont was in good company the day his case was dealt th. Lawyer-MLC John Falvey, Suva City Council traffic committee airman Harvey Hunt, Supreme Court Registrar George Yates, and John annage (one time flying mate of “Smithy” and now manager of the ji Broadcasting Commission), all pleaded guilty to minor breaches.
Four doctors were in the list, and there was also a female Govern mt servant from the Secretariat. In 13 cases fines ranging from £2 £2/10/- earned £2B/10/- for the Colony’s revenue.