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PATROLS. 289
Pied by’ dangerous "characters, whose movements may be
Watched during the night, with great "advantage. ’ , It may
be advisable, when voicesor footsteps are heard‘ onlthe
roaadi that‘ the patrol should secrete tliemselves"until,‘ by a
nearer approachof the party, it can beascertained who
they"are".;., ,‘ Vi ..‘y
.’ 1277.‘, ‘0o7nfer'e7zce‘ Pat7'ols.--District : ilnspectoirs V : should,
irrespective"of counties, arrange‘ inter-district"conference
Patrols for the‘p'urp”ose‘ of affording suitable opportunities
l0.tl1e oflicers, Sergeants, and men j of the adjoining dis-
tric.ts.t’o confer with one another as regards the‘ state of
their districts and the methods‘best adapted to the parti-
Cular localities concerned for the prevention of crime and
.6 Rreservation of the peace. ‘ In quiet localities one inter-
istrict patrol every three months should suilice, but in
disturbed districts the County Inspector ‘may order them
oftenery if thought advisable. ,District"Inspectors con-
clemedg and Sergeants in charge of stations, not’ morethan
“X miles distant, will ‘attend all'suchA'coi1ference patrols.
911 an officeris prevented by: indispensable duty from
Wllding these conferences he should be represented by his
(read Constable-t-Aif the latter resides within a convenient
.f15t“.11Ce,,of the meeting place, .or irrespective of distance,
I 3' transport carlis available. Thellmeetiiig place of such
Eat’-‘O18 should be varied as much ‘aspossible, sopas to bring
dl many officers and Sergeants (stationed within reasonable
gstadlce) as possible into communication with one another.
d..W1,u be suflicient for Sergeants,‘ to perform ‘oiie‘inter-sub-
lstnct Patrol each month; V ” " ‘ ', '
11.1273. Patrolling into acZjoz’m'Ing’ Dist7fict5.e]?atrols . by
Ighlfand day‘ should frequently ‘enter and perform" the
st“? 11’1.zidjoining sub-districts, when the distance from‘ the
ra. 10n is not too far,’ as persons about to commit outrage
;‘g3<1t1y.set a. watch. for a. patrolipfronitlie, sub-district
ra12?9. Vigigs to Houses of Suspects.--y-lVlien a serious out-
Omgl’ 19 ‘reported at any station it becomes the duty of every
0 get’ and Sergeant, not only in the county where the
“C9, Was perpetrated,ibutialso in neighbouring counties,
View earingltliereof, to put'hisy men into action, with the
Cor-nmflg ascertaining wliether any. of. the suspects likely to
at the1t'tl1e‘ClaSS of crime in question were away from home
“T10, and if so, where t-lieywcre.
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