"9cb05b0e-0dad-441b-816b-374c077dba11"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. "@en . " REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47."@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2016"@en . "[1948]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0339907/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL\nREPORTS\nOF THE\nCOMMISSIONER OF PROVINCIAL POLICE\nFOR THE YEAR\n1946\nAND\nINSPECTOR OF GAOLS\nFOR THE YEAR ENDED\nMARCH 3 1st, 1947\nVICTORIA, B.C. :\nPrinted by Dox McDiarmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n194S.\n Colonel the Hon. C. A. BANKS, C.M.G.,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.\nMay it please Your Honour:\nThe undersigned has the honour to submit the reports of the Commissioner of\nProvincial Police for the year ended December 31st, 1946, and the Inspector of Gaols\nfor the year ended March 31st, 1947.\nG. S. WISMER,\nAttorney-General.\nAttorney-General's Department,\nVictoria, B.C., November 1st, 194.7.\n Victoria, B.C., November 1st, 1947.\nThe Honourable the Attorney-General,\nParliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.\nSIR,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to enclose my annual report for the year ended December\n31st, 1946, and also report on the Provincial Gaols for the year ended March 31st, 1947.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nT. W. S. PARSONS,\nCommissioner of Provincial Police.\n X\nti\nS \u00C2\u00A3\nto\" 3\n1 \"\nPh o\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 . a\nw\nQ y \u00E2\u0096\u00A0a Ph w\nam tS \u00E2\u0080\u00A2- -\nPh j \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ncd o\n_0 x\n6 tf\n Report of the Commissioner of Provincial Police, 1946.\nThe Honourable G. S. Wismer, K.C.,\nAttorney-General for British Columbia,\nParliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to submit my annual report for the year ended December\n31st, 1946.\nSTRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION.\nAs at midnight December 31st, 1946, the strength of the Force was 14 officers and\n401 non-commissioned officers and men, exclusive of special constables and stenographers. The table hereunder shows the strength and distribution as at the end of\nthe year.\nStatement of\nStrength as at Midnight, December 31st, 1946.\nHeadquarters.\n\"A\"\nDivision.\n\"B\"\nDivision.\n\"C\"\nDivision.\n\"D\"\nDivision.\n\"E\"\nDivision.\nFort\nGeorge\nSubdivision.\nPeace\nRiver\nSubdivision.\nTotal.\n1\n1\n1\nDeputy Commissioner\t\n1\n3\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n8\n1\n1\n2\nPaymaster and Quarter-\n1\n3\n1\n1\n1\n5\n4\n4\n2\n3\n2\n6\n1\n22\n1\n5\n6\n2\n4\n8\n1\n1\n28\nFirst-class Constables\t\n4\n45\n35\n39\n15\n51\n7\n5\n201\nSecond-class Constables..\n1\n6\n2\n1\n4\n4\n2\n20\nThird-class Constables....\n10\n9\n16\n7\n23\n3\n4\n72\n4\n3\n2\n1\n4\n2\n16\nChief Clerks\t\n1\n1\nAssistant Chief Clerks....\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\n6\nSenior Clerks\t\n2\n2\nFirst-class Clerks\t\n1\n1\n2\nThird-class Clerks\t\n. 1\n1\n2\nThird-class Skippers\t\n3\n2\n1\n6\nSecond-class Engineers...\n1\n1\n2\nThird-class Engineers\t\n1\n1\n1\n1\nChief Radio Operator\t\n1\n1\nSenior Radio Operators..\n1\n1\n1\n1\n4\nFirst-class Radio Oper-\n3\n1\n1\n2\n3\n1\n1\n12\nSecond-class Radio Oper-\n1\n1\nThird-class Radio Oper-\n1\n2\n1\n4\nChief Mechanical Super-\n1\n1\nMechanical Supervisors..\n1\n1\nAssistant Mechanical\nSupervisors\t\n1\n1\n2\n1\n1\n2\nAssistant Supervisor,\nFinger-print Bureau....\n1\n1\nSenior Finger-print\n1\n1\n1\n1\n19\n1\n1 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n1\n2\n24\n46\n82\n67\n75 41\n111\n19\n14\n455\n Q 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nESSAY CONTEST, 1946.\nTo promote the interests of the Force, all ranks, executive officers excepted, were\ninvited to submit an essay on the subject \" How best may Conditions of Service in the\nBritish Columbia Police be improved ? \" No less than 25 per cent, of our staff availed\nthemselves of the opportunity to compete, and I am sure the many valuable and constructive suggestions submitted for consideration will go far toward improving general\nand specific conditions within the Force. In order of merit, prizes were awarded to\nDetective-Sergeant C. Ledoux, first; Staff-Sergeant J. H. McClinton, second; Senior\nRadio Operator G. J. G. Macdonald, third; Radio Operator E. L. Hammer, fourth; and\nConstable P. Q. Drysdale, fifth.\nENGAGEMENTS, DISCHARGES, PROMOTIONS.\nEngagements 75\nDischarges\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBy purchase 24\nBy invaliding 4\nBy expiration of engagement 4\nBy transfer to another branch of the Government service^ 4\nBy pension 7\nBy dismissal , 1\nBy death 1\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 45\nPromotions\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nStaff-Sergeants 2\nSergeants 9\nCorporals 5\nSkippers, Third-class 2\nConstables, First-class 21\nConstables, Second-class 20\nThe gross strength of the Force increased by twenty-three over 1945. The policy\nof filling all vacancies with ex-service men was strictly adhered to.\nCOMMENDATIONS AND AWARDS.\nOutstanding work performed by individual members of the Force occasioned some\nforty-four commendations in General Orders. Cash awards from the Police Reward\nFund were given for exceptional attention to duty (mainly in connection with the\narrest of armed criminals) and to two non-commissioned officers whose ingenuity\nsaved the department considerable money in the purchase of equipment.\nDISCIPLINE.\nAlthough the conduct of the Force was satisfactory, it was necessary to issue\nfourteen reprimands for disciplinary derelictions and, in three instances, to assess\ndamages for carelessness in the operation of Government vehicles.\nPOLICING OF MUNICIPALITIES.\nUnder agreement the department continues to police forty-five cities and municipalities. With the object of increasing rates sufficiently to meet the rising cost of\npolicing, we reviewed existing contracts and entered into new agreements with all\nconcerned.\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. Q 7\nPOLICE TRAINING-SCHOOL.\nInspector C. K. Mackenzie, officer in charge of the police training, reports:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" Due to lack of man-power and with the exception of a five-week period in March\nand April, no classes were in attendance.\n\" On March 4th a group of fourteen men, known as the Thirteenth Instructional\nClass (Detectives), was assembled at the school and remained in session until April 6th.\nOf the fourteen, eight were members of our own organization and six were from other\nforces. The names, ranks, and stations of the class members follow: Deputy Chief\nConstable L. G. Clayards, Oak Bay Municipal Police; Sergeant Cecil Pearce, Saanich\nMunicipal Police; Constable Percy Easier, Vancouver City Police; Constable John\nLund, Victoria City Police; Constable J. K. Smart, Esquimalt Municipal Police; and\nPatrolman L. M. Potter, Washington State Patrol. Entrants from this Force included\nCorporal J. A. Macdonald, Vancouver; Corporal A. T. Lashmar, Prince Rupert; Corporal G. J. Emsley, Burnaby; Constable E. Holm, Chemainus; Constable T. A. Quigley,\nNelson; Constable J. L. Devoin, Nelson; Constable F. G. Saunders, Port Coquitlam;\nand Constable J. W. Todd, Youbou.\n\"As the purpose of this class was to develop detective material, instruction was\nrestricted to the study of criminal investigation. Subjects dealt with were: General\ncriminal investigation; public relations; observation; finger-prints; photography;\ninterviews; statements and confessions; sketching and plan-drawing; chemical and\nmicroscopical analysis; firearms identification; casts and moulds; gambling; lotteries;\nmetals; glass fractures; modus operandi; registration of firearms; juvenile delinquency;\npathological aspects of criminal investigation; handwriting and forgeries; fire investigations; safe robberies; narcotics; evidence; practical investigative problems; aspects\nof city police work; revolver practice.\n\"Additional to our own instructions, we were fortunate in being able to offer a\nseries of special lectures prepared by'the Deputy Attorney-General; the Assistant\nDeputy Attorney-General; the Provincial Fire Marshal; members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vancouver; United States Federal Bureau of Investigation;\nMr. H. B. MacLean, handwriting expert of Vancouver; the Provincial Probation Officer,\nVancouver; Dr. U. P. Byrne, Pathologist, Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale;\nStaff-Inspector George Lefler, Vancouver City Police; and the Chief Analyst and\nAssayer of the Provincial Department of Mines, Mr. G. C. B. Cave-Brown-Cave.\"\nLater, by invitation of the Commissioner, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, we\nwere privileged to send Sergeant J. W. Hooker to the Thirteenth Class, Canadian Police\nCollege, Regina, Sask. At this writing the Force has had six non-commissioned officers\nattend major R.C.M.P. courses at Regina and Ottawa, and in each of them our men\ndid very well indeed.\nMARKSMANSHIP.\nIn the annual marksmanship course 167 members of the Force qualified by making\na score of not less than 190 points out of 300. Detective Sergeant J. A. Young led the\nMaster class, Constable Robert Walker (Sumas) was high Expert, and Constable\nWilliam James (Highway Patrol, Chilliwack) high Marksman.\nThe high Tyro award, a silver cigarette-box awarded annually to the individual\nmaking the highest score when qualifying for the first time, was won by Constable\nA. W. Strom, Prince George.\nLieut.-Col. T. V. Sandys-Wunsch, o.b.e., of Duncan, late Assistant Commissioner,\nRoyal Canadian Mounted Police, presented a silver rose-bowl for a competition designed\nto encourage revolver shooting amongst younger men of the Force stationed on Vancouver Island. Radio Operator E. L. Hammer, Port Alberni, was the first to win\nthis trophy.\n Q 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nThe following are tables of comparison showing the relative efficiency demonstrated\nby personnel of each division during the years 1945 and 1946:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1945. 1946.\nPer Cent. Per Cent.\nFort George Subdivision 80.00 Fort George Subdivision 93.33\nPeace River Subdivision 66.66 Peace River Subdivision 76.92\n\" B \" Division 59.60 Headquarters 54.54\n\" D \" Division 45.00 \" B \" Division 52.54\nHeadquarters 39.20 \" D \" Division 51.42\n\" C \" Division 38.80 \" E \" Division 47.82\n\" A \" Division 38.00 \" C \" Division 47.54\n. \" E \" Division 16.00 \" A \" Division 29.82\nACCOUNTS BRANCH AND QUARTERMASTER'S STORES.\n(Inspector D. D. Moses.)\nDuring the calendar year 17,854 expense vouchers totalling $1,408,087.08 were\nchecked, recorded, and passed through the Accounts Branch.\nThe Quartermaster's Stores received and filled 1,783 police requisitions for 8,482\narticles of equipment; also, thanks to a great deal of assistance from the Purchasing\nCommission, we were able to continue and maintain our long-term arrangement with\nthe Gaol and Game Departments, each of whom has grown accustomed to look to us\nfor uniforms and equipment. However, the progressive difficulties surrounding supply\nand the rising commodity costs may compel us to restrict this form of service unless\nthere is a very marked and early change in production conditions.\nThe Accounts Branch kept pay and allowance records for 896 employees during\n1946.\nTRAFFIC BRANCH.\nAfter completion of an extensive training course at the Northwestern University\nTraffic Institute in Evanston, 111., Sergeant J. G. M. Lock was appointed to this new and\nimportant branch of the Force.\nIn his first report, Sergeant Lock reports:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"A close relationship was established and maintained with the Department of\nPublic Works during 1946.\n\" Sixteen additional slow zones, including all sections of the Trans-Provincial\nHighway from Pattullo Bridge to Lytton, were reported upon.\n\"A new type of warning-sign was suggested and has now been adopted for use in\nindicating speed-limits.\n\"A new system of parking designed to meet conditions at Sidney, Vancouver Island,\nis proving most satisfactory.\n\" The report on a survey of Burnaby Municipality, with appropriate recommendations, was submitted to the Department of Public Works.\n\" Parking regulations were instituted in various areas throughout the Province.\n\" Assistance was rendered to many municipalities in relation to their traffic problems, and by-laws were studied with a view to securing uniformity in municipal traffic\nregulation.\n\" In July a short school of instruction for highway patrol officers was held at\nPenticton.\n\" School zones, sign construction, intersections, and other matter relating to traffic\nsafety were studied and reported upon.\n\"Assistance in the matter of testing new equipment submitted for approval and\nuse within the Province was rendered to the Superintendent of Motor-vehicle^.\n REPORT OP PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\n\" Prior to their purchase for use at Boston Bar and Lytton, designs of emergency\nsleds intended for rescue-work in difficult terrain were examined, tested, and approved.\"\nHighway Patrol, 1946.\nTotal mileage 165,942\nTotal check-ups 113,264\nAccidents investigated 479\nCheck-ups according to Police Divisions.\n\"A\"\nDivision.\n\"B\"\nDivision.\n\"C\"\nDivision.\n\" E \"\nDivision.\nTotal.\nMotor-vehicle licences\t\nMotor-vehicle salesmen's licences\t\nNon-resident touring permits\t\nChauffeurs' licences\t\nDrivers' licences\t\nOperation of motor-vehicles\t\nMotor-vehicle, motor-cycle, and trailer number-plates\nMotor-vehicle head-lights, etc., tested\t\nMotor-vehicle brakes tested\t\nWarning signals\t\nDriving signals\t\nRear-view mirrors\t\nMiscellaneous regulations\t\n\" Highway Act \" and regulations\t\n\" Motor Carrier Act \" and regulations\t\nTotals\t\n7,707\n174\n296\n2,038\n7,708\n880\n7,480\n910\n258\n3,271\n1,346\n7,708\n957\n2,975\n213\n43,921\n3,808\n30\n343\n1,070\n3,755\n40\n3,768\n837\n752\n2,226\n538\n3,764\n2,681\n1,009\n1,197\n19\n174\n700\n1,266\n991\n1,797\n1,337\n539\n462\n268\n1,111\n448\n562\n6,711\n4\n893\n851\n7,206\n120\n6,593\n99\n75\n349\n480\n6,292\n2,592\n1,586\n24,621\n10,871\n33,851\n19,423\n227\n1,706\n4,659\n19,935\n2,031\n19,638\n3,183\n1,624\n6,308\n2,632\n18,875\n6,678\n6,132\n213\n113,264\nConvictions.\nConvictions.\nFines.\nCosts.\n376\n93\n76\n63\n93\n14\n14\n4\n$3,102.50\n\" 788.50\n895.00\n2,464.00\n310.00\n82.00\n378.75\n85.00\n198.20\n174.50\n187.73\n24.50\n34.25\n13.75\n733\n$8,205.75\n$1,612.64\nRevenue collected as a Result op Check-ups throughout\nthe Province.\nRevenue collected as a result of check-ups under the \" Motor-vehicle Act \" and the\n\" Motor Carrier Act\" amounted to $11,034.86.\nTRANSPORT BRANCH.\n(Chief Mechanical Supervisor J. F. McNaught.)\nDue to the number of police cars which have reached an age when expensive repairs\nhave become necessary, over-all fleet operative costs have risen from 3.7 cents in 1940\nto 5.6 cents per mile in 1946\u00E2\u0080\u0094a condition only to be remedied by extensive replacements. (The percentage difference, 1.9 cents per mile, includes an increased mileage\nfactor of 400,718, or 1,902,894 against 2,303,612.)\n Q 10\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nMileage.\nRailway.\nCars.\nLaunch.\nHorse.\nFoot.\nMiscellaneous.t\nTotal.\nPolice.\nOther.\nPolice.\nOther.\n12,278\n7,694\n108,291\n70,014\n24,056\n12,658\n9,084\n7,621\n67,594\n415,630\n383,640\n380,384\n90,013\n57,782\n89,665\n818,904\n12,477\n1,954\n87\n2,206\n17,914\n64,002\n9,718\n8,765\n44,161\n28,747\n44,341\n61,737\n110,350\n30,601\n1,137\n116\n14,402\n1,312\n85\n35\n2,242\n2,208\n117,285\n79,433\n89,058\n32,690\n21,764\n14,363\n65,678\n639,457\n582,254\n5,915\n10,122\n4,975\n60\n2,857\n369\n1,894\n562\n323\n1,146\n556,863\n219,536\n127,800\n132\n157,968\n5,717\n963,660\nTotals\t\n251,696\n2,303,612\n38,360\n53,285\n6,587\n4,702\n420,261\n279,385\n3,357,888\n* Includes Criminal Investigation Bureau.\nf Steamship, public conveyances, air, dog, etc.\nComparative Mileage, 1945 and 1946.\n1945.\n1946.\nMore.\nLess.\n218,936\n2,185,725\n77,730\n50,659\n8,560\n6,827\n403,125\n288,299\n251,696\n2,303,612\n38,360\n53,285\n6,587\n4,702\n420,261\n279,385\n32,760\n117,887\nCars\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOther\t\n39,370\nLaunches\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n2,626\nOther '.\t\n1,973\n2,125\nFoot\t\n17,136\n8,914\nTotals\t\n3,239,861\n3,357,888\n170,409\n62,382\nComparative Mileage, Highway Patrol, 1945 and 1946.\n1945.\n1946.\nMore.\nLess,\n37,592\n50,960\n43,002\n24,324\n38,742\n37,463\n44,138\n41,076\n.1,150\n13,497\n1,136\n16,752\nTotals\t\n155,878\n161,419\n19,038\n13,497\nFrom the foregoing it will be observed that total mileage increased by some 118,027\nmiles.\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\nQ 11\nMechanical inspections carried out during the calendar year of 1946 were as\nfollows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nPolice\nCars.\nGame\nCars.\nBuses.\nTotal.\nSchool.\nPublic\nCarriers.\n\" A \" Division\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nJ. F. McNaught\t\n60\n65\n84\n83\n54\n6\n2\n7\n2\n35\n142\n63\n85\n30\n245\n134\n137\n9\n101\nW. A. Jaffray\t\n245\n343\n\" C \" Division\u00E2\u0080\u0094T. A. Fiander\t\n\" E \" Division\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n291\n179\nE. E. Cave\t\n84\nTotals\t\n346\n17\n355\n525\n1,243\nMarine Section.\nMotor launches and boats operated by the Force: PGD 1* (Alert Bay), PGD 2*\n(Powell River), PGD 3* (Vancouver), PML 6 (Ganges), PML 7 (Ocean Falls), PML 8\n(Port Alberni), PML 9 (Campbell River), PML 10 (Port Alice), PML 11 (Kaslo),\nPML 15 (Prince Rupert).\nTen smaller craft are located at Sicamous, Squamish (two), McDame Creek, Uclue-\nlet, Cowichan Lake, Fort St. James, Kamloops, Atlin, and Prince George.\nIn April, 1946, a rowboat with inboard motor and trailer transportation was\ndelivered to Kamloops district where it has been of considerable use in dealing with\ndrowning accidents.\nOn August 13th, 1946, the M.V. \" Brigadier Sutherland Brown \" was purchased\nfrom the War Assets Corporation for $21,000. This is a 60-foot motor-launch, and\nafter reconditioning it will be renamed the PML 16 and stationed at Port Alberni.\nIn November, 1946, the Game Commission requested the PGD 1 and PGD 2 be\nreturned to them in 1947. It is believed the PGD 1 will be a dual operation of Game\nand Police with a Game Warden in charge.\nOn January 27th, 1946, a fire occurred on the PGD 2 at Powell River, and an\nexpenditure of $3,300 was incurred in reconditioning the vessel. As the engine had\noutlived its usefulness, a new six-cylinder Buda marine Diesel engine was installed at\na cost of $4,170. PGD 2 is now in excellent condition.\nPOLICE RADIO.\n(Chief Radio Supervisor W. F. Conlan.)\nAs an index to its increasing value and importance, it should be pointed out that\nin twelve months the branch handled nearly a million words over its network. Incidentally, in order to give police launches immediate contact with their bases, combined\nradio-telephone and radio-telegraph equipment was installed on all units directed from\nOcean Falls, Alert Bay, Port Alice, and Powell River. Presently, as equipment becomes\navailable, it is intended to cover the entire coast.\nBy international arrangement a hook-up with the Washington State Highway\nPatrol was established in July. This innovation, first of its kind on the North American Continent, has proved of immense value in dealing with emergency police business\nthroughout the United States.\n* Dua'l operation\u00E2\u0080\u0094Police and Game Departments.\n Q 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nASSISTANCE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.\nOur friendly association with the Federal departments of Customs and Excise,\nImmigration, Transport, Pensions, National Health, Indian Affairs, Mines and\nResources, Revenue, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, National Defence, Veterans'\nAffairs, Radio Branch, etc., continues on an ever-increasing scale; in fact, deprived\nof this assistance, Federal authority would often find operational costs entirely\nprohibitive.\nASSISTANCE TO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.\n\"A\" Division, Vancouver Island (Inspector R. Owens).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"We have been called\nupon to make investigations or collect revenue for most Provincial Government departments, and I refer particularly to the following: Motor-vehicle Branch, Provincial\nSecretary, Social Services and Child Welfare, Agriculture, Land, Game, and Fisheries.\"\n\" B \" Division, South-eastern British Columbia (Inspector R. Harvey).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\" Ninety-\nthree reports of fires to buildings and automobiles were prepared and forwarded to the\nFire Marshal's office. A large number of cases were investigated and reported upon\nfor the Inspector of Municipalities.\n\"At many points our men represent the Motor-vehicle Branch, for whom they\ncollected $86,908.79; however, the time has arrived when we should be afforded some\nrelief from obligations which progressively tend to interfere with normal police\nrequirements.\n\" Besides the usual inspection of hides, the checking of live stock in transit and\nslaughter-houses has entailed considerable work.\"\n\"C\" Division, Central British Columbia (Inspector E. Gammon):\u00E2\u0080\u0094-\"Assistance\nhas been rendered to all Provincial departments, and I am happy to report the utmost\ncordiality exists between ourselves and the officials of other departments.\"\n\" D\" Division, Northern British Columbia (Inspector H. H. Mansell).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Assistance has been rendered to the Department of Health, the Social Welfare Branch, Old-\nage Pension Board, Superintendent of Child Welfare, Department of Finance, the\nOfficial Administrators, Directors of Mental Hospitals, Coroners, and the Superintendents of Municipalities and Motor-vehicles, the British Columbia Game Commission,\nand others.\"\n\"E\" Division, Lower Mainland (Deputy Commissioner J. Shirras).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"It is safe\nto say that practically every one of the departments of the Governments and their\nvarious branches have been assisted in some manner during the year, and in this connection some offices call on us almost daily for assistance. In turn I may say we\nalways received the fullest co-operation from other departments.\"\nFort George Subdivision (Sergeant George Clark, M.c).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Relations between the\nPolice and Game Departments are close and friendly. Every assistance is given to\nthem, and on their part they invariably reciprocate by conducting routine police\ninquiries when visiting outlying districts. Other departments represented in this\nconnection also received a full measure of assistance.\nPeace River Subdivision (Sub-Inspector G. J. Duncan).\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"Throughout the year\nmany inquiries have been made for the Social Welfare, Agriculture, Fire Marshal,\nBureau of Economics and Statistics, and Health departments.\"\nOTHER FORCES.\nMay I again dwell upon the personal relationship, firmly cemented by the passage\nand experience of time, which exists between the various enforcement agencies of this\ncontinent\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Royal.Canadian Mounted Police, the Provincial and municipal police\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. Q 13\nforces of Canada and their American counterparts, the railroad police of both countries,\nand ourselves.\nCRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH.\nInspector R. Peachey, M.C., in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department,\nreports:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" Increase in Crime.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Outstanding feature of our statistics is the increase in cases\nprosecuted in Provincial Police Courts\u00E2\u0080\u009413,819 as against 10,233 in 1945\u00E2\u0080\u009435 per cent,\nmore. Indian cases rose by over a thousand, ' Government Liquor Act,' by 1,198,\n'Motor-vehicle Act' by 368 (1,778 as against 1,410). Highway infractions nearly\ndoubled\u00E2\u0080\u0094795 as against 388.\n\" Types of Offences\u00E2\u0080\u0094Segregation.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Five thousand seven hundred and ninety-five\ncomplaints of criminal offences were received by the Provincial Police (654 more than\nthe previous year), who preferred 3,868 charges. Total prosecutions under Dominion\nand Provincial Statutes were 2,774 and 6,101 respectively. Convictions, including those\narising out of 1,171 charges laid under municipal by-laws, 13,082.\n\" Murders.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Eight homicides were investigated by the Force during 1946. Two\nwere ' murder and suicide' and five persons were charged with murder. One case\nremains outstanding. There was also an instance of attempted murder at Nanaimo.\nA brief history of each case appears at the end of this report.\n\" Complete details of prosecutions under the various offences are shown in\nAppendix I.\n\" Finger-prints.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Our Finger-print Section, in charge of Assistant Supervisor\nA. G. Carmichael, received 3,100 sets of finger-prints\u00E2\u0080\u0094987 of which were identified as\npersons previously registered at the Section. Four hundred and thirty-seven records\nwere supplied for Court use. During the year we sent 1,453 sets of finger-prints to the\nRoyal Canadian Mounted Police, 634 sets each to the Calgary, Vancouver, and New\nWestminster City Police departments, and 16 sets to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. We also forwarded to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police\nFinger-print Section 208 sets of single finger-prints and added a like number to our\nown collection. In the civilian field, and at their own request, 919 persons were fingerprinted for immigration purposes. One hundred and seventy-eight applicants for\nenlistment with the Provincial Police were also finger-printed.\n\" Photography.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Altogether 14,747 photographs of prisoners were made during\nthe year; of these, 9,131 were distributed to our own districts and detachments. We\nalso prepared seven hundred and thirty-three 8 by 10 ' investigational' prints for the\nMotor-vehicle Branch. One hundred and twenty-seven bad cheques were photographed\nfor our collection. Photographs were also made for use in Provincial Courts, the\nVictoria City Police, Provincial Analyst, Police Training-school, Mr. H. MacLean,\nexaminer of questioned documents, Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian\nAir Force.\n\" Identification.\u00E2\u0080\u0094From scenes of crime thirty articles of various kinds were sent\nin to the Section for examination. Four were identified.\n\" Detective Sergeant J. A. Young was called upon to make firearms and bullet\ncomparisons in twelve separate cases:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"Rex vs. Nobles (Murder): Identified an empty cartridge-case found in the\nkitchen stove. In this case the accused was found mentally unfit to stand trial.\n\" Rex vs. Gaudreau (Cattle-killing): The bullet, recovered from a horse, was\nidentified as having been fired from a specific gun.\n\"Rex vs. Gunn (Manslaughter) : Fatal bullet identified. Examination disclosed\nweaknesses in the construction of the P-38 automatic pistol involved. Accused\nacquitted.\n Q 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\" Rex vs. Roediger (Attempted Murder): Sergeant J. A. Young testified at the\ntrial relative to the effects of shotgun pellets at varying distances. Accused convicted.\n\"After examining a bullet found in connection with a cattle-killing, it was found\npossible to determine the type of weapon from which it had been discharged.\n\" Identification was made of the weapon involved in the wounding of a 5-year-old\ngirl at Port Alberni.\n\" Three rifles were submitted as belonging to suspects in a complaint of cattle-\nkilling at Bralorne. It was proved that none of the rifles fired the fatal bullet.\n\" In Rex vs. Bennet\u00E2\u0080\u0094Saanich case in which a dog was killed\u00E2\u0080\u0094the rifle was identified through comparison of the fatal bullet with a test bullet. The accused pleaded\nguilty.\n\" In a complaint of horse-killing at Likely the bullet involved was sent to our\nBureau. Examination permitted us to name the type of firearm employed.\n\" Rex vs. Russell (Murder) : Empty shotgun shells were identified as coming from\na particular shotgun.\n\" The senior analyst at the Department of Mines Laboratory, Mr. T. W. McConnel\nDavis, assisted (mostly by ' comparative examination ') in forty-eight investigations.\nIn one case, where an attempt had been made to open a safe at Langley, minute traces\nof metal were found on the blade of an axe discovered in a car in which two men were\nriding. The analyst, through spectrographic analysis, was able to definitely state that\nthe traces were identical in composition with the metal of which the dial was made.\n\" Firearms Registration.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The N.C.O. in charge of the registration of firearms,\nAssistant Chief Clerk F. Grimshaw, reports that the 1945 reregistration of firearms is\nincomplete. There appears to have been a general shuffle of population throughout the\nDominion, and efforts were made to bring the requirements of the law relating to\nreregistration to public attention through the medium of radio broadcasts, press\nannouncements, and notices posted in public buildings. A great deal of work also has\nbeen done by ourselves and city and municipal police forces in an endeavour to locate\npersons who have failed to reregister. The Vancouver City Police has the bulk of these\ninquiries and has co-operated splendidly\u00E2\u0080\u0094something we greatly appreciate.\n\"Accidents.\u00E2\u0080\u0094During the year the Provincial Police investigated 389 fatal accidents. Of this number, drowning accounted for 124; automobiles, 86; logging, 48.\nOf the remainder, 30 lost their lives as the result of fires, 20 were killed by trains,\nand 7 were accidentally shot. The rest of the deaths were caused by a miscellaneous\nseries of strange and extraordinary circumstances.\n\" Missing Persons.\u00E2\u0080\u0094In the course of the year we were requested by relatives,\nfriends, or interested parties to inquire into the whereabouts, welfare, or the circumstances of 795 persons in different parts of the Province.\n\" Outstanding Cases.\n\"Kuczerian, George (Murder and Suicide).\u00E2\u0080\u0094January 3rd, 1946, the body of\nGeorge Kuczerian was found hanging from a beam in his dwelling at Kelowna. In a\nbedroom of the same house the body of his wife was discovered under the bed. Her\nhead had been smashed and a knife was protruding from her stomach. Although it\nwas stated in medical evidence at the inquest that she would have died from the head\ninjuries, it was this wound which actually caused death. Letters written by the\ndeceased man and found on the kitchen table indicated a preconceived intention to kill\nhis wife. In its verdict, the Coroner's jury found George Kuczerian's death resulted\nfrom ' hanging by his own act while in an unsound state of mind,' and that Lucy\nKuczerian ' came to her death at the hands of her husband.'\n\" Lee Hee (Deceased).\u00E2\u0080\u0094Answering a call to the New World Cafe, Vernon, at about\n5.15 a.m., March 23rd, 1946, police found a Chinese, one Lee Hee, partner in the cafe\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. Q 15\nbusiness, dead and in a sitting position with his back against a meat-cutting block in\nthe kitchen. He was clad only in underwear and dressing-gown. There was a bullet\nwound on the right temple with powder marks surrounding it, and a corresponding\nexit wound in the left temple about three-quarters of an inch higher. Grasped in\nLee's left hand was a large butcher-knife and on the floor by his right side was another\nbutcher-knife. There was a large pool of blood on the floor on his left side. Later, a\nrevolver was found under the left knee of the deceased, and in it were two empty\ncartridges, one misfired and two loaded cartridges; the misfired cartridge was between\nthe two empty ones. Search of the premises produced only one bullet and there were\nno signs of any disturbance.\n\" It was learned that Lee Hee had arrived back from Vancouver the previous\nevening, had been in his room when the cafe was closed up at 3.30 a.m., all doors and\nwindows being securely locked by one of the employees. When the body was found in\nthe morning, the back door was not barred, as it should have been.\n\"Extensive inquiries were made and many persons interviewed; however, no\ninformation likely to assist in clearing up the matter could be obtained. At the inquest\nthe jury returned a verdict that Lee Hee met his death through a gunshot wound in\nthe head inflicted by some person or persons unknown.\n\" Rex vs. Nobles, Evan (Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094March 12th, 1946, it was reported to the Vale-\nmont Detachment that a man had been shot on a ranch 7 miles to the west. Investigation disclosed the deceased man was Gordon Burns, and that about 10 o'clock that\nmorning, as he and his wife were returning to the ranch-house from the ranch buildings, a youth, Evan Nobles, age 17, who had been placed with the Burns by the Welfare\nDepartment at Prince George, had fired a high-powered rifle through a window of the\nhouse, hitting Burns in the head. Further shots were fired at Mrs. Burns as she ran\nfor help. On arrival of the police it was found that Nobles had left the ranch and was\ntravelling toward the Burns trap-line. Located next day in a trapping cabin at Cache\nCreek, he was placed under arrest. Committed for trial, Nobles appeared at the Prince\nGeorge Assizes, where, evidence being submitted with regard to his mental condition,\nthe jury returned a verdict to the effect that he was unfit to stand trial. Ordered to\nbe kept in close custody, Nobles was eventually transferred to the Provincial Mental\nHospital.\n\" Polak, Joseph (Murder and Suicide).\u00E2\u0080\u0094A telephone message received at 3.45 a.m.,\nMay 31st, 1946, by the Prince George District Detachment advised two people had\nbeen killed in the Ferndale district. On investigation the body of Mrs. Grace Waters,\nthe school-teacher, was discovered not far from the school-house. Some distance\naway, Joseph Polak, badly wounded in the face, was found in a dying condition.\nA statement taken from a near-by resident, Conrad Stussi, told of having been\nawakened about 12.45 a.m. by someone pounding on the door of his house and yelling\nthat he had killed the teacher. Stussi recognized the voice as that of Joe Polak, with\nwhom he worked and who often came to his home. Going to the door, Stussi heard\nthe man running away and then several shots. Investigating further, he and others\nfound Polak, badly injured, and later the body of Mrs. Waters. Medical evidence\nestablished that Mrs. Waters had been stabbed.\n\"Rex vs. Manuel, Robert (Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094On Sunday morning, June 16th, 1946, an\naged Indian, Harry Verdan, suffering from injuries inflicted by Robert Manual, was\nbrought to Penticton Hospital. Although normally his condition would not be regarded\nas serious, the old man was unfit to be interviewed. Presently, later in the day, he died\nand police apprehended Manuel. At the Fall Assizes the jury returned a verdict of\nmanslaughter with a recommendation of mercy, and on November 4th, 1946, Manuel\nwas sentenced to eighteen months in Oakalla Prison Farm.\n Q 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\"Rex vs. Tommy, Aloysius (Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094Information being received in the early\nmorning that a drunken brawl on the Skwah Indian Reserve, involving Aloysius Tommy,\nGarfield Kirby, Danny and Donald Charlie, had reached serious proportions, an immediate investigation was made. Garfield Kirby was found in a barn on the reserve; he\nhad suffered severe injuries to his face and head and was bleeding profusely. Removed\nto hospital, he was pronounced dead on arrival.\n\"Aloysius Tommy, Danny Charlie, and Donald Charlie were held, and after further\ninvestigation and questioning of witnesses, Aloysius Tommy was charged with the\nmurder of Garfield Kirby and committed for trial.\n\"Rex vs. Russell, Donald (Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094November 11th, 1946, in response to a\ntelephone message, the constable in charge of Deep Cove Detachment proceeded to\nWoodlands and on arrival was informed that Robert .Teeporten had been found dead.\nThe deceased was lying on his back with his feet resting on a ramp leading to the back\ndoor of a house he was constructing.\n\" Mrs. Teeporten was interviewed and stated she, her husband, and Donald Russell,\nwho had been staying with them while on a hunting-trip, had eaten lunch together.\nHer husband left the house shortly after 1 o'clock to work on the house he was constructing, and Russell got some firewood, then dressed and left the house about 1.20\np.m., taking his shotgun with him. About 2.10 p.m. Russell ran into the house, out of\nbreath and very white looking. He asked for the keys to Teeporten's car and, when\ngiven them, struck Mrs. Teeporten over the head with a piece of firewood and demanded\nmoney. She gave him some from a kitchen cupboard, and Russell struck her again and\ndemanded more, which she obtained for him. Again being beaten with the piece of\nwood, Mrs. Teeporten pretended she was dead, and Russell ran from the house and tried\nto start the car. Mrs. Teeporten then left with her baby and went to a neighbour for\nhelp. When the police arrived, Russell had disappeared. A warrant was issued for\nthe arrest of Donald Russell on a charge of murder, and after a widespread search he\nwas arrested in Vancouver and committed for trial.\n\"Rex vs. Houston, Davis (Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094On November 3rd, 1946, word was received\nthat Mrs. Beatrice Smith, employed as cook at a logging camp at Belize Inlet, had been\nfound dead in her bed. The indications were that she had been beaten to death. As\na result of investigation, Davis Houston was charged with murder and committed\nfor trial.\n\"Rex vs. Newberry, Stanley John, et al. (Armed Robbery).\u00E2\u0080\u0094September 4th, 1946,\nMr. F. Reynolds, of Nanaimo, reported he had been held up at the point of a gun at\n12.40 a.m. by three youths. After investigation Stanley John Newberry, Ivor Harold\nHunt, and John Humphrey Brenton were apprehended and charged with the offence.\nNewberry and Hunt pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years in the British\nColumbia penitentiary; Newberry was also ordered ten strokes of the paddle. Brenton,\non the evidence available, was given one year's suspended sentence.\n\"Rex vs. Nelson, Thomas (Attempted Murder).\u00E2\u0080\u0094Monday, April 29th, 1946, at 2\na.m., Constable D. Colquhoun, on a general patrol of the business section of Nanaimo,\nseeing a suspicious character loitering at the back of a warehouse, called upon him to\nstop. The response was a shot from a sawn-off shotgun which wounded Colquhoun in\nthe face. Subsequently, one Thomas Nelson was apprehended on Nanaimo Indian\nReserve and charged with attempted murder. Thereafter, at the Nanaimo Assize, he\nwas found guilty of wounding with intent and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.\"\nCONCLUSION.\nIn conclusion, as I am on the eve of retirement and this is the last annual report\nwhich I shall be privileged to sign as Commissioner of Provincial Police and Inspector\nof Gaols, may I venture to express my sincere personal thanks to the Honourable the\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. Q 17\nPremier, the members of the Cabinet, and yourself for an unvarying interest in the\nwelfare of the Force. Of personal kindliness and encouragement there has been no\nend, and for all these things and the unstinted assistance of Deputy Commissioner\nJohn Shirras, the Inspectors, non-commissioned officers and men, and all those connected\nwith the administration of the Provincial gaols I find it quite impossible to offer\nsufficient acknowledgment or thanks\u00E2\u0080\u0094however, one can look back over the years and,\nwith pride and affection, thankfully observe what co-operation and a common purpose\nhas successfully brought about.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nT. W. S. PARSONS,\nCommissioner of Provincial Police.\n APPENDICES\n REPORT\nOF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\nQ 21\n\"{bijx Sui^ibavv\nMi i i H i ! : I !\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0S[-BAlBJpLI^l^\.\nrH ! \u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\nin :\n: co co\nrH rH r-i C\nCO\npUB SIBSSIUISIQ\nt- to c\nr-l \u00C2\u00A9 ri C\nlO CO CO c\nCD\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2<\nCI\nlO r-\nCO tX) o\n\"SUOI^OJAUOQ\nH\nt-H \u00C2\u00AB\n(D i-\nCO 00 5\u00C2\u00A3\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2pa.1a3.ua sasBQ\ngg\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2j-euj, 3uiiiBA\y\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2s[BA\Bj;pmiAY\npUB SJBSSIUISIQ\n: : -^\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2># ;\n: : : c*-\nrH\n'SUOl^piAUOQ\n: : : ^\nfttn\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0p9j3q.ua sasBQ\n: : ; \npUB SJBSSIUISIQ\n: t- : th\nto : : to\nCO\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2SUOI^OIAUOQ\no; m\nOS\no B\nfern\n; : co\nt- : i-t\nto : ; oo\n1\u00E2\u0080\u00941\nM\nID\n-pajaiua sasBQ\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2{bijx SuiqiBA\y\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2SI_BA\BJ:p^I^\nos : i-i\n: H\n: ! h ia\nrH\n: o\n- >\npuB sressiuisiQ\nCO so t-\no\nt-\nt- : h io\nW\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2SUOpOIAUOQ\n1-1\nI rH\nH\n\nco o ; r-\nrH t- rH C-\nIO\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2pa-ia^ua sasBQ\nr-\noi\n|\no\nI\ntn\n+\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\no\n\"E\nWl\nit)\n.5 w\ns -S\n1 2\nT3\n\nU\n01\n50\n0\na .\ns 1\no a\n\u00C2\u00A71\n65 |\n8\n\u00C2\u00A3 .\nto -2\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ll\no :\na i\n.2 i\n\u00C2\u00AB :\n> :\n9U :\nH) :\noi ;\nin :\nft :\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0%\n8\na\ne\ng\nw\n*=:\n0\nBO\n01\ng c\n> ft\n.2\n0)\nft\na\no a\nerj\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2g-s\ns ^\nt\nerly houses\n? and lotte\n|l\n8 |V\nS 8\n13\nfl !\nof\nfh :\nO :\nft :\nft :\nP H C\n\u00C2\u00B0\nft a\nH P\np \u00C2\u00AB Sh *\n^^\nO Ph El\"\n5\ns\n%>\no\no .a \"g \u00C2\u00AB\nH p n >\nO\n\u00C2\u00AB1 ty\nO \u00E2\u0080\u0094i\n Q 22\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\"8\nI\nO\n<:\no\n6.\no\nOS\n1\np\n1\n*[B\u00E2\u0084\u00A2iL Suj^jBAiy\nCO\nCD\n^\nrH\n9'CO rHr-\nrH rH t- CO rH\nCO\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2paa03.Ua S8SBQ\nCO iO rH\nCOCOCSCO\"*rH00lGlCO rH ffj\nrH rH CO CO rH\n: :\nCO\n1\n6\n13\ne S\n1 \u00C2\u00A7\n\u00C2\u00A3 ~\nft. \u00C2\u00A7\n\u00C2\u00AB 0\ns 1\nII\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 a\nu 0\ntf Si\n0\n%\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\na\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2c\n1\nt-\n0\nH-\n[\n1\na\ns\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n1\n5\n1\ns\n5\n-2\n0\nC3\nCO\ns\n*c\na\n.2\n>f\n0\nm\n0)\n0\n43\n*4\nV\nbe\nc\ndo\n.5\n\"00\np\ne8\n5\np\n0 j\nS c\n3vous bodily harm\nafter accident\t\nti\ni\nV\nl\nE\n4!*\n3\nn\nCO\ns\nc\n% *\nS a\ncj c\na\na\n1\nc\n1\n: \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n: :\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 i\ni \u00C2\u00BB\n: a>\n: w\n: cj\n: ai\ni .2\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ^\nB s i\n1. 0 c E\nj= S .2\nH > w\nOffences against Rights of Property, Rights arising out of\nContracts, Offences connected\nwith Trade.\nH-i\ns\n>\ntH\n0)\nCO\nu\n0\nH->\nc\n01\nbo\ns\nrQ\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A24H\nOi\nJ3\nEh\nWounding, gri\nFailing to stop\nTaking car wit\nDriving while i\nReckless drivin\ni\n1\ni\n1\n0\n5\nS\n\u00C2\u00AB\nt\n|\n|\n3 13 O \u00C2\u00AB\nrrj # t> o\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0** t- us\nas V\nQJ 03\ntH O\no\nid ;\"\nqj at\nf 1\ns 1\no 3\n4f *S jS \u00C2\u00A9 \u00C2\u00A3' \u00C2\u00A3 58\n_ g g 45 Jh bo\nM *H *H <\nS '3 -\na x ?\ncH g>\n* \"2 \u00C2\u00AB\nH P\ng 3\nsr?;\na !r3\nCO M *H\no \u00C2\u00A7 S\noi m\ni O \"p\n2 \u00C2\u00A3\n. > \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00AB 13 W ,\n! 3 fl ol rf\n; r? o K tf\nS^g\nO HJ\nH 2\n\u00C2\u00BB <\n1 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00A7 '\nS a\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A22 03\n< S3\nO \u00C2\u00AB!\nc ;\nc +\nd\ns <\n& i\nT3\ns^\n0) ;\n3 :\nPh =\nS :\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A00 t\nH a.\no c\n\u00C2\u00BB \"-\n.p k\no :\nB C\nti j\nIK fc\nH HJ\nO ~\n~H\nd \nCD\nt-\nCO\nt- rH\nCO\n* OO ^ t-\nUS\n\u00C2\u00A9\nCO\nW t-\n\u00C2\u00A9\nC0\nH\nrH\nCO\nus co co m co co co\nt-\n\u00C2\u00A9\nCO rH\nCO CO CO CO\nW\n\u00C2\u00A9 CO rj< CO rH CM CO\nrH\n\u00C2\u00A9\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB* 00 \u00C2\u00A9 OS\nfi\nfc*\n\u00C2\u00A9\nrH rH\nt-\nrH\nCO tr-\nrH\nt-\nrH\nCO\nCO\nrH\n^\nCO\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB*\n\u00C2\u00A9\nrH\n: : t- co\nCO\nCO :\n: co co :\nt-\n: : o\nco :\n\u00C2\u00A9\ni : H\nCO\n: co co\nCO\nco :\nt-H\n: : o\nco :\nCO\ni i\nCO\n-\nrH\nCO\nCO\nCO CO 00 CO\nco\nrH\n\u00C2\u00A9\nCM\nCO\nCO\n00 CO \u00E2\u0096\u00A0<* CO\nCO\nf-l\nC-\nCD\nco\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB*\nCO\nCO\nCO\nCO\nOS\nTf\nCO\nN H \u00E2\u0096\u00A0* CO\n: co\nCO\nCO rH\nco :\nlO rH ' H-i\n<3 \nc\nc\n,\n<\n>\n6\nrt\nC\n0\nis\n> *U\no a\nPQ O\no o\no o\nX X\no u\nin 02\n'S 'rH\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2P HJ\nen to\nP P\n-P\nU\n<^\n-P\nc\n>\n01\nWj\nr$\na\na\nrH\nju\nrt\n+\nCJ\n\u00C2\u00AB!\nai\nt.\n\u00C2\u00A3\np\nj\nc\ni\ni\nrt\n\nA\n$\no\nNatural Products Market\nPattullo Bridge regulation\nPool-rooms Act\t\n<\n13\no\nX\no\nM\np\nPi\nSanitary regulations\t\nSemi-monthly Payment of\nAct.\t\n+\n<\nC\nc\n+\nc\n0\n\u00C2\u00BBH\nPh\nP\nOJ\nj\nCO\nH-\n<\nc\nc\n*\nrS\n\u00C2\u00AB\nH-\n<\n1\np\nCO\na\n<\n09\n0\na\n>\nH-\nu\nrH\n0)\nrt\nis\nOS\ns\ns\n03\n'e\n,9,\n's\n1\na\n0\no\nE\n0\nC\n5\nc-\n Q 26\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nAPPENDIX II.\nCRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH DUTY ANALYSIS,\nJANUARY 1st TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1946.\nInvestigations.\n\"A\"\nDivision.\n\"B\"\nDivision.\n\"C\"\nDivision.\n\"D\"\nDivision.\n\"E \"\nDivision.\nFort\nGeorge\nSubdivision.\nPeace\nRiver\nSubdivision.\nTotal.\n144\n11,418\n28\n96\n3\n13\n32\n96\n205\n4\n2\n52,684\n10\n34\n284\n3\n1\n42\n5,298\n2\n111\n1\n2\n3\n34\n78\n167\n28,900\n5\n46\n179\n622\n1\n11\n4,986\n5\n50\n6\n36\n104\n41\n37,198\n1\n5\n32\n162\n1\n548\n2\n1\n63\n3,163\n1\n26\n1\n1\n6\n62\n118\n1\n1\n12,034\n1\n2\n21\n54\n5\n1\n29\n11,230\n72\n198\n4\n160\n5\n40\n201\n653\n1\n2\n47,990\n4\n575\n1,859\n815\n134\n37\n4\n1,861\n4\n10\n7\n17\n18\n4,662\n1\n11\n56\n8\n43\n2\n587\n14\n30\n1\n11\n16\n42\n1\n5,695\n25\n8\n192\n17\n35\n5\n\u00C2\u00A395\n38 543\n126\n521\n10\n176\n14\n166\n574\n1,244\n7\n5\n189,163\n2\n52\n727\n2,786\n29\nInvestigations, Provincial Gov-\n2,069\nInvestigations, Federal Government\t\nProvincial Secretary's Depart-\n141\n3\n37\nTotals\t\n65,057\n35,491\n43,189\n15,561\n64,009\n6,702\n6,681\n236,690\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946. Q 27\nAPPENDIX III.\nCOMMENDATIONS.\nThe following non-commissioned officers and men were commended in General Orders for\nspecial services performed during 1946: \u00E2\u0080\u0094\nEegt. General\nNo. Rank and Name. Order.\n562. Constable Quigley, T. A 327*\n663. Constable Gray, J. D. L 327\n918. Constable Redhead, G 327\n873. Constable Brue, T 327\n625. Constable Anderson, E. D _ 327\n1004. Constable Brett, R. A . 327\n253. Detective Sergeant Ledoux, C '. 329*\n524. Detective Sergeant Young, J. A 329*\n714. Constable White, J. R 329*\n921. Constable Maxwell, T. R 329\n948. Constable Fletcher, W. D.: 329\n985. Constable Attree, K. A 329*\n675. Skipper Brooksbank, F. H 330\n448. Engineer Gurney, T. B 330\n847. Radio Operator Ward, J 330\n912. Constable Piers, C. E 330\n918. Constable Redhead, G 332\n507. Corporal Slater, F 332\n1009. Constable Lee, C. N. S 332\n1043. Constable Begley, G. R 334\n769. Constable Irving, W. B 334\n963. Constable Cofield, R. J 336\n772. Constable Gregory, J. F 338\n839. Constable Pye, D. H 338\n909. Constable Smith, L. G 340\n1019. Constable Johannson, B. L 340\n1065. Constable Williams, D. B - 340\n251. Constable Grant A 340\n861. Constable Calvert, A \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 341\n368. Corporal DeWitt, N. O 341\n958. Constable Cawdell, C. A. B 341\n994. Constable Russell, G. E. W 341\n59. Detective Constable Williams, J. A 341\n978. Constable Krivenko, A 341*\nInspector Owens, R 341\n573. Detective Constable Holm, E 341\n337. Sergeant McKay, W. J 341\n772. Constable Gregory, J. 341\n1082. Constable Macdonald, A 341\n904. Constable Bacon, H. F 341\n997. Constable Pringle, J. B 341\n1005. Constable Hovind, G 341\n627. Constable Jackson, J. S 341\n708. Constable Ellis, R. M 341\n* Awarded grant from Reward Fund.\n Q 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nAPPENDIX IV.\nPROVINCIAL POLICE LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS.\nPursuant to B.C. Police Regulation No. 90, the medal for long service and good conduct\nwas awarded to the following officers, non-commissioned officers, and men:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAccumulated Police\nRegt Service\u00E2\u0080\u0094S.S. 1, 2, 3.\nNo. Rank and Name. (Years.)\nCommissioner Parsons, T. W. S., O.B.E., o.ST.J. 34\nDeputy Commissioner Shirras, J 34\nInspector Owens, R. 34\nInspector Peachey, R., M.C. 26\nInspector Clark, C. 30\nInspector Harvey, R 22\nInspector Mackenzie, C. K. 23\nInspector Swanson, F 20\nInspector Mansell, H. H 32\n44. Sub-Inspector Russell, J 34\n75. Sub-Inspector Duncan, G. J 32\n202. Staff-Sergeant Johnson, G. A ,. 23\n298. Staff-Sergeant Macdonald, A 20\n293. Staff-Sergeant Thomson, W. J., d.s.m 20\n440. Sergeant Halcrow, D 25\n253. Detective Sergeant Ledoux, C 21\n265. Sergeant. Jacklin, C. C 21\n210. Sergeant Hatcher, W. J 24\n262. Sergeant Nelson, R. S., M.C : 21\n186. Sergeant Clark, G. H., M.C 24\n315. Sergeant Herdman, T 24\n126. Sergeant Service, S 26\n337. Sergeant McKay, W. J 21\n297. Sergeant Potterton, L. A. N 20\n136. Corporal Baker, T. R 26\n59. Detective Constable Williams, J. A 33\n153. Constable Sharpe, G. C 26\n215. Constable Foote, R. C. B., M.C 22\n321. Constable Green, J. M., M.b.e 20\n282. Constable Martin, M 21\n313. Constable Hassard, R. H 20\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 269. Constable Quesnel, J. A 22\n523. Constable Gurr, C. J .'. 26\n528. Constable Hutchinson, P. R 24\n542. Constable Kelsberg, P 34\n546. Constable Waddell, C. J 26\n270. Constable Smith, W 28\n134. Chief Clerk Patterson, E 26\n303. Assistant Chief Clerk Kennelly, T 20\n327. Senior Clerk Embleton, C. V 20\n201. Assistant Chief Clerk Mead, G. D 23\n651. Armourer Marshall, R 25\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\nQ 29\nAPPENDIX V.\nBRITISH COLUMBIA POLICE NOMINAL ROLL AS AT MIDNIGHT\nDECEMBER 31st, 1946.\nHeadquarters.\nCommissioner\u00E2\u0080\u0094T. W. S. Parsons, o.b.e., o.st.j., Victoria.\nDeputy Commissioner\u00E2\u0080\u0094J. Shirras, Vancouver.\nCommissioner's Office\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Regt. No.\nInspector Clark, C \t\nChief Clerk Patterson, E 134\nMiss P. S. Byrom (stenographer).\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \t\nRadio Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nRadio Supvr. Conlan, W. F 493\nChief Radio Opr. Putland, F.'_ 438\nCriminal Investigation Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nInspector Peachey, R., M.C\t\nDet. Sergt. Ledoux, C 253\nDet. Sergt. Young, J. A 524\nSergt. Butler, W. J., A.F.C 417\nDet. Corpl. Sweeney, J. C 490\nMiss D. P. Neate (stenographer) _. \t\nMiss T. M. Vye (stenographer) \t\nMiss M. R. Smith (stenographer).... \t\nMiss G. A. Etheridge (stenographer) \t\nMiss F. G. Campbell (stenographer) \t\nMrs. V. E. Davidson (stenographer) \t\nFinger-print Bureau\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAsst. F.P. Supvr. Carmichael, A. G. 341\nSr. F.P. Opr. Edwards, J. W. (Vancouver) 338\n1/Cst. Pearson, G. S 579\nMiss D. Lancaster (stenographer) _ \t\nFirearms Registration Bureau\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAsst. Chief Clerk Grimshaw, F 445\nMiss M. E. Brinn (stenographer).... \t\nMiss M. D. Rogerson (stenographer)\t\nFirearms Registration Bureau\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nContinued. Regt. No.\nMiss J. Folbigg (stenographer) \t\nMrs. J. R. Janis (stenographer) \t\nAccounts Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nPaymaster Moses, D. D \t\nSr. Clerk Embelton, C. V 327\nSr. Clerk Campbell, C. C 812\n1/Clerk Excell, L. B ... 876\n3/Clerk Allen, E. E 1026\nMiss J. N. Smith (stenographer) \t\nMiss E. M. Butler (stenographer)... \t\nMiss M. Ashby (stenographer) \t\nMrs. P. M. Boyes (stenographer).... \t\nQuartermaster's Stores\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1/Cst. Forbes, A. C 629\n1/Cst. Kirkpatrick, D. C 710\nOrdnance Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nArmourer Marshall, R. 651\nTransport Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nChief Mech. Supvr. McNaught, J. F. 409\nMechanic Jaffray, W. A 583\nMrs. E. Mcintosh (stenographer).___ \t\nMrs. M. Johnson (stenographer) \t\nTraffic Branch\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Lock, J. G. M 453\nMiss M. G. R. Turner (stenographer) \t\nPolice Training-school\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nInspector Mackenzie, C. K. \t\n1/Cst. McVie, W., m.m\t\n Q 30\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\"A\" Division.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inspector R. Owens, Victoria.\nDivisional Clerk\u00E2\u0080\u0094Asst. Chief Clerk Kennelly, T., Victoria, Regt. No. 303.\nDetective Constable\u00E2\u0080\u0094Holm, E., Victoria, Regt. No. 573.\nStenographer\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mrs. W. E. Overy, Victoria.\nCourtenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nRegt. No.\n.... 658\n 665\nMotor Traffic Detail\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1/Cst. Lockie, J., Victoria\t\n1/Cst. Ring, R., Nanaimo\t\nVictoria District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Jacklin, C. C, Victoria 265\nCorpl. Backler, L., Victoria 470\n1/Cst. Winegarden, N. J., Victoria 415\n1/Cst. Daubeny, H. C. C, Victoria... 437\n1/Cst. Bond, V. J., Victoria 458\n1/Cst. Smyth, H., Victoria 578\n1/Cst. Dryden, C. S., Victoria 779\n1/Cst. Bruce, W. A., Victoria 787\n3/Cst. Stark, W., Victoria 1046\n3/Cst. Stephen, N. J. L., Victoria...... 1077\n3/Skpr. Lockwood, E. W., Ganges.... 492\nSpec. Cst. McGouley, T. R., Ganges\t\n1/Cst. Gibault, J. G., Sidney 709\n1/Cst. Sinclair, R. W., Sidney 838\n1/Cst. Quinn, A. W., Sooke ,793\nDuncan District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. Jeeves, F. L., Duncan 483\n1/Cst. Sarsiat, E. G., Duncan 697\n1/Cst. McNamara, J. K., Duncan 806\n3/Cst. Adams, L., Duncan 1079\nSpec. Cst. Dick, G. S., Duncan \t\n1/Cst. Kelly, T. J., Chemainus 794\n1/Cst. Clunk, F. J., Chemainus 852\n1/Cst. Grant, A., Cowichan Lake 251\n1/Cst. Ross, R., Shawnigan Lake 515\n1/Cst. Meredith-Jones, J. H., Youbou 834\nNanaimo District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSub-Inspector Russell, J., Nanaimo.. 44\nSergt. Pomeroy, A. J., Nanaimo 372\n1/Cst. Martin, M., Nanaimo 282\n1/Cst. Wellens, A. S., Nanaimo 385\n1/Cst. Vickers, A. E., Nanaimo 605\n1/Cst. Colquhoun, D., Nanaimo 637\n1/Cst. Stewart, T. A., Nanaimo 639\n1/Cst. Healey, W. L., Nanaimo 609\n1/Cst. Weeks, G. D., Nanaimo 911\n1/Cst. Brassard, G. M., Nanaimo..... 927\n3/Cst. Higginbottom, E. P., Nanaimo 1085\nSpec. Cst. Barnes, G. E., Nanaimo.... \t\n1/Cst. Munkley, B. E., Ladysmith ... 716\n1/Cst. Cunningham, A. B., Ladysmith 830\n1/Cst. Clay, L. W., Qualicum 669\n1/Cst. Parsley, H. J., Parksville 613\nRegt. No.\nSergt. Hatcher, W. J., Courtenay. 210\n1/Cst. Mathieson, M., Courtenay 616\n1/Radio Opr. Harrison, R. P., Courtenay 809\n1/Cst. Corson, E., Courtenay 858\n1/Cst. Cawdell, F. L., Courtenay 895\n1/Cst. Ehly, J. M., Courtenay 960\n3/Cst. Fornelli, F. A., Courtenay.... 1089\n1/Cst. Ennals, C. E., Cumberland... 885\nCorpl. Davidson, W. H., Alert Bay.._ 403\n3/Cst. Harris, C. E. E., Alert Bay.... 1029\n3/Cst. Robinson, R. S., Alert Bay... 1052\n3/Radio Opr. Bromley, C. B., Alert\nBay 1058\nCorpl. McAlpine, M. N., Campbell\nRiver 533\n1/Cst. Beaumont, N. A., PML 9,\nCampbell River 628\n1/Cst. Trant, W. F. C, PML 9,\nCampbell River 622\n1/Cst. Morrison, W. R., Campbell\nRiver 894\n3/Cst. Kent, G. F., Campbell River.. 1067\n3/Skpr. Bell, E. W., Port Alice 798\n1/Radio Opr. Muskett, A. H., Port\nAlice 807\nWest Coast District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Service, S., Port Alberni 126\nCorpl. Howe, J., Port Alberni 365\n1/Cst. Green, J. M., M.B.E., Port Alberni 321\n1/Cst. Hutchison, P. R., Port Alberni 528\n1/Cst. Currie, W. J., Port Alberni.... 635\n1/Radio Opr. Ramsay, C. N., Port\nAlberni 718\n1/Cst. Mann, H., Port Alberni 822\n2/Cst. Phillips, G. A., Port Alberni... 989\n3/Cst. Allen, W. F. D., Port Alberni 1076\n3/Skpr. Brooksbank, F. H., PML 8,\nPort Alberni 675\n2/Engnr. Gurney, T. B., PML 8,\nPort Alberni 448\n2/Radio Opr. Humphreys, P. J.,\nPML 8, Port Alberni 965\n1/Cst. Georgeson, W. A., Port Alberni 535\nSpec. Cst. Klinick, N., Port Alberni \t\n1/Cst. Domay, E. C, Ucluelet 933\n3/Cst. Cowen, R. F., Zeballos 1061\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\nQ 31\n\" B \" Division.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inspector R. Harvey, Nelson.\nDivisional Clerk\u00E2\u0080\u0094Asst. Chief Clerk Smith, J. L., Nelson, Regt. No. 439.\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sr. Radio Opr. Kidd, E. G., Nelson, Regt. No. 538.\nDetective\u00E2\u0080\u0094Det. Cst. Quigley, T. A., Nelson, Regt. No. 562.\nStenographer\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miss P. R. Ryan, Nelson.\nMotor Traffic Detail\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Regt. No.\nAsst. Mech. Supvr. Scales, T., Nelson 600\n1/Cst. Elphick, N. H., Nelson 735\n1/Cst. Atchison, C. H., Penticton. 819\n1/Cst. Gregory, J. F., Yahk 772\nBoundary Districts\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Halcrow, E., Penticton 440\nCorpl. Murray, W. C, Penticton 424\n1/Cst. Neff, D. G., Penticton 666\n1/Radio Opr. Fleet, W. G., Penticton 660\n1/Cst. McKim, S. A., Penticton 726\n1/Cst. Brandon, J. Q. W., Penticton 765\n2/Cst. Attree, K. A., Penticton 985\n3/Cst. Tobiasen, T. R., Penticton...... 1069\n3/Cst. Teskey, N. E., Penticton 1087\n1/Cst. Dillabough, A. J., Hedley 558\n1/Cst. Haynes, B. H., Keremeos 682\n1/Cst. Nelson, F. E., Oliver 586\n3/Cst. Clayton, R. M., Oliver 1040\n2/Cst. Benton, W. E., Princeton 990\n3/Cst. Hare, W. F., Princeton 1056\nSpec. Cst. Mercer, R. J., Princeton... \t\n1/Cst. Cartmell, H., Summerland..... 419\nGrand Forks District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. McKay, E. F., Grand Forks... 456\n1/Cst. Pelton, G. A., Grand Forks ... 862\n1/Cst. Cox, J. E. D., Grand Forks .... 871\nSpec. Cst. Short, H. C, Grand Forks \t\n1/Cst. Rogers, D. G., Greenwood. 795\nEast Kootenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. McKay, W. J., Cranbrook 337\nCorpl. MacBrayne, M. B., Cranbrook 486\n1/Cst. Shiell, R., Cranbrook 506\n1/Cst. Quaite, T. C. S., Cranbrook,. 680\nEast Kootenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued. Regt. No.\n1/Cst. Bacon, H. F., Cranbrook 904\n3/Cst. Macdonald, A., Cranbrook...... 1082\nSpec. Cst. Hoy, I. B., Cranbrook\t\n1/Cst. Howarth, P. W., Invermere... 883\nCorpl. Slater, F., Kimberley 507\n1/Cst. Spiers, D. A., Kimberley..\u00E2\u0080\u0094. 910\n3/Cst. Clinton, T. G., Kimberley 1041\n3/Cst. Smith, E. E., Kimberley 1055\nFernie District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. Brabazon, A. G., Fernie 434\n1/Cst. Lemm, W. I., Fernie 555\n1/Cst. Ivens, R. J., Fernie 952\n2/Cst. Pringle, J. B., Fernie... 997\n3/Cst. Hovind, G. E., Fernie 1005\n1/Cst. Jackson, J. S., Natal 627\n1/Cst. Ellis, R. M., Natal 708\nWest Kootenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. White, J., Nelson 402\n1/Cst. McLauchlin, W. G., Nelson... 418\n1/Cst. Blaney, G. S., Nelson 552\n3/Cst. Ruggles, W. M., Nelson 1063\n1/Cst. Payne, J. R., Castlegar 776\n2/Cst. Borodula, A., Castlegar 996\n1/Cst. Doree, L. A., Creston 360\n2/Cst. Cline, G. R., Creston 1002\n1/Cst. Martin, W., Crescent Valley.. 786\n1/Cst. Smith, A. G., Fruitvale 656\n1/Cst. Glaholm, T. W., Kaslo........... 566\n1/Cst. Butler, H. J., Nakusp 571\n1/Cst. Roberts, J. A., New Denver.. 831\n1/Cst. Parsons, M. S., Rossland 713\n2/Cst. Dodd, W. J., Rossland 992\n1/Cst. Pye, D. H., Salmo 829\n1/Cst. McKay, R. B., Trail 474\n Q 32\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\" C \" Division.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inspector E. Gammon, Kamloops.\nDivisional Clerk\u00E2\u0080\u0094Asst. Chief Clerk Gunn, A. E. A., Kamloops, Regt. No. 411.\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sr. Radio Opr. Reith, S. V., Kamloops, Regt. No. 422.\nDetective\u00E2\u0080\u0094Det. Cst. Todd, J. W., Kamloops, Regt. No. 727.\nStenographer\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mrs. M. J. Harris, Kamloops.\nMotor Traffic Detail\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Regt. No.\nAsst. Mech. Supvr. Fiander, T. A.,\nKamloops 447\n1/Cst. Gurr, C. J., Vernon 523\n1/Cst. Bell, J., Kamloops 737\nKamloops District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nS/Sergt. McClinton, J. H., Kamloops 367\n1/Cst. Heatley, G. D., Kamloops ... 559\n1/Cst. Teal, W. T., Kamloops 805\nSpec. Cst. Schoening, H. 0., Kamloops \t\n1/Cst. Ball, G. D., Blue River 837\n1/Cst. Waddell, C. J., Chase 546\n1/Cst. Fraser, T. C, Merritt 706\n1/Cst. Roberts, W. P., Red Pass .... 938\nKamloops City\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. Jennings, H. J., Kamloops 335\n1/Cst. Forrester, R., Kamloops 770\n1/Cst. Cofield, R. J., Kamloops 963\n3/Cst. Whitehead, C. A., Kamloops . 1006\n3/Cst. MacColl, D. C, Kamloops ..... 1014\n3/Cst. Williams, D. G., Kamloops ... 1027\n3/Cst. Hall, I. E., Kamloops 1034\n3/Cst. Parnell, G. A., Kamloops 1073\n3/Cst. Porter, J. W., Kamloops 1094\nNorth-east Kootenay District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Barwis, C. W. A., Revelstoke 352\n1/Cst. Macdonald, M., Revelstoke.... 574\n1/Radio Opr. Patrick, H. C, Revelstoke 880\n3/Cst. King, J., Revelstoke 1013\n3/Cst. Mathews, T. A., Revelstoke ... 1080\n1/Cst. Craig, W. A., Golden 782\nCariboo District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nS/Sergt. Fairbairn, A., Williams\nLake 33\n1/Cst. Rosberg, E. L., Williams Lake 902\n3/Radio Opr. Filtness, J. W., Williams Lake 1054\n3/Cst. Jensen, K. J., Williams Lake 1081\n1/Cst. Wales, E. A., Quesnel 614\n3/Cst. Hacking, G. N., Quesnel 1072\n1/Cst. Turnbull, R. H., Alexis Creek 955\nCariboo District\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued. Regt. No.\n1/Cst. Buxton, L. P., Barkerville..... 728\n2/Cst. McDonald, J. F., Wells 984\nYale District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Jarvis, E. A., Ashcroft 375\n1/Cst. Marsh, T. B., Ashcroft 698\n1/Cst. Dykes, J. R., Ashcroft 907\n1/Cst. Grahame, M. G., Bralorne .... 526\n3/Radio Opr. Ingram, D. B., Bralorne 1064\n1/Cst. Leighton, R. K., Bridge River 610\n1/Cst. Olson, L. I., Clinton 511\n1/Cst. Thomson, D. S. E., Lillooet... 428\n1/Cst. Blakiston-Gray, J., Lytton ... 652\n1/Cst. Godfrey, M. R., Spences\nBridge 841\nVernon District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Nelson, R. S., Vernon 262\nCorpl. Knox, J. A., Vernon 500\n1/Cst. Duncan, A., Vernon 721\n1/Cst. Drysdale, P. Q., Vernon 865\n1/Cst. Dale, H. M., Vernon 877\n1/Cst. Calvert, A., Vernon 861\n1/Cst. Gibbon, A. E., Vernon 947\n2/Cst. Krivenko, A., Vernon ] 978\n3/Cst. Regan, F. X. J., Vernon 1020\n3/Cst. Dunk, E. W., Vernon 1039\n1/Cst. Hayward, R. H. P., Armstrong 412\n3/Cst. Newhouse, A. P., Armstrong 1091\n1/Cst. Drysdale, W., Enderby 814\n1/Cst. Quesnel, J. A., Lumby 269\n1/Cst. Howell, D. H., Salmon Arm.. 826\n3/Cst. Payne, P. B., Salmon Arm .... 1017\n1/Cst. Aylward, W. P., Sicamous .... 738\nKelowna District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nS/Sergt. Thomson, W. J., Kelowna . 293\n1/Cst. Wyman, G. A., Kelowna ........ 549\n1/Cst. Murdoch, J. W., Kelowna __. 557\n1/Cst. Poole, J. G., Kelowna 781\n1/Cst. Baker, T. F., Kelowna ' 905\n3/Cst. Jessop, A. J. W., Kelowna ... 1059\n3/Cst. Garbutt, W. G., Kelowna 1083\nSpec. Cst. Thorburn, H., Kelowna ... \t\n REPORT OF PROVINCIAL POLICE, 1946.\nQ 33\n\" D \" Division.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inspector H. H. Mansell, Prince Rupert.\nDivisional Clerk\u00E2\u0080\u0094Asst. Chief Clerk Mead, G. D., Prince Rupert, Regt. No. 201.\nDetective\u00E2\u0080\u0094Det. Corpl. Lashmar, A. T., Prince Rupert, Regt. No. 425.\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sr. Radio Opr. MacDonald, G. J. G., Prince Rupert, Regt. No. 587.\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u00941/Radio Opr. Ward, J., Prince Rupert, Regt. No. 847.\nPrince Rupert District\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Regt. No.\nS/Sergt. Johnson, G. A., Prince\nRupert ... 202\n1/Cst. Anderson, E. D., Prince\nRupert 625\n3/Skpr. Good, R. C, PML 15, Prince\nRupert 835\n2/Engnr. Moorehouse, T., PML 15,\nPrince Rupert 848\n3/Cst. Cowgill, J., PML 15, Prince\nRupert 1018\n1/Cst. Nelson, G. S., Stewart 851\n1/Cst. Jamieson, H. 0., Atlin 962\n1/Cst. Redhead, G., Telegraph Creek 918\nCorpl. Brunton, T. D., Terrace 449\n1/Cst. Richmond, W. H., Terrace..... 919\n1/Cst. Dale-Johnson, V. L. E., Mas-\nset 712\n1/Cst. Walker, F. J., Queen Charlotte 867\n1/Cst. Simons, G. L., Port Edward.. 671\nPrince Rupert City\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Potterton, L. A. N., Prince\nRupert 297\nCorpl. Taylor, A. H., Prince Rupert 530\n1/Cst. VanMeer, A. N., Prince\nRupert 870\n1/Cst. Brue, T., Prince Rupert 873\nPrince Rupert City\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued. Regt. No.\n1/Cst. Fletcher, J. M., Prince Rupert 917\n3/Cst. Davidson, A. J., Prince Rupert 1028\n3/Cst. Johnstone, H. D., Prince\nRupert .'. 1047\n3/Cst. Rossiter, A. L., Prince Rupert 1062\n3/Cst. Kyte, R. E. P., Prince Rupert 1086\nSpec. Cst. DeWitt, K. N., Prince\nRupert \t\nOcean Falls District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. Norman, H. L., Ocean Falls.. 423\n3/Skpr. Mason, W. J., P.M.L. 7,\nOcean Falls ... 813\n1/Radio Opr. Hicks, J. M., P.M.L. 7,\nOcean Falls 588\n3/Engnr. Gorrie, C. D., P.M.L. 7,\nOcean Falls 810\n2/Cst. Medley, H. E. J., Ocean Falls 975\n1/Cst. Bradley, E., Bella Coola 855\nHazelton District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Henry, J. A., Smithers 414\n1/Cst. Stevens, M., Smithers 930\n3/Cst. Zorn, A. E., Smithers 1024\n3/Radio Opr. Mackie, I. L. G.,\nSmithers 1075\n1/Cst. Strouts, R. W., Burns Lake.. 915\n3/Cst. Lee, E. F., Burns Lake 1050\n1/Cst. West, W. A. A., Hazelton..... 824\nI\n\" E \" Division.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Deputy Commissioner J. Shirras, Vancouver.\nAsst. to D/Commr.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inspector F. Swanson, Vancouver.\nDivisional Clerk\u00E2\u0080\u0094Asst. Chief Clerk Wellings, J. E., Vancouver, Regt. No. 399.\nDetective\u00E2\u0080\u0094Det. Corpl. Macdonald, J. A., Vancouver, Regt. No. 489.\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sr. Radio Opr. Weld, B. C, Vancouver, Regt. No. 495.\nDetective\u00E2\u0080\u0094Det. Corpl. Kelsberg, P., Vancouver, Regt. No. 542. . .\nRadio Operator\u00E2\u0080\u00941/Radio Opr. Bulman-Fleming, S. E., Vancouver, Regt. No. 808.\nClerk\u00E2\u0080\u00941/Clerk Ferguson, W. C, Vancouver, Regt. No. 901.\nStenographer\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miss A. Welch, Vancouver.\nMotor Traffic Detail\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Regt. No. Vancouver District\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued. Regt. No.\nMech. Supvr. Macdonald, H. D., 1/Cst. Bradner, F. E., Vancouver.... 567\nVancouver 520 1/Cst. Home, A. G., Vancouver 723\nMechanic Cave, E. E., Vancouver... 702 1/Cst. Spall, A. E., Vancouver 801\n1/Cst. Estlin, C. E., New Westmin- 3/Cst. Johnson, D. B. G., Vancouver 1021\nster ..... 1_ . ... 914 3/Cst. Wickens, K. H., Vancouver... 1044\n1/Cst. James, W., Chilliwack H.P... 926 3/Clerk Ehly, J. J., Vancouver JL_ 1049\nVancouver District\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Miss L. K. Reid (steno.), Vancouver __..:__\nSergt. Hooker, J. W., Vancouver. 388 1/Cst. Dowling, J. T. E., University 624\nCorpl. Phipps, M. T., Vancouver. 446 3/Cst. Martin, O. E., University...... 1093\n1/Cst. Orchard, W.C, Vancouver.... 502 1/Cst. Malins, E. M., Squamish. , 839\n3 '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\"'.\"' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n.\n Q 34\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\" E \" Division\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued.\nVancouver District\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued. Regt. No.\n3/Cst. Thomson, A. R., Squamish.... 1015\n1/Cst. Purdy, J. W., Sechelt 998\nSpec. Cst. Taylor, G. R., Sechelt\t\nNew Westminster District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Woods-Johnson, F. B., New\nWestminster 4301\n1/Cst. Vise, R., New Westminster.... 556\n1/Cst. Causton, I. R., New Westminster 677\n1/Cst. Duddy, H., New Westminster 956\n1/Cst. Nelson, N. C. B., Pattullo\nBridge 733\n3/Cst. Jensen, K. S., Pattullo Bridge 1057\n3/Cst. Dobson, C, Pattullo Bridge. 1070\nSpec. Cst. Anderson, N. V., Pattullo\nBridge \t\n1/Cst. Saunders, F. G., Port Coquit-\nlam L 662\n3/Cst. Begley, G. R., Port Coquitlam 1043\n1/Cst. McGary, J. D., Coquitlam..... 825\n3/Cst. Jack, D. J., Coquitlam 1035\nCorpl. Baker, T. R., Essondale 135\nCorpl. Kirkup, J., Essondale 387\n1/Cst. Irving, W. B., Haney 769\n1/Cst. Gibbon, N. D., Haney 931\n1/Cst. Johnston, J. A., Langley 541\n2/Cst. Thorsteinson, F. C, Langley 1001\n3/Cst. Holme, G. S., Langley 1074\n1/Cst. Gray, J. D. L., Mission 663\n1/Cst. Cummins, J. N., Mission 853\n1/Cst. Piers, C. E., Mission 912\nChilliwack District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Raybone, S. E., Chilliwack.... 369\n1/Radio Opr. Dobell, J. D., Chilliwack . 599\n1/Cst. Fox, A. E. P., Chilliwack 602\n1/Cst. Fleming, B. B., Chilliwack _____ 840\n1/Cet. Cottingham, W. L., Chilliwack 932\n2/Cst. Fielders, J. A., Chilliwack..... 970\n3/Cst. Milnes, B. B., Chilliwack 1066\n3/Cst. Harding, R., Chilliwack 1092\nCorpl. McWhirter, D. R., Abbotsford 503\n3/Cst. Armstrong, J. H., Abbotsford 1036\n1/Cst. Ferguson, S., Agassiz 856\n3/Cst. Tooley, W. A. T., Agassiz_____. 1048\n1/Cst. Bonner, H. C, Alexandra\nBridge 864\n1/Cst. Sutherland, A. J., Hope 695\nSpec. Cst. Pierce, F. G., Hope \t\n1/Cst. Walker, R., Sumas 704\nNorth Vancouver District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Herdman, T., North Vancouver . 315\nDet. Cst. Williams, J. A., North Vancouver 59\n1/Cst. Sharpe, G. C, North Vancouver 1 153\nNorth Vancouver District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nContinued. Regt. No.\n1/Cst. Smith, P. B., North Vancouver 362\n1/Cst. Murphy, E., North Vancouver 443\n1/Cst. Featherstonhaugh, M. R.,\nNorth Vancouver 444\n1/Cst. McDonald, D. A., North Vancouver 683\n1/Cst. Nott, S. T., North Vancouver 908\n1/Cst. Felker, D. B., North Vancouver 916\n3/Cst. Mcintosh, D. A. D., North\nVancouver 1012\n3/Cst. Knight, D. A., North Vancouver 1023\n3/Cst. Wicklow, D. C, North Vancouver 1078\n1/Cst. Murdoch, W., Deep Cove 766\n1/Cst. Payne, D. A. B., Lynn Creek 640\nBurnaby District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nS/Sergt. Macdonald, A., Burnaby.... 298\nSergt. Williamson, E. C, Burnaby.. 405\nDet. Corpl. Emsley, G. J., Burnaby.. 509\n1/Cst. Foote, R. C. B., Burnaby... 215\n1/Cst. Twist, H., Burnaby 607\n1/Cst. Abrahamson,- A. A., Burnaby 874\n1/Cst. Gilbert, R., Burnaby 890\n1/Cst. Tuttle, A. J., Burnaby 892\n1/Cst. Smith, L. G., Burnaby 909\n1/Cst. Klick, H. E., Burnaby 923\n1/Cst. Turtle, E. M. C, Burnaby 959\n3/Cst. Lamb, J. F., Burnaby 1011\n3/Cst. Johannson, B. L., Burnaby_... 1019\n3/Cst. Bishop, J. H., Burnaby 1031\n3/Cst. Tabbutt, L. J., Burnaby 1053\n3/Cst. McKay, R. G., Burnaby 1071\nSpec. Cst. Nidle, F., Burnaby\t\nPowell River District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSergt. Hall, O. L., Powell River 278\n1/Cst. Betts, J. F., Powell River 820\n1/Radio Opr. Dawson, C. J., Powell\nRiver 881\n3/Skpr. Fiander, N. J., PGD 2,\nPowell River 717\n3/Cst. Dornan, W. N., PGD 2,\nPowell River 1095\n1/Cst. Hall, J. O., Westview 582\n2/Cst. Crouch, C. P., Westview 986\nRichmond District\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCorpl. Watt, J. C, Brighouse 469\n1/Cst. White, J. R., Brighouse 714\n1/Cst. Seeord, I. S., Brighouse 759\n1/Cst. Mumford, C. W., Brighouse.. 800\n2/Cst. Thorsteinson, I. G., Brighouse 987\n3/Cst. Stone, R. P., Brighouse.- _ 1045\n Fort George Subdivision.\nN.C.O. in charge Fort George Subdivision\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sergt. G. H. Clark, M.C, Prince George.\nRegt. No. Regt. No.\nCorpl. DeWitt, N. 0., Prince George... 368 3/Cst. Strom, A. W., Prince George... 1038\n1/Cst. Smith, W., Prince George 270 3/Cst. Vandusen, H. M., Prince George 1068\n1/Cst. Millar, A. M., Prince George. 575 Spec. Cst. Anderson, G. W., Prince\n1/Radio Opr. Lennox, S. J., Prince George \t\nGeorge 843 Spec. Cst. Clark, L,, Prince George\t\n1/Cst. McKinnon, L. W., Prince George 903 1/Cst. Maxwell, T. R., McBride 921\n1/Cst. Cawdell, C. A. B., Prince George 958 3/Cst. Seaton, A. R., McBride 1051\n2/Cst. Demmon, W. A., Prince George 951 1/Cst. Moore, R. C, Vanderhoof 771\n2/Cst. Weeks, A. W., Prince George____ 983 2/Cst. Brett, R. A., Vanderhoof 1004\n2/Cst. Russell, G. P. W., Prince George 994 1/Cst. Perry, G. A., Fort St. James.... 920\nPeace River Subdivision.\nOfficer Commanding\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sub-Inspector G. J. Duncan, Pouce Coupe.\nRegt. No.\n1/Radio Opr. Robson, A., Pouce Coupe 784\n2/Cst. Jobling, D. A., Pouce Coupe. 969\n3/Cst. Netzel, H. H., Pouce Coupe 1090\n1/Cst. Lumsden, W. J. F., Fort St.\nJohn 731\n1/Cst. Youngberg, G. E., Fort St. John 964\n1/Cst. Faryon, L. E., Lower Post 823\nRegt. No.\n1/Cst. Boulton, P., Muskwa 667\nCorpl. MacAndrew, G., Dawson Creek 421\n1/Cst. Fletcher, W. D., Dawson Creek 948\n2/Cst. Burke, P. N., Dawson Creek..... 1003\n3/Cst. Low, M. G., Dawson Creek 1030\n3/Cst. Tanner, E. H., Dawson Creek.. 1060\n3/Cst. Williams, D. B., Dawson Creek 1065\n PART II.\nINSPECTOR OF GAOLS.\nINDEX.\nPage.\nAges of Prisoners 45\nCommitments : 44\nConvictions, Previous 4?\nEducational Status 44\nEmployment of Prisoners ;. 48\nExpenditures and Revenue 49\nDrugs, Habits as to Use of 45\nIntoxicants, Habits as to Use of \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 . 44\nMaintenance, Cost of 49\nPrison Population, Movement of 43\nNationalities 44\nOccupations 45\nOffences for which Prisoners committed:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n(a) Crimes against the Person 48\n(6) Crimes against Property 48\n(c) Crimes against Public Morals and Decency 48\n(d) Crimes against Public Order and Peace 48\n(e) Other Offences not enumerated above 48\nOfficers and Employees, Number of 49\nRacial 45\nReport of Inspector of Gaols 49\nReport of Warden, Oakalla Prison Farm 49\nReport of Warden, Nelson Gaol 41\nReport of Warden, Kamloops Gaol 41\nReport of Warden, Prince George 42\nReligion (Creeds) 46\nSentences, Period of 46\nSex 44\nSocial Status (Married or Single) 45\n Report of the Inspector of Gaols, 1946-47.\nThe Honourable G. S. Wismer, K.C.,\nAttorney-General, Victoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I have the honour to submit my annual report covering the four Provincial\ngaols in the Province for the year ended March 31st, 1947.\nOAKALLA PRISON FARM.\nReport of Warden J. Millman:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" General.\u00E2\u0080\u0094I should like to mention that all departments at the Farm are operating in a satisfactory and economical manner.\n\" Buildings.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Additional to the usual repairs and alterations, two new fire-stations,\nsome additions to the paint and shoe shops, a pig-brooder, together with 1% miles of\nfencing, were completed during the year.\n\" The addition to the Warden's residence, delayed through lack of building\nmaterial, is still under construction.\n\" To provide a safer and more efficient method in handling prisoners, a new\nfinger-print room has been built in the central hall of the main building.\n\" Work on the new fire mains has been slow on account of difficulty in securing\npipe, fittings, etc.\n\" Major paint jobs included the new horse-barn, calf-barn, and gate-house. The\nfollowing buildings and rooms were also painted: Chicken-house, exterior of women's\ngaol, bathroom, paint-shop, and boiler-house.\n\" Farm and Workshops.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Prison Farm operations, which cover the field and garden,\npiggery, poultry, and dairy branches, produced a profit of $4,755.88. The laundry produced a revenue of $7,520.31; tailor-shop, $4,009.06; and the shoe-shop, $518.47.\n\" Some 164,280 passenger, commercial, and dealer licence-plates, and 19,195 trailer\nand motor-cycle plates, were manufactured in our metal workshop.\n\" Health and Discipline.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Health has been about average. Infractions of gaol\nrules have shown a marked reduction in ratio to the substantially increased population.\nEscapes were effectively curtailed, and of those who managed to gain their liberty,\nnone were out of custody for more than five hours before recapture by members of the\nstaff. This accomplishment is worthy of note, so much so that I feel our guards are\nto be commended for their efforts in this direction.\n\" Juveniles.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Despite the fact that we have had to absorb youths convicted of more\nserious crimes than heretofore, the Star class, under direction of Assistant Chief\nGaoler T. A. Camm, whose report is attached, has made very satisfactory progress\nthroughout the year.\"\nWOMEN'S SECTION.\nMiss Mona Russell, R.N., matron in charge, reports:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" A total of 50,390 well-balanced meals, with extra rations at Easter, Thanksgiving,\nChristmas, and New Year, were served during the past twelve months.\n39\n Q 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\" The following edibles were canned: 350 gallons of apples, 10 gallons of prunes,\n15 gallons of pears, and over 200 gallons of other fruits, vegetables, etc.\n\" Workshop.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Repairs were made to 1,596 miscellaneous articles, and 179 articles\nof wearing-apparel were made for female inmates and 11,066 repaired for the men's\nsection. Some 47 articles were also made for the Red Cross.\n\" Health.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The health of the inmates was very good. Representatives from the\nProvincial venereal disease clinic visit the institution weekly and give whatever treatment may be necessary. The gaol physician, Dr. W. J. Mackenzie, also made regular\nvisits during the year.\"\nJUVENILE OFFENDERS.\nAssistant Chief Gaoler T. A. Camm, who is in charge of the younger inmates or\nStar class, reports:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" Star Class.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Owing to the large number of this type of offender coming into this\ninstitution, it was necessary, at the beginning of the year, to fill the space allotted for\nthem to capacity (forty), and this number has been maintained throughout the period\nunder review. During the year we admitted sixty-two lads to our group, and discharged sixty-two, a balance of forty as at March 31st, 1947.\n\" Offences.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The predominant type of crime has changed from thefts of automobiles to the more serious offences of breaking and entering with theft and, sometimes,\narmed robbery. Incidentally an increasing number of lads came to us after serving\none or more terms at the Industrial School for Boys; two of them, aged 15, had extensive delinquency records.\n\" Discipline.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Good discipline has been maintained with a minimum amount of\npunishment, and I am glad to record that there were no escapes during the entire year.\nThe policy has been to exhaust every avenue of moral persuasion consistent with proper\ninstitutional control, and a steady effort has been exerted to influence the behaviour\nof the inmates, and with excellent results, by Custodial Officers Pearson, Berkey, and\nWilson.\n\" Workshop.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Our workshop, under the direction of Mr. Berkey, continues to turn\nout constructive work in the form of repairs to Court-house furniture (estimated value\nof $843), and a large number of folding chairs, benches, and tables were sanded,\nrepaired, and painted for the Department of Public Works (estimated value of $429.50).\nSome $40 worth was also turned out for the Girls' Industrial School.\n\" Our outside working party, capably managed by Pearson and Wilson, performed\nmuch useful work about the farm. In winter general maintenance-work is necessary\nand in the summer valuable assistance in the production of field crops is rendered to\nour chief gaoler.\n\" Education.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The number of courses taken up by members of our group with the\nDepartment of Education fell off slightly to below 50 per cent., and although every\neffort was made to interest the lads in this form of education, a disappointingly large\nnumber displayed no inclination whatever to take advantage of what was offered.\nMany, of course, incapable of striving on their own, would respond to guidance by\nqualified teachers, and this, with training along vocational lines, will in great part solve\nthe problem of the juvenile offender.\n\" Recreation.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Recreation requirements are met by supervised instruction under\nPro-Rec instructors who visit us once every week. All phases of gymnastic work are\nexpertly covered, and many of our group derive immense benefit from their exercises.\nGames which help to develop a team spirit are also encouraged. Under interested supervision, baseball is played during regular recreation periods.\n\" Religion.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Religious instruction is carried on by members of the former Oxford\nGroup. Meetings are conducted every Wednesday afternoon, and an effort is made to\ninfluence the boys through this form of appeal.\n REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47. Q 41\n\" Probation.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Follow-up work is carried out by Provincial probation officers under\nthe leadership of Mr. E. G. B. Stevens. These officers keep in touch with the lads and\nare advised of their behaviour, work ability, and character. Provision is made for\ntheir release; if possible employment is secured, and arrangements are always made to\nget them to their destination.\n\" In conclusion I wish to emphasize that every effort has been made to promote\nthe well-being, both physical and moral, of every juvenile committed to our care.\"\nNELSON GAOL.\nWarden R. Harvey reports as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" General management has been in accordance with Gaol Rules and Regulations,\nsupplemented by standing orders issued to govern local conditions.\n\" Economical operation necessitates the careful selection of trusties from the gaol\npopulation to provide cooking, kitchen, and janitor services, and this has been maintained with a fair measure of success. The gaol staff, consisting of a senior guard\nand four regular guards, has displayed a satisfactory standard of efficiency in carrying\nout its duties and routine work.\n\" Population.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Inmates at the beginning of the year numbered 14. One hundred\nand eighty-one prisoners were received and 175 discharged, leaving a total of 20\nprisoners at the end of the fiscal year. The peak population was 27 and the lowest 10;\nthe daily average increased by 7 per cent, to 18.1 per cent., as against 11.37 per cent,\nfor the previous year.\n\" Welfare and Recreation.-\u00E2\u0080\u0094When not employed on work or other duties, all inmates,\nwhen circumstances and safety permit, are allowed the freedom of the cell blocks and,\nin any event, one hour daily in the exercise-yard. They are also permitted controlled\nradio programs for two hours daily. In addition, all prisoners have access to the gaol\nlibrary, which contains many books of an interesting and educational nature.\n\" Religious Services.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Services are conducted at 10 a.m. every Sunday morning by\nthe Salvation Army. The Pentecostal Assembly holds meetings approximately every\nsecond Sunday during the afternoon. Other religious denominations are arranged for\non request. There is no compulsion and all services are well attended.\n\" Medical Care.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The general health of the prison population, due to the untiring\nefforts of our gaol surgeon, Dr. Auld, has been very good.\n\" Farm-work.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Prison labour in the gaol garden produced fruit and vegetables to\nthe estimated value of $679.21, a substantial increase over the previous year.\n\" Maintenance and Construction.\u00E2\u0080\u0094No construction-work was carried out during\nthe year. Maintenance consisted of general repairs, all painted surfaces throughout\nthe entire premises being scrubbed, while the kitchen, laundry, and chapel were whitewashed.\n\" Discipline.\u00E2\u0080\u0094With the exception of an attempted escape by a prison trusty who\nwas recaptured within a few hours and later sentenced to six months concurrent with\nthe time he was serving, there were only seven breaches of prison rules, all of a minor\nnature, reported for disciplinary action. A few derelictions of duty on the part of\ngaol guards called for reprimands, otherwise gaol discipline was very well observed.\"\nKAMLOOPS GAOL.\nWarden E. Gammon reports as follows :\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" Discipline.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Conditions surrounding the operation and administration of the gaol\nhave been satisfactory. Rules and regulations, supplemented by orders to govern local\nconditions, were strictly adhered to, and the behaviour of all prisoners, with two exceptions, was exceptionally good.\n Q 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\n\"Escapes.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Two prisoners escaped from custody; one was recaptured and the\nother reported to be in the United States. Inquiries were held in both instances, and\ndisciplinary action taken against those responsible for the escapes.\n\" Work.\u00E2\u0080\u0094All inmates, with the exception of those awaiting trial, have been regularly employed in janitor services, the upkeep of Provincial Government grounds, and\nother work required in the police and gaol buildings.\n\" Health.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Health conditions were good, and in this respect the proper diet necessary to ensure the health and well-being of the prisoners was well maintained.\n\" All prison clothing issued was of good quality and kept clean and in a good state\nof repair.\n\" Buildings.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The exterior and the interior of the gaol buildings are in a good\nstate of repair, and I do not deem it expedient to make any changes or improvements\nat the present time.\n\" Population.\u00E2\u0080\u0094In comparison with the previous twelve months there was an increase\nof seventy-three prisoners during the year.\"\nPRINCE GEORGE GAOL.\nWarden G. H. Clark, M.C, reports as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" General.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The population of Prince George and district continues to grow, and\nwith the large number of men employed on the John Hart Highway, saw-mills, and\nlumber camps on the line of the Canadian National Railways, our gaol accommodation\nhas been taxed to the limit.\n\" Prisoners were employed in janitor work and wood-cutting. There were no\nescapes during the year, nor was it necessary to discipline any inmate for a breach of\nthe regulations.\"\nLIBRARIES.\nAt Oakalla Prison Farm our libraries have been the source of much favourable\ncomment upon the part of both inmates and visitors. They are kept well supplied\nwith an excellent selection of modern, up-to-date books by the Provincial Library\nCommission; indeed, we are all indebted to the Superintendent, Mr. C. K. Morison,\nfor his continued personal interest in this important undertaking. Perhaps the appreciation of this service by inmates is best evidenced by the volume of circulation; this\namounts to 26,457 in the main library, 4,107 in the south wing library, and 2,939 in\nthe women's library.\nAt Nelson, Kamloops, and Prince George the inmates are displaying the same\nrelative interest in the literature supplied to them..\nCONCLUSION.\nBy way of conclusion and in again thanking you for your personal interest in all\nthat pertains to prison welfare and especially as it relates to juveniles, may I once more\ndraw attention to the services rendered by our wardens, matrons, and custodial officers\nwhose painstaking work\u00E2\u0080\u0094-supplemented by the ministry, the Salvation Army, the John\nHoward and the Elizabeth Fry Societies\u00E2\u0080\u0094has done so much toward improving the\ngeneral conditions which surround those committed to the penal institutions of this\nProvince.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-. Your obedient servant,\nT. W. S. PARSONS,\nInspector of Gaols.\n REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47.\nQ 43\nAPPENDIX.\nANNUAL REPORT ON GAOLS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31st, 1947.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\n1\n1\n1\ni\n4\n2. Total expenditure for gaol maintenance\nin B.C.\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1947\t\n$287,388.38\n$12,810.47\n$4,602.07\n$1,949.04\n$306,749.96\nYear ended March 31st, 1946\t\n241,188.73\n11,226.30\n4,849.61\n2,616.44\n259,880.98\n3. Average total maintenance cost per day\nper prisoner\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1947\t\n$1.40\n$1.84\n$1.03\n$1.14\n$1.35\nYear ended March 31st, 1946\t\n1.38\n2.70\n1.51\n1.34\n1.73\nAverage dietary cost per day per pris\noner\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1947\t\n$0.29\n$0.37\n$0.28\n$0.33\n$0.32\nYear ended March 31st, 1946\t\n.274\n.27\n.312\n.52\n.341\n4. Number of prisoners committed\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nYear ended March 31st, 1947\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nYear ended March 31st, 1946\t\n1,970\n99\n189\n312\n2,570\nI. Movement of Population, Year ended March 31st, 1947.\nOakalla. Nelson. Kamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\nOn register April 1st, 1946\t\nReceived\u00E2\u0080\u0094-\nFrom gaols and lockups\t\nBy transfer :\t\nBy recapture\t\nBy revocation of licence\t\nBy forfeiture of ticket-of-leave\t\nBy internal movements\t\nInsane....\t\nJuveniles\t\nDeportation\t\nFrom bail\t\nCommitted for trial\t\nSentenced\t\nDischarged\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBy expiry of sentence\t\nBy ticket-of -leave\t\nBy deportation\t\nBy pardon\t\nBy escape -\t\nBy death :\t\nBy payment of fines\t\nBy release on Court order (including bail)\nBy transfer .'.\t\nBy internal movements\t\nTo asylum\t\nOn register March 31st, 1947\t\n546\n2,745\n4\n7\n374\n3,232\n2,015\n59\n45\n25\n6\n3\n81\n294\n242\n374\n3,144\n634\n14\n120\n1\n33\n16\n11\n110\n1\n49\n14\n175\n15\n582\n262\n495\n4,170\n142\n1\n35\n18\n63\n3\n100\n183\n49\n87\"\n78\n262\n497\n4,078\n Q 44\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nII. Commitments.\n1945-46.\nDecrease.\nIncrease.\nMurder ,\t\nManslaughter ,....\u00E2\u0080\u0094\t\nCrimes\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAgainst the person\t\nAgainst property\t\nAgainst public morals and decency\t\nAgainst public order and peace\t\nOther offences not enumerated above\t\nInsanity '.\t\nNumber of prisoners sentenced\t\nNumber of days' stay of prisoners...\t\nAverage number of prisoners per month.\nAverage number of prisoners per day\t\nEscapes\t\nEscapes and recaptured\t\nDeaths in gaols\t\n7\n7\n122\n699\n137\n1,342\n240\n17\n2,495\n185,110\n15,165\n498.283\n5\n10\n9\n168\n896\n178\n2,071\n351\n27\n3,533\n219,374\n18,279\n589.645\n7\n3\n2\n46\n197\n41\n729\n111\n10\n1,038\n34,264\n3,114\n91.362\n2\n5\nIII. Sex.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\n2,375\n370\n110\n235\n27\n461\n34\n3,181\n10\n441\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nIV.\nEducational Status.\n306\n1,799\n571\n69\n9\n81\n27\n3\n67\n154\n35\n6\n79\n214\n194\n8\n461\n2,248\n827\n86\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nV. Nationality.\n(Place of Birth.)\nBritish\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n2,053\n324\n21\n95\n4\n212\n20\n342\n17\n9\n2,702\n365\n30\nTotals i i\t\n2,398\n99\n232\n368\n3,097\nForeign\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n113\n195\n28\n11\n5\n7\n2\n7\n2\n23\n5\n23\n71\n143\n296\n33\nTotals\t\n347\n21\n30\n127\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nVI. Habits as to use of Intoxicants.\n214\n1,029\n1,502\n9\n40\n71\n29\n51\n182\n56\n124\n315\n1,244\n2,070\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\n REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47.\nQ 45\nVII.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Habits as to Use of Drugs.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\nI\n2.403 1 120\n262\n492\n3\n3,277\n342\n345\nTotals\t\n2.745 1 120\n262\n495\n3,622\nVIII. Occupations.\nAgricultural\t\n158\n833\n337\n990\n262\n30\n135\n23\n26\n8\n49\n10\n1\n3\n60\n17\n22\n73\n30\n3\n57\n6\n17\n26\n373\n62\n11\n247\n893\n393\n1,485\n364\n45\n195\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nIX. Racial.\nWhite\t\n2,350\n25\n319\n42\n9\n103\n182\n425\n3\n67\n3,060\n28\n15\n2\n75\n5\n476\n49\n9\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nX. Civil State.\n1,683\n510\n120\n432\n72\n32\n2\n14\n150\n74\n17\n21\n313\n130\n26\n26\n2,218\n746\n165\n493\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nXL Ages.\n408\n391\n338\n578\n523\n340\n167\n19\n22\n15\n28\n25\n6\n5\n44\n49\n24\n54\n59\n13\n19\n42\n79\n26\n131\n116\n61\n40\n513\n21 to 25 \t\n541\n25 to 30\t\n403\n30 to 40 \t\n791\n40 to 50\t\n723\n50 to 60 \t\n420\n231\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3.622\n Q 46\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nXII. Creeds.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\n67\n1\n4\n3\n30\n13\n85\n3\n488\n6\n37\n5\n185\n25\n377\n992\n402\n16\n78\n67\n17\n13\n44\n579\n19\n6\n17\n60\n5\n6\n2\n13\n43\n13\n6\n6\n8\n5\n24\n134\n17\n12\n19\n54\n5\n11\n266\n21\n35\n29\n253\nMethodist\t\n37\n425\n1,435\n453\n69\n132\n67\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\nXIII. Duration of Sentence.\n1,010\n280\n153\n365\n330\n165\n49\n185\n65\n21\n4\n34\n17\n18\n31\n13\n4\n1\n2\n97\n55\n19\n16\n9\n11\n353\n79\n15\n32\n8\n3\n1,494\n431\n205\n444\n360\n183\n50\n1\n7\n10\n5\n193\n72\n31\n4\n1\n35\n1\n35\n112\n112\n1\n5\n1\nTotals\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\n REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47.\nQ 47\nXIV. Previous Convictions.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotal.\n1,127\n424\n229\n138\n94\n83\n79\n56\n53\n48\n43\n40\n32\n25\n26\n20\n13\n10\n11\n142\n79\n18\n7\n5\n4\n1\n1\n2\n146\n28\n19\n14\n9\n11\n1\n4\n272\n162\n25\n19\n3\n5\n3\n2\n2\n1\n1\n1,624\n*l.. \t\n632\n2.. \t\n280\n3.. \t\n176\n4.. \t\n110\n5.. \t\n100\n6.. \t\n84\n7.... -\t\n8\t\n64\n55\n9\t\n2\n6\n3\n3\n5\n4\n3\n1\n51\n10\t\n50\n11\t\n1\n44\n12 \t\n35\n13. \t\n30\n14 \t\n30\n15..\n23\n16\t\n14\n17.. \t\n1\n1\n11\n18 and 19\t\n12\n20 to 29 \t\n3\n145\n30 to 39\t\n40 to 49 \t\n29\n29\n50 to 59\t\n60 to 69 \t\n23\n23\n70 to 79 \t\n80 to 99 \t\nTotals ,\t\n2,745\n120\n262\n495\n3,622\n58.943\n34.16\n44.27\n45.05\n* Number to be shown according to actual gaol record.\n Q 48\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nXV. Offences for which Prisoners were committed and sentenced during the Year.\nCommitments.\nSentences\nMale.\nFemale.\nTotal.\nMale.\nFemale.\nTotal.\n(a) Crimes against the person\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n136\n14\n5\n9\n6\n142\n14\n5\n9\n131\n10\n4\n9\n4\n\t\n135\n10\n4\n9\nTotals\t\n164\n6\n170\n154\n4\n158\n(b) Crimes against property\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla\t\n749\n37\n58\n35\n21\n4\n1\n770\n41\n58\n36\n1,095\n34\n56\n35\n28\n3\n1\n1,123\n37\nKamloops\t\n56\n36\nTotals\t\n879\n26\n905\n1,220\n32\n1,252\n(c) Crimes against public morals and decency\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla\t\n77\n5\n3\n20\n71\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 2\n148\n5\n5\n20\n78\n4\n2\n20\n76\n2\n154\n4\n4\n20\nTotals\t\n105\n73\n178\n104\n78\n182\n(d) Crimes against public order and peace\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nOakalla\t\n1,240\n64\n227\n302\n265\n8\n27\n23\n1,505\n72\n254\n325\n1,260\n53\n211\n302\n271\n3\n26\n23\n1,531\n56\n237\n325\nTotals\t\n1,833\n323\n2,156\n1,826\n323\n2,149\n332\n19\n351\n344\n18\n362\nGrand totals (totals of (o),\n(6), (c), (d).and (<;>. ...\n3,313\n447\n3,760\n3,648\n45S\n4,103\nXVI. Employment of Prisoners.\n(Per Cent, of Population.)\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\n0.734\n31.993\n3.085\n2.411\n6.987\n16.328\n0.855\n37.607\n60.0\n3.0\n20.0\n17.0\n35.0\n2.0\n55.0\n3.0\n5.0\n5.0\nSick\t\n100.000\n100.0\n100.0\n100.0\n REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF GAOLS, 1946-47.\nQ 49\nXVII. Number of Officers and Employees on\nMarch 31st, 1947.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\n1\n1\n1\n1\n2\n2\n1\n6\n1\n2\n3\n6\n47\n1\n3\n5\n6\n1\n1\n1\n4\n1\n1\n1\n1\n1\nChief Clerk :\t\n1\nKitchen Chef -\n1\n89\n8\n3\nS\nXVIII. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for Year ended March 31st, 1947.\nOakalla.\nNelson.\nKamloops.\nPrince\nGeorge.\nTotals.\nExpenditure.\nLibrary\t\nSalaries\t\nOffice Supplies\t\nTravelling expenses\t\nUniforms and clothing\t\nJanitors' supplies\t\nFarm operations\t\nUpkeep of grounds\t\nGeneral equipment\t\nLaundry operations\t\nFuel, water, and light\t\nProvisions (upkeep of prisoners)\t\nMedical attendance and hospital supplies\t\nGood Conduct Fund\t\nSheet-metal plant\t\nIncidentals and contingencies\t\nCost-of-living bonus\t\nTotals\t\nPublic Works expenditure\t\nGross expenditure\t\nRevenue.\nRental of quarters, etc., and maintenance of\nprisoners\t\nSales and salary refunds\t\nFines and costs paid\t\nTotals\t\n$1\n139\n2\n3\n13\n4\n13\n3,\n6,\n40\n59\n10:\n12.\n19,\n,980.60\n,182.43\n.340.27\n.463.76\n,243.49\n.003.38\n.708.58\n293.95\n.550.33\n,460.04\n.941.23\n,877.61\n,496.86\n,166.60\n444.24\n386.78\n383.04\n$354\n10,\n923.19\n239.16\n$365,162.35\n$45,651.50\n32,122.47\n$77,773.97\n$83.28\n8,532.42\n279.34\n92.64\n690.89\n201.96\n124.54\n52.96\n2,187.37\n1,808.91\n486.38\n311.60\n64.96\n$2,816.64\n74.66\n199.31\n66.45\n949.37\n1,256.24\n30.13\n260.65\n$2,577.85\n6.00\n1.90\n8.70\n12.83\n78.45\n1,380.79\n564.47\n18.40\n4.87\n72.65\n$14,917.25\n59.22\n$5,658.32\n50.00\n$4,722.04\n$14,976.47\n$5,708.32\n$4,722.04\n$1,768.50\n397.50\n$1,106.25\n$2,773.00\n$2,166.00\n$1,106.25\n!,773.00\n$2,063.88\n153,109.34\n2,700.27\n3,556.40\n14,135.59\n4,280.49\n13,833.12\n293.95\n3,616.12\n6,538.49\n44,077.97\n64,323.55\n11,577.84\n12,757.25\n19,444.24\n529.26\n23,383.04\n$380,220.8\n10,348.3\n$390,569.18\n$51,299.25\n32,122.47\n397.50\n3,819.22\n Q 50\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nXVIII. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for Year ended Ma*ch 31st, 1947\u00E2\u0080\u0094Cont'd.\nTotal Gross Expenditure.\nTotal Revenue.\n1946.\n1947.\n1946.\n1947.\nOakalla\t\n$316,692.26\n13,261.13\n5,245.26\n4,732.69\n$365,162.35\n14,976.47\n5,658.16\n4,722.04\n$75,403.53\n2,034.83\n395.75\n2,114.25\n$77,773.97\n2,166.00\n1,106.25\n2,773.00\nTotals\t\n$339,931.34\n79,948.36\n$390,519.02\n83,819.22\n$79,948.36\n$83,819.22\n$259,982.98\n$306,699.80\nVICTORIA, B.C. :\nPrinted by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1948.\n765-1247-7745\n"@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1948_V01_18_Q1_Q50"@en . "10.14288/1.0339907"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PROVINCIAL POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1946 AND INSPECTOR OF GAOLS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31ST, 1947"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .