Staff Officers of Colonial Police Forces
| Author | H. R. Turner |
| Published date | 01 January 1952 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5202500115 |
| Date | 01 January 1952 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
A small zinc sink is fitted under the tap, and adjoining this is a
wooden workbench.
This
unit is situated exactly over the off-side rear
wheel.
Aruby lamp, timing clock and switchboard (connected to the
generator) are fitted over the bench.
On the near side is fitted a nest of lockers, whose dimensions are
as follows:
26
in. by IS in. by
21
in I (for tripods);
IS in. by
II
in. by
21
in 2(for Speed-Graphic &
F.P.
Cameras);
16
in. by
12
in. by
21
in
.....
6(for flash-bulbs, spares, etc.).
The
average day temperature is
'95-100
deg. Fahrenheit, which
raises the risks of reticulation occurring. A 4 cubic feet refrigerator is
therefore fitted between the forward bulkhead and the workbench.
Extra care had to be taken in fixing this to prevent it breaking loose over
rough country lanes.
The
developer, acid fixing bath, hypo, etc., are
kept in this in a special
wooden'
foot'
to prevent them moving. Ice
from the refrigerator is added to the solutions to bring the temperature
down to 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit, at which reticulation rarely occurs.
Films and papers are also carried in the refrigerator in damp-proof tins.
The
van has a double roof, with outlet holes in the lower one. Intake
fans are soon to be fitted in the blocked-up windows in the off-side and
in the rear doors to improve the working conditions for the photo-
graphers.
Where electricity from the mains is not available, auxiliary lighting
of the scene is provided by one
Johnson's'
Multilite 'portable unit;
only two of the three bulbs provided can be used at once as (since they
are sao-watt lamps) they consume the I-kilowatt output of the generator.
A second unit is, however, carried for scenes where electricity is avail-
able from the mains.
Normally negative processing only is done in the van, although no
difficulty is experienced in preparing alimited
number
of prints.
Negatives are carried in a specially constructed carrier suspended in the
sink.
Staff Officers of Colonial Police Forces
By
ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT
H. R.
TURNER,
M.C.,
p.S.C.
Singapore Police Force
IN a certain Colony an officer in charge of a Police District
met
a
brother officer on a New Year's morning and enquired whether he
had
aNew
Year Resolution.
The
officer replied
that
his resolution was
"
not
to lose my temper during the coming year over the inefficiency
of
H.Qs."
I
There
are, no doubt, many officers in various parts of
the
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