§ MR. CUNINGHAME GRAHAMI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received any information from the Chief Commissioner of Police respecting an application which was signed by a number of constables of the A Division, asking the kind permission of their Chief Superintendent to be allowed to hold a meeting amongst the police of the A Division at Ambrosden Section House Police Station, for the purpose of discussing the Police Superannuation Bill; whether it is a fact, when the application was given to Inspector Boghurst to he forwarded to the Chief Superintendent, he, the Inspector, kept it back for some time, and what authority had Inspector Boghurst to do this; whether it is a fact that Inspector Boghurst was told, in the presence of a number of constables, by the Chief Superintendent, he was entirely in the wrong; whether it is a fact that they made a complaint against Inspector Boghurst at the same time to the Chief Superintendent of the way in which they have been recently treated by this Inspector; and whether he will cause an inquiry into this case?
§ MR. MATTHEWSNo, Sir; I have received no information from the Chief Commissioner on this subject. If Inspector Boghurst has in any way failed in his duty, it is a question of discipline which can be, and ought to be, dealt with 951 in the ordinary way by the Chief Commissioner. I see no reason for making an inquiry in the matter.