Authority to Protect: A Story of Policing in Otago by Miles Singe, David Thomson.
Authority to Protect: A Story of Policing in Otago by Miles Singe, David Thomson.
Publisher: P G Wiersma & The Authors, New Zealand, 1992. First edition. Very good hardback with jacket. Pages very good with no inscriptions. Jacket is rubbed, marked and faded with some chipping to edges. 321 pages with illustrations and maps.
A detailed history of policing in Otago, including stations and staff lists. Covers many interesting cases, including: Aramoana. The Moa Creek Murder. The first hanging in Dunedin.
