VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIAL CONSTABLES. [To THE EDITOR Or TRU "SPEOTATOP.."]
STE,—With reference to the interesting articles in your issue of October 16th on the present and future status of the Volunteers, I should like to draw attention to the position which now exists as between the Volunteers and the special constables. Both bodies are necessarily drawn from very much the same kind of men, but even at present it is not easy to belong to both owing to the clashes which occur, and it will be still more difficult should the Volunteers be given further work. But apparently at present a " special " has no right to leave to join the Volunteers, and in any case, if he can spare the time, he ought to be allowed to undertake as much as possible of the work of both. But to achieve this end without clashing the two bodies ought surely to he merged into one, the.members of which might take it in turns to perform the duties now, as in the future, to be undertaken by special con- stables and Volunteers respectively.—I am, Sir, &C.,
On OF BOTH.
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