Policemen to lead Bermuda's Police Service has died down, it might be well to look at Bermuda's need for non-Bermudians.

This look has been suggested by a reader who sent us a clipping from the Nassau Tribune. A Front Page headline says: "Scotland Yard called in to help Police solve murders''. It seems that the independent Bahamian Government of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham requested assistance from the United Kingdom Government and the assistance was granted. According to the Nassau Tribune, when the Ingraham Government first came to power after the long term of Sir Lynden Pindling, it recognised that there were a number of unsolved murders that needed its attention. Scotland Yard was brought in in order to have a "detached view''.

However Prime Minister Ingraham has said: "It is our hope that at some point in the not too distant future there will be, in addition to Bahamians egaged in criminal investigations, some outside assistance and personnel involved in criminal investigations until we have adequate and sufficient manpower and woman power with sufficient training and experience to do the job we require them to do.'' That sounds exactly like the Police Service's position in Bermuda.

In Bermuda we have to accept the fact that no matter how much we want Bermudianisation there will be times when we have to look outside. We went outside for an Attorney General and there was no noticeable complaint. At different times, both major banks have taken top people from outside. There are many other examples. What we have to be sure of is that the "look outside'' does not overlook a Bermudian who can do the job. What we need to do is to prevent abuses rather than to produce blind protest. We think there are very few instances where a qualified Bermudian does not get a Bermudian job.

However, there are people who complain that they do not get jobs for which they are unsuitable.

Dr. Carol Swain's suggestion of a national register of Bermudians overseas and their occupations, which would allow them to be informed of jobs at home, would be very helpful and could lead to greater Bermudianisation.

Bermuda has done very well at producing trained and talented Bermudians who are capable of all sorts of jobs, but Bermuda has a a very elaborate infrastructure which is sophisticated and demanding. It becomes more demanding every day. There will be times when we have to look outside for talent. If we have a major political row every time we seek outside help then we are going to damage those institutions which serve Bermuda and provide our extraordinary lifestyle. We must consider the good of the whole of Bermuda.

We have made some guidance mistakes with our young people. Too many are concentrating on too few fields, like law and psychology. Yet, Bermuda has produced an amazing number of capable Bermudians. Given our size and our isolation from major training centres our record is extraordinary. But we are unlikely ever to produce 100 percent of Bermuda's needs.