NEW ZEALAND POLICE FORCE (ANNUAL REPORT ON THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, H-09

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND POLICE FORCE (ANNUAL REPORT ON THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Commissioner of Police to the Hon. the Defence Minister. Sir, — Commissioner's Office, Wellington, 7th May, 1889. I have the honour to submit for your information my annual report on the Police Force of this colony, and criminal statistics for the year ending the 31st March, 1889. On. the last-mentioned date the strength of the Force was 484, exclusive of district and Native constables, as against 487 for the corresponding period of the previous year; and on the same date there were 14 district constables, being an increase of 1, and 11 Native constables, a decrease of 10, in this class. Very many of these men have been found to be quite useless, and were therefore dispensed with; the useful men have been retained. Two new stations have been opened during the year—one at Mahakipawa, to afford police protection to that goldfield; the other on the line of the Otago Central Railway, at Middlemarch, to replace the late Nenthorn Station, which has been closed. It has been found necessary to increase the strength at each of the following stations: Te Aroha, Wellington (2), Blenheim, Takaka, and Kaiapoi by redistribution. Reductions have been made at the Thames, Waterford, Hamilton West, Rotorua, Waitara, Pukearuhe, and Timaru (2). The casualties in the Force for the past year have been 25, as against 28, 33, and 24 in the three previous years—viz., transfer to prisons, 1 ; resignations, 12 ; discharges on compensation, 8; discharge, 1; dismissals, 2 ; death, 1: total, 25. The criminal statistics for the year ending the 31st December, 1888, show the usual decrease in the gross total of offences, for the North Island there being a decrease of 680, and for the South Island 93. There has, however, been an increase in the following serious offences : Breaking and entering shops or houses (35), burglary (7), cattle- and horse-stealing (16), murder and attempted murder (4). On the other hand, I have to record a decrease in arson (5), assaults of all kinds (23), embezzlement (9), false pretences (7), larcency (60), malicious injury to property (113), cases under Police Offences Act (174), perjury (15). I attribute the increase in housebreaking and burglary to the fact that we have now to deal with a well-organized gang of expert thieves, who are technically known as " spielers." These men are, for the most part, the result of the numerous small race-meetings of the colony, at which places they congregate for the purpose of swindling the unwary, and who generally at all other times lead a dishonest and criminal life. The result of the late retrenchment and amalgamation of police districts has been that this department has gained in economy without having suffered appreciably in efficiency, the staff of the reduced districts having become available for ordinary police duties, and, consequently, augmentation of strength and new stations have been provided for without a corresponding increase in the Force. I would, however, point out that the police has now been reduced to the lowest limits consistent with efficiency, and must be increased to meet any future demands for additional police protection. Such demands are, however, not likely to occur immediately, except perhaps in two instances. I have great pleasure in reporting the growing popularity of the Police Force of this colony with young colonists, but few of whom have hitherto been found in its ranks. During the past twelve months, however, nearly one-half of the recruits have been of colonial birth. Physically, these men are not inferior to any members of the Force, while in education and intelligence they are very superior to the ordinary class of candidates. I regret having to report that our detective system is very unsatisfactory, for although we have many good officers in that branch of the service we have also many very useless men. Instead of appointing a man detective for life, as is practically done at present, I would suggest that in future men should simply be employed as plain clothes constables, receiving detective allowance while so employed ;^by this means we should obtain all the advantages of the detective system without its defects. Once a man is appointed to the permanent office he may be said to have reached the summit of his ambition. From that time many men become comparatively careless in their work, or may, possibly from ill health, lose the energy and acuteness of intellect so necessary in their profession. In such case no specific charge can be brought against the man,

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and therefore he cannot be removed, but the department is saddled with a man who is not only useless but absolutely hurtful to the -Force, since his comrades are not slow to discover that mediocrity or incapacity does not prevent a man holding a good appointment. The plain clothes constable, on the other hand, belongs to the preventive force, and is employed as a detective only so long as he is found capable ; and he knows that should he allow any of his younger or more able comrades to outstrip him he will have to revert to his old position of beat constable : in other words, the spur is always applied —he must be equal to his work or lose the position to which he has attained. Arrangements have been made by which a system of examination for the New Zealand Police will be instituted and held for the first time in January, 1890, at the head-quarters of each police district. The examination will be divided into two parts—junior and senior ; a gass in the former will render a man eligible for promotion to first-class constable, in the latter to the rank of sergeant. This system has been instituted with the twofold object of preventing inferior men from reaching important positions, whether by force of seniority or interest, and of raising the general efficiency of the men to read up the theory of police work and the criminal statute law of the colony as the only possible method of attaining to a responsible position. I attach returns showing proportion of police to population and cost of police per inhabitant of each of the Australian Colonies, as also schedule of stations built during the year. I have much pleasure in reporting that the general conduct of the Police Force has been good. I have, &c, W. E. Gudgeon, Commissioner.

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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888.

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■d 21 off 5 O Jj 13 Persons Apprehended, 1887. 'g'g is S —' *-. a " 3om- Sum- n , g a i _ .jig I. F. M. P. M. I F. H I ! Pn_ •a r-< Persons Apprehended, 1888. i is 3 '. Offences. Committed for Trial. ZS Coma's nutted a g for Trial. 3 a I *§ M. P. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. ! *A^t £ IS" g 1 -gg : g M. P. M. F. , § § - & M o o o M. F. M. F. Nobtii Island. Abandoning children under two years Abortion, procuring Absconding from bail Abusive and threatening language.. Animals Protection Act, breaches of Arson Assaults on bailiffs Assaults, common Assaults on police Assaults, indecent Assault and robbery Assaults occasioning bodily harm .. Bankruptcy fraud Beer Duty Act, breaches of Bestiality Breaches of the peace Breaking and entering shops, warehouses, offices, &a. Burglary Carnally knowing Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming .. Child-desertion .. Coinage Act, offences against Compounding a felony Concealment of birth Conspiring to defraud Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Customs offences Cutting and wounding Damaging police uniform Default of payment of penalty Defence Act, breaches of .. Demanding money by menaces Destitute Persons Act, offences against Disobeying maintenance orders Disobeying orders of Court Disobeying summonses Distillation Act, oifences against .. Distributing obscene prints Disturbing religious congregations.. Disturbing entertainments Dog-stealing Drunkenness Electric Lines Act, offences against Embezzlement Escaping from custody False pretences First Offenders' Probation Act, offences against Forcible entry Foreign Seamen's Act, breaches of.. Forgery and uttering Fraudulent conveyance Furious driving and riding Graining and Lotteries Act, breaches of Harbouring a felon Housebreaking Illegally on premises [nciting prisoners to resist [ndecent behaviour Indecent exposure Industrial Schools Act, offences against Justices of Peace Act, breaches of.. Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Larceny Larceny, attempted Larceny as a bailee Larceny as a co-partner Larceny from dwellings Larceny from mail-bag Larceny from the person Larceny from wrecks Libel 1 180 3 22 5 530 59 10 3 19 4 3 174 27 14 2 40 5 2 1 "ll 13 82 "12 2 1 4 3 192 13 5 2 1 22 "8 5 1 10 1 3 1 2 12 1 1 "7 1 4 "2 "2 1 2 i "i 97 3 2 318 54 "2 3 153 3 1 "2 57 "3 2 "3 123 10 1 2 g 3 27 2 'io 1 53 3 154 3 5 "6 3 9 8 14 1 "l 4 9 17 5 "l 59 "3 4 21 26 2 i 3 1 180 3 13 5 525 59 10 1 19 4 "3 174 14 1 2 27 1 2 1 11 12 78 'l2 2 4 2 186 13 5 2 1 22 1 1 100 1 25 2 447 39 9 2 15 4 1 2 215 39 10 50 4 2 11 2 3 60 4 3 G 1 118 1 13 2 1 1 "e 4 2 4 3 "2 10 5 '30 1 "2 "2 '3 1 "l 62 1 1 1 232 36 1 4 175 8 "l "'3 1 "5 67 8 1 1 'ill '21 1 "s •• "1 1 1 '25 '*6 1 1G7 1 4 5 1 '26 2 "9 1 ■ ■ I ■• I 'l8 1 1 48 1 4 ■• '8 1 26 2 i 106 1 17 2 446 39 "9 2 14 4 1 2 215 20 5 40 2 1 2 3 GO 4 3 C ••! • ■ ! 116 1 13 1 1 1 1 "3 "l 41 12 'io "2 9 "2 4 4 "1 i> 83 20 1 11 1C 25 7' 17 .. I 1 5 "2 2 31 2,661 3 47 3 86 1 2 1 "2 2 "2 2i 5 2,708 1 30 1 90 1 2,225 1 5 1 39 421 "3 57 '5 "4 2,708 1 27 1 86 2,251 2 17 2 27 369 38 1 4 *3 2,061 3 41 2 76 4' 15 "7 20 2 17 2 13 "3 '29 '2 '31 i 16 'i 1 16 30 30 9 'l 1 "2 1 16 25 27 "3 3 9 33 1 4 40 '24 4 1 1 3 13 36 1 4 40 "9 13 17 26 ~29 4 "e 1 'i 'i 10 n 7 64 1 80 82 1 7 22 5 37 2 27 1 5 6 7 64 1 40 82 1 7 21 "74 67 '26 'i 1 2 '30 "e 13 '39 67 8 24 '21 '2 12 73 1 5 17 4 52 1 "3 15 1 "2 1 • . I "l 3 5 28 "3 5 29 "3 4 22 "7 29 27 27 13 2 2 29 17 33 20 25 10 2 5 10 1 33 20 4 3 1,018 1 23 53 1 4 "5 368 42 129 22 3 619 1 21 1 944 2 29 1 100 3 34 "±8 '3 388 1 10 49 117 1 6 20 -625 2 27 1 6 1 7' "e 10 1 10 "l 109 1 40 9 7 'is 2 '21 "2 'io *2 "52 10 3 2 *27 2 "l "8 "e *3 47 3 20 "2 5 4 5 i "1 4 4 1 2 'i 12 9 7 "l 1 '2 "l

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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888— continued.

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Offeneos. « g as B fl o Com- Summitted marily for Trial. Convicted. M. F. M. F. id Persons Apprehended, 1S87. 'g^ Q !■§ 3om- Sum- „. 3 g, littcd marily pWh-j .■Trial. Convicted. CUMSea- *< ! $ d ti \ Com- ,§„ ! mitted p, g for Trial. Persons Apprehended, 1888. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. ■si Si s as $ a o o o Pj_ i O O m. f.; B s 1 p-l O j M. F. ! M. F. M. F. CD I I Nobth Island — continued. Lunacy Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing animals Manslaughter Marriage Act, offences against Masters and Apprentices Act, breaches of Murder Murder, attempted Naval deserters and stragglers Neglected and criminal children .. Obscene and profane language Obstructing railway-line Obstructing public places.. Obstructing and resisting police Pawnbrokers Act, breaches of Perjury Poison-laying Police Offences Act, offences against Post Office Act, breaches of Prisons Act, offences against Public Works Act, breaches of Rape Rape, attempted.. Receiving stolen property Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of Rescuing goods from bailiffs Rescuing prisoners Bobbery with violence 3heep-stcaling Shipping & Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Smuggling Sodomy Soliciting prostitution Suicide, attempted Suicide, threatening Sureties of the peace Threatening letters Vagrancy Wife-desertion 191 261 2 3 3 1 5 8 18 30 199 59 2 23 249 3 3 73 7 2 16 "2 2 3 3 2 "8 "l 3 1 3 1 1 i 100 148 - I 1 16 20 123 '46 186 "el 43 27 10 47 ' 7 "6 1 1 1 3 22 4 11 '53 3 8 4 1 1 36 44 12 10 3 7 2 1 3 '3 191 231 1 3 3 1 5 3 17 36 199 59 1 23 248 3 3 72 7 2 16 161 225 1 4 1 65 40 181 1 4 20 10 19 1 131 2 3 27 4 6 11 2 1 7 8 "2 1 1 1 1 1 69 104 60 17 112 4 23 2 111 3 22 48 17 14 40 "3 30 66 5 3 7 23 "! 10 • • 1 17 5 1 14 1 2 6 1G1 189 "l 8 1 63 40 181 4 26 10 19 131 2 3 27 4 6 11 47 4 1 4 8 "l 30 36 2 3 3 1 1 2 'is '■88 4 118 1 'ie 3 3 6 1 4 2 8 2 1 5 "2 '2 5 3 5 1 10 7 54 1 7 1 2 2 1 "3 3 5 1 9 G 54 1 "l 1 8 4 1 4 'i 1 5 15 C 9 29 5 1 1 ' * I 6 3 29 "2 '39 #28 ll '25 2 2 "2 2 6 1 "3 2 3 2 4 1 2 3 2 13 I "l 1 2 13 2 5 2 1 5 1 2 "2 5 1 5 1 "s 1 11 1 si 8 '2 12 2 b 1 279 17 "2 1 ..! j 12 2 G 1 279 19 1 3 1 1 1 44 1 235 18 136 7 86 11 6 2 ■ 235 13 161 9 *82 i "5 •• I .. Totals .. 7,426 271 I 23J ! I J4,652 760 918; ! 134 6,758 j 6,746 I 295 lo' 4,274 676J I 819 107 6,187 267 947 , I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 South Island. Abandoning children under two years Absconding from apprenticeship .. Absconding from bail Absconding from industrial schools Absconding from licensed service .. Abusive and threatening language.. Accessory to a felony Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, aggravated Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults on police Assault and robbery Assault occasioning bodily harm .. Assault with intent to rob Assault with violence Bankruptcy Act, breaches of Bestiality Breaches of the peace Breaking into shops, warehouses, offices, &c. Burglary Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming Child-desertion Cemeteries Act, breaches of Chinese Immigration Act, breaches of Coinage Act, offences against Concealment of birth Conspiring to defraud Decree 1 ' ase, 080 1 1 2 7 2 55 1 33 2 2 311 16 36 12 9 5 1 1 1 177 "7 "l 1 2 2 6 1 81 196 1 34 "l 1 5 *28 -j •■ 15 1 1 79 3 1 3 2 2 4 "1 1 1 2 7 2 55 1 10 1 310 15 36 12 9 5 1 1 1 177 .1 6 2 51 25 1 2 307 11 45 7 2 5 5 3 1 141 9 1 i 6 2 34 199 1 21 'ie "2 1 85 1 2 i 1 6 2 51 'is 2 306 10 44 7 2 I 3 1 141 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 4 5 11 "°l 9 5 3 1 42 9 1 "l 2 1 5 7 1 1 i "l 3 2 1 .. "4 2 1 6 1 •' 154 17 109 'l4 18 *36 71 G 20 1 39 3 7 2l 7 7 1 5 55 4 12 72 15 26 1 2, 1G 11 13 1 16 4 10 4 42 11 22 1 9 6 "2 "l "3 1 1 1 •• 1 ' * 1 1 4 1 2 "l 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 "3 "3

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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888— continued.

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Offences. *6 ■3§ ■9 8 Committed for Trial. Persons Apprehem Summarily Convicted. led, 1887. Discharged. 10 II 3! 3a o o r—I © d o rQ CO a® o o Committed for Trial. Persons Apprehends Summarily Convicted. id, 1888. Discharged. 11 § a %% 38 o o EH g as s © o o s © p o M. P. M. P. M. P. M. F. M. P. M. P. South Island — continued. Contempt of Court 3ruelty to animals Customs Laws Consolidation Act, breaches of Cutting and wounding Damaging police uniform.. Default of bail Default of penalties and costs Default of sureties of the peace Demanding money by menaces Destitute Persons Act, breaches of.. Disobeying maintenance orders Disobeying orders of Court Disobeying summonses Distillation Act, breaches of Dog-stealing Drunkenness Electric Lines Act, offences against Embezzlement .. Kscaping from custody First Offenders Probation Act, breaches of False pretences Foreign Seamen's Act, breaches of.. Forgery and uttering Fraudulent bankruptcy Furious driving and riding Forcible entry Gaming and Lotteries Act, breaches of Housebreaking Illegally on premises Impounding Act, offences against .. Indecent exposure Industrial Schools Act, offences against Infanticide Insulting language and behaviour .. Keeping disorderly houses Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Larceny Larceny, attempted Larceny, accessory to Larceny of ship's cargo Larceny as a trustee Larceny as a bailee Larceny from dwellings Larceny from the person Letter-stealing Libel .. Lunacy Malicious injury to property Maliciously wounding and killing animals Maliciously poisoning dogs Manslaughter Marriage Act, offences against Mines Act, breaches of Murder Murder, attempted Naval deserters Neglected and criminal children .. Obscene and profane language Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Pawnbrokers Act, breaches of Perjury Police Offences Act, offences against E Jost Office Act, breaches of Public Works Act, breaches of Prisons Act, breaches of .. Rape Rape, attempted.. Receiving stolen property.. Refusing to leave licensed premises Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of Rescuing prisoners, attempted 47 2 2 1 2 1 1 44 1 14 1 6 2 2,5181 5 87 6 1 89 10 45 1! 1 23' 16 21 "38 100 7: 2 1 1 1 17 "3 32 6 1 3 34 5 "2 2 1 21 1 10 1 • 4 2,037 5 15 4 1 54 I 1 1 "io 2 15 28 58 "e •• ! 2 330 "5 "2 18 13 1 15 1 "2 138 "5 1 '22 6 "4 4 10 8 1 l! •• id *3 16 '2 3 47 5 2 2 2 1 1 40 1 11 1 6 2,518 5 37 5 1 88 8 40 1 1 23 8 21 *88 100 7 2 1 577 2 1 2 2 "23 6 4 2 2,726 11 8 1 66 6 37 4 4 6 55 44 21 1 30 76 1 8 3 7 1 5 15 ~22 3 12 '3 4 1 7 2G 4 2 1 2 2 12 "5 2 2,272 j 2 2 '23 1 "3 45 11: 20 2C| 46J " * * i 4| 356| "3 "l "l 20 1 22 1 5 "2 '88 1 1 7 2 3 "l 6 261 3! "8 12 i 10 •■ *6 1 1 1 1 1 9 49 4 s 1 2 -2 . ■- i 22 "5 4 2,726 10 3 1 57 3 29 3 4 6 71 26 21 1 30 79 1 8 3 6 2 "4 1 208 3 3 6 32 28 "l 1 1 1 1 1 21 1 8 1 2 5 26 3 23 i 8 "8 24 1 915' 1 42 345 '56 111 929 1 24J 414: 2i 47 "s7 59G 1 1 6 17 '4 20 "u 1 • • . 4 1 "2 1 4 " ! "4 i 0 11 7 1 3 11 30 10 4 1 198 172 .. i 3 8 6 "2 3 10 10 7 1 3 3 , , 8 40; 16 l! 1 3 1 '2 1 1 3 2 3 "3 1 4 3 10 C "l '2 2 1 1 "l '' 1 198 152 "3 1 199 249i "4 111 1G6 60 18 20 29 *8 1 199 218 "i\ iii 10'J '52 15 29 19 6 2 1 77 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 "l 1 "l 2 "l 2 "1 "l 1 "l 1 1 "a 1 "4 4 1 "1 4 4 1 17 146 31 1 1 2 356 1 8 4 1 58: 144! 45j 10, 33 91 43 G 22 38 3 8 2 4 '7 58 144 45 10 • * io - 95j 27 7 34 2 13 2 'i 17 146 31 *2 41 14 9 "l3J 852 lj 20, 5 'a "3 91 '3 7 13 362 "1 2 1 2 356 1 11 6 1 13 255 "9 203 '33 '47 is __ • • ! 'is "7 '20 7 1 7 6 11 4 7 1 7 1 7 6 11 4 l! 1 1 2 1 "4 5 3 1 5 1 3 4 4 5 1 4 4 7 4 5 4 4 "2 "i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888 — continued.

Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the under-mentioned Places.

Return of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889.

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Ieturn showing the Numbei during the Year ending of 31st IPPBNC: Decern 1 IS .Reported, Pj ier,' 1887, and Y< 1ESON :ar er 3 APPl .ding I .ehended, and Gomparh .1st December, 1888 — coi SON ntin id. Jeime Offences. 16 __, Q "8 ■*■**,' a 05? 8« ,5 m a o 3 a __; o ComI mitted If or Trial. Perso: ls Apprehended, 1887. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. ■6 CD «! it cj O rj S ft 33 o o B£ o Pj_ _ o ■38 "*t ____ °o 8« 11 o Persons Apprehended, 1888. mSSTrl Summarily Disfo?Tr!al. Convicted, charged. •d CD ft o 3a o o B g o i I g I hH R M. F. M. P. I M. F. M. P. M. F. I M. F. South Island — continued. Sacrilege Seal Fisheries Act, breaches of Sotting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seaman's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly grog-selling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Suicide, attempted Threatening letters Vagrancy Wife-desertion 1 4 1 10 63 "4 4 1 1 41 8 "2 4 1 7 49 1 6 12 46 2 2 1 2 7 1 140 12 2 "7 "2 •• I 41 "l i "l j " 3 •' I " 2' ll "5 8 44 2 1 1 2 7 1 140 9 _ •• > 5 2 2 2 "4 1 . • 1 17 2 "2 "2 1 2 1 1 "l "l3 "2 "l "5 "4 2 2 "6 "l '4 'is 79 '20 2! 1 193 8 69 25 26 193 8 -68 - 7! '** *8 '53 i " 4 Totals 6,244 222 18; ■3,979 089: 696 5,721 6,151 217 4,123! 1 660 1 569, 1 i i | 82 5,667 402 495 117 16 I Decri :ase, 93 Ietuen showing ihe Proport: :on of Police the to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of under-mentioned Places. Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Tew Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. d, 2 10| Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of tho 23rd May, 1889); aud the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 81st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 1889, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,092. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,065.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would be 1 to 527. Victoria .. 1 to 751 4 10$ Tew South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 louth Australia 1 to 828 5 4| Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne. Bettjrn of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889. he Year eni Locality. Material. Number of Rooms. Remarks. liverton .lufi itautau Wyndham .. Whangaroa .. lartinborough if aikaia Brick 6 5 5 5 6 4 2 Replacing old station. In place of leasehold. Wood ft

Place. Proportion of Police to Poimlation. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Eernarks. New Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. a. 2 10J Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd May, 1889); and the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 18S9, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,692. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,005.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would bo 1 to 527. Victoria 1 to 751 4 10J New South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 Soutli Australia 1 to 823 5 4J Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne.

Ieturn showing the Numbei during the Year ending of 31st IPPBNC: Decern 1 IS .Reported, Pj ier,' 1887, and Y< 1ESON :ar er 3 APPl .ding I .ehended, and Gomparh .1st December, 1888 — coi SON ntin id. Jeime Offences. 16 __, Q "8 ■*■**,' a 05? 8« ,5 m a o 3 a __; o ComI mitted If or Trial. Perso: ls Apprehended, 1887. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. ■6 CD «! it cj O rj S ft 33 o o B£ o Pj_ _ o ■38 "*t ____ °o 8« 11 o Persons Apprehended, 1888. mSSTrl Summarily Disfo?Tr!al. Convicted, charged. •d CD ft o 3a o o B g o i I g I hH R M. F. M. P. I M. F. M. P. M. F. I M. F. South Island — continued. Sacrilege Seal Fisheries Act, breaches of Sotting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seaman's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly grog-selling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Suicide, attempted Threatening letters Vagrancy Wife-desertion 1 4 1 10 63 "4 4 1 1 41 8 "2 4 1 7 49 1 6 12 46 2 2 1 2 7 1 140 12 2 "7 "2 •• I 41 "l i "l j " 3 •' I " 2' ll "5 8 44 2 1 1 2 7 1 140 9 _ •• > 5 2 2 2 "4 1 . • 1 17 2 "2 "2 1 2 1 1 "l "l3 "2 "l "5 "4 2 2 "6 "l '4 'is 79 '20 2! 1 193 8 69 25 26 193 8 -68 - 7! '** *8 '53 i " 4 Totals 6,244 222 18; ■3,979 089: 696 5,721 6,151 217 4,123! 1 660 1 569, 1 i i | 82 5,667 402 495 117 16 I Decri :ase, 93 Ietuen showing ihe Proport: :on of Police the to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of under-mentioned Places. Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Tew Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. d, 2 10| Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of tho 23rd May, 1889); aud the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 81st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 1889, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,092. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,065.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would be 1 to 527. Victoria .. 1 to 751 4 10$ Tew South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 louth Australia 1 to 828 5 4| Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne. Bettjrn of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889. he Year eni Locality. Material. Number of Rooms. Remarks. liverton .lufi itautau Wyndham .. Whangaroa .. lartinborough if aikaia Brick 6 5 5 5 6 4 2 Replacing old station. In place of leasehold. Wood ft

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Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1889.

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Stations. i i . I II i i i I I I 03 S Q =o o n 8 » O 0! •-■8 o o Stations. S o o Pi 02 1 o .23 5§ 05 • in cG O H North Island. Auckland, — Auckland Freeman's Bay .. Ponsonby Newton Surrey Hills Eden Terrace Newmarket Parnell Devonport Onehunga Otahuhu Howick Papakura Pukekohe Waiuku Mercer Mercury Bay Goromandel Warkworth Port Albert Helensville Woodhill Thames Shortland Tairua 1 7 25 1 | 1 2 1 \\ i s 1 1 ! 1 3 36 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 Nobth Island — continued. Napier— contd. Tologa Bay Awamii 1 i j i 1 1 Totals — | I 5 28 1 I i 35* i l 1 1 I i l l l \ I i "H i j " j * ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 Taranaki, — New Plymouth .. Waitara Normanby Hawera Patea Waverley Manaia Opunako Pungarchu Pukeamhe "Wanganui Marton Hunterville Bull's Feilding Ashurst Palmerston North Foxton i I •• 1 'i 1 5 1 1 1 i i i i 7 1 1 I 1 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 X i i 1 i I .. i "i I l [ 5 1 1 t i I Totals r 10 49 3 3 2 63* Totals 1 4 29 I 34 Wellington,— Wellington Manners Street .. Clyde Quay Newtown Petone Lower Hutt Featherston Martinborougli .. Greytown Carterton Mastorton Tenui Eketaliuna Pahiatua Johnsonvillo Pahautanui Otaki .! Bay of Islands, — Russell Aratapu Dargaville Hokianga Kamo Kawakawa Mangonui Mangawai Waipu Whangarei Whangaroa i 2 1 1 .. I 1 1 1 ■" ! • ■ ! i ., I ! •■ i i i 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. It 5 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 38 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 " I I " 'i 11 I Totals i 10 2 2 11* I " Tauranga,— Taurangn, Waterford Paeroa Maketu Whakatane Opotiki Eotorua Taupo .. Te Aroha Hamilton West .. Hamilton East .. Ngaruawahia Cambridge Te Awamutu Te Kuiti Eaglan Kawhia i 'i l 8 1 1 1 1 1 'i ■• 1 i 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Totals South Island. Nelson, — Nelson The Port Richmond Spring Grove Collingwood Takaka Blenheim Havelock Pieton Mahakipawa Motueka 1 1 1 6 2 45 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 4 3 ! 1 " ! I | 57* 8 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 l l l 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals i 2 17 2 5 20* 1 3 19 2 23* Totals Napier,— Napier Taradale Clive Hastings Waipawa Waipukurau Ormondvillo Danevirke Woodville Herbertville Port Ahuriri Wairoa Gisborne Ormond i l i 8 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 .1 2 2 4 1 1 11 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 Westland, — Hokitika Kmnara Stafford Kanieri Eoss Okarito Greymouth Brunncrton Dunganville Ahaura Eeefton Lyell Westport 1 I - 1 1 I 4 I 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 i 6 2 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 3 1 3 i 1 'i 'i • District and Nati' ■e co: ISti tbles not included in total. t Compiling Police Gazette.

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Return showing the Strength, &c., of the New Zealand Police Force— continued.

* District and Native constables not included in total. Total, North Island .. .. .. 220 \ Includes 7 constables who Total, South Island .. .. .. 264 j act as police gaolers. 484

Retubn showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Fobce during the Year ended 31st March, 1889. Transfer to Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. 1 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Discharges on compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Discharge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dismissals .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. 2 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 25 {Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,360 copies), £8 l'2a. Gd.]

By Authority: George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB9.

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Stations. 1 & a & . s an a |I ! in vi 6 8 1 | +3 <3> •22 43 3 0) II c3 to o *c3 o tStations. £ a a a i—i 'a h ~a I I o O R H S g Q 11 I O South Island—■ continued. Vestland— contd. Denniston Charleston Totals Jhristcliurch, — Christchureh Addington Sydcnliam Phillipstown Woolston Bingsland St. Albans Papanui Lincoln Lyttelton Akaroa Little River Southbridge Lecston Malvern Coalgate Bealey Kaiapoi Rangiora Oxford Amberley Hurunui Waiau Kaikoura Ashburton Rakaia Methven 1 1 " i 4 I I I 4 i 1 1 I j 25 I I 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 I — ■• i !— i ! 1 1 31 30 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 South Island— continued. Dunedin— contcl. South Dunedin .. Caversham Mornington Eoslyn Anderson's Bay .. Port Chalmers .. Green Island Waitati Mosgiel Hawksbury Palmorston Outram Middlemarch Lawrence Waitahuna Milton Kaitangata Balclutha Clinton Tapanui " i 1 1 -a l l l l 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 ♦1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 i l l Totals 1 1 9 53 i 68 'i l "i 1 Southland, — Invercairgill North Inveroargill ! Bluff .. Biverton Winton Otautau Lumsden Orepuki Wyndhani Mataura ; Gore Waikaia | Half-moon Bay .. 1 1 i l 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Totals 1 10 57 2 1 70* Jamaru, — Oamaru Duntroon Ngapara Hampden Waimate Timaru Temuka Geraldino Pleasant Point .. Fairlie Creek 'i 1 1 i i l 7 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 3 9 2 1 1 1 Totals Lake, — Clyde Alexandra South Arrowtown Cromwell Naseby Ophir Pembroke Queonstown Roxburgh St. Bathan's 1 1 1 2 20 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 i i 24* 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 18* 1 1 " "" Totals 1 1 3 23 2 30 1 )unedin, — Maclaggan Street King Street North-east Valley Woodhaugh 1 1 2 3 19 9 1 1 4 27 12 1 1 Totals 1 3 14 i Grand Total.. 13 4 Cl 389 17 14 11 484*