THE POLICE FORCE OF THE DOMINION (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

THE POLICE FORCE OF THE DOMINION (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

The Commissioner op Police to the Hon. the Minister op Justice. Police Department, Wellington, 4th June, 1912. I have the honour to present the annual report on the Police Force for the year ended the 31st March last. During the period covered by this report the administration of the Force was carried on by my predecessor, Mr. F. G. B. Waldegrave, who relinquished the offices of Commissioner of Police and Under-Secretary for Justice on the 31st March, 1912. Strength op Force. On the 31st March last the strength of the Force was 835 of all ranks, being an increase of 47 during the year. The total is made up as follows : — Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Sub-Inspectors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Senior sergeants .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Sergeants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Constables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 676 Chief Detectives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Detective sergeants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Detectives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Acting-detectives .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 In addition to the above there were — Police surgeons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Matrons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 District constables .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Native constables . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Stations. New stations have been established at Grey Lynn, Mount Albert, Patutahi, Rakauroa, and Whataupoko, and the designation of Eden Terrace Station has been changed to " Mount Eden." Temporary stations have been opened at Cass, Pareora, and Waiuta. The district constable at Mangawai has been replaced by a regular member of the Force. Casualties. The following are the casualties for the year ended the 31st March last: Retired on pension under Public Service Superannuation Act, 13 ; retired as medically unfit, 3 ; died, 2 ; resigned voluntarily, 27 ; called upon to resign, 9 ; discharged, 1 ; dismissed, I : total, 56. This is 4 less than in the preceding year. Criminal Statistics. The criminal statistics (Appendix A) deal with all offences reported to the police during the year ended the 31st December last, and show an aggregate net decrease of 107 on the figures of 1910. The proportion of offences to the population was 2-32 per cent., as against 2-39 the previous year. The principal increases during the year appear under the following headings, viz. : — Abusive, insulting, or threatening words or Failing to provide for wives, children, or behaviour .. .. . . .. 30 relatives .. .. .. .. 193 Assaults, common .. .. . . 23 Introducing liquor into Maori pas . . 22 . ~ j . ito Neglected or criminal children . . 23 Assaults, indecent ... .. io „ 8 , . . Stone-throwing .. .. .. 38 Deserting or absenting from merchant vessels 77 xheft (undescribed) .. .. 150 Disobeying orders of Court or summonses ... 91 Theft from the person .. .. 16

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The principal decreases were,- — Arson .. .. .. .. 14 Assaults and robbery .. .. 20 Breaches of the peace . . .. 82 Burglary, breaking and entering, &o. . . 90 Cruelty to animals . . .. . . 33 Deserting or absenting from H.M. ships . . 27 Discharging firearms .. .. 19 Drunkenness .. . . .. 19 Forgery and uttering .. . . 20 Furious riding and driving .. 26 Gaming offences .. .. . . . . 50

Illegally on premises .. .. 43 Malicious injury to property .. .. 59 Obscene and profane language .. . . 42 Refusing to quit licensed premises . . 31 Sly-grog selling .. - .. 20 Sureties of the peace . . .. 25 Theft from dwellings .. .. . . 70 Theft of cattle and horses .. .. 18 Trespass . . .. .. 67 Vagrancy . . . . . . 61

The percentage of arrests or summonses resulting from all offences reported during the year 1911 was 93-97, the figures of the preceding year being 95-39. The following return shows the number of offences reported in each police district during the year, the number of cases in which arrests or summonses resulted, and the number in which no prosecution followed :—

Serious Crimes. The following is a return of the number of serious crimes as compared with the preceding year :—

During the last ten years the number of serious crimes as above described has varied from 520 to 759, the present total (580) being somewhat below the average. Indecent and sexual offences were as under :—

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District. Number of Offences Number in which Number of all in which Arrests no Arrests Offences reported, j or Summonses or Summonses resulted. resulted. Auckland Thames Napier Wanganui Wellington Greyinouth Chiiscchurch Dunedin Invercargill 6,622 842 1,874 2,663 5,513 877 3,971 1,940 697 5,978 817 1,833 2,558 5,234 816 3,774 1,807 675 644 25 41 105 279 61 197 133 22 24,999 23,492 1,507

19 .0. 1911. Crimes. Number of Offences reported. Number of » T , , Offences in N "^ lber of -sSr 25a I Number of Offences in which Arrests resulted. Arson Assault and robbery ... Burglary (breaking into shops and dwellings) Forgery and uttering Murder 29 39 461 142 6 2 7 51 1 23 38 359 130 5 2 7 51 1 15 19 371 122 5 1 5 42 13 16 284 108 5 1 5 42 „ attempted Rape Receiving stolen property Shooting with intent 738 616 580 474

Crimes. 1910. 1911. Assaults, indecent ... Bestiality Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing, attempted Concealment of birth Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Eape Eape, attempted ... Sodomy ... Sodomy, attempted 57 1 22 3 3 5 371 7 13 3 6 72 3 31 6 4 6 378 5 13 6 2 491 526

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Drunkenness. There has been a decrease of 19 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. From the following table it will be observed that 37-39 per cent, of the males and 65-75 per cent. of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 6-78 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion.

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1911, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness on Sundays within each Principal Centre during the Years 1910 and 1911 (Males and Females shown separately).

The following table shows the convictions for drunkenness per ten thousand of the population for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, in Australia and New Zealand. These are the latest figures available at the time of writing : — 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. Commonwealth 127-7 119-5 119-4 126-0 New Zealand 110-8 112-2 110-1 117-0

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1910 and 1911, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Total Increase in Arrests.

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District. Not pre- One Previously vious Con - convicted. | viction. Two Pre- Three Previous Con- vious Convictions, victions. Four vious victii 3on>ns. Five Pre- Over Pive vious Con-: Previous I victions. Convictions, M. I P. M. P. Totals. ag.c M. P.- M. P. M. P. M. P. M P. M. I P. M. P. , M. P. Auckland Thames .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Greymoufch Christohuroh Dunedin Invercargill 1,599 203 563 : 738 l,963i 270! 871 447 167, 18 6 15 22 144 4 46 15 5 304 43 162 309 377 52 211 81 49 14 " 6 12 66 2 19 9 3 219 15 110 137 179 23 94 51 22 18 3 7 33 2 14 3 72 13 67 106 105 12 78 35 12 9 3 24 67 12 37 16 42 5 40 19 3 22 1 15 46 3 15 6 29 3 46 4 8 14 i i 18 280 13 48 68 42 10 172 81 22 75 7 5 6 2 42 30 4 2,587 302 1,002 1,380 2,737 375 1,512 718 283 170 8 33 52 306 10 150 60 14 213 5 43 328 30 60 53 7 11 ! 2 ! 1 9 1 1 9 6,821 275 1,588 131 850 80 500 52 241 51 160 43 780 171 10,896 803 739 The number cl in 1911 the numbe largi ir we id wi ,s 11, th dri ,699 ( unke 10,8' iimes! 96 mi in 1910 ,les and was 303 11,71 femal J (10,898 mal is). 3S am d 820 femaL is), whereas

Number arrested, 1910. Number arrested, 1911. Number Number discharged or convicted, 1911. j i >th ,? rW ?^ ' ! dealt with, 1911. Total Increase in A crests. Total Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. F. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. and P. M.andP. uuckland and suburbs ... Vellington and suburbs Ihristchurch and suburbs )unedin and suburbs ... 1,942 163 2,194 289 790 107 562 47 1,847 2,158 897 559 165 295 130 58 1,845 2,149 897 559 165 295 130 58 2 9 130 8 93 30 Totals ... 5,488 606 5,461 648 5,450 648 11 138 123 Total im ■ease, 15.

Number arrested, 1910. Number arrested, 1911. Number convicted, 1911. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1911. Centre. M. F. M. P. M. h\ M. F. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs... Ohristchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs L3 88 16 11 5 7 2 1 84 41 19 4 "i 2 84 41 19 4 7 2 Totals ... 72 15 98 98 9

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Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers. The number of prosecutions (294) against hotelkeepers during the year shows an increase of 38 as compared with the preceding year.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Publicans in each District during the Year 1911 as compared with 1910, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Return showing the Number of Prosecutions against Publicans within each Principal Centre during the Year 1911, the Number convicted, and the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with.

Sly-grog. There were 178 prosecutions during the ysar for sly-grog selling, resulting in 123 convictions, against 196 prosecutions and 117 convictions during the preceding year. The fines imposed on sly-grog sellers during the year 1911 amounted to £2,670, as against £1,862 in 1910. The amounts of fines in the various districts are as follows :— £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 785 0 0 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 0 0 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Wellington .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 420 0 0 Greymouth Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 0 0 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 410 0 0 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 445 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. £2,670 0 0 The direct cost to the Dominion in detecting and prosecuting sly-grog sellers during the year was £662 lis., this being £2,007 9s. less than the amount of fines imposed. Gaming Offences. There were 152 prosecutions, resulting in 120 convictions, during the year under the gaming laws, against 205 prosecutions and 169 convictions in 1910. Criminal Registration. On the 31st March last the finger-print collection consisted of the impressions of 12,097 offenders, being an increase of 1,192 on the previous year. The impressions of 592 prisoners were received during the last quarter —an increase of 219 on the corresponding period of the preceding twelve months.

District. Prosecutions, Prosecutions, 1910. 1911. Convictions, 1911. Discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1911. Auckland Thames Napier Wanganui ... Wellington ... Greymouth ... Obristchurch Dunedin Invercargill... 40 16 12 21 ■47 82 22 16 83 20 9 29 25 73 30 12 13 56 11 4 15 12 33 26 9 9 27 9 5 14 13 40 4 3 4 Totals ... 256 294 175 119

Centre. Prosecutions. Convictions. Discharged or otherwise dealt with. Auckland and suburbs Wellington and suburbs ... Christchureh and suburbs ... Dunedin and suburbs 7 17 10 1 1 6 10 3 11 1 Totals 35 20 15

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During the year the finger-prints of 931 previously convicted prisoners were received for registration, and of these 178 offenders whose antecedents were unknown to the police of the districts in which they were in custody were identified solely by means of their finger-impressions, showing an increase of 30 over last year. The following table shows the increase of the finger-print collection, and prisoners traced thereby, since the introduction of the finger-print system of identification in March, 1903 : —

Finger-prints of persons in custody here have been identified in Holland, England, and the Australian Commonwealth as those of persons previously convicted in those places, while prints of persons in custody in the various States of Australia have been identified here as those of persons previously convicted in New Zealand, and constant correspondence regarding the antecedents of offenders is maintained with the police throughout the British Empire and in European and American countries. During the year several instances of finger-print identifications resulting in detections of considerable import were recorded. In August last a case occurred which aptly illustrates the value of the finger-print system as a detective agency : A set of almost indecipherable finger-impressions of a prisoner who was undergoing a short, sentence for a minor offence was received for registration, and careful search in the filed collection of prints disclosed his identity with a man of different name who had been wanted on warrant for a period of upwards of five years, and who had successfully evaded the efforts of the general police to trace him. Following on this identification he was brought to justice and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Within the year the photographs of 2,168 prisoners were dealt with, and 818 photographs were taken for general police purposes by the photographer at headquarters —an increase of 165 over the preceding year —at a cost of 2Jd. each. The complete criminal histories of 2,111 finger-printed offenders are now recorded in official registers which admit of immediate reference, the Police Gazette has been brought into closer association with the work of criminal registration, the increased requirements of this section have received due attention, and the result has been profitable to the Department generally. Candidates for Force. One hundred and three men were taken on during the year, their nationalities, religions, and occupations being as follows : —'Nationalities : Australia, 8 ; England, 20 ; Ireland, 17 ; New Zealand, 41; Scotland, 17. Religions: Baptist, 1; Brethren, 1; Church of England, 36; Methodist, 3; Presbyterians, 28; Roman Catholics, 29; Wesleyans, 5. Occupations: Artillerymen, 3; asylum attendants, 2; blacksmiths, 2; butchers, 3; carpenter, 1 ; clerks, 2; commission agent, 1 ; contractor, 1 ; dredge hand, 1 ; drapers, 2 ; engine-drivers, 4 ; ex-constables, 35 ; farm labourers, 8 ; fitter, 1 ; fruiterer, 1 ; grocer, I ; labourers, 24 ; miners, 2 ; ploughman, 1 ; sawmill hand, 1 ; seaman, 1; shepherds, 2; shop-assistant, 1; storeman, 1; tramway inspector, 1; tramway motorman, 1. First Aid to the injured. During the year ended March, 1912, 74 probationers presented themselves, at the conclusion of their course of training at the depot, for examination in " first aid to the injured," the examinations being held under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association. Of the 74 men who sat, all passed. The maximum number of marks was gained in two cases, the average of those who passed being 82-71. (Maximum, 100 ; bare pass, 50.) The lecturer was in each case Dr. Henry, Police Surgeon, and the examiners different medical men appointed by the Association. Stations, etc. During the year the following works have been carried out: — New Buildings erected. Wellsford. Napier (Inspector's residence). Blackwater (lock-up). Eden Terrace. Taihape (constable's residence). Rangiora. Parnell. Otaki. New Brighton. Morrinsville (lock-up, office, &c). Johnsonville. Riccarton. Hamilton (ollices and cells). Wellington South (gymnasium, Timaru (police-gaol). Frankton. &o.J. South Invercargill.

Year. Number of Prints in Collection. Increase on Previous Year. Prisoners traced as Previous Offenders. 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 3,500 4,200 5,000 6,151 7,622 8,718 9,919 10,905 12,097 3,500 700 800 1,151 1,471 1,096 1,201 986 1,192 117 72 88 104 123 138 140 148 178

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New Buildings in course of Erection. Te Kuiti. Taumarunui. Properties purchased. Mount Albert .. .. Station. Maungaturoto .. .. Site. Grey Lynn .. .. .. „ Huntly .. .. , .. ~ Te Puke .. . . .. „ Papanui . . .. .. ~ Additions, improvements, &c., were also effected at the following stations : Remuera, Ponsonby, Rotorua, Opotiki, Waitara, Waverley, Raetihi, Moawhango, Mount Cook (Wellington), Greymouth, Kaikoura, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Clyde, Wyndham, and Otautau.

Growth of Department. The following return shows the growth of the Department, the continued increase of the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, each year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the Dominion had its own Police Force, and reliable data are not available :—

In addition to the strength of the Force as shown above, there are 16 district constables, 8 Native constables, 4 police surgeons (one in each city), and 4 matrons (one in each city). Inspectors' Reports. Extracts from the annual reports of the Inspectors in charge of districts are hereto annexed. J. Citllen, Commissioner of Police.

Year. Cβ o SE O 1 o a> a.2 O {/? > ; O Ci I Total. a o O Police to ? O f l^ r 'p , • Population. Inhabit- Population, ant. Offences reported. Offences where Arrests or SumArrests for Drunkenness (included in " Offences reported "). monses resulted. " 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 25 90 25 84 25 86 13 73 L3 72 13 ! 72 13 70 20 i 65 20 66 20 69 13 69 13 65 12 66 7 61 7 60 7 53 7 55 7 I 51 6 51 7 45 7 56 11 53 11 56 11 56 12 58 12 59 12 59 12 65 14 71 14 , 78 15 ! 83 16 87 16 86 15 87 15 ! 89 14 16 21 18 19 20 17 17 18 18 17 17 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 16 15 20 20 20 20 21 25 25 30 32 35 34 38 39 329 364 379 337 343 356365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 633 639 648 692 458 489 511 441 447 46! 465 474 494 502 487 484 494 486 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 771 775 788 835 1 to 944 \ 1 to 948 1 to 949 1 to 1,136[ 1 to 1,1581 1 to 1,173 j 1 to 1,263 1 to 1,293 1 to 1,266 1 co 1,265 1 to 1,328 1 to 1,347 1 to 1,346 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,401 1 to 1,439 1 to 1,472 1 to 1,495 1 to 1,530 1 to 1,461 1 to 1,435 j 1 to 1,414 j I to 1,359 1 to 1,381 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,388 1 to 1,398 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,387 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,331 1 to 1,308 1 to 1,330 1 to 1,333 1 to 1,287 a o a> i 3/3 3/0| 3/2 3/2* 3/If 2/lOf 2/10f 2/lH 2/9 2/81 2/7* 2/6| 2//i 2/7* 2/8~ 2/9J 2/10f 2/10i 2/10* 2/10! a/ioi 2/lOi 2/10* 3/0 3/2i 3/41 3/3* 3/4* 3/5 j 432,362 463,572 481,939 i 500,976 517,626 J 540,753 587,295 613,212 625,849 635,215 646,913 I 652,125 ! 664,855 668,353 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 816,290 830,800 851,068 875,648 900,682 925,605 961,604 977,215 1,008,373 1.030,657 1.050,410 1,075,250 14,157 16,374 17,837 16,635 18,613 18,775 18,263 18,955 18,135 1.7,752 12,897 12,945 13.115 12,674 13,153 13,165 13,530 14,010 14,673 15,219 16,378 16,865 18,358 19,909 19,771 20,736 21,066 20,249 21,160 23,204 23,510 23,930 25,106 24,999 13,959 14,696 16,723 15,212 17,470 17,727 17,322 17,723 17,000 16,500 1.1,854 11,885 12,177 11,748 12,187 12,100 12,500 12,435 13,171 14,042 14,730 15,561 17,131 18,742 18,802 19,867 20,118 19,251 20,241 22,244 22,484 22,880 23,949 23,492 6,668 6,794 6,484 5,587 6,860 7,572 7,151 7,034 6,260 5,226 5,387 5,444 5,866 5,416 5,360 5,251 4,594 4,636 5,005 5,204 5,532 6,289 7,299 8,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203 10,343 10,657 11,718 11,699

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EXTRACTS FROM ANNUAL REPORTS OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF DISTRICTS. Inspector Cullen, Auckland District. I have the honour to submit for your information the following report upon police matters in the Auckland District during the year ended the 31st March, 1912. The criminal statistics for the year ending the 31st December, 1911, were forwarded to you in due time, and show that there has been no appreciable increase in crime notwithstanding the fact that the population of the district is increasing steadily. The casualties in the Force here during the year have been as follows : 1 sergeant and 1 constable died, 2 constables were discharged on superannuation on reaching the age-limit, 1 sergeant was superannuated as medically unfit, 1 constable was discharged as medically unfit, 4 constables resigned to better their positions, 2 constables were called upon to resign for unsatisfactory conduct, and 1 sergeant was dismissed for failing to tender his resignation when called upon to do so for unsatisfactory conduct. I have much pleasure in stating that the general conduct of the members of the Force under my charge has been better during the past year than during any corresponding period since I took charge of this district. New stations have been opened at Grey Lynn and Mount Albert, and the station at Eden Terrace has been closed and a new one opened in the same locality, which is now known as Mount Eden Station. The district constable at Mangawai has been replaced by a regular constable. As Auckland City and suburbs are steadily increasing in population, it will be necessary to increase the police here proportionately, so as to give the various localities where the population is growing most rapidly the amount of police supervision they are entitled to. Nearly all the country townships, more especially those along the main line of railway, are also increasing in population, and here again it will be necessary to provide extra police at an early date. The strength of the district has been increased since my last annual report by 1 sergeant, 8 constables, and 2 acting-detectives, who have been posted as follows : 1 sergeant was placed in charge of Ponsonby, where a constable had charge previously ; 4 constables and the 2 acting-detectives were attached to Auckland Station ; and a constable was sent to each of the following stations : Grey Lynn, Mount Albert, Cambridge, and Mangawai, the man going to the latter station replacing a district constable. As the foregoing increase, although fairly substantial, has not been sufficient to meet the ever-growing police requirements of the district, it will be necessary to make provision for a further substantial increase to the strength of the Force here during the current year. New buildings have been completed at Frankton Junction, Parnell, Wellsford, and Mount Eden, and sites with residences thereon suitable for police-stations have been purchased at Grey Lynn and Mount Albert, and a site without buildings has been purchased at Huntly on which station buildings should be erected without delay. Sites with suitable residences thereon are still needed at Mount Roskill, Kingsland, Northcote, Devonport, Takapuna, Owen's Road (Mount Eden), Mount Eden Road South, and Herekino. Sites suitable for police-stations should also be acquired at Hobsonville, Ohaeawai, and Houhora. Inspector Wright, Thames District. On the 31st March, 1912, the strength was as follows : 1 Inspector, 3 sergeants, 31 constables, 1 detective sergeant, 2 district constables, and 3 Native constables ; the only alteration on last year's figures being an increase of 1 constable at Waihi. Increases are now required at Te Aroha, Rotorua, and Waihi East, 1 constable at each place. At Te Aroha the work has increased to such an extent that I have to send a constable there every weekend and on every holiday to assist, and, as I have no spare man in the district for such duty, it means depriving other stations of the protection they are entitled to. No new stations have been opened and none closed during the year. A police camp has been established at Kerepehi, and has proved very useful, the police now having a place to put up at when on duty in the locality. It will suffice for the present. There were no deaths or retirements on pension during the year', but 3 constables resigned. The offence return for the year ending 31st December last discloses that 842 offences were reported, as compared with 726 the previous year, showing a net increase of 116 offences. The principal increases were—Drunkenness, 45 ; petty thefts, 64. The increase in the number of arrests for drunkenness has no significance, as they mostly occurred in districts where considerable public works have been carried on during the year, and where casual labour is employed to any extent there is always more drunkenness than among the settled population. The increase under the heading " Thefts (undescribed) " is almost entirely accounted for by a gang of youthful desperadoes, who, in imitation of picture-show heroes, dressed themselves in feathers, &c, armed themselves with revolvers, and stole from all and sundry. They were committed to the Industrial School. Sly-grog selling in the prohibited areas is still carried on to a limited extent, 25 persons beingprosecuted during the year, of whom 20 were convicted. Fines amounting to £340 were inflicted, as compared with £267 10s. the previous year. The sergeants and constables have shown considerable ability in dealing with this troublesome subject, and have succeeded in keeping illicit trading in check without resorting to objectionable methods. There have been no serious crimes calling for special mention during the year. The conduct of the members of the Force in this district has, on the whole, been very satisfactory, and punishments have been exceedingly rare. The new scale of pay for the constables has, so far as I can hear, given great satisfaction, a ■-' I trust that the increase will soon be extended proportionately

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to other members of the Force. The rate of pay has a strong bearing upon discipline, for if men can obtain higher wages outside the Force than in it they are not inclined to submit to the discipline of a well-organized Force. As pointed out in my last annual report, it would greatly strengthen the hands of the police if the Licensing Act were amended to make it an offence for any unlicensed person to keep liquor for sale in a licensed area, and to throw upon such person keeping an unreasonable quantity the onus of satisfying the Court that it was not kept for sale, the same as is the case in no-license areas (see subsection (d) of section 146). Another defect in the Licensing Act is in section 146, subsection (1), paragraph (iv). This paragraph would be more workable if the words " To take into such district " were inserted at the beginning of the paragraph. We find much difficulty in dealing with persons taking considerable quantities of liquor into the no-license area in bags, sacks, &c., which are not labelled as containing liquor. The liquor is not " sent " or " delivered " within the meaning of the Act when the person found taking it in is accosted by the police, and several cases, where considerable quantities of liquor were involved, have had to be abandoned on the grounds that no " delivery " or " sending " could be proved, although the liquor was not labelled. The Arms Act, 1908, might, I think, be suspended with advantage in the North Island as in the South. It is, in my opinion, completely out of date. The conditions under which it was passed have altogether altered, and to attempt to enforce its provisions now would be irksome both to Natives and Europeans.

Inspector Dwyer, Napier District. The offences return for the Napier District furnished to your office for the year ended the 31st December last shows that during the year 1,874 offences of all descriptions were reported, and 1,833 arrests or summonses resulted. The figures show a decrease of 196 of all offences reported on those of the previous year. This is largely due to the decrease in the number of arrests for drunkenness, the figures for the year 1910 being 1,211, and for the year ended the 31st December last 1,035. The district has, on the whole, been very quiet during the year, and no crime calling for any special remark was committed. That portion of my district included in the Horouta Maori District, extending from Waipiro Bay to Hicks Bay, has been brought under the provisions of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1910, and Natives are now prohibited from being supplied with liquor anywhere within that area. The prohibition came into force on the 9th March last, and up to the present I have not received any complaints that the law is not being observed by the hotelkeepers in that district. I am pleased to be able to state that the conduct of the members of the Force has, on the whole, been very good during the year in this district. They have been very attentive and active in the discharge of their duties. The time has arrived when a police-station will have to be opened at Nuhaka, a place distant some thirty miles from Wairoa and forty miles from Gisborne. The district is fast becoming settled, and, as it will embrace the districts of Morere and Mahia, there will be ample work for a constable. At present the work is performed from. Wairoa Station, and sometimes one of the constables is absent from there for days at a time, thus causing the Wairoa residents to complain that the town is unpoliced.

Inspector Wilson, Wanganui District. The authorized strength is 1 Inspector, 1 Sub-Inspector, 2 senior sergeants, 6 sergeants, 66 constables, 2 detective sergeants, 1 detective, 1 acting-detective, and 1 district constable. The population of the district is approximately 150,000. The present strength is 84 —this includes Ongaruhe, Raurimu, and Taumarunui Stations; so that we have about 1 constable to each 1,785 of the population. The conduct of the men on the whole has been good. They have been zealous, careful, and attentive to the discharge of their duties. The criminal statistics for the year 1911 show a small increase—viz., 100 offences. 2,663 offences were reported, and 2,558 arrests or summonses were made, leaving 105 offences undetected—about 4 per cent. When it is remembered that quite a number of these alleged offences are not reported until some time after the occurrence, it is obvious we have not a fair opportunity to inquire and discover the offenders. On referring to the annual offences return it will be found there was an increase of 112 cases of drunkenness, so that there is an actual decrease of the more serious offences. I can only attribute the increase of drunkenness to the continued prosperity of the country and better wages paid to all classes of labour.

Inspector Ellison, Wellington District. The authorized strength of the district on the 31st March was 149, being an increase of 4 over the preceding year. During last year 27 recruits were appointed to the district, including 3 sworn in on the 29th March who are waiting to be transferred. Six constables resigned, 5 were called upon to resign, and 1 retired on superannuation. The new buildings at Otaki and Johnsonville which were commenced the previous year have been completed, and thereby the monthly rent account of the Department has been reduced. Considerable addition has been made to Mount Cook Station, which is found very useful.

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Population in the residential parts of the city is now increasing, and there are not so many empty houses as there were when my last annual report was furnished. It will be necessary to provide for a new station in Kelburne during the coming year, so that a resident constable may be available there. The offences return for the year ended 31st December, 1911, shows a decrease of 224 offences as compared with the previous year. The principal decreases were —Common assaults, 40 ; assault and robbery, 7 ; burglary and housebreaking, 22 ; cruelty to animals, 25 ; drunkenness, 15 , gaming offences, 38 ; illegally on premises, 29 ; indecent exposure, 11 ; obscene language, 29 ; theft (ordinary), 22 ; and vagrancy, 36. Increases appear under —Indecent assaults, 5 ; deserting merchant ships, 38 ; disobeying orders of Court, 16 ; false pretences, 12 ; and mischief (malicious injury), 27. The undetected offences are 279, including 50 ship-deserters, 37 for disobeying orders of Court or failing to provide for relatives, and many other trivial cases of theft, &c. The conduct of the Force has been good. Only 11 fines were recorded for breaches of discipline during the year, and 5 constables were called upon to resign. I again beg to draw attention to the necessity for better cell accommodation at Lambton Quay Station. A few years ago I drew attention to the continually increasing clerical work, a great deal of it being in connection with duties of other Departments, which is thrust upon Police Inspectors, thereby preventing them from giving attention to far more important police duties and outside supervision. Immense files of correspondence arise in connection with the collection of debts due to the Education Department for maintenance of children in industrial schools. There is also a great deal of correspondence attended to for the Railway Department in hunting for goods, luggage, and parcels sent astray on both freight and passenger trains. For the Old-age Pensions Department there is a great deal of inquiry and writing to be done. I estimate the work done for the Education Department throughout this district is equal to the services of two men, and when the time occupied by clerical work and outside inquiries in connection with the same is taken into account I consider the value of the services is from £300 to £400 annually. The Railway inquiries are probably worth nearly £200 when all the timefand work is taken into account. Each of these classes of inquiries has to pass through the Inspector's hands probably three or four times —never less than twice—so that when the same is added to the ordinary police correspondence, accounts, and inquiries, the time of an Inspector is usually occupied seven to eight hours daily on purely clerical work. The increase of clerical work during the past ten years has been marvellous. I beg to ask that a new station may be authorized at Kelburne Jfor one constable, another constable for Kilbirnie and Miramar Peninsula, and two constables for Wellington City; also another sergeant for this city for relieving work and other special duties within the district. An extra sergeant has been on the strength temporarily for some time past, but he has been nearly all the time absent on relieving duty in other districts. Included in the stuength of Wellington Station there is, as in other cities, one constable continuously employed in the Magistrate's Court doing Court orderly and other duties ; another constable is nearly all his time occupied as orderly in the Supreme Court, owing to the numerous sittings of the Appeal Court and civil work ; and a third is employed under the Department of Internal Affairs (away from the police-station) as Inspector of Weights and Measures. The latter duty might well be amalgamated with some other Department, as the Health Department now attends to a great deal of the work which used to be done in former years by Inspectors of Weights and Measures.

Inspector Black, Greymouth District. The actual strength of the Force in this district on the 31st March, 1912, was 1 Inspector, 5 sergeants, 37 constables, and 1 detective sergeant, total 44, being the full authorized strength of the Force for this district. One constable was retired on pension, having reached the age-limit. During the year 2 constables were fined for neglect of duty and 1 for another offence. With these exceptions the conduct of the men in this district has been good. I understand that a police-station is soon to be erected at Cobden, and I consider it is badly needed. The criminal statistics show 877 offences reported during the year ended the 31st December, 1911, being a decrease of 19 on previous year's totals. Out of 877 offences reported, 816 are accounted for by arrests and summonses, being, I submit, a very fair record for the police in this district.

Inspector Kiely, Christchurch District. On the 31st March last the strength of the Force was as follows : 1 Inspector, 2 Sub-Inspectors, 5 senior sergeants, 9 sergeants, 109 constables, 8 detectives, 3 acting-detectives. The casualties for year were —Resignations, 8 ; discharged on superannuation, 2. The total number of offences reported in this police district during the year ending on the 31st December, 1911, was 3,971, and the number for which persons were apprehended or summoned was 3,774. A decrease of 13 offences is shown in comparison with the number of offences reported for the year 1910. The principal increases in offences for the year are as follows : Common assaults, 33 ; cruelty to animals, 13 ; deserting or absenting from merchant vessels, 39 ; disobeying orders of Court and summonses, 19 ; false pretences, 28 ; malicious injury to property, 7 ; mischief, 6 ; neglected

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and criminal children, 42 ; theft (undescribed), 55 ; theft by servants, 34 ; theft from dwellings, 8 ; theft from the person, 5. The principal decreases for the year are : Arson, 7 ; burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, (fee, 5 ; deserting or absenting from H.M. ships, 10 ; disorderly and riotous conduct, 16 ; drunkenness, 84 ; failing to provide adequate maintenance for wives, children, parents, or other near relatives, 65 ; false declarations, 9 ; Fisheries Act. offences under, 22 ; illegally on premises, 13; sly-grog selling, 14; soliciting prostitution, 8; trespass, 43; vagrancy, 13. The number of bicycles reported lost or stolen was 787. Of this number, 639 were recovered by the police, and 52 are in the store unclaimed. Man}' are recovered by the owners, who never inform the police. During the year the amount of fines imposed in sly-grog cases was £170. [ am pleased to say that no serious breaches of the Police Regulations had to be reported, and the number of minor complaints made against constables was comparatively small. The younger members qf the Force have shown an aptitude and willingness to conform to discipline which is very creditable to themselves as well as to the sergeants in charge of them.

Inspector Mitchell, Dunedin District. The authorized strength of the Force in this district on. the 31st March last was 1 Inspector, 1 Sub-Inspector, 2 senior sergeants, 12 sergeants, 85 constables, 1 Chief Detective, 4 detectives, and I acting-detective. During the year ended the 31st March 3 constables retired on pension, having reached the agelimit ; 1 constable retired as medically unfit; and 2 constables resigned. One detective and 7 constables were transferred from, and 1 sergeant, 1 detective, and 16 constables were transferred to, the district. The conduct of the members of the Force has, with two or three exceptions, been very good, and their attention to duty has been fairly well proved by the fact that out of 1,940 offences reported 1,807 were detected. During the year ended the 31st December last 1,940 offences were reported, as against 2,167 in the preceding year. Of the former, serious offences, such as burglary, &c, show a decrease of 37. Of drunkenness 778 cases were dealt with, showing a decrease of 30. For sly-grog selling 29 cases were reported, and 17 convictions obtained, resulting in fines totalling £410 being imposed. The accommodation at the Central Station is inadequate. The present site could possibly be enlarged by adding a portion of the adjoining section belonging to the Prisons Department, and thus enabling some very necessary additions to be made.

Inspector O'Donovan, Invercargill District. On the 31st March last the authorized strength of the district was as follows : 1 Inspector, 4 sergeants, 31 constables, 1 detective, 1 acting-detective, 1 district constable. During the year the strength was augmented by 1 acting-detective. The conduct of the majority of the men has been good, especially so in the case of those in charge of stations. Two constables retired in consequence of breaches of regulations ; in three other cases fines were imposed. During the year ending the 31st December last 697 offences were reported, as against 578 in 1910, an increase of 119. Of those reported, 675 were detected. The principal increases in offences last year occur in the following cases : Threatening behaviour, 9 ; common assault, 9 ; disorderly and riotous conduct, 12 ; drunkenness, 44 ; mischief, 20 ; sly-grog selling, 23 ; theft, 23 ; vagrancy, 14. Decreases occurred in these cases: Breaches of the peace, 10; disobeying orders of Court, 14; malicious injury to property, 6 ; theft by servants, 9 ; failing to provide for relatives, 4. Throughout the district there has been no crime of an abnormal character ; and both the uniform and detective branches have applied themselves unsparingly, and with gratifying success, to the task of dealing with the crime reported. Last year I intimated that vigorous efforts were being made for the suppression of illicit dealing in liquor and other offences against the licensing laws in no-license districts. A return already forwarded you shows that fines amounting to £445 were imposed during 1911 for sty-grog selling in the district. There is no relaxation of vigilance in respect of this class of offences. Section 13, Licensing Amendment Act, 1910, requires to be re-enacted, or declared to subsist for purposes of the no-license districts as constituted by the Representation Commission last year. The population of Southland Provincial District in 1906 was 35,184, and in 1911 58,728. The population of the police district is about 61,000. The proportion of police to population is about 1 to 1,600. The population of Invercargill and the suburban area served by the police stationed, in the town is about 18,000. With the full strength there are only 12 constables, 3of whom are stationed in the suburbs and 9at the chief station, available for this area. This number is scarcely adequate at any time ; but it is certainly deficient when some of the men are on leave, sick, or absent relieving at other stations. In order to fairly meet requirements I must ask for an increase of 2 constables,. lof whom is urgently wanted already to patrol residential parts of the town at night. I think the statistics I have quoted show that I am justified in detailing the other for the special task of suppressing illicit transactions in liquor, at least for some time.

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1 Offences. 1910. s i O 0% ' 5313 I f& 32 I o 2 • O ty o£ a o 3 5" s n 25 a> # S ( Results of Cases in w g <g "' apprehended 01 ® ■-. a (Charges against Mi a separai ■w a I 1 O, o Cg Committed Sumuii u 'P> cfi o for Trial. convic !* I ■.- ISog M. F. M. "A _____ 1911. laich Persone were ■ summoned. ! a,les and Females : Number of :e K- _) Conviction s ; amongst those \ committed ™$ JDismiKsea. Trial. 1 I ; F. M. F. M. P. _i ; I; Increase or Decrease in Number of Offences reported. 1 1 I a a Abandoning children Abduction Abetting attempted rape Abortion, procuring Abortion, attempt to procure Absconding from apprenticeship Absconding from bail Absconding from industrial schools .. Abusive, insulting, or threatening words or behaviour Animals Protection Act, offences under 2 2 2 I 3 3 •• 1 3 3 ! 12 7 91 167 I 2 •• l 1 o 3 "2 2 "'l 129 203 5 3 If 122 233 5 3 12 9 106 220 i 1 .. :: ! 3 I 12 (i 39 I I 1 2 3 2 12 JO 8 10 ! 7 30 30 Arson Arson, attempted Assault, aggravated Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults occasioning bodily harm Assaults on bailiffs Assaults on police Assaults and robbery Attempting to commit crimes not otherwise specified in this return Bankruptcy offences Being in possession of housebreaking implements Being in possession of sheep-skins with the ears cut off Begging Bestiality Bigamy Boarding train while in motion Breaches of the peace not otherwise specified in this return Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &e. Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing girls, attempted Coinage offences Concealment of birth Conspiring to defeat justice or corrupting juries or witnesses Contempt of Court Counselling the commission of an offence Cruelty to animals Cruelty to children.. Damging police uniform Deserting or absenting from H.M. ships Deserting or absenting from merchant vessels Detaining, opening, or destroying postal packets Discharging firearms Disobeying orders on board ships Disobeying orders of Court and summonses Disorderly and riotous conduct Disturbing meetings and congregations Drunkenness Education Act, breach of (disturbing school) Escaping from legal custody Failing to comply with conditions of release under First Offenders' Probation Act Failing to provide adequate maintenance for wives, children, parents, or other near relatives False declarations False pretences Falsifying accounts 'Fisheries Acts, offences under Forgery and uttering Fortune-telling Fraudulently destroying documents .. Furious riding and driving Gaming offences 57 1 2 804 57 39 4 68 39 10 69 15 1] 69 13 6 12 3 57 3 .. I 12 5 I 12 12 6 k I 37 15 6 2 827 72 47 1 78 19 8 790 69 43 1 78 16 8 3 52 24 1 593 9 6 1 75 1!) 156 .. I 8 I II 1!) 23 1 K i 15 8 1 t\ . 23 in 8 10 "3 I '2 .. I 4 12 4 10 i '20 2 12 6 1 1 14 3 14 1 13 1 11 1 2 11 1 2 1 ■ ■ • 1 .. j .. 28 1 i 4 '< 2 579 35 3 1 35 3 1 3 1 33 2 1 i ! 2 3 2 82 497 497 445 4 i 47 1 • • 461 371 284 150 7 105 3 I 19 14 i 3 3 90 22 3 2 3 2 31 6 4 4 2 30 6 4 4 2 24 4 2 :s 2 6 2 ] 11 2 1 2 3 3 9 3 2 1 2 4 19 273 14 41 48 : | 148 2 7 240 4 32 21 225 2 240 4 32 9 156 1 1 1 i> 197 3 31 9 143 1 2 4 38 1 1 I I 77 2 12 33 10 9 27 '. . i3 5 6 6 5 ] 5 1 47 43 772 28 31 863 28 31 749 1 26 25 542 1 6 37 j 152 . . I 18 1 91 IS) 12 278 24 ! 11,718 1 264 30 11,699 264 30 11,699 249 26 10,873 3 ! 11 1 ! 3 803 23 1 ' 6 i 14 i9 1 • ■ 15 9 16 22 15 17 4 1 11 14 1 ■ ■ I 3 1 ] 13 1,055 I 1 ,248 917 657 55 176 193 29: 23 256 21 266 5 49 122 ] 1 9] 156 21 223 1 48 108 1 1 ■91 152 9 44 1 I 3 7 147 4 3 25 i I 7 43 1 i 1 3 i rv 2 io 5 77 142 90 4 44 8 :: 'i .' -i 1 I 7 31 SI 4 5 1 28 20 • • 1 1 117 206 I 80 120 .3 1 1 26 50

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GO CD O CD O "3 °© CD fH fa 1910. O a o W o 3 rt ft II Ul Cfl W iC CC g« a w h ° ■s* 1 7, Resuli c :s of Cases in which P. apprehended or sumn •ges against Males ant separately.) 1911. 'ersons uoned. .d Femi yere Increi ! Decrei Numl Offei repoi mse or ease in ber of incos Drteti. Offences. (Chai ;1gs Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. I Coinm for T: dtted rial* Summarily convicted. Dismii ,sed. J 1 CD O a I M i 9 G n 1 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. I I I Habitual criminal failing to report himself Illegally on premises Illegally pawning Incest .. Indecent exposure or behaviour Indecent Publications Act, offences under Infants Act, breach of Introducing liquor into Maori pa Keeping disorderly houses or brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing or maiming animals Manslaughter Manslaughter (accessory) Mischief not otherwise specified in this return Murder Murder, attempted Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language Obstructing or resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers Obstructing thoroughfares Opium, smoking or being in possession of Perjury Permitting stallion to serve mare in public place Personating electors Poison-laying Prohibited immigrants, unlawfully landing Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen goods Refusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Robbery or extortion Sending false telegrams Setting spring 'gun Shooting with intent Sly-grog selling] Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Soliciting prostitution Stamp Act, breach of Stone-throwing Stowing away on board ships Suicide, attempted.. Sureties of the peace Theft (undescribed) Theft as a bailee Theft, attempted Theft by servants Theft from dwellings Theft from the person Theft of cattle and horses Theft of dogs Theft of pigs Theft of sheep Theft of post-letters Threatening letters Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Trespass Unlawfully selling arms to Natives .. Vagrancy offences not otherwise specified in this return Wounding with intent 1 ] 180 137 5 6 378 7 137 5 4 372 7 5 4 14 111 4 21 1 5 '.'. 2 5 1 7 6 43 5 371 1 2 14 29 1 36 27 18 457 20 9 3 55 § I 5 il 226 ;■" 940 224 9 11 57 41 16 35 27 8 i 323 4 33 8 4 ii 3 26 "2 i2 2 1 4 6 22 2 7 516 6 4 445 20 9 3 55 1 6 7 1 410 12 6 28 2 2 3 '.'. 1 14 5 3 55 59 '2 "2 46 9 2 6 2 203 982 221 14 12 64 46 20 2 5 1 226 905 224 9 11 57 41 15 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 129 786 212 • iS 49 38 2 73 52 1 15 55 11 9 11 1 " 1 23 '42 3 ii i 1 8 3 1 5 1 7 5 4 2 8 .. I 1 ! 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 13 51 157 33 1 4 5 13 42 126 35 5 13 42 125 35 5 11 12 2 12 108 17 3 5 2 12 11 17 4 8 12 2 2 1 1 1 a 9 31 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 " 1 1 1 1 200 5 3 6 71 1 77 47 63 46 2,191 13 12 122 285 49 58 20 1 180 13 l<3 |2 64 178 3 6 2 64 1 i()7 3 ie 45 9 1 20 2 "s 1 1 1 2 !! 3 57 "l 4 7 1 115 33 55 21 2,341 7 18 109 215 65 40 12 6 26 16 115 33 55 21 1,749 6 18 107 164 55 33 10 6 23 16 94 33 38 11 1,300 5 14 65 88 18 4 5 1 2 i 20 38 1 '6 7 10 198 3 1 '.'. 14 8 25 126 1 3 27 53 23 24 2 3 12 13 ii 6 1 91 8 5 1 6 12 13 5 3 2 9 2 :>:s 1 104 "7 24 45 6 13 17 7 "e 150 6 i<3 6 i3 70 is 8 20 12 1 3 33 i 2 6 13 1 6 6 4 "1 3 39 3 39 i 2 36 1 '.'. "l 3 6 137 70 2 684 70 1 679 i 2 56 13 1 2 67 745 467 156 44 10 2 !! 61 4 4 4 3 4 ' " i Totals 25,106 23,492 53 19,501 1,461 1,451 167 673 37 37 954 ] 1,061 24,999 859 Dec. 107

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APPENDIX B. Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1912.

Stations. liliffl i\hi ~ 53 I m > * CO ir, If! Ill CD o 0 a: Stations. OQ i ft 1 c si g i a> a> i 43 i—i i fi & : <z £ !]l|6 S'S IS s S ml 1§ *S sLai 3 o ! 1 E-i i m vi in o QQ |l i a. I Auckland trictAuckland Aratapu Avondale Birkenhead Cambridge Cowes Dargaville Devonport Ellerslie Epsom Frankton June. Freeman's Bay Grey Lynn Hamilton Helensville Herekino Hikurangi Hobsonville Houhora Howiok Huntly Kaikohe Kaitaia Kawakawa Kawhia Kihikihi Kingsland Kirikiriroa Mangawai Mangonui Maungaturoto.. Mercer Mount Albert .. Mount Eden .. Mount Roskill.. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. North cote Ohaeawai Okupu (G. Barr'r) Onehunga Ongarue Otahuhu Otorohanga Panmure Papakura Parnell Ponsonby Pukekohe Queen St. Wharf Raglan Raurimu Rawene Reruuera Russell Taumarunui .. Te Awamutu .. Te Kuiti Waipu Waiuku Warkworth Wellsford Whangarei .. Whangaroa 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 54 1 1lj 2: 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 i 6 74 1 1 1 2 2 4 : i i 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 .. .. i .. " " 1 1 Napier DistrictNapier Carlyle Street .. Olive Dannevirke Gisborne Hastings Herbertville .. Mohaka Ongaonga Ormondville Patutahi Porongahau Port Awanui .. Rakauroa Scinde (Napier) Spit (Napier) .. Taradale Te K araka Tokomaru Bay Tolaga Bay Tnparoa Waipawa Waipiro Bay .. Waipukurau .. Wairoa Weber Whataupoko .. Woodville > ' I .. i 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 2 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 ! 9 6 1 1 ll 1 1 1 1 1 1 ll lj 1 1 1 I ll .. 1 .. 1 2 1 1 I 1 1 1! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 3 10 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 4 15 1 1 .J 1 Totals 1 4 i 1 1 1 1 2 43 1 2 1 2 51 1 1 1 1 1 *l 4 1 I 1 1 i 1 8 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 i 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 7 1 1 ] 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 .. 1 .. ] .. 1 .. ..I 1 .. 1 Wanganui District— Wanganui Aramoho Ashhurst Bull's Eltham Feilding Fitzroy Foxton Hawera Hunterville Inglewood Kimbolton Manaia Mangaweka Marton Moawhango Mokau New Plymouth Normanby Ohakune Opunake Palmerston N. Patea Raetihi Rahotu Rongotea Shannon St. John's (Wanganui) Stratford Taihape Terrace End (Palmerston N.) Tewera Waitara Waitotara Wanganui East Waverley Whangamomona Willis Street (Palmerston N.) 1 1 i 1 • • :i i 11 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 15 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 I'l 1 1 1 1 1 L i 1 1 i i •' .. .. !"i I .. 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 8 1 ••! I •• Totals 1 I i! I I J 5 147 i i 6 6 182 6 6 4 1 1 Thames DistrictThames Coromandel Hikuai Karangahake .. Katikati Morrinsvilie Opotiki Paeroa Rotorua Shortland Taupo Tauraoga Tβ Aroha Te Kaha .. ! Te Puke Te Whaite Tokaanu Waihi Waikino Whakatane Whitiauga *"l 1 5 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■• 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 I 4 1 1 2 1 1 " "! Totals 1 1 2 6 66 2 1 1 80 1 ■ •] __ * -I 1 Wellington trictWellington Blenheim Brooklyn Carterton Clyde Quay .. Collingwood Cullensville Eastbourne Eketahuna Featherston .. Greytown North Havelock " ' I ** 1 1 1 1 5 1 1.8 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 6ti 5 I ■i 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 ■ * "' *i *2 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 Total 1 ■ 8 31 1 36 2 3 ■•■ l

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APPENDIX B— continued. Return showing the Strength, etc., of the New Zealand Police Force — continued.

Stations. 1 a) 1 Cβ M o a 0 is- a . IP! If 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1, .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 ..! .. ?:: :: ; 21 . . 6 . . .. 1 ! .. .. 2 .. .. j 21 .. .. 2 ..: .. 1 ..; .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 . . I .' . 1 ..! .. 1 ..... 1 .... 1 ..' . . li .. •■ 3 ..' .. Cfi 3D © 1 11 s a , -I 3 111 I o n> 0 => EC !tl nil I "I °! a a. si OQ s 4 I Stations. i> ~ S p. oo a «3 V. , ' S C I—I I— ! I n\i\i Iff! £ •s.s II Q Q it 1 1 ill 05 1 » is I n 001 ai ill! i 5 g 5 I c 0 hH Wellington District — contd. Island Bay Johnsonville Karori Kilbirnie Levin Lower Hult Mangatainoka . Manners Street Martinborough Masterton Motueka Mount Cook .. Nelson Otaki Pahiatua Petone Pioton Pongaroa Richmond Seddon Takaka Te Nui The Port Thorndon Quay Tinakori Road Upper Hutt Wakefield Wellington S. .. " 1 1 1 1 2 1 ■ -I ■ • 1 Christchurch bistrict — contd. Phillipstown Pleasant Poin t .. Rakaia Rangiora * .. i.. . ■ Riccarton St. Albans .. St. Andrew V .. •. I Southbridge Sumner Sydenham Temuka Timaru .. ..! 1 Waika,ri Waimate j Woolston 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 9 1 1 1 o 1 2 1 \ o 12 I .. 1 5 1 26 8 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 ] 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 •• 1 1 1 8 1 .. ... 1 ■• 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 ■ ■ i I" 3 187 1 1 Totals ..12 1 2 5 (j 109 1 I 7 1 1 ■ .j ••i Totals Srey mouth District— Greymouth Ahaura Blackball Blaokwater Brunnerton Charleston Denniston Dunollie Globe Mine Granity Hokitika Karamea Kumara Lyell Murchison Okarito Otira Reefton Rimu Ross Seddonville Stafford Waiuta Westport 1 1 1 • • 1 1 5 10 1 124 1 1 5, 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i! 2! 8 1 1 1 1 I 6 4 I '' I ■■ •• I •• 9 1 ! l \ l i 1 1 i 1 ! l j 4 I 1 I 1 1 ' 2 4 1 \ 1 6 153 • ■ ■■ .. 1 1 •• ••I 1 I •• 1 1 Dunedin District— Dunedin . • li 1 Alexandra Anderson's Bay .. Balolutha | Caversham .. .. j Clyde ; Cromwell i Duntroon i Green Island Hampden Kaitangata [ King Street .. .. Kurow .. . • I .. I Lawrence .. .. i Middlemarcli Milton Mornington Mosgiel .. •. I '. • Naseby North-east Valley .. Oamaru Ophir Outram Owaka Palmerston S Port Chalmers.. .. 1 Portobello .. .. .. Eanfurly Ravensbourne .. .. Roslyn Roxburgh St. Bathan's St. Clair St. Kilda South Dunedin .. Waikouaiti Waitahuna Waitati .. .. | .. Woodhaugh 1 1 1 1 1 33 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1 t 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 ] •• •■ 1 48 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. I ! ■ • 1 1 i "" -i i , . . .. j • • 1 ■ "I I 1 i ■ ' " ■• ■ • 1 '' Totals l .. 1 .. 2 3 37 1 44 "I •■ ••! .. .. . . i 1 .. Totals .. 1 1 1 1 2 12 88; 1 4 1 110 i! 1 J Ohristchurch District— Christchurch .. Addington Akaroa Annat Amberley Ashburton Belfast Bingsland Cass Chatham Islands Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Fairlie Fendalton Geraldine Glenavy Islington Kaiapoi Kaikoura Leeston Lincoln Linwood Little River Lyttelton Methven New Brighton .. Oxford Papanui Pareora 1 1 .. 1 " .. .. 6 41 2 2 1 1 f> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 •1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 ] 1 1 1 1 6 2 ' ' I •■ 59 2 2 I 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 Invercargill District— Invercargill .. 1 .. Arrowtown Bluff Clinton Gladstone Gore Half-moon Bay .. Lumsden Mataura Nightcaps N. Invercargill .. Orepuki Otautau Pembroke Queenstown .. .. Riverton .. .. .. S. Invercargill Tapanui Waikaia Winton Wyndham .. .. 2 1 1 9 1 2 4 1 2 'il ij il i i i 2' i! 1 il i' i ! •■ I i I I i * " •' 1 14 1 3 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j j .... I •■ ! •■ .. .. .... i \'.\ '.'. ... ■•j ' " i ! .. i ' I • • 1 1 Totals .. 1 .. 1 4 311 1 I 1 38 1 Attached to head- .. quarters staff 3 1 4 I Grand totals 9 6 9 6 20 6!) 076 27 16 835 ! 16 8 4 4 5 7

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APPENDIX C. Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the undermentioned Places.

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Pla,ce. Number of Police. Estimated Population (31st Dec, 1911). Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. New Zealand Victoria New South Wales South Australia.. Queensland VVestern Australia Fasmania 835 1,636 2,425 500 1,017 480 233 i i i 1,075,250 1,337,678 1,693,374 420,238 622,129 294,133 193,156 1 to 1,287 1 to 817 1 to 698 1 io 840 1 to 611 1 to 612 1 to 829 , s. d. 3 5 4 8} 5 10J 5 7J 7 Si 8 6J 4 44