H.—l2.

Table No. 1. RETURN showing the MONTHLY STRENGTH of the ARMED CONSTABULARY FORCE, from 1st July, 1873, to 30th June, 1874.

Table No. 2. RETURN of MEN ENROLLED for the ARMED CONSTABULARY FORCE, from 1st July, 1873, to 30th June, 1874.

Table No. 3. RETURN showing the NUMBER of OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, and CONSTABLES struck off the Strength of the ARMED CONSTABULARY FORCE, from 1st July, 1873, to 30th June, 1874.

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Offii iers. No i-commissii Officers. med Hori >C9. Year. Month. |5 CD £U co CO rt a p in Is 5 o I A ■ .sgSS ° o Is I* O en 02 CO I .2 3 -A he II 3 E S o '5 s i B 02 to ■g m D OQ 8 1 I So s ■ 1 B Pn QD D E o w 3 o H S B o S o 1873 July ... 8 1 15 7 3 4 2 8 33 40 588 709 7 102 37 14, 160 )) August ... 8 1 15 7 3 4 2 8 35 40 583 706 7 103 41 18 169 » September 8 1 16 7 3 4 1 2 8 35 43 580 707 7 103 41 18 169 » October... 8 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 35 43 577 704 7 107 41 13 168 )} November 8 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 35 42 581 707 7 109 41 13 170 I December 8 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 35 44 581 709 7 108 42 12 169 1874 January... 8 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 35 42 554 680 7 105 42 17 171 M February 8 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 33 43 557 682 7 107 40 16 170 B March ... 7 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 7 33 43 554 677 7 112 40 16 175 April 7 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 34 43 541 666 7 113 40 16 176 j) >» May 7 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 32 44 535 659 7 130 40 16 193 n June 7 1 15 7 3 4 1 2 8 33 42 545 668 7 129 40 18 194

Year. Month. Number of Men Enrolled. 1873 1874 July August September October November December January February March April May June 8 15 7 22 18 7 5 18 0 !) 25 18 Total 156

Cause of becoming Non-efft ictive. Total. Discharged. Deserted. Deceased. Dismissed. Transferred to Detective Branch, under Arms Act. 2 *150 + 3 41 197 • Includes Inspect t Includes Inspeci tor C. Dean Pitt, who : ;or George J. Cumininj resigned 3rd March, 1874, ;, who died at Te Kapu, 8th Jul; 1873.