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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

NUMBER AND COST OF MAINTAINING POLICE IN THE COLONY (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 84th June, 1885. Ordered, " That there be laid upon the table a return showing (1) the number of police in the colony, and the cost per head of maintaining the same ; (2) the number of counties and boroughs in the colony, and the number of police in each county and borough separately."—Mb. SEDDON. Number of Police in the Colony and the Cost per Head of Maintaining the same. Ordinary police on 31st March, 1885 .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 District constables whose salaries range from £20 to £100 per annum .. .. .. 10 Native constables whose salaries range from £10 to £50 per annum .. .. .. 24 Equivalent to ordinary constables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 474 Cost of police for year ended 31st March, 1885. (Vide Appropriation Account, 8.-3, 1885) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £94,477 3 8 Cost per head .. .. .. .. .. .. £199 6 4J Number of Counties and Boroughs in the Colony. Number of counties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Number of boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72

Number of Police in each County.

County. J-r 1**3 Remarks. County. a°| Remarks. North. Bay of Islands Clifton Cook Coromandel .. Eden Hawera Hawke's Bay.. Hobson Hokianga Horowhenua .. Hutt Kawhia Manawatu Manukau 2 Nobth— contd. Taranaki In addition to this number a constable of the Field Force also performs police duty. Police duty is performed by a member of the Field Force, and there are also 2 Native constables at £12 each per annum. There are 2 Native constables in this county at £12 each per "s 3 Also 1 Native constable at £50 per annum. Taupo East .. 1 4 2 1 1 4 In addition to this number a constable of the Field Force also performs police duty. Also 1 Native constable at £30 Taupo West .. per annum Tauranga Thames Waikato Waipa Waipawa Wairarapa E. Wairarapa W. Wairoa 4 3 3 1 7 1 2 1 annum. Also 2 Native constables at £12 each per annum. 1 2 Also 2 district constables, 1 at £30 and 1 at £40 per annum. Also 1 Native constable at £50 per annum. Mongonui 2 2 constables of the Field Force also perform police duties. Oroua Patea Piako Raglan Rangitikei Rodney 2 1 1 1 1 Ditto, at £30 per annum. Also 2 Native constables, 1 at £30 and 1 and £12. Also 2 district constables, 1 at £20 and 1 at £40 per annum. Waitemata .. Waitotara Wanganui Whakatane .. Whangarei 2 Also 1 Native constable at £12 per annum. Ditto, at £10 per annum. "3 2 Also 5 Native constables, 4 at £10 and 1 at £20 per annum.