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Number of Police in each County.

Number of Police in each Borough.

Summary. North. South. Total. Number in counties .. .. . ■ .. 63 66 129 Number in boroughs .. .. .. ..140 199 339 203 265 468 W. E. Gudgeon, Bth July, 1885. ¥ov Commissioner. [Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, 6s. 9d.; printing (1,225 copies), £1 3s. od.]

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County. __. Remarks. County. i. 8 <° ■fl-Ha Remarks. South. Akaroa Amuri Ashburton* .. Ashley Bruce Buller Cheviot Clutha Collingwood .. Fiord Geraldine Grey Inangahua Kaikoura Lake Mackenzie Maniototo Marlborough .. Peninsula 1 1 -2 4 "2 "l 1 This number has been increased to 3 since the date of this return. Also 1 district constable at £60 per annum. South— contd. Selwyn Sounds Southland Stewart Island Taieri Tuapeka Vincent Waihemo Waikouaiti Waimate Waimea Waitaki Wallace Westland 11 5 2 2 4 1 . 1 Police duty is performed by a district constable at £50 per annum. Also 1 Chinese constable at £60 per annum. 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 Also 3 district constables, 1 at £100 and 2 at £50 per annum. 66 Total in counties 129

Borough. J> ° "3*!° Remarks. Borough. <D to Remarks. NOETH. .uckland i'eilding Hsborne treytown lamilton lawera larton lasterton Tapier fewmarket .. Tew Plymouth )nehunga 'almerston N. 'arnell 'atea 3auranga 3hames Vanganui Vellington .. 39 1 4 1 3 2 1 4 12 1 7 2 1 1 2 3 10 9 37 South — eontd. Hokitika Invercargill .. Kaiapoi .. 7 10 2 Kumara Lawrence Lyttelton Maori Hill .. Milton Mornington .. Mosgiel Naseby Nelson N.E.Valley .. N. Invercargill Oamaru Palmerston .. Picton Port Chalmers Queenstown .. Rangiora Riverton Roslyn Ross Roxburgh St. Albans S. Dunedin .. S. Invercargill Sydenham Tapanui Timaru Waimate West Harbour Westport Winton 2 3 6 Also 1 Native constable at £25 per annum. This number has been increased to 3 since the date of this return. 2 1 1 2 10 1 1 9 1 2 5 2 2 2 1. 2 1 1 3 South. Jraroa Llexandra Lrrowtown ishburton Lvenal Jalclutha Slenheim 'ampbelltown laversham ihristchurch.. Iromwell )unedin City 3. Invercargill Hadstone Ireen Island .. Ireymouth .. lampden lawsbury 140 2 1 2 5 2 5 2 1 31 2 38 2 1 11 3 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 Total in boroughs.. 199 339