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

Proportion of i r t f p. l; . a Place. Police „»? Remarks, to Population. per ± nn at>itant. ' ~~ ~~~ ~ l ™ ~ "' ~~ s. d. New Zealand .. Ito 1,435 2 8 Number of police, 536; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1898), £102,858 10s. 7d. Population, 768,910 (including Maoris). Victoria .. .. Ito 833 4 4 Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1897-98—viz.: Number of police, 1,412 ; vote, £254,963. Population, 1,176,238. New South Wales .. 1 to 702 5 Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1897-98—viz.: Number of police, 1,886 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers) ; vote, £333.209. Population, 1,323,460. South Australia .. Ito 1,100 4 1J Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1898—viz. : Number of police, 330; vote, £75,037. Population, 363,044. Queensland .. Ito 578 6 llf Vide Estimates for 1897-98—viz.: Number of police, 839 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 110 Native trackers); vote, £168,713. Population, 484,700. Western Australia .. Ito 335 13 5j Vide Estimates for year ending 30th June, 1898—viz.: Number of police, 483; vote, £108,792 7s. 6d. Population, 161,924.

Note. —Populations are taken from official estimates as on 31st December, 1896.

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