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Return showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Force during the Year ended 31st March, 1899. Eetired on compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Dismissals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Betransferred to Permanent Militia .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Services dispensed with .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 34

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

Note.—Populations are taken from official estimates as on 31st December, 1898.

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Place. Pr ToUoe n ° f Cost of Police to Population. Per Inhabitant. Remarks. 1 to 1,414 s. d. 2 9J Number of police, 554; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1899), £108,627 6s. 2d. Population, 783,317 (including Maoris). Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1898-99—viz.: Number of police, 1,415 ; vote, £257,777. Population, 1,175,490. Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1898-99—viz.: Number of police, 1,887 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers) ; vote, £346,987. Population, 1,346,240. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1899—viz. : Number of police, 345 ; vote, £76,131. Population, 367,800. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for 1898-99—viz.: Number of police, 871 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 120 Native trackers); vote, £172,478. Population, 498,533. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1899 —viz. : Number of police, 447; vote, £109,507. Population, 168,129. lew Zealand Victoria .. 1 to 830 4 4J >[ew South Wales .. 1 to 713 5 1| South Australia 1 to 1,066 4 1* Queensland 1 to 572 t 6 11 iVestern Australia .. 1 to 376 13 0J