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Keturn showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Force during the Year ended 31st March, 1900. Retired on compensation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Retired under Police Provident Fund Aot .. .. .. .. .. 2 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Dismissals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Deaths .. . v .. .. .. .. .. 4 Transferred to Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 1 Services dispensed with .. .. .. .. .. 2 30

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, 1899. Approximate Coat of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,725 copies), £10 4s, 6d.

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Place. i Police to Populatioj Proportion of Police to Population. Cost ol Police per inhabitant. Remarks. *j *.' -a- -*r £r V4'*"»^^' New Zealand 1 to 1,359 s. d. 2 10| Victoria .. New South Wales .. South Australia 1 to 789 1 to 673 1 to 1,074 i 6J 5 5J 4 14 Number of police, 586; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1900), £115,445 11s. 5d. Population, 796,359 (including Maoris). Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1899-1900 —viz.: Number of police, 1,474 ; vote, £264,566. Population, 1,162,900. Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1899-1900 —viz.: Number of police, 2,003 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers) ; vote, £368,344. Population, 1,348,400. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1900—viz. : Number of police, 345 ; vote, £76,561. Population, 370,700. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for 1899-1900—viz.: Number of police, 878 (exolusive of 10 supernumeraries and 120 Native trackers); vote, £173,698. Population, 482,400. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1900 —viz.: Number of police, 469; vote, £110,186 2s. Population, 171,032. j Queensland 1 to 549 7 2§ Western Australia .. 1 to 364 12 10J