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APPENDIX G. Eetuen showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Foece during the Year ended 31st March, 1901. Retired under Police Provident Fund Act .. .. .. .. .. 10 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. . 3 Transferred to Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. ... 1 Transferred to Permanent Militia .. '.. .. .. .. .. 1 Services dispensed with .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 29

APPENDIX H. 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 preliminary census returns, 1901, except for Queensland and Tasmania, which are according to official estimates as on 31st December, 1899, no later information having been reoeived.

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Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Tew Zealand 1 to 1,381 s. d. 2 10J Number of police, 591 ; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1901), £116,420 5s. lid. Population, 816,290 (including Maoris). Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1900-1901 —viz.: Number of police, 1,477 ; vote, £268,364. Population, 1,195,874. Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1900-1901—viz.: Number of police, 2,045 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers) ; vote, £383,128. Population, 1,362,232. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1901—viz. : Number of police, 352 ; vote, £76,487. Population, 362,595. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for 1899-1900—viz.: IN umber of police, 878 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 120 Native trackers); vote, £173,698. Population, 512,604. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1900 —viz. : Number of police, 469 ; vote, £110,186 2s. Population, 182,553. Vide " Appropriation Act, 1901 " —viz. : Number of police, 235 ; vote, £38,131 9s. 6d. Population, 182,508. Victoria .. 1 to 810 4 5f Jew South Wales .. 1 to 666 5 7^ South Australia 1 to 1,030 4 2^ Jueensland 1 to 584 6 9J Vestern Australia .. 1 to 389 12 0| Tasmania 1 to 776 4 2