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APPENDIX C. Return showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Force during the Year ended 31st March, 1903. Retired under Police Provident Fund Act ".. .. .. .. .. 15 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Services dispensed with .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 Dismissals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 39

APPENDIX D. Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the undermentioned Places.

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Proportion of Place. Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Sew Zealand .. 1 to 1,388 s. d. 2 10$ Number of police, 613 ; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1903), £122,900 10s. 9d. Population (estimated on 31st December, 1902), 851,068 (including Maoris). Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1902-3 — viz.: Number of police, 1,516; vote, £270,512. Population (estimated on 30th September, 1902), 1,205,895. Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1902-3 — viz.: Number of police, 2,223 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers); vote, £413,702. Population (estimated on 30th June, 1902), 1,895,600. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1902—viz. : Number of police, 358; vote, £76,604. Population (census, 1901), 362,604. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1903 ■—viz.: Number of police, 878 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 80 Native trackers); vote, £167,413. Population (estimated on 30th June, W02), 514,722. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1902 —viz. : Number of police, 517 ; vote, £127,651 2s. 6d. Population (estimated on 31st December, 1902), 215,083. Vide " Appropriation Act, 1902 "—viz. : Number of police, 237 ; vote, £37,964 10s. Population (estimated on 31st December, 1902), 177,077. Victoria .. .. 1 to 795 4 5J New South Wales .. 1 to 627 5 11 South Australia .. 1 to 1,013 4 2i Queensland .. 1 to 586 6 6 Western Australia .. , 1 to 416 11 10£ rasmania .. .. 1 to 747 4 3i