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Miscellaneous. Police Instruction Classes. The formation in August last year of weekly police instruction classes in the four centres has thus far proved satisfactory, and must have beneficial results in raising the standard of education and efficiency amongst the men. The second annual examination, which consisted of a selection of subjects from the Police Acts, Police Regulations, and police duties generally, was held in January last. Twenty-eight members offered themselves for examination :14 passed and 14 failed. On the whole, the examinations showed that the members examined possessed a considerable knowledge of the subjects referred to. First Aid to the Injured. During the year ended March, 1908, 69 probationers presented themselves, at the conclusion of their course of training at the depot, for examination in " first aid to the injured," the examinations being held under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association. Of the 69 men who sat, 68 passed and 1 failed. The highest number of marks gained was 93, the average of those who passed being 77-2. (Maximum, 100; bare pass, 50.) The lecturer was in each case Dr. Henry, Police Surgeon, and the examiners different medical men appointed by the Association. The New Zealand Police Force. The following return shows the growth of the Department, the continued increase of the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, each year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the colony had its own Police Force, and reliable data are not available.

In addition to the strength of the Force as shown above, there are 20 district constables, 9 Native constables, 4 police surgeons (one in each city), 4 matrons (one in each city), and 48 troop horses. It will be observed that during the year under review the Police Force of the Dominion has been augmented to the extent of 35 men, that at present there are more police to population than there has been since 1888, and that during the last five years the strength of the Force has been increased by 121 members.

Year. QQ S Sβ o QD 1 m • o a 2 A 03 OJ Iβ a o o Tntal Police to iotal - Population. Cost per Inhabitant. Population. Ofiences reported. Offences where Arrests or Summonses resulted. Arrests for Drunkenness (included in " Offences reported "). 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 25 25 25 13 13 13 13 20 20 20 13 18 12 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 90 84 86 78 72 72 70 65 66 69 69 05 66 61 60 53 55 51 51 45 56 53 56 50 58 59 59 65 71 78 83 14 16 21 18 19 20 17 17 18 18 17 17 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 16 15 20 20 20 20 21 25 25 30 32 329 364 379 337 343 356 365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 458 489 511 441 447 461 465 474 494 502 487 484 494 486 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 lto 944 1 to 948 1 to 949 1 to 1,136f 1 co 1,1581 1 to 1,173) 1 to 1,263 lto 1,293 lto 1,266 1 to 1,265 1 to 1,328 1 to 1,347 1 to 1,346 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,401 1 to 1,439 1 to 1,472 1 to 1,495 1 to 1,530 1 to 1,461 1 to 1,435 1 to 1,414 1 to'1,359 1 to 1,381 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,388 1 to 1,393 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,387 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,331 a '3 O CD ' o "£ 3/3 3/OJ 3/2 3/2* 8/1* 2/10| 2/10* 2/11* 2/9 2/8* 2/7* 2/6! 2/7* 2/71 2/8 2/9* 2/10! 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 3/0 8/2* 432,352 463,572 481,939 500,976 517,626 540,753 587,295 613,212 625,849 633,215 646,913 652,125 664,855 668,353 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 816,290 830,800 851,068 875,648 900,682 925,605 961,604 977,215 14,157 16,374 17,837 16,635 18,613 18,775 18,263 18,955 18,135 17,752 12,897 12,945 13,115 12,674 13,153 13,165 13,530 14,010 14,673 15,219 16,378 16,865 18,358 19,909 19,771 20,736 21,066 20,249 21,160 23,204 13,959 14,696 16,723 15,212 17,470 17,727 17,322 17,723 17,000 16,500 11,8,54 11,885 12,177 11,748 12,187 '12,100 12,500 12,435 13,171 14,042 14,730 15,561 17,131 18,742 18,802 19,867 20,118 19,251 20,241 22,244 6,668 6,794 6,484 5,587 6,860 7,572 7,151 7,034 6,260 5,226 5,387 5,444 5,866 5,416 5,360 5,251 4,594 4,636 5,005 5,204 5,532 6,289 7,299 H,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203