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The maximum number of marks was gained in two cases, the average of those who passed being 76-66. (Maximum, 100 ; bare pass, 60.) The lecturer was in each case Dr. Henry, Police Surgeon, and the examiners different medical men appointed by the Association. Brothels. The definition of a " brothel," aw provided by section 177 of " The Justices of the Peace Act, 1908," is not satisfactory, and seems to require amending, as it has been held that, according to the present definition, a prostitute can keep a house to which men resort for prostitution with her alone without infringing the Act, and as much mischief can be done in this way as when men and women resort to a house for similar purposes, provision is desirable to meet such cases. Sly-grog Selling. With the view of suppressing sly-grog selling in the King-country, I would suggest that the provisions of section 147 of the licensing Act relating to the sending of liquor into no-license districts be applied to districts proclaimed under section 272. This would compel liquor-dealers to keep a book showing the quantity of liquor ordered, to whom sent, and to notify the Clerk of the Court when sending liquor into the King-country, and it would thus generally assist police in tracing sly-grog sellers. Offensive Publications. For some years past there has been a noticeable development in a section of the Press of a type of immoral literature which is totally unfit for publication, and which is a disgrace to the public Press of the Dominion. It consists principally of extracts specially selected from police, Supreme, and Divorce Court proceedings, dealing with divorce and sexual offences, which are commented on with no regard to social consequences. Drastic legislation seems necessary in order to suppress all such corrupt journalism ; at the same time, care must be exercised to prevent interference with the liberty of the Press. 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.

Year. (D 3 ES O m a a^ O a) O S 55 <D 3 5 I 09 a o o Total. Offences „ ,. Oost per ,.„ where Arrosts 5Bt --■ **—- ssa 13H suited. Arrests f&r Drunkenness (includod in " Offences reported "). .878 .879 .880 .881 .882 .883 .884 .885 .886 .887 .888 .889 .890 .891 .892 .893 .894 .895 .896 .897 .898 .899 900 .901 .902 903 .904 .905 .906 .907 .908 909 25 25 25 13 13 13 13 20 20 20 L3 13 12 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 11 II 11 12 12 12 12 II 14 15 10 90 84 86 78 73 72 70 65 66 69 69 65 66 61 60 53 55 51 51 45 56 58 56 56 58 59 59 65 71 78 88 87 14 16 21 18 L9 20 17 17 18 18 17 17 18 14 14 14 13 13 18 12 L6 15 20 2!) 20 20 21 25 25 30 32 85 329 364 379 337 343 356 365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 633 458 489 511 441 447 461 465 474 494 502 487 484 494 486 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 771 1 to 944 \ 1 to 948 1 to 949 ! 1 to 1,186(1 1 to 1,1581 1 to 1,173/ 1 to 1,263 1 to 1,293 1 to 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 co 1,461 1 to 1 ,435 1 to 1,414 I to 1,359 1. to 1,381 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,388 L to 1,398 l.to 1,375 1 to 1,387 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,331 1 to 1,308 J a '3 O CO - 3/3 3/0f 3/2 3/2* 3/1* 2/lOf 2/10| 2/1H '2/9 2/81 2/7* 2/6f 2/7* 2/7+ 2/8 2/9* 2/1 Of 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 2/TO* 2/10} 2/10* 3/0 3/2* 3/4* 432,352 463,572 484,939 500,976 517,626 540,753 587,295 613,212 625,849 635,215 646,913 652,125 664,855 668,353 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 816,290 830,800 851,068 875,648 WO, 082 925,605 961,604 977,215 1,008,373 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 18,165 13,530 14,010 14,673 15,219 16,378 L6,865 L8,358 L9.909 19,771 20,736 21,066 20,249 21,160 23,204 23,510 13,959 14,696 16,723 15,212 17,470 17,727 17,322 17,723 17,000 16,500 11,854 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 L9,867 20,118 19,251 •JO, 241 22,244 22,484 6,608 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 8,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203 10,343