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Of the 47 men who sat, all passed, the average number of marks gained being 82-29 (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. Police Buildings, etc. During the year the following works in connection with police-stations have been carried out by the Public Works Department:— New Buildings erected. —Hamilton, Kaponga, Marton, Wellington (Taranaki Street), Ahaura, Coalgate, Darfield, Geraldine. New Buildings in Course of Construction. —Wellington (Central station), Caversham. Sites acquired. —Hohoura, Wellington Central Police Station (leased), Eastbourne, Waikari. Alterations, Additions, Improvements, &c, have been effected at the following Stations. —Kawakawa, Russell, Aratapu, Mangonui, Auckland (Central), Birkenhead, Epsom, Mercer, Tauranga, Port Awanui, Motu, Waipawa, Hawera, Patea, Mount Cook, Petone, Thorndon, Greymouth, Hokitika, Ross, Denniston, Granity, Westport, Otira, Ashburton, Fairlie, Lyttelton, Oxford, St. Bathan's, Gore, Bluff. Growth op Department. 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 Dominion had its own Police Force, and reliable data are not available : —

Year. J, CD W U "fl CH 8,2 J OJ V A ci Ci H OJ QJ *s I § I CO CD 3 H> Ol a o O m j, , Police to Total. D , ,. Population. Cost per Inhabitant. Population. OffenceB reported. Offences whoro Arrests or Summonses resulted. Arrests for Drunkenness (included in " Offonees 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 .910 .911 .912 .913 .914 .915 .916 25 25 25 L3 13 13 13 20 20 20 1.8 13 12 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 11 It II 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 16 15 15 17 17 19 19 90 84 86 73 72 72 70 65 66 69 69 65 66 61 60 53 55 51 51 45 56 53 56 56 58 59 59 65 71 78 83 87 86 87 89 93 94 100 104 14 16 21 18 19 20 17 17 18 18 17 17 IS 1,1 14 14 13 13 13 12 16 15 20 20 20 20 21 25 25 30 32 35 34 as 39 41 40 37 36 329 "364 379 337 343 356 365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 633 639 648 692 695 •719 755 757 129 164 17'.) 137 143 156 165 172 190 195 188 189 08 04 :01 :07 10 16 :14 58 :57 :75 99 m il4 i22 ,34 153 i57 .77 104 133 189 148 192 195 li) '55 '57 ) 458 lto 944 \ c 489 1 to 948 ) 511 1 to 949 ' 441 1 to 1,136 f 5 447 lto 1,1581 5 461 lto 1,173/ 5 465 lto 1,263 I 474 lto 1,293 ) 494 lto 1,266 > 502 lto 1,265 S 487 lto 1,328 ) 484 lto 1,347 i 494 lto 1,346 I 486 lto 1,375 . 482 lto 1,401 ' 481 lto 1,439 ) 485 lto 1,472 i 487 lto 1,495 t 484 lto 1,530 i 517 lto 1,461 ' 536 1 to 1,435 i 554 lto 1,414 ) 586 lto 1,359 1 591 lto 1,381 1 604 lto 1,375 I 613 lto 1,388 1 626 lto 1,398 5 655 lto 1,375 J 667 lto 1,387 I 699 lto 1,375 1 734 lto 1,331 i 771 lto 1,308 . 775 lto 1,330 ! 788 lto 1,333 ! 835 lto 1,287 i 846 1 to 1,303 ) 870 lto 1,304 ) 911 lto 1,257 ' 916 lto 1,258 458 489 511 441 447 461 465 474 494 502 487 484 494 486 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 771 775 788 835 846 870 911 916 i I o « fc I 3/3 3/Of 3/2 3/2i 3/lf 2/lOf 2/10| 2/H* 2/0 a/8* a/7* 2/6f a/7* 2/7* 2/8 3/9* 2/10f 2/10* 2/101 2/10<J 2/10* 2/10* 2/101 3/0 3/2* 3/4* 3/31 3/4* 3/5 3/8 3/9 4/1 4/2! 432,352 463,572 484,939 500,976 517,626 540,753 587,295 613,212 625,849 635,215 646,913 652,125 664,855 668,353 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 816,290 830,800 851,068 875,648 900,682 925,605 961,604 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,389 1,134,506 1,145,840 1,152,669 14,157 16,374 17,837 16,635 18,613 18,775 1.8,263 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 23,510 23,930 25,106 24,999 25,981 25,415 27,563 28,412 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 19,867 20,118 19,251 20,241 22,244 22,484 22,880 23,949 23,492 24,837 24,364 26,494 ■ 27,096 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 8,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203 10,343 10,657 11,718 11,699 11,884 11,707 13,189 13,268 ■