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Appointments to Police Force. Sixty-two men were permanently appointed to the Force during the year, their birthplaces, religions, and occupations being as follows : Birthplaces : New Zealand, 40 ; England, 13 ; Scotland, 4; Ireland, 3; Australia, 2. Religions: Church j|of England, 30; Presbyterian, 19 ; Roman Catholic, 8 ; Methodist, 3 ; Baptist, 1 ; Plymouth Brethren, 1. Occupations : Baker, 1 ; butcher, 1 ; carpenters, 4; clerks, 4; confectioner, 1 ; engine-cleaner, If; ex-constable, 1 ; farrier, 1 ; farm labourers, 16 ; gardener, 1 ; ironnioulder, 1 ; labourers, 12 ; mental-hospital attendants, 2 ; machinist, 1 ; miner, J ; motor-drivers, 3 ; motor mechanic, 1 ; postal messenger, 1 ; saddler, 1 ; seamen, 3 ; shepherd, 1 ; slaughterman, 1 ; sauce-manufacturer, 1 ; vulcanizer, 1 ; wool-sorter, 1. Growth of 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 :—

cc •g © . . Offences Arrests fur S sd © © T it i Cost per where Arrests Drunkenness Year. m oO -§ Total. p 0 \ oe . 0 Inhabit- Population. ences or (inolndei in § 2* 1 1 Population. ant reported. Summons ,, s Offences Sg o a o § re-ulted. reported "). O £.2 Q o \ CO s I I I 1878 25 90 14 329 458 1 to 944,' . / 432,352 14,157 13,959 6,668 1879 25 84 16 364 489 1 to 948 | | 463,572 16,374 14,696 : 6,794 1880 25 86 21 379 511 1 to 949 i £ j 484,939 17,837 16,723 j 6,484 1881 13 73 18 337 441 1 to 1,136 f ° | 500,976 16,635 15,212 ! 5,587 1882 13 72 19 343 447 1 to 1,1581 517,626 18,613 17,470 6,860 1883 13 72 20 356 461 1 to 1,173) \ 540,753 18,775 17,727 | 7,572 1884 13 70 17 365 465 1 to 1,263 3/3 587,295 18,263 17,322 7,151 1885 20 65 17 372 474 1 to 1,293 3/0f 613,212 18,955 17,723 7,034 1886 20 66 18 390 494 1 to 1,266 3/2 625,849 18,135 17,000 6,260 1887 20 69 18 395 502 1 to 1,265 3/2* 635,215 17,752 16,500 5,226 1888 13 69 17 388 487| 1 to 1,328 3/1# 646,913 12,897 11,854 5,387 1889 13 65 17 389 484 1 to 1,347 2/lOf 652,125 12,945 11,885 5,444 1890 12 66 13 403 494 1 to 1,346 2/lOf 664,855 13,115 12,177 5,866 1891 7 61 14 404 486 1 to 1,375 2/llf 668,353 12,674 11,748 5,416 1892 7 60 14 401 482 1 to 1,401 2/9 675,775 13,153 12,187 5,360 1893 7 53 14 407 481 1 to 1,439 2/8* 692,426 13,165 12,100 5,251 1894 7 55 13 410 485 1 to 1,472 2/7J 714,258 13,530 12,500 j 4,594 1895 7 51 13 416 487 1 to 1,495 2/6f 728,121 14,010 12,435 i 4,636 1896 6 51 13 414 484 1 to 1,530 2/7* 740,699 14,673 13,171 | 5,005 1897 7 45 12 453 517 1 to 1,461 2/7* 754,016 15,219 14,042 I 5,204 1898 7 56 16 457 536 1 to 1,435 2/8" 768,910 16,378 14,730 5,532 1899 11 53 15 475 554 1 to 1,414 2/9} 783,317 16,865 15,561 6,289 1900 11 56 20 499 586 1 to 1,359 2/10f 796,359 18,358 17,131 7,299 1901 11 56 20 504 591 1 to 1,381 2/10} 816,290 19,909 18,742 8,057 1902 12 58 20 514 604 1 to 1,375 2/10* 830,800 19,771 18,802 8,269 1903 12 59 20 522 613 1 to 1,388 2/10* 851,068 20,736 19,867 8,815 1904 12 59 21 534 626 1 to 1,398 2/10} 875,648 21,066 20,118 1 9,615 1905 12 65 25 553 655 1 to 1,375 2/10} 900,682 20,249 19,251 8,707 1906 14 71 25 557 667 1 to 1,387 2/10* 925,605 21,160 20,241 9,210 1907 14 78 30 577 699 1 to 1,375 3/0 961,604 23,204 22,244 10,203 1908 15 83 32 604 734 1 to 1,331 3/2} 977,215 23,510 22,484 j 10,343 1909 16 87 35 633 771 1 to 1,308 3/4} 1,008,373 23,930 22,880 ! 10,657 1910 16 86 34 639 775 1 to 1,330 3/3* 1,030,657 25,106 23,949 j 11,718 1911 15 87 38 648 788 1 to 1,333 3/4* 1,050,410 24,999 23,492 11,699 1912 15 89 39 692 835 1 to 1,287 3/5 1,075,250 25,981 24,837 11,884 1913 17 93 41 695 846 1 to 1,303 3/8 1,102,389 25,415 24,364 11,707 1914 17 94 40 719 870 1 to 1,304 3/9 1,134,506 27,563 26,494 13,189 1915 19 100 37 755 911 1 to 1,257 4/1 1,145,840 28,412 27,096 13,268 1916 19 104 36 757 916 1 to 1,258 4/2f 1,152,669 24,920 23,848 10,833 1917 20 108 36 734 898 1 to 1,280 4/3 1,150,002 21,724 20,701 8,800 1918 20 111 38 732* 901 1 to 1,274 4/6* 1,147.391 19,067 18,043 7,228 1919 20 112 41 705* 878 1 to 1,319 5/2* 1,158,156 24,278 23,312 8,216 1920 21 114 38 743* 916 1 to 1,325 4/1 If 1,214,184 26,106, 24,718 8,979 1921 23 112 47 768* 950 1 to 1,310 6/4f 1,244,620 26,551 25,054 8,671 1922 22 118 43 826* 1,009 1 to 1,289 6/3f 1,300,967 24,699' 22,843 6,409 1923 23 118 44 818*1,003 1 to 1,321 5/8} 1,325,301 26,119 I 24,356 7,035 1924 23 120 47 837*1,027 1 to 1,312 5/8f 1,347,853 27,025 25,048 7,470 1925 23 121 51 831* 1,026| 1 to 1,344 5/9* 1,379,487 ... i * Includes temporary constables.