The total net cost of the administration of the Arms Act, 1920, and its amendments from January Ist, 1921, until June 30tli last, was £28,753, according; to a return tabled in tho x House of Representatives. An expenditure of £52,185 was incurred under the following heads:—Pay and allowances of members of the Police Force, £135,823; books, forms, and sundry expenses, £556; compensation paid for automatic pistols and ammunition surrendered to the Crown, £15,806. Against that expenditure were set. receipts totalling £23,432, made up as follows:—License and registration fees, £15,816; proceeds of sale of confiscated firearms, £309; value of automatic pistols and ammunition taken over as police equipment. £7307.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1929, Page 6
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