THE POLICE FORCE OF THE DOMINION (ANNUAL REPORT ON)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1945 Session I, H-16

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1945 NE W ZEAL A N I)

THE POLICE FORCE OF THE DOMINION (ANNUAL REPORT ON)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

The Commissioner of Police to the Hon. the Minister in Charge of Police Department Wellington, 27th July, 194-5. I have the honour to present the annual report on the Police Force for the year ended 31st March last. Strength of Force.— On 31st, March last the number of members of the Force of all ranks was 1,565, being a decrease of 69 during the year. The total is made up as follows: 7 Superintendents, 19 Inspectors, II Sub-Inspectors, 44 senior sergeants, 124 sergeants, 870 constables, 380 temporary constables, 11 senior detectives, 32 detective-sergeants, and 67 detectives. There were also 2 district constables, 1 Native constable, 33 women police, 7 matrons, and 14 police surgeons. The following are the losses in personnel for the year ended 31st March last: retired on pension under Public Service Superannuation Act, 16 ; retired medically unfit, 6 ; died, 9 ; killed in action overseas, 3 ; resigned voluntarily, 50; discharged, 4 ; dismissed, 8 ; total, 96. Stations. —A new station was established at Karapiro and the stations at Bruce Bay and Burnham were closed. Criminal Statistics.—The criminal statistics (Appendix A) deal with offences reported to the police during the year ended 31st December last, and show an aggregate net decrease of 1,232 on the figures of 1943. The percentage of offences to the population was 1-92, as against 2-02 the previous year. The number of offences reported during the year was 31,960, the number of cases in which arrests or summonses resulted was 27,229, leaving 4,731 cases in which no prosecution followed but which are still the subject of inquiries or have since been disposed of. The percentage of arrests or summonses resulting from offences reported during the year 1944 was 85-19, the figures of the preceding year being 86-53. There was an increase in the number of serious crimes as compared with the previous year, but a slight reduction in the number of indecent and sexual offences. Drunkenness. —There has been a decrease of 172 in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 1944 was 2,132 (2,029 males and 103 females), whereas in 1943 the number was 2,304 (2,127 males and 177 females). Four hundred and eighty-eight males (24-05 per cent.) and 20 females (19-42 per cent.) had previous convictions recorded against them, and 2-95 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion. Prosecutions against Hotelkeej>ers.—The number of prosecutions against hotelkeepers during the year shows a decrease of 108 as compared with the preceding year. There were 314 prosecutions resulting in 246 convictions during 1944, as against 422 prosecutions and 317 convictions in 1943. Sly-grog Selling.—There were 242 prosecutions during the year for selling liquor without a license, and there were also 13 prosecutions for other offences against the provisions of the Licensing Act in force in no-license districts. The fines imposed on the sly-grog sellers during the year 1944 amounted to £1,137 la. Oaming Offences. —There were 643 prosecutions during the year under the Gaming Act, against 529 prosecutions in 1943. There were 331 prosecutions in connection with bookmaking during the year ended 31st March, 1945, resulting in 323 convictions, the amount of fines imposed being £15,109 Is.

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Growth of Department.—The following return shows the growth of the Department, the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, at each tenth year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the Dominion had its own Police Force. The figures for-each year from 1939 to 1944 are also shown :—

Criminal Registration Branch. —At Headquarters on the 31st March, 1945, the linger impressions of 66,688 persons were on record ; 2,971 were received, classified, indexed, and filed; 138 persons were identified as previous offenders who, but for the finger-print system, would have passed as first offenders ; 2,417 photographs were taken by photographers attached to the Branch ; the photographs of 4,234 persons (5,520 photographs) were received and dealt with ; 560 photographs were reproduced in the Police Gazette ; 11 wanted persons located ; and 1 unknown deceased person identified by fingerprints. Finger-prints left by offenders committing 61 crimes were identified as belonging to 26 persons. Finger-prints of 58 persons were received from other countries for inquiry, of which 9 were identified ■as those of persons previously convicted in New Zealand ; the finger-prints of 24 New Zealand offenders were sent overseas for inquiry, 8 being identified as having previously been convicted outside this Dominion. It is interesting to note that the finger-print system has, to date, been responsible for the identification of 8,204 persons. In conjunction with the Arms Bureau, various photographs and lecture slides were prepared. Auckland Criminal Registration Branch. —On the 31st March, 1945, the finger-print collection in Auckland totalled 10,642 sets. During the year 1,208 prisoners' finger-prints were received and duly classified, searched, and filed. The photographs of 307 prisoners were taken and 1,535 prints were taken from the negatives ; also numerous photographs of scenes of crimes and motor accidents were taken. The total number of photographs produced by the Branch during the year was 2,057. Three volumes—i.e., 900—of photographs of New South Wales prisoners' photographs were received, card indexed, and filed in order of finger-print classification. The remanded prisoners' forms, together with the results of the cases inserted for 595 prisoners, were dealt with. In 24 cases offenders who would not otherwise have been known as having been previously convicted were traced by their finger-prints, and in 21 other cases prints left by offenders when committing crimes were identified and the offenders duly arrested and dealt with by the Courts. The Modus Operandi or Classification of Crime Section has again proved its usefulness during the year in crime detection. Arms Bureau. —The Arms Bureau was occupied throughout the year assisting with the investigation of oases where persons were killed or injured through the discharge of firearms. Thirty-two of such oases were shown to be due to accidental discharge of firearms ; and it was further shown that many of these accidents were due to careless handling of the weapons or to their users being unaware of the hidden dangers in the mechanism of certain types of firearms. The Bureau also assisted in the work of identifying the weapons used in the commission of crimes or in confirming the identification of weapons so used. The recovery of serial numbers, trade-marks, or ownership legends which had been abraded from metal objects was also carried out, and resulted in such articles as bicycles, binoculars, rifles, and pistols being returned to their owners. Considerable time is needed in the preparation and etching of these metal objects, as well as a good deal of experiment. The Coroners' Courts have been supplied with reports and opinion on firearms and ammunition exhibits involved in cases where doubt may have existed as to the cause of the fatal discharge. In every such case the weapon was examined. Accidents with firearms have been fewer in number during the last two years, due, it is thought, to the general shortage of ammunition. Even so, the rate is still high, especially among children, of whom 12 were shot during the year. In all 12 cases the children were playing with firearms that had been improperly or carelessly stored and sometimes left in a loaded condition. Thirty-two accidental shootings came under notice, of which 16 were fatal. It is probable that many other shooting accidents of a minor nature occurred which were not reported to the police. Type of firearms with which accidents happened : shotguns, 9 (8 of these were hammer guns); rifles (all -22 in. calibre), 21 ; revolvers, 1 ; pistols (automatic), 1 ; total, 32.

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I ttt ■i g . . Offences Arrests for I ifl P I Police to Cos t P er Often ops where Drunkenness Year. g oO ■- Total. p™,,!-*)™ Inhabit- Population. . , Arrests or (included in I g-8 | I Population. ant _ reported. Summonge8 offences ® & o 5 o resulted. reported"). O * •! A O . s. d. 1878 25 90 14 329 458 1 to 944 * 432,352 14,157 13,959 6,668 1888 13 69 17 388 487 1 to 1,328 3 If 646,913 12,897 11,854 5,387 1898 7 56 16 457 536 1 to 1,435 2 8 768,910 16,378 14,730 5,532 1908 15 83 32 604 734 1 to 1,331 3 2£ 977,215 23,510 22,484 10,343 1918 20 111 38 732f 901 1 to 1,274 4 Qi 1,147,391 19,067 18,043 7,228 1928 23 127 54 913fl,117 1 to 1,301 5 9 1,453,517 33,138 30,622 6,601 1938 26 145 93 l,164f 1,428 1 to 1,123 7 6 1,604,479 44,308 41,618 5,446 1939 27 148 91 1,17311,439 1 to 1,129 7 5f 1,624,714 46,378 43,162 5,935 1940 27 149 90 l,191f 1,457 1 to 1,126 7 8J 1,640,901 45,009 41,619 5,470 1941 28 155 97 l,229f 1,509 1 to 1,084 7 11J 1,636,230 38,559 35,896 4,887 1942 29 159 105 l,306fl,599 1 to 1,022 8 3± 1,634,338 34,608 30,790 3,001 1943 29 175 112 1,32411,640 1 to 998 8 10| 1,636,700 33,192 28,722 2,304 1944 31 173 116 l,314f 1,634 1 to 1,006 9 5| 1,643,909 31,960 27,229 2,132 1945 37 168 110 1,2501*1,565 1 to 1,064 9 l| 1,664,585 * Not obtainable. f Includes temporary constables.

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The officer in charge of the Bureau has also carried out duty with the Army Department in assessing the amount of compensation payable to the owners of impressed Service rifles which have been lost, damaged, or permanently converted to Army use. Hundreds of these claims were settled, only one case being referred to arbitration. This work appears to be now almost completed. Lectures and instruction in the use and care of firearms were given to the police in several centres during the year. _ Police Buildings, die. —The following works in connection with police-stations were carried out, during the year by the Public Works Department:— New police-stations have been erected at Ashhurst, Riversdale, and Te Kaha, a motor-garage at Birkenhead, and additional office accommodation at Taumarunui. The erection of a sergeant's residence has been put in hand at Westport, an Inspector's residence has been purchased at Dunedin, SubInspectors residences at Lower Hutt and Wellington, and constables' residences at Kawakawa and Whangarei. Sites for police-stations have been acquired at Awanui and North New Brighton, and additional land at Napier, Ngaruawahia, and Hunterville. Repairs, renovations, and improvements were also affected at many stations throughout the Dominion. General I took over charge of the Department on Ist November, 1944, on the retirement of my predecessor Mr. D. J. Cummings. Recruiting.—There has been considerable difficulty in obtaining recruits to keep the Police Force up to an adequate strength, particularly on account of the Department's policy in not accepting Grade I men. At present sufficient suitable candidates are not forthcoming to fill the vacancies caused by retirements, resignations, &c., with the result that the Force is now approximately 140 constables below the authorised strength. Conduct of Police.—The general conduct of the police has been very satisfactory, and a good standard of efficiency been maintained. In several instances the police have been commended by Judges for the manner in which they have conducted their investigations and prepared cases for the Courts. Crime.— There has been a noticeable increase in cases of house and shop breaking and assaults with intent to commit a crime, but the returns show a decrease in forgery, false pretences, and thefts. Many of the cases of house and shop breaking, thefts from dwellings, and petty thefts which occurred during the calendar year 1944 have since been cleared up by the arrest and conviction of the offenders. 1 There were 20 cases of murder and Bof attempted murder. In respect of 2 cases of murder the offender committed suicide after committing the crime, and in 5 cases the accused was found to be mentally defective. The offenders were traced in all cases except one, that of a newly-born child who was found dead, having apparently been thrown from, a train. In several cases the one offender was responsible for the murder or attempted murder of more than one person : a man murdered two men and attempted to murder three others ; a woman murdered her three children ; a man murdered his four children and attempted to murder his wife; and a boy shot his mother and brother. There has again been a decrease in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness, and there has also been a reduction in the number of cases of unlawful conversion of motor-cars, &c. Sly-grog Selling, &c. —The evils arising out of night clubs and sly-grog selling have been less prevalent with the reduction in the number of servicemen about the cities, but I regret to say there has been an increase in the number of offences in connection with liquor at dances. The police are vigilant to prevent this class of offence, and many successful prosecutions have been instituted. Black Market. There have been many instances reported of black-market dealings, and the police have been very successful in prosecuting to conviction persons involved in such transactions. Iransport. Several of the departmental cars, which have been in use for many years, have reached ■& stage where they are no longer capable of the work required of them. As new cars to replace them are not obtainable, arrangements have been made to take over from the Army Department some reconditioned second-hand cars which will meet requirements until such time as new cars are available. Police Radio Communications.—The installation of a radio system for communication with police patrol cars has been held up on account of the difficulty in obtaining the necessary two-way equipment from overseas. It is hoped, however, to have the system installed at an early date. Police Buildings. Owing to the shortage of labour and materials, little progress has been made with the building programme in respect of police-stations. Many of the stations are badly in need of replacement, and although plans for new buildings have been prepared, there is difficulty in obtaining suitable tenders for their erection. Similar trouble is being experienced in carrying out necessary repairs and renovations to existing buildings. The housing position is still acute, and necessary transfers are impeded through the inability of members of the Force to secure house accommodation when on transfer. War Activities.- The police continued to exercise supervision over wharves and shipping at the various ports, but since the termination of the war in Europe some of the restrictions in respect of the wharves have been relaxed, and the supervision of shipping has been principally concerned with overseas vessels. The registration and supervision of aliens have been maintained and steps taken to see that the regulations in that respect have been complied with. Patrol of the harbours at Auckland and Wellington have been carried out by the police launches. Many inquiries have been undertaken on behalf of the Armed Services Departments. Arms Supervision. Ihe introduction of unauthorized firearms into the Dominion by returning servicemen is causing this Department some concern. There is always the possibility of these weapons coming into the possession of criminals as has been the case in other countries, and in order to guard against such a happening here the strictest attention is being given to the matter by the police. Inquiries on behalf of other Government Departments.—The volume of extra work arising out of the inquiries made by the police at the request of other Departments of State continues to increase, and •consequent upon the shortage of trained men, much extra work has had to be undertaken by those •competent to conduct these inquiries. J. Cummings, Commissioner of Police.

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APPENDIX A Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1943, and Year ended 31st December, 1944

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1943. 1944. OJ <D .9 g «> tn 8 & £ ® « y c « *-< i® S & 0fT 3 Offences. § C 3 £ <2 £ CM J4H fc| <U o *S * • • s ap f-« t»4 '*-■' t_* c* Mt. M% 111 go a s i-g s § a g o. 5 £ c fe fc K | — ~ j Obimbs and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. .. 1 1 Misleading Justice Perjury and false oaths .. .. 5 False statements and declarations .. 58 42 42 Corrupting juries or witnesses .. .. .. 7 7 Escapes and Rescues Breaking prison .. .. .. .. 2 2 Escaping from prison or lawful custody .. 87 101 95 Assisting or aiding escape from prison or 1 lawful custody Offences against Morality Unnatural offence .. .. .. 0 17 10 Unnatural offence, attempted .. .. 4 2 2 Unnatural offence, assault with intent to 1 2 2 commit Indecently assaulting a male ... .. 68 63 61 Incest .. .. .. .. 13 5 5 Indeoent acts .. .. .. 17 23 21 Publishing obscene matter .. .. .. 1 I Offences against the Person, dbc. Neglecting duties tending to the preserva- 3 tion of life or health Murder .. . . .. .. 10 20 16 Murder, attempted .. .. .. 9 8 8 Manslaughter .. .. .. 8 3 3 Suicide, attempted .. .. .. 76 72 72 Concealment of birth .. .. .. 3 3 2 Disabling or stupefying with intent to ] commit a crimc Wounding with intent to do grievous 3 2 2 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on railways 5 3 3 or tramways Assault causing actual bodily harm . . 26 24 23 Causing actual bodily harm under circum- 5 18 15 stances that, if death had been caused, would«be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 120 144 134 Assault with intent to commit a crime .. 13 113 100 Assault .. .. .. .. 648 513 483 Rape .. .. .. .. 32 29 26 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 13 8 8 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen years 70 75 71 Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 5 2 2 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile women .. 1 1 Defilement of women or girls, procuring, 2 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. .. 10 8 8 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 1 Bigamy .. .. .. .. 25 21 19 Abduction .. .. .. .. 4 1 1 Stealing children under fourteen years .. 2 Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) .. .. .. 9,183 8,850 5,757 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 48 58 37 Theft from the person .. .. 18 15 10 Theft from the person, attempted .. 4*5 Theft from dwellings .. .. 307 347 140 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 3 21 6 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 67 20 19 Theft of animals (specified) .. .. 39 27 21 Theft of animals, attempted .. .. 10 1 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 1 2 2 False pretences .. .. .. 425 327 306 False pretences, attempted .. .. 23 12 12 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 39 30 30 False accounting by officials or clerks .. 1 2 2 False statements by officials or public 6 officers I I

1943. 1944. s k - S S SR 03 S ® 1 I §» ■ 3 g § 0, o Offences. !5 S i2£i ° ° °ls <" <« «M ft g o o o{a M • • 00 (_J fj g. (J> III II lis ga gl ill fe £ fc Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc.—continued Offences against Bights of Properly—ctd. Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft .. 11 8 8 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 22 12 0 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 2 4 3 Demanding with intent to steal .. . . 1 1 Extortion by threats .. .. .. 3 3 3 Burglary .. .. .. .. 46 36 26 Burglary, attempted .. .. .. 3 5 2 House or shop breaking, &c. .. .. 1,436 1,606 1,030 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 66 130 76 Being found in dwellinghouse by night .. 3 8 7 Being armed with intent to break or enter 2 Being disguised or in possession of house- 2 2 2 breaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 234 208 200 Forgery .. .. .. .. 163 47 40 Uttering forged documents or false certifi- 67 16 14 cates Sending false telegram .. .. 2 9 9 Personation .. .. .. .. 6 2 2 Coin, offences relating to .. .. 1 Arson .. ., .. 9 11 7 Arson, attempted .. .. .. .. 3 3 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. 2 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 3 3 Placing explosive with intent to destroy .. 1 buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. .. 986 802 689 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 9 28 28 Possessing or making explosive substance, I 1 1 &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters . . .. . . I 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 6 2 2 Police Offences Act Breach of the peace or behaviour with 459 446 446 intent, &c. Cruelty to animals .. .. .. 38 69 67 Drunkenness .. .. .. 2,135 1,996 1,996 Drank while in charge of horses, &c., or 12 8 8 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 157 128 128 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 170 149 131 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 291 231 231 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 381 404 400 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting con- 118 93 93 stables, &c. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 111 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 1,347 1,088 806 Unlawfully on premises at night without 192 224 206 criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 15 25 25 False allegation re commission of offence 5 13 13 Gaming Act Common gaming-house, keeping or manag- 110 15-8 158 ing, &e. Found in a common gaming-house 172 153 153 Gaming with instruments .. .. (il n;j n;{ Publishing advertisements relating to bet- .. 3 3 ing on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or con- 20 24 24 ducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 9 22 22 Following the occupation of bookmaker .. 97 127 127 Publishing betting charts .. .. 7 2 2 Trespass on racecourse ,. .. 53 41 41

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APPENDIX A—continued

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1943. 1944. A i ,S| «o » ® £ 5 . o o i h § j> t§ ° "S Offences. q q O Cw £ I' <M o j ti o o u -5j u ii ii II| gS. la ill fe £ fc Post and Telegraph Act Posting packet containing explosive, &e. 1 Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. .. 95 72 72 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets.. 24 Fraudulently secreting or detaining mis- ... 1 1 delivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 7 15 9 Damaging telegraph-equipment .. 78 00 41 Posting indecent post-cards Or letters .. 17 11 6 False statement re posting postal packet 22 5 5 Destitute Persons Act Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,149 1,129 1,104 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 1,449 1,297 1,281 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 10 18 16 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 of 4 1 1 Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act Misconduct endangering his ship or lives .. ■ 2 of persons thereon Ship-desertion .. • • ■ • 196 118 110 Absent without leave .. • • 25 27 27 Offences against discipline . • • ■ 11 Harbouring deserters . • • • • • 1 1 Stowing away •. • • • • 3 3 3 Licensing Act Permitting drunkenness or violent conduct 1 2 2 Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated 1 3 3 persons Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 472 567 o65 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under twenty- 54 43 43 one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 7 4 4 persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on .. 3 3 premises Unlawfully employing females in or about 3 11 a bar Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 142 135 135 Selling adulterated liquor .. .. 3 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing entrance 4 5 5 to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 1 contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once .. 1 1 Breaches of prohibition orders . . 151 156 156 Found on licensed premises after closing- 960 910 904 hours

1943. 1944. i g .9 g MM R CO tn 8 S In . a s Offences. § § o|| o "S . ssl j= S o 15 f -3 S |a is. |!l h fe fc Licensing Act—continued Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 8 12 12 Selling or exposing liquor for sale without a 403 242 238 license Found on premises where liquor was seized 72 20 20 under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in no- 55 13 13 license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 15 9 9 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license in 4 19 19 Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in proclaimed 246 364 360 districts Permitting consumption of liquor in restau- 18 16 16 rants after hours In possession of liquor in vicinity of dance- 816 941 938 halls, &c. Motob-vehioles Act Causing death or bodily injury through 27 25 23 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 164 197 193 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. .. 283 273 272 Other breaches of Act .. .. 5,040 4,914 4,859 Miscellaneous Absconding from State institutions .. 20 26 26 Bankruptcy offences .. .. .. 1 15 15 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, &c. 32 17 17 Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, 19 11 10 abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His Majesty's 68 30 30 ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offensive 26 18 18 manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of release 98 130 125 under Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach of 6 3 2 conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offonces under 2 Opium-smoking, &c. .. • ■ . • 11 99 98 Smuggling .. .. . . • • 7 1 1 Trespassing on railway and refusing to 139 120 120 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of . • ■ • 201 275 275 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of .. 34 47 47 Distillation Act, breaches of •. 4 14 14 Totals .. .. ..33,192 31,960 27,229 Decrease .. .. •• 1,232

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APPENDIX B Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1945

APPENDIX C Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the Undermentioned Places

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»' . ig Constables. $ sg M 8? I I | — | 4 I 3 3 Districts. Tnf»l = 3 II ? ? 1 § g fi Iff I I lota! - 2 5 QSTOQJgag otfi O W) •« £ % f 4 a j? s a | $ $ .s B £ 50Pa><uo>©n1a> a> -w <n *i ®__ S j§ Whangarei .. • • .. 1 .. 1 4 28 5 . II 41 Auckland .. .. 1 2 3 10 28 169 91 1 0 21 's 340 i " Hamilton 1 1 1 8 66 10 .. 2 2 91 Gisborne 1 •. 1 4 25 6 .. 1 1 S9 'l Napier .. . .. 1 .. .. 2 5 43 10 .. 4 1 " 66 " New Plymouth 1 .. 3 1 36 10 1 1 1 54 " " Wanganui .. .. 1 .. j 3 39 9 .. 2 j "' g6 Palmcrston North .... 1 1 6 38 11 9 Wellington .. • • 1 2 4 9 22 105 111 ' 3 5 15 's 282 " " elson 1 •• 2 2 27 6 1 l .. 40 Greymouth 1 .. 2 3 32 5 .. 1 1 .. 45 .. Chnstchurch .. .. 1 2 2 4 16 98 49 2 3 12 1 100 * lma ™ 1 •• 2 3 32 7 1 1 1 .. 4 8 " " Dunedin .. .. i i .. 2 13 63 38 1 2 7 1 129 Inveroargill 1 .. ! 3 37 11 1 1 55 Totals • • • • 5 17 10 42 121 838 379 10 31 67 _ uT 7j535 2 1 Attached to Headquarters staff ••••12..4111 in Lent to Cook Islands Adminis- .. .. .. .. .. ] '' '' , tration " Lent to Samoan Administration ........ 1 j o Lent to Navy Department 1 , On leave without pay g f. On leave prior to retirement 2 2 .. ,. 2 4 jq Grand totals .. 7 19 11 44 124 855 380 11 32 67 15 1,565 2 1

Place. N p°!S of ! Estimated ° f Cost of Police ! Population. tQ PopuIatlon> per Inhabitant. vZrf fl aland 1,565 1,664,585 1 to 1,064 9 % Victoria . .. .. .. 2 ,198 1,997,804 1 to 909 10 8A New South Wales 3)40 3 2,870,956 1 to 844 10 lit Queensland 1>647 l ,065,414 1 to 647 16 of South Australia 877 «21, 99 8 1 to 709 12 94 Western Australia g 68 485,407 1 to 855 12 0 la8mama 286 245,434 1 to 858 12 10i