THE POLICE FORCE OF THE DOMINION (ANNUAL REPORT ON)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 Session I, H-16

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1947 NEW ZEALAND

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 Right Hon. the Minister in Charge op Police Department Wellington, 18th June, 1947. I have the honour to present the annual report on the Police Force for the year ended 31st March last. Personnel. —On 31st March last the number of members of the Force of all ranks was 1,497, being an increase of 22 during the year. The total is made up as follows : 6 Superintendents, 20 Inspectors, 12 Sub-Inspectors, 55 senior sergeants, 153 sergeants, 987 constables, 167 temporary constables, 16 senior detectives, 42 detective-sergeants, and 39 detectives. There were also 1 district constable, 25 women police, 8 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, 18 ; retired medically unfit, 9 ; died, 7 ; resigned voluntarily, 74; resigned compulsorily, 1; discharged, 2 ; dismissed, 4 ; total, 115. New stations were established at Taita, Naenae, Mangakino, and Whenuapai. The status of the Masterton Police-station has been raised by the appointment of a Sub-Inspector in charge to have control of the stations in the Wairarapa district. In my last report it was mentioned that the Training School for recruits had been reopened. The physical and educational standard of the recruits has been satisfactory, and a steady flow of applicants made it possible to carry out successive courses of concentrated training. In addition to tuition in general police duties, the recruits received lectures by experts in specialized subjects and in first aid ; and every endeavour was made to equip them to carry out their duties efficiently. The conduct of members of the Force as a whole has been very good during the year and a satisfactory standard of efficiency and discipline has been maintained.

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Of the 25 women police employed by the Department, 10 are located at Auckland, 7at Wellington, 4at Christchurch, and 4at Dunedin. They have done very good work in cases in which women and children were involved and have proved an acquisition to the service. In the New Year honours list, 1947, His Majesty the King was pleased to confer the decoration of 0.8.8. on Mr. R. F. Madden, the Secretary o'f this Department, and of M.B.E. on Inspector J. J. Gallagher, Solicitor to the Police Department. Both these officers have given many years of loyal and efficient service, and it is pleasing to know that their faithful and outstanding work has been recognized and rewarded. During the year a conference of commissioned officers was held at Wellington. Many subjects dealing with the administration of the Department were discussed, and it is hoped that the interchange of ideas and measures taken for uniformity of procedure will result in increased efficiency of the Force. Police Buildings, &c. —The building of additional office and barrack accommodation and a motor-garage at Dunedin Central Police-station was completed, as was the erection of new police-stations at Omakau, Kingsland, and Waitara. A new station has also been erected at Ohakune, and a sergeant's residence at Tauranga. A contract has been let for a new police-station at Whitianga, and the work is now in hand. Houses for use as police-stations were purchased at New Lynn and Castleclifi and one for a constable's residence at Balclutha, and a site was acquired for a police-station at Waimataitai. Negotiations are in progress for the acquisition of a new site for a police-station at Grreymouth, and it is expected that the erection of the new building, which is urgently required, will be put in hand at an early date. The urgent demands for housing and the shortage of building-material and labour have impeded progress in regard to the erection of new police-stations, many of which are badly needed to replace buildings which have become unserviceable and inadequate for present requirements. Transport. —The fleet of cars for motor patrol and transport work has been augmented during the year by the acquisition of some additional second-hand vehicles through the War Assets Realization Board, and a few light trucks have also been obtained. These vehicles, which have done considerable mileage, are becoming costly to maintain, and it is hoped that some new cars to replace them will be procurable at an early date. In addition to cars for patrol work at the four main centres and their outlying suburbs, it has been possible to provide departmental vehicles at Palmerston North, Hamilton, and Rotorua. It is hoped to supply cars at other headquarters stations as soon as additional vehicles become available. Police Launches. —Water patrol of the harbour has been maintained by the police launches at Auckland and Wellington and has given good service in checking thefts from moored yachts, launches, &c., and in rendering assistance in boating accidents. The launch which was chartered at Auckland was returned to the owner, and has been replaced by another suitable vessel which was taken over from the Navy Department. Communications. —The operation of the radio system, which enables the central station to communicate with police patrol cars and which was installed at Auckland and Wellington, has proved a success, and has been particularly effective in dealing with crime and in the maintenance of law and order. Certain technical difficulties have precluded the installation of a two-way system, but the matter is receiving close attention. The efficiency of the police service has also been considerably advanced by the installation of the teleprinter machines. Units have now been installed at Christchurch and Dunedin, and these, with those in use at Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Wellington, provide a direct, prompt, and confidential channel of communication

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between these centres. The machines are still being operated on a restricted service—during the evening and early morning—but the question of extending the period in which the units are used will be considered as soon as the circumstances warrant this course. The system whereby all suburban stations are linked up by telephone with district headquarters for simultaneous broadcasts has worked satisfactorily at Wellington. The extension of this system to the other main centres will receive attention when the necessary equipment is available. Criminal Registration Branch.—At Headquarters on the 31st March, 1947, the finger impressions of 70,065 persons were on record. During the year 3,623 sets of prints were received, classified, indexed, and filed ; 159 persons were identified as previous offenders who, had it not been for the finger-print system, would have passed as first offenders ; 2,614 photographs were taken by the photographers attached to the Branch ; the photographs of 2,331 persons (4,177 photographs) were received and dealt with; 640 photographs were reproduced in the Police Gazette ; 12 wanted persons were located and 3 unknown deceased persons identified by finger-prints. Finger-prints left by offenders committing 43 crimes were identified as belonging to 33 persons. Finger-prints of 110 persons were received from other countries for inquiry, of which 14 were identified as those of persons previously convicted in New Zealand ; the finger-prints of 532 New Zealand offenders were sent overseas for inquiry, and 39 were identified as having been previously convicted outside this Dominion. In one case the finger-prints of a man who had been arrested in this Dominion for a serious crime were transmitted to London by telegram in the Collins finger-print code, and a reply was received within three days giving full particulars of his previous history as known to the police at Scotland Yard, London. To date the finger-print system in Wellington has been responsible for the identification of 8,479 persons. On the 31st March, 1947, the finger-print collection in the Auckland Criminal Registration Branch totalled 12,022 sets. During the year 1,260 prisoners' finger-prints were received, classified, searched, and filed. The photographs of 376 prisoners were taken and 1,880 prints were made 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 2,861. In 44 cases offenders were traced by their finger-prints as having been previously convicted, and in 16 other cases prints left by offenders when committing crimes were identified and the offenders duly arrested and dealt with by the Courts. Arms Bureau. —The Arms Bureau has carried out its usual functions of examining firearms which have come under police notice in relation to accidents and offences. All firearms with "which fatal accidents occurred were examined, and reports were prepared for the information of the Coroner. In many cases where the wound was not fatal the weapons were also examined and reported upon, and in some of these cases it was found that the weapon either had inherent faults or had worn into a dangerous state. Such weapons were referred to a licensed gun-dealer for treatment and the owner warned regarding any hidden dangers and the need of care in their use. In cases where crimes involving firearms were committed and persons were charged, evidence was prepared and presented to the Courts. The identification of metal objects from which trade-marks, names, or serial numbers have been abraded by filing or beating is another branch of police work undertaken by the Arms Bureau, and during the year a number of obliterated legends were successfully restored and made legible.

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Lectures and instruction in relation to firearms were given on all possible occasions to police in various districts, and practical target shooting was also supervised. The firearms accident rate is still very high. These accidents are due largely to preventable causes. In an attempt to widen public knowledge of the hidden dangers in three of the main classes of these weapons the National Film Unit recorded a film under the supervision of the Arms Bureau. This film showed examples of accidents and how to avoid them. It was shown in all picture-theatres in New Zealand, and one copy was sent to the Forces in Japan. Fifty-seven accidents were reported, of which 13 were fatal. The average age of the persons injured was 23|- years. The majority of the accidents were caused by shot-guns with exposed hammers and •22 rifles. Work for other Government Departments. —As in the past, the Police Department has been called on by various Government Departments to carry out a large volume of inquiry and other work, and a good deal of the time of the police is taken up with these duties. During the year inquiries were completed and prosecutions were conducted for breaches of statutes and regulations administered by other Departments. 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 increase of 272 on the figures of 1945. The percentage of offences to the population was 1-92, as against 1-97 the previous year. The number of offences reported during the year was 34,016, the number of cases in which arrests or summonses resulted was 28,818, leaving 5,198 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 1946 was 84-72, the figures of the preceding year being 82-87. There was an increase in the number of serious crimes as compared with the previous year and in the number of indecent and sexual offences. There has also been an increase in the number of cases of false pretences and obtaining credit by fraud. There has been, however, a decrease in respect of the unlawful conversion of motor-vehicles of approximately 12 per cent. There were 10 cases of murder, sof attempted murder, and 3of manslaughter. In 1 case of murder the offender committed suicide after committing the crime ; in 2 cases the offender was found to be mentally defective, in 1 case the offender was acquitted, and in 5 cases convictions were recorded. In 1 case the offender has not been traced — that of a man found apparently murdered at Wellington. Prosecutions in connection with liquor at dances show an increase of nearly 44 per cent. The police are making every effort to combat this class of offence. Drunkenness.—There was an increase of 215 in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. The number charged with drunkenness in 1946 was 2,069 (2,018 males and 51 females), whereas in 1945 the number was 1,854 (1,759 males and 95 females). Four hundred and sixty-two males (22-9 per cent.) and 9 females (17-65 per cent.) had previous convictions recorded against them, and 6-24 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents of the Dominion. Prosecutions against Hotelkeepers.—Prosecutions against hotelkeepers during the year show an increase of 34. There were 402 prosecutions resulting in 300 convictions during 1946, as against 368 prosecutions and 257 convictions in 1945.

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Sly-grog Selling.—There were 114 prosecutions during the year for selling liquor without a licence, and also 11 prosecutions for other offences against the provisions of the Licensing Act in force in no-licence districts. The fines imposed on the sly-grog sellers during the year 1946 amounted to £1,067. Gaming Offences. —There were 521 prosecutions under the Gaming Act, against 1,001 prosecutions in 1945. There were 249 prosecutions in connection with bookmaking during the year ended 31st March, 1947, resulting in 244 convictions, the amount of fines imposed being £17,978. Prosecutions under the Motor-vehicles Act. —There was a substantial increase in the number of prosecutions for causing death or bodily injury through reckless driving of motor-vehicles and for being intoxicated in charge of a motor-vehicle. In addition to warnings for minor breaches of the Act and regulations, there were 3,905 prosecutions for such breaches, being 320 less than in the previous year.

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 1946 are also shown :

J. CumminGtS, Commissioner of Police.

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Year. Officers. Non-commissioned Officers. Detectives. Constables. Total. Police to Population. Cost per Inhabitant. Population. Offences reported. Offences where Arrests or Summonses resulted. Arrests for Drunkenness (included in " Offences reported ")• 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 2J 977,215 23,510 22,484 10,343 1918 20 111 38 732f 901 1 to 1,274 4 6£ 1,147,391 19,067 18,043 7,228 .1928 23 127 54 913f 1,117 1 to 1,301 5 9 1,453,517 33,138 30,622 6,601 1938 26 145 93 1,164f 1,428 1 to 1,123 7 6 1,604,479 44,308 41,618 5,446 1939 27 148 91 l,173f 1,439 1 to 1,129 7 51 1,624,714 46,378 43,162 5,935 1940 27 149 90 1,191-j-1,457 1 to 1,126 7 8f 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 1,306f 1,599 1 to 1,022 8 3J 1,634,338 34,608 30,790 3,001 1943 29 175 112 l,324f 1,640 1 to 998 8'lOi 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 1,250f 1,565 1 to 1,064 9 H 1,664,585 33,744 27,965 1,854 1946 34 174 103 1,164f 1,475 1 to 1,159 9 10* 1,709,048 34,016 28,818 2,069 1947 38 208 97 1,154f 1,497 1 to 1,184 10 6J 1,772,787 * Not obtainable. f Includes temporary constables.

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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, 1945, and Year ended 31st December, 1946

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1945. 1946. Offences. Number of Number of Number of Offences in Offences Offences which Arrests reported reported. or Summonses resulted. Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Misleading Justice Perjury and false oaths .. .... 5 3 3 False statements and declarations 41 37 37 Escapes and Rescues Breaking prison 3 3 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 62 40 38 Assisting or aiding escape from prison or lawful custody .. 5 Offences against Religion Disturbing public worship 1 1 Offences against Morality Unnatural offence 5 13 13 Unnatural offence, attempted 6 3 3 Indecently assaulting a male 122 90 89 Incest .. .. ... .. .. 3 14 14 Indecent acts 12 20 16 Offences against the Person, &c. Murder 20 10 8 Murder, attempted 7 5 5 Manslaughter 5 3 3 Suicide, attempted 74 61 61 Concealment of birth 4 1 1 Disabling or stupefying with intent to commit a crime 3 Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm 3 5 5 Endangering safety of persons on railways or tramways . . 5 5 Administering poison or other noxious things with intent to 1 injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm 32 25 23 Causing actual bodily harm under circumstances that, if 2 death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent 138 140 104 Assault, indecent, attempted 1 1 Assault with intent to commit a crime 7 13 10 Assault, aggravated 3 1 1 Assault 711 713 663 Rape 21 8 5 Rape, attempted 10 13 9 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen years 66 76 73 Carnally know girls under sixteen years, attempts to 17 18 18 Abortion, procuring 6 2 2 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 3 23 17 15 Bigamy Abduction 1 1 Stealing children under fourteen years 4 Threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm 1 1 Setting man-trap 1

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APPENDIX A—continued

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Offences. 1945. 1946. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Crimes and Justices of the Peace Act, etc. —ctd. Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) 9,172 8,155 5,149 Theft, attempted 67 42 18 Theft from the person 43 20 10 Theft from the person, attempted 1 Theft from dwellings 473 *447 "l63 Theft from dwellings, attempted 17 21 5 Theft by clerks or servants 38 26 26 Theft of animals (specified) 36 37 25 Theft of animals, attempted 1 1 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 1 1 False pretences 524 573 519 False pretences, attempted 12 13 8 Obtaining credit by fraud 54 58 55 False accounting by officials or clerks 10 1 1 Conspiracy to defraud 2 2 2 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 5 2 2 Robbery and aggravated robbery 32 26 24 Assault with intent to rob 1 2 1 Demanding with intent to steal 2 2 2 Extortion by threats 2 Burglary 88 91 58 Burglary, attempted 9 18 6 House or shop breaking, &c. .. .. 1,551 1,655 1,001 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 143 204 99 Being found in dwellinghouse. by night 6 6 4 Being armed with intent to break or enter 1 Being disguised or in possession of housebreaking instruments 1 Receiving property dishonestly obtained 164 153 153 Forgery .. .. .. ... 90 107 99 Uttering forged documents or false certificates 29 29 29 Sending false telegram 2 2 2 Personation 2 3 3 Coin, offences relating to 2 Arson .. .. .. .. 36 18 15 Arson, attempted .. .. .. .. 6 3 1 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 7 3 1 Mischief 792 706 613 Mischief on railways and tramways 10 12 11 Possessing or making explosive substance, &c., with intent 3 3 thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 1 Police Offences Act Breach of the peace, &c. 613 709 708 Cruelty to animals 48 23 23 Drunkenness 1,742 1,927 1,927 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or loaded firearms .. 8 13 13 Drunk and disorderly 104 129 129 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts 134 175 126 Using profane, indecent, or obscene language 260 328 325 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vaga276 314 313 bonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting constables, &c. 99 108 108 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 6 2

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APPENDIX A—continued

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Offences. 1945. 1946. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Police Offences Act —continued Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 1,381 1,216 876 Unlawfully on premises at night without criminal intent .. 195 276 259 Sunday trading 16 40 40 False allegation re commission of offence 19 10 10 Obtaining entrance to entertainment without paying fee .. 2 1 1 Unlawfully entering motor-car 1 1 Unlawfully killing domestic ducks 1 Gaming Act Common gaming-house, keeping or managing, &c. 168 96 95 Found in a common gaming-house 396 48 48 83 Gaming with instruments .. 76 83 Publishing advertisements relating to betting on horse-races 1 5 5 Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or conducting, &c. 28 19 19 Betting, unlawful 15 11 11 Following the occupation of bookmaker 235 179 179 Publishing betting charts 9 6 6 Trespass on racecourse 73 74 73 Post and Telegraph Act Putting explosive, &c., into post-office, &c. 2 2 Illegally opening or delaying postal packets 2 3 3 Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 83 53 52 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 3 3 3 Unlawfully opening mail-bags 13 11 11 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes 5 3 Damaging telegraph-equipment 49 38 23 Posting indecent post-cards or letters 5 3 2 False statement re posting postal packet 4 3 3 Misuse of telephone 15 11 11 Destitute Persons Act Failing to maintain wife or children 1,196 1,329 1,266 Failing for fourteen days to pay maintenance moneys 1,661 1,627 1,565 Offences by husbands while separation orders are in force 12 13 11 Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 of Destitute Persons 3 3 3 Act Shipping and Seamen Act Misconduct endangering his ship or lives of persons thereon "230 2 2 Ship-desertion 540 449 Absent without leave 27 85 70 Offences against discipline 6 6 O Embezzling cargo 4 2 z 01 Stowing away . • • • 13 31 61 Licensing Act Permitting drunkenness or violent conduct 3 3 3 Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated persons 6 0 Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. "387 3 . 0 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing for sale, or opening 448 446 or keeping open premises at unauthorized times 50 Supplying liquor to persons under twenty-one years 28 28 Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited persons 4 3 3 Unlawfully employing females in or about a bar ' *208 3 3 Illegally supplying liquor to Natives 139 135 Selling adulterated liquor 1

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APPENDIX A —continued

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1945. 1946. Offences. Number of Number of Number of ' Offences in Offences Offences which Arrests reported. reported. or Summonses resulted. Licensing Act—continued Obstructing Inspectors or refusing entrance to Inspectors 1 1 1 or constables Haying or purchasing labels for bottling contrary to Act 1 Using bottles with labels more than once 1 Breaches of prohibition orders 171 *140 140 Found on licensed premises after closing-hours 1,273 1,657 1,648 Refusing to quit licensed premises 8 19 19 Selling or exposing liquor for sale without a license 138 114 114 Found on premises where liquor was seized under a warrant 6 2 2 Offences against provisions in force in no-license districts 45 11 11 Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to Maoris in Native 5 5 5 licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license in Native pro20 10 10 claimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in proclaimed districts 455 422 417 Permitting consumption of liquor in restaurants after hours 11 16 16 In possession of liquor in vicinity of dance-halls, &c. 1,218 • 1,752 1,749 Unlawful consumption or removal of liquor 118 466 466 Consuming liquor on a train, &c. 6 15 15 Innkeeper failing to provide a meal for travellers 4 Innkeeper refusing to supply accommodation 1 1 Supplying liquor without a signed order 7 4 4 Motor-vehicles Act Causing death or bodily injury through reckless driving .. 35 49 45 Being intoxicated in charge of a motor-vehicle 222 339 339 Reckless or negligent driving 290 314 307 Other breaches of Act 4,279 3,937 3,905 Miscellaneous Absconding from State institutions 30 17 17 Bankruptcy offences 7 6 6 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, &c. 1 2 2 Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning, or 9 22 20 exposing Deserting or absenting from His Majesty's ships 63 27 27 Drunk or behaving in a violent or offensive manner, &c., 42 9 9 on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of release under Offenders 113 130 121 Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach of conditions of 5 11 11 probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences under 7 3 2 Opium-smoking, &c. 31 81 81 Smuggling 7 11 10 Trespassing on railway and refusing to leave, &c. 67 44 42 Arms Act, breaches of 289 385 383 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of .. 22 15 15 Distillation Act, breaches of .. 2 Totals 33,744 34,016 28,818 Increase 272

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APPENDIX B Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1947

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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Districts. Superintendents. Inspectors. Sub-Inspectors. Senior Sergeants. Sergeants. Q Permanent. g Temporary. §- Senior Detectives. Detective-Sergeants. Detectives. Acting-Detectives. Total. District Constables. Whangarei 1 1 5 30 2 2 41 Auckland 1 2 4 11 40 176 53 4 8 10 8 317 i Hamilton 1 1 3 6 74 3 1 1 2 92 Gisborne 1 2 3 31 2 1 1 41 Napier 3 5 50 1 4 64 New Plymouth i 3 2 45 2 1 1 i 56 Wanganui I 2 3 37 3 3 I 50 Palmerston North i 1 8 45 1 1 57 Wellington I 12 29 127 72 2 13 *9 io 282 Nelson I 2 3 30 1 1 38 Greymouth I 2 4 37 1 1 1 47 Christchurch 5 21 111 20 1 3 7 6 179 Timaru i 3 3 35 1 1 1 45 Dunedin I 3 15 77 9 1 1 5 i 114 Invercargill I 2 3 43 1 1 51 Totals 6 16 12 55 150 948 167 14 42 39 25 1,474 I Attached to Headquarters 1 i 2 4 1 8 Lent to Cook Islands Administra1 1 tion Lent to Samoan Administration 1 1 Lent toNiue IslandAdministration 1 1 Lent to Navy Department 2 2 On leave prior to retirement 3 1 5 1 10 Grand totals 6 20 12 55 153 962 167 16 42 39 25 1,497 I

Place. Number of Police. Estimated Population. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant New Zealand Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 1,497 2,263 3,830 1,658 938 650 315 1,772,787 2,045,667 2,942,189 1,098,325 641,917 498,146 253,591 1 to 1,184 1 to 904 1 to 768 1 to 662 1 to 684 1 to 766 1 to 805 s. d. 10 6J 12 4f 11 If 16 lOf 14 7£ 13 1£ 15 5f

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APPENDIX D Return showing Increase in Pay and Allowances of Members of the Police Force since 1st August, 1935

Detective allowance increased from £5O to £73 per annum; plain-clothes allowance increased from £l6 15s. to £36 10s. per annum; boot allowance increased from £2 10s. to £4 per annum.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (573 copies), £3O

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Scale of Pay, &c., per Annum at 1st August, 1935. Scale of Pay, &c., per Annum at 31st March, 1947. Rank. Pay. House Allowance. Total. Pay. House Allowance. Overtime Allowance. | Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Superintendent .. 521-562 91 612-653 700-720 150 50 900-920 Inspector 457-512 91 548-603 633-673 120 50 803-843 Sub-Inspector 411-439 83 494-522 563-588 110 50 723-748 Senior Sergeant and 351-368 71 422-439 478-503 100 79-81 657-684 Senior Detective Sergeant and 318-335 46 364-381 433-458 75 71-78 579-611 Detective - Sergeant ■Constable 251-292 36 287-328 348-413 65 53-67 466-545