H.—3.

Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1888, and Year ending 31st December, 1889— continued.

Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the under-mentioned Places.

Note.—The above estimates of populations are taken from the Registrar-General's return published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th Slay, 1890, page 012.

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J 388. 1889. Offences. l'ei Committed for Trial. •sons Apprehem Summarily Convicted led. Discharged. 3 o ■ssi 111 Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for Trial. a> ►■§■5! "o Committed for Trial. Pel ious Appreheudetl. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. S^ o o a Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for Trial. I M. F. o o s, M. F. 0) — i n M, F. F. M. j F. M. F. M. P. U. p. U V. South Island — continued. Sacrilege Setting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly c;rog-selling Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Suicide, attempted.. Sureties of the peace Threatening letters Trespass Vagrancy .. Wife-desertion 1 6 12 •J 2 7 7 2 1 •■ "2 ~41 1 G8 7 4,123 12.. 5 1 .. 8 8 ,. 44 2 1 a 4 2 7 ' 1 44 20 *8 140 , GGO 5G9 82 5,667 •■ •• 4 "l •••.. 1 2 •• 1 3 5 49 •■ "4 5 184 G,010 i 1 1 1 3 ~44 4 4 - s 1 48 4 .. 1 1 8 1 7 1 5 183 5,53G 1 160 7 8 2 2 4 :: "1 1 7 1 1 4 3 3 2 ■ ■ •i "l 1 ■■ • • I 5 84 5 •• 3 140 12 68 21 3 10 Totals G.151 217 16 141 7 81 11 425 56<i Decrease. 111 210 14 4,083 G56 492 i

Place. Pr °{'oW UOf Cost of Police to Population, rer Inhabitant. Remarks. New Zealand 1 to 1,340 s. d. 2 10J Calculated on the estimated population, GC4,855 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1890, and the net expenditure for police, £90,023 10s. 4d. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended on the same date). Number of police, 1,454 ; amount of vote, £272,018 (vide estimates for year ending 30th June, 1890); estimated population on the 31st December, 1890, 1,118,028. Number of police on the 31st December, 1889 (as per Inspeetor-Gerierars report), 1,507; estimated population at same date, 1,122,200; vote for 1890, £291,903. Vide estimates for year ending the 30th June, 1889, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,092. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1889, :319,1GG. Calculated on estimates for 1889-90, 9oG persons; amount of vote, £105,240. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1889, 40G,G58. ;Deducting native trackers (150), there are only 800 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would be 1 to 504.] Victoria .. 1 to 709 4 10J New South Wales .. 1 to 710 5 2J South Australia 1 to 844 5 3J Queensland 1 to 425 8 lj