H.—l6.

Return showing the Strength, &c., of the New Zealand Police Force — continued.

Eetuen showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Force during the Year ended 31st March, 1898. Retired on compensation .. .. .. ■ • • • ■ • • • 6 Resignations .. .. ■ • • • • • • - • ■ • • 8 Dismissals .. .. .. .. • • • • • • ■ • ■ • 5 Deaths .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • ■ • • 7 Transferred to Permanent Militia .. -. • ■ • • • • • • 1 Discharged .. .. .. .. . • ■ ■ • • • • • • 2 29

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Stations. I P I I I « id 02 (3 P i o H : E| I* J m <D.-i •SI "I anterbury and North Otago— Christchurch Addington Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Bingsland Cheviot Coalgate Gulverden Fairlie Geraldine Hampden Kaikoura Kaiapoi Kurow Leeston Lincoln Little Eiver Lyttelton Methven Ngapara Oamaru Oxford Papanui Phillipstown Pleasant Point .. Bakaia Eangiora St. Albans Sheffield Southbridge Sumner Sydenham Temuka Timaru Waimate Woolston 1 1 3 32 3 1 ., 2 ., 1 ., .. I .. 1 5 .. 1 ., 1 .. .. I .... 1 .. .. '.'... 1 . 1 . 1 ., 1 . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . .... 14 .. 1 .. 1 ., .... 17 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 ., 1 ., 1 .. 2 . 1 . 1 .. 1 .. .... .. [ 1 ., .... 1 1 .. 2 ., .. i .. 1 7 1 .. i .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 3 1 1 32 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 I 2 7 2 1 3 40 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 9 2 1 •• 1 i I ' ' i ! '* i l 1 Totals 1 1 8 91 4 I 1 l 8 91 4 105 1 )unedin, Southland, and Lakes — Dunedin King Street Alexandra South Anderson's Bay .. Arrowtown Balclutha 1 .. 5 29 2 .... 14 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5 1 29 4 1 1 1 1 2 37 5 1 1 1 1

Stations. iff I DO I 8 i i i o H oi S3 !l 5 1 i II da Dunedin, Southland, and Lakes— ctd. Blufi Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Gore Green Island Half-moon Bay .. Inveroargill Kaitangata Lawrence Lumsden Mataura Middlemarch Milton Mornington Mosgiel Naseby North-east Valley North Inveroargill Ophir Orepuki Otautau Outram Palmerston South Pembroke Port Chalmers .. Queenstown Bavensbourne .. Eiverton Eoslyn Roxburgh St. Bathan's St. Clair South Dunedin .. South Invercargill Tapanui Waikaia Waikouaiti Waitahuna Waitati Winton Woodhaugh Wyndham 1 1 ; 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 i 1 2 1 2 1 10 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 111 536 1 1 1 1 I "■ i I •• \ Totals 1 15 93 2 1 Grand Totals.. 7. 2 54 457 16 16 7