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Police Forces of Australasia.

Note.—Population taken from official estimates as on 31st December, 1904. The evidence taken before us in now being typed, and will be forwarded to Your Excellency as soon as possible. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this nineteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and five. [Seal.] H. W. Bishop. [Seal.] J. W. Poynton. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,825 copies). £3 7s.

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Number of Polioe. Proportion of Police Cost of Polioe per to Population. Inhabitant. Vote for the Year. Place. Population. New Zealand Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland ... Western Australia Tasmania 655 1,515 2,439 373 872 504 235 1 to 1,375 1 to 798 1 to 599 1 to 999 1 to 598 1 to 480 1 to . 766 s. d. 2 101 4 6* 6 li 4 Of 6 Of 10 7f 3 2 £ 128,878 275,802 447,378 76,000 158,325 129,031 28,564 900,682* 1,210,304 1,461,533 372,682 521,655 242,289 180,200 * Inoluding Maoris,