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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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Number of Police. Population. Proportion of ■Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Place Jew Zealand Victoria .. Jew South Wales.. loutb Australia Jueensland Vestern Australia Tasmania 734 1,557 2,464 387 920 506 229 977,215 1,258,140 1,571,267 396,028 546,467 263,846 179,934 1 to 1,331 1 to 808 1 to 638 1 io 1,023 1 to 594 1 to 521 1 to 786 s. d. 3 2| 4 5| 5 10 4 0 7 1* 9 4 3 10