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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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Pla,ce. Number of Police. Estimated Population (31st Dec, 1911). Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. New Zealand Victoria New South Wales South Australia.. Queensland VVestern Australia Fasmania 835 1,636 2,425 500 1,017 480 233 i i i 1,075,250 1,337,678 1,693,374 420,238 622,129 294,133 193,156 1 to 1,287 1 to 817 1 to 698 1 io 840 1 to 611 1 to 612 1 to 829 , s. d. 3 5 4 8} 5 10J 5 7J 7 Si 8 6J 4 44