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Appointments to Police "Force. _ One hundred and forty-one men were permanently appointed to the Force during the year, their birthplaces, religions, and occupations being as follows: Birthplaces-«-New Zealand, 105; England, 14; Scotland, 6; Ireland, 8; Australia, 8. Religions — Church of England, 64; Presbyterian, 34; Roman Catholic, 34; Methodist, 9. Occupations — Blacksmiths, 2 ; baker, 1; bushmon, 2; butter-maker, 1; brass-finisher, 1; clerks, .10; compositors, 2; chainman, 1; carpenter, 1; cheese-makers, 3; cordial-maker, 1; cabinetmakers, 2; dairyman, 1 ; drivers, 2; ex-constables, 8 ; engine-driver, 1 ; farm labourers, 44 ; fireman, 1 ; french polisher, 1 ; flax-miller, 1 ; grocers, 2 ; labourers, 22; motor-drivers, 6 ; miner, I ; mechanic, 1 : postman, 1 ; painter, 1 ; quarryman, 1 ; railway porters, 2 ; shepherds, 3; shop-assistant, 1 ; seamen, 3; salesmen, 4 ; storeman, 1 ; tram-conductors, 2 ; travellers, 2 ; timber-measurer, 1 ; wireless operator, 1. Growth of Department. The following return shows the growth of the Department, the continued, increase of the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, each year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the Dominion had its own Police Force, and reliable data are not available :—

CO £ a o k Year. on o O -K CD V rrj U 3 Cl CD ffl lis! I m CD la i Total. CO a o o Police to Population. Cost per Inhabitant. Population. Offences Offences Arrests j. j or reported. a r ' Summonses resulted. Arrests for Drunkenness (included in " Offences reported "). 1878 25 90 14 1879 25 84 16 1880 25 86 21 1881 13 73 18 1882 13 72 19 1883 13 72 20 1884 13 70 17 1885 20 65 17 1886 20 66 18 1887 20 69 18 1888 13 69 17 1889 13 65 17 1890 12 66 13 1891 7 61 14 1892 7 60 14 1893 7 53 14 1894 7 55 13 1895 7 51 13 1896 6 51 13 1897 7 45 12 1898 7 56 16 1899 11 53 15 1900 11 ' 56 20 1901 11 56 20 1902 12 1 58 20 1903 12 59 20 1904 12 59 21 1905 12 65 j 25 1906 14 71 25 1907 14 78 30 1908 15 83 32 1909 16 87 35 1910 16 86 34 1911 15 87 38 1912 15 I 89 39 1913 17 ; 93 41 1914 17 1 94 40 1915 19 100 37 1916 19 104 36 1917 20 108 36 1918 20 111 38 1919 20 1112 41 1920 21 114 38 1921 23 112 47 1922 22 118 43 329 364 379 337 343 356 365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 . 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 633 639 648 692 695 719 755 757 734 732* 705* 743* 768* 826* 458 489 511 441 447 461 465 474 494 502 487 484 494 486 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 771 775 788 835 846 870 911 916 898 901 878 916 950 1,009 1 to 944\ . 1 to 948 J 1 to 949 I % 1 to 1,136 f c 1 to 1,1581 % 1 to 1,173) £ 1 to 1,263 3 1 to 1,293 3' 1 to 1,266 3' 1 to 1,265 3' 1 to 1,328 3 1 to 1,347 2 1 to 1,346 2 1 to 1,375 2 1 to 1,401 2 1 to 1,439 2 1 to 1,472 2 1 to 1,495 2 1 to 1,530 2 1 to 1,461 2 1 to 1,435 2 1 to 1,414 2 1 to 1,359 2 1 to 1,381 2 1 to 1,375 2 1 to 1,388 2 1 to 1,398 2 1 to 1,375 2 1 to 1,387 2 1 to 1,375 3 1 to 1,331 3 1 to 1,308 3 1 to 1,330 3 1 to 1,333 3 1 to 1,287 3 1 to 1,303 3 1 to 1,304 3 1 to 1,257 4 1 to 1,258 4 1 to 1,280 4 1 to 1,274 4 1 to 1,319 I 1 to 1,325 4 1 to 1,310 i 1 to 1,289 t 2 f '3 o a> • 3/3 3/04 3/2 3/21 3/lf 2/10* 2/10f 2/1.11 2/9 2/8* 2/7* 2/6* 2/74 2/7* 2/8 2/9* 2/10f 2/10} 2/101 2/104 2/101 2/101 2/10* 3/0 3/2* 3/4* 3/3* 3/4*. 3/5 3/8 3/9 4/1 4/2f 4/3 4/61 5/21 4/114 6/41 6/3* 432,352 463,572 484,939j 500,976^ 517,626 540,753, 587,295 613,212 625,849 635,215 646,913 652,125 664,855 668,353 675,775 692,426i 714,258j 728,121; 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317| 796,359 816,290! 830,800 851,068: 875,648 900,682 925,605 961,604 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410, 1,075,250 1,102,389 1,134,506 1,145,840 1,152,669] 1,150,002, 1,147,391 1,158,156 1,214,184 1,244,620 1,300,967 14,157 13,959 16,374 14,696 17,837 16,723 16,635 15,212 18,613 17,470 18,775 17,727 18,263 17,322 18,955 17,723 18,135 17,000 17,752 16,500 12,897 11,854 12,945 11,885 13,115 12,177 12,674 11,748 13,153 12,187 13,165 12,100 13,530 12,500 14,010 12,435 14,673 13,171 15,219 14,042 16,378 14,730 16,865 15,561 18,358 17,131 19,909 18,742 19,771 18,802 20,736 19,867 21.066 20,118 20,249 19,251 21,160 20,241 23,204 22,244 23,510 22,484 23,930 22,880 25,106 23,949 24,999 23,492 25,981 24,837 25,415 24,364 27,563 I 26,494 28,412 27,096 24,920 23,848 21,724 20,701 19.067 18,043 24,278 23,312 26,106' 24,718 26,551 25,054 6,668 6,794 6,484 5,587 6,860 7,572 7,151 7,034 6,260 5,226 5,387 5,444 5,866 5,416 5,360 5,251 4,594 4,636 5,005 5,204 5,532 6,289 7,299 8,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203 10,343 10,657 11,718 11,699 11,884 11,707 13,189 13,268 10,833 8,800 7,228 8,216 8,979 8,671 * Includes tern] lonstables. lorar-