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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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p , 0 i Number of Estimated Pr °Pniw n Cost of Police | Police - Population. to Population. per Inhabitant. I s. d. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1,155 1,470,649 1 to 1,273 6 If Victoria .. .. .. .. 2,144 1,760,964 1 to 821 7 9J New South Wales .. .. .. 3,417 2,445,280 1 to 715 10 10J Queensland .. .. .. .. 1,227 916,689 1 to 747 12 0^ South Australia.. .. .. .. 778 579,348 1 to 744 10 6 Western Australia .. .. .. 551 406,873 1 to 736 11 3 Tasmania .. .. .. .. 239 216,563 1 to 906 8 7f