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of N p™ 1938-39. 01 ° ' VOTE No. . —POLICE —continued. 1939-40. 1939-101938-39 „,,••• ,r r , Voted. Expended. subdivision No. 1.—Police—continued. Salaries—continued. £ £ £ Police Officers —continued. Districts — 5 Superintendents— £ 1 (£641) 641 1 (£626) .. .. .. .. .. 626 5 4 3 (£606) .. .. .. .. .. 1,818 3,085 2,564 15 Inspectors — 12 (£586).. .. .. .. .. 7,032 1 (£566) .. .. .. .. .. 566 1 (£546) .. .. 546 15 16 1 (£526) 526 8,670 9,196 6 Sub-Inspectors — 3(£506) .. .. .. .. .. 1,518 1 (£491) .. .. .. .. .. 491 6 6 2 (£476) .. .. .. .. ..952 \}- 492,786 2,961 2,976 33 33 33 Senior Sergeants (£409J to £427J) .. .. .. 13,944 13,892 115 108 115 Sergeants (£373 to £391) .. .. .. .. 42,926 41,724 1,190 1,190 1,190 Constables (£300 to £345|) .. .. .. 380,027 379,173 4 3 4 Senior Detectives (£409| to £427J) .. .. .. 1,682 1,274 32 29 32 Detective-Sergeants (£373 to £391) .. .. .. 12,024 11,060 60 63 60 Detectives (£300 to £345f) .. .. .. .. 19,764 20,613 111 Native Constable .. .. .. .. .. 150 150 2 3 2 District Constables (£105 to £175) .. .. .. 285 260 8 8 8 Matrons (£180 to £210) .. .. .. .. 1,560 1,580 15 15 15 Surgeons (£25 to £200) .. .. .. .. 1,015 1,015 —, Probationary Constables .. .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 1,506 1,500 Female Searchers .. .. .. .. .. 124 119 Allowances for detective, clerical, and special duty .. 7,000 7,000 507,037 504,692 (a) 492,786 Other Charges for and incidental to —■ Advertising, photographs, books, newspapers, and other publications .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 800 (6) 1,466 Bicycle allowances: Purchase and upkeep of bicycles .. 1,300 1,200 1,252 Clothing (free issue), including repairs, allowance for making up uniforms, and boot allowance .. .. .. (c) 10,000 10,000 10,414 Freight, cartage, insurance, and transport charges .. 300 200 374 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. .. 5,500 5,300 (b) 5,507 Horse allowances, purchase, forage, bedding, shoeing, clipping, and grazing of horses, including compensation for loss of private horses .. .. .. .. 500 450 474 House allowances to officers and men unprovided with quarters .. .. .. .. .. .. (d) 33,800 33,800 33,670 Medical, dental, and veterinary services, medicines and medical stores, ambulance instruction and hire, and hospital charges for police disabled through duty .. 700 600 672 Motor-vehicles— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 3,300 (e) 1,201 Maintenance of . . .. .. .. .. (/) 13,000 12,500 12,617 Office fittings and requisites (including typewriter allowance), radio, and scientific equipment .. .. 1,750 2,000 (g) 1,405 Police examinations, expenses of .. .. .. 200 150 192 Police prosecutions and inquests, legal and medical advice, interpreting, payments for special services, and expenses of departmental inquiries (part recoverable) .. .. 6,000 4,500 (b) 4,764 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 4,200 4,000 (b) 4,209 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 5,200 4,700 (b) 5,240 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 900 978 Rent of stations, quarters, and paddocks, and rates on leasehold and acquired properties .. .. .. 4,400 4,400 4,482