H.—9.

Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888 — continued.

Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the under-mentioned Places.

Return of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889.

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Ieturn showing the Numbei during the Year ending of 31st IPPBNC: Decern 1 IS .Reported, Pj ier,' 1887, and Y< 1ESON :ar er 3 APPl .ding I .ehended, and Gomparh .1st December, 1888 — coi SON ntin id. Jeime Offences. 16 __, Q "8 ■*■**,' a 05? 8« ,5 m a o 3 a __; o ComI mitted If or Trial. Perso: ls Apprehended, 1887. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. ■6 CD «! it cj O rj S ft 33 o o B£ o Pj_ _ o ■38 "*t ____ °o 8« 11 o Persons Apprehended, 1888. mSSTrl Summarily Disfo?Tr!al. Convicted, charged. •d CD ft o 3a o o B g o i I g I hH R M. F. M. P. I M. F. M. P. M. F. I M. F. South Island — continued. Sacrilege Seal Fisheries Act, breaches of Sotting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seaman's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly grog-selling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Suicide, attempted Threatening letters Vagrancy Wife-desertion 1 4 1 10 63 "4 4 1 1 41 8 "2 4 1 7 49 1 6 12 46 2 2 1 2 7 1 140 12 2 "7 "2 •• I 41 "l i "l j " 3 •' I " 2' ll "5 8 44 2 1 1 2 7 1 140 9 _ •• > 5 2 2 2 "4 1 . • 1 17 2 "2 "2 1 2 1 1 "l "l3 "2 "l "5 "4 2 2 "6 "l '4 'is 79 '20 2! 1 193 8 69 25 26 193 8 -68 - 7! '** *8 '53 i " 4 Totals 6,244 222 18; ■3,979 089: 696 5,721 6,151 217 4,123! 1 660 1 569, 1 i i | 82 5,667 402 495 117 16 I Decri :ase, 93 Ietuen showing ihe Proport: :on of Police the to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of under-mentioned Places. Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Tew Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. d, 2 10| Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of tho 23rd May, 1889); aud the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 81st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 1889, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,092. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,065.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would be 1 to 527. Victoria .. 1 to 751 4 10$ Tew South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 louth Australia 1 to 828 5 4| Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne. Bettjrn of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889. he Year eni Locality. Material. Number of Rooms. Remarks. liverton .lufi itautau Wyndham .. Whangaroa .. lartinborough if aikaia Brick 6 5 5 5 6 4 2 Replacing old station. In place of leasehold. Wood ft

Place. Proportion of Police to Poimlation. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Eernarks. New Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. a. 2 10J Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 23rd May, 1889); and the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 18S9, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,692. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,005.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would bo 1 to 527. Victoria 1 to 751 4 10J New South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 Soutli Australia 1 to 823 5 4J Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne.

Ieturn showing the Numbei during the Year ending of 31st IPPBNC: Decern 1 IS .Reported, Pj ier,' 1887, and Y< 1ESON :ar er 3 APPl .ding I .ehended, and Gomparh .1st December, 1888 — coi SON ntin id. Jeime Offences. 16 __, Q "8 ■*■**,' a 05? 8« ,5 m a o 3 a __; o ComI mitted If or Trial. Perso: ls Apprehended, 1887. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. ■6 CD «! it cj O rj S ft 33 o o B£ o Pj_ _ o ■38 "*t ____ °o 8« 11 o Persons Apprehended, 1888. mSSTrl Summarily Disfo?Tr!al. Convicted, charged. •d CD ft o 3a o o B g o i I g I hH R M. F. M. P. I M. F. M. P. M. F. I M. F. South Island — continued. Sacrilege Seal Fisheries Act, breaches of Sotting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seaman's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly grog-selling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Suicide, attempted Threatening letters Vagrancy Wife-desertion 1 4 1 10 63 "4 4 1 1 41 8 "2 4 1 7 49 1 6 12 46 2 2 1 2 7 1 140 12 2 "7 "2 •• I 41 "l i "l j " 3 •' I " 2' ll "5 8 44 2 1 1 2 7 1 140 9 _ •• > 5 2 2 2 "4 1 . • 1 17 2 "2 "2 1 2 1 1 "l "l3 "2 "l "5 "4 2 2 "6 "l '4 'is 79 '20 2! 1 193 8 69 25 26 193 8 -68 - 7! '** *8 '53 i " 4 Totals 6,244 222 18; ■3,979 089: 696 5,721 6,151 217 4,123! 1 660 1 569, 1 i i | 82 5,667 402 495 117 16 I Decri :ase, 93 Ietuen showing ihe Proport: :on of Police the to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of under-mentioned Places. Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. Tew Zealand 1 to 1,347 s. d, 2 10| Calculated on the estimated population, 652,125 (including Maoris), on the 31st March, 1889 (vide Registrar-General's return, published in the New Zealand Gazette of tho 23rd May, 1889); aud the net expenditure for police, £94,482 4s. lid. (vide Appropriation Account for year ended the 31st March, 1889). Number of police 1,451 ; amount of vote £266,097 (vide Estimates for year ended the 30th June, 1889) ; estimated population on the 81st December, 1888, 1,090,086.* Calculated on strength of police, 1,513 (vide Inspector-General's report for 1888); vote for same year, £285,773; and estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 1,085,356.* Calculated from estimates for year ending the 30th June, 1889, viz. : Number of police, 378; amount of vote, £84,092. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 313,065.* Calculated on number of police according to estimates for 1888-89, 935 persons ; amount of vote, £146,480. Estimated population on the 31st December, 1888, 387,463.* Note.—Deducting native trackers (200), there are only 735 police, according to which the proportion of police to population would be 1 to 527. Victoria .. 1 to 751 4 10$ Tew South Wales .. 1 to 717 5 3 louth Australia 1 to 828 5 4| Queensland 1 to 414 7 6| * Vide Australian statistics as furnished by the Government Statist, Melbourne. Bettjrn of Stations Built during the Year ending the 31st March, 1889. he Year eni Locality. Material. Number of Rooms. Remarks. liverton .lufi itautau Wyndham .. Whangaroa .. lartinborough if aikaia Brick 6 5 5 5 6 4 2 Replacing old station. In place of leasehold. Wood ft