H.—l6

12

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

Note.—Populations are taken from official estimates as on 31st December, 1895. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,725 copies), £10 17s.

By Authority: JotiN Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96. Price 6d.]

Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Remarks. New Zealand 1 to 1,530 s. d. 2 7J Number of police, 484 ; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1896), £97,555 2s. 4d. Population, 740,699 (including Maoris). Vide appropriation for 1895-96—viz.: Number of police, 1,414; vote, £247,590. Population, 1,181,769. Vide estimates for 1896—viz.: Number of police, 1,841 (exclusive of 60 Native trackers) ; vote, £325,013. Population, 1,277,870. Vide estimates for year ending 30th June, 1896—viz. : Number of police, 367 ; vote, £78,520. Population, 357,405. Number of police, 815 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 100 Native trackers) ; vote, £159,710 (vide estimates for 1895-96). Population, 460,550. Victoria 1 to 842 4 2_ New South Wales .. 1 to 694 5 1 South Australia 1 to 973 4 if} Queensland 1 to 565 6 11