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APPENDIX C. Return showing Casualties in the New Zealand Police Force during the Year ended 31st March, 1902. Retired under Police Provident Fund Act .. .. .. .. .. 11 Resignations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 23

APPENDIX D. Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in each of the undermentioned Places.

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Place. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant. Kemarks. Jew Zealand 1 to 1,375 s. d. 2 10} Number of police, 604; net expenditure (vide Appropriation Account for year ended 31st March, 1902), £119,771 Os. 6d. Population (estimated on 31st Deoember, 1901), 830,800 (including Maoris). Vide Appropriation of Revenue, 1900-1 — viz.: Number of police, 1,477; vote, £268,364. Population (estimated on 30th June, 1901), 1,204,175. Vide Estimates of Expenditure, 1901-2 — viz.: Number of police, 2,156 (exclusive of 70 Native trackers); vote, £400,972. Population (estimated on 31st December, 1901) 1,379,890. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June 1902—viz. : Number of police, 358; vote, £76,604. Population (census, 1901), 362,604. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for 1899-1900—viz.: Number of police, 878 (exclusive of 10 supernumeraries and 120 Native trackers); vote, £173,698. Population (estimated on 31st December, 1901), 510,515. Vide Estimates of Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1902 —viz. : Number of police, 517 ; vote, £127,651 2s. 6d. Population (census, 1901), 182,553. Vide " Appropriation Act, 1902"—viz. : Number of police, 237 ; vote, £37,964 10s. Population, 174,233. Victoria .. 1 to 815 4 5} Tew South Wales .. 1 to 640 5 9| South Australia 1 to 1,013 4 2} Queensland 1 to 581 6 9} Vestern Australia .. 1 to 353 13 11| 'asmania 1 to 735 4 4J