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The amounts of fines in the various districts are as follows : — £ a. d. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 498 10 0 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 0 0 Napier 3 25 0 0 Wanganui ...... .. .. .. .. .. 112 0 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 182 0 0 Greymouth «.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 0 0 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 106 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. £1,440 10 0 The direct cost to the Dominion in detecting and prosecuting sly-grog sellers during the year was £385 12s. Id., this being £1,054 17s. lid. less than the amount of fines imposed. Gaming Offences. There were 345 prosecutions, resulting in 301 convictions, during the year under the gaming laws, against 152 prosecutions and 120 convictions in 1911. Ceiminal Registration. This branch of the Department continues to be of great value to the Police Force. During the year the Police Gazette increased in volume by 88 pages of printed matter ; 1,062 photographs were taken by the photographers, an increase of 244 over the preceding year ; the portraits of 1,361 prisoners were dealt with ; 183 prisoners were traced as previous offenders ; and 6 detections were entirely due to finger-print. identification. The work for the last quarter shows an increase of 60 per cent. On the 31st March last the finger-print collection consisted of the impressions of 13,552 offenders, being an increase of 1,455 on the previous year. The following table shows the increase of the finger-print collection, and prisoners traced thereby, since the introduction of the finger-print system of identification in March, 1903 : —■

Candidates foe Force. Sixty-eight men were taken on during the year, their nationalities, religions, and occupations being as follows :—Nationalities : Australia, 2 ; England, 10 ; Ireland, 15 ; New Zealand, 26 ; Scotland, 15. Religions : Baptist, 1 ; Brethren, 1 ; Church of England, 19 ; Presbyterian, 26 ; Roman Catholic, 18 ; Wesleyan, 3. Occupations : Artillerymen, 2 ; bakers, 2 ; blacksmiths, 5 ; carrier, 1 ; clerks, 2 ; engine-driver, 1 ; ex-constables, 30 ; farm labourers, 7 ; joiner, 1 ; labourers, 11; ploughmen, 2; railway-surfacemen, 2 ; storekeeper, 1 ; weaver, 1. First Aid to the Injured. During the year ended 31st March, 1913, 48 probationers presented themselves, at the conclusion of their course of training at the depot, for examination in " first aid to the injured," the examinations being held under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association. jßy.Of the 48 men who sat, all passed. JQJIJThe maximum number of marks was gained in one case, the average of those who passed being 86-83. (Maximum, 100 ; bare pass, 50.) The lecturer was in each case Dr. Henry, Police Surgeon, and the examiners different medical men appointed by the Association.

Year. Number of Prints in Collection. Increase on Previous Year. Prisoners traced as Previous Offenders. 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 3,500 4,200 5,000 6,151 7,622 8,718 9,919 10,905 12,097 13,552 3,500 700 800 1,151 1,471 1,096 1,201 986 1,192 1,455 117 72 88 104 123 138 140 148 178 183