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Growth op Department. The following return shows the growth of the Department, the continued increase of the population, and the total number of offences (irrespective of by-law offences) reported, and in which arrests or summonses resulted, each year since 1877, prior to which date each province in the Dominion had its own. Police Force, and reliable data are not available :—

Police Buildings, etc. The following works in connection with police-stations have been carried out during the year by the Public Works Department: — New police-stations were erected at Devonport, Nuhaka, and St. Albans ; the erection of a constable's residence at Clyde, lock-up and office at Ruatorea, and additional office accommodation at Wanganui were put in hand, and houses for use as police-stations were purchased at Henderson and Taneatua. Renovations and improvements were effected at Aratapu, Kawakawa, Kaitaia, Waipu, Whangarei, Whangaroa, Auckland Central, Avondale, Birkenhead, Ellerslie, Epsom, Frankton, Grey Lynn, Hamilton, Hamilton East, Huhtly, Kingsland, Morrinsville, Mount Eden, Mount Roskiil, Ngaruawahia, Newton, Otorohanga, Onehunga, Paeroa, Ponsonby, Pukekohe, Raglan, Remuera, Thames, Waihi, Whakatane, Rotorua, Taupo, Taumarunui, Rangaroa, Ongarue, Waipukurau, Takapau, Port Ahuriri, Picton, Southbridge, Rangiora, Ashburton, and Ranfurly.

Year. ca Im O ® o i i IS I , trj O fl 8 $ S 5 ffl a-1 Q GO CD CO p O O Total. Police to Population. Cost per Inhabitant. j Population. 0ffen ° e ? r reported. Offences where Arrests D or ( Summonses ' resulted. t Arrests for 'runkenness included in ' Offences ■eported "). 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1.904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 25 25 25 13 13 13 13 20 20 20 13 13 12 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 16 15' 15 17 17 19 19 20 20 20 21 23 22 23 23 90 84 86 73 72 72 70 65 66 69 69 65 66 61 60 53 55 51 51 45 56 53 56 56 58 59 59 65 71 78 83 87 86 87 89 93 94 100 104 108 HI 112 114 112 118 118 120 II 16 21 18 19 20 17 17 18 L8 17 17 13 11 14 14 13 13 13 12 16 15 20 20 20 20 21 25 25 30 32 35 34 38 89 41 40 37 36 36 38 •11 38 47 43 44 47 329 364 379 337 343 356 365 372 390 395 388 389 403 404 401 407 410 416 414 453 457 475 499 504 514 522 534 553 557 577 604 633 639 648 692 695 719 755 757 734 . 732* 705* 743* 768* 826* 818* 837* 458 489J 511 441 447 461 465 474 494 502 487i 484 ! 4941 486! 482 481 485 487 484 517 536 554 586 591 604 613 626 655 667 699 734 771 775 788 835 816 870 9.1.1 916 898 901 878 916 950 1,009 1,003 1,027 1 to 944\ 1 to 948 1 to 949[ 1 to 1,136 f 1 to 1,1581 1 to 1,173) 1 to 1,263 1 to 1,293 1 to 1,266 1 to 1,265 1 to 1,328 1 to 1,347 1 to 1,346 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,401 1 to 1,439 1 to 1,472 1 to 1,495 1 to 1,530 1 to 1,461 1 to 1,435 1 to 1,414 1 to 1,359 1 to 1,381 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,388 1 to 1,398 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,387 1 to 1,375 1 to 1,331 1 to 1,308 1 to 1,330 1 to 1,333 1 to 1,287 1 to 1,303 1 to 1,304 1 to 1,257 1 to 1,258 1 to 1,280 1 to 1,274 1 to 1,319 1 to 1,325 1 to 1,310 1 to 1,289 1 to 1,321 1 to 1,312 I I o __2 ■ 3/3 8/0f 3/2 3/2* 3/lf 2/10f 2/10| a/ii* 2/9 2/8* 2/7* 2/6| 2/7* 2/7* 2/8 2/9* 2/10| 2/10* 2/lOi 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 2/10* 3/0 3/2* 3/4* 3/3* 3/4* 3/5 3/8 3/9 4/1 4/2| 4/3 4/6* 5/2* 4/"4 6/4f 6/3* 5/8* 5/8J 432.352 14,157 463,572 16,374 484,939 17,837 500,976 16,635 517,626 18,613 540,753 18,775 587,295 18,263 613,212 18,955 625,849! 18,135 635,215 17,752 646,913 12,897 652,125! 12,945 664,855 13,115 668.353 12,674 675,775 13,153 692,426 13,165 714,258 13,5.30 728,121 14,010 740,699 14,673 754,016 15,219 768,910 16,378 783,317 16,865 796,359 18,358 816,290; 19,909 830,8001 19,771 851,068 20,736 875,648 21,066 900,682 20,249 925,605 21,160 961,604 23,204 977,215 23,510 1,008,373 23,930 1,030,657 25,106 1,050,410 24,999 1,075,250 25,981 1,102,389 25,415 1,134,506 27,563 1,145,840 28,412 1,152,669 24,920 1,150,002 21,724 1,147,391 19,067 1,158,156 24,278 1,214,184 26,106 1,244,620 26,551 1,300,967 94,699 1,325,301 26,119 1,347,853 constables. 13,959 14,696 16,723 15,212 17,470 17,727 17,322 17,723 17,000 16,500 11,854 11,885 12,177 11,748 12,187 12,100 12,500 12,435 13,171 14,042 14,730 15,561 17,131 18,742 j 18,802 19,867 20,118 19,251 20,241 22,244 22,484 22,880 I 23,949 j 23,492 24,837 24,364 26,494 27,096 23,848 20,701 18,043 23,312 24,718 25,054 22,843 24,356 6,668 6,794 6,484 5,587 6,860 7,572 7,151 7,034 6,260 5,226 5,387 5,444 5,866 5,416 5,360 5,251 4,594 4,636 5,005 •5,204 5,532 6,289 7,299 8,057 8,269 8,815 9,615 8,707 9,210 10,203 10,343 10,657 11,718 11,699 11,884 11,707 13,189 13,268 10,833 8,800 7,228 8,216 8,979 8,671 6,409 7,035 * Includes te: mporary i