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APPENDIX B —continued. Return showing the Strength, etc., of the New Zealand Police Force—continued.

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

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plon _ i Number of Estimated Pr °5X?H~ n ° f Cost of Police | Police. Population. to Population. | l >er Habitant. s. d. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1,096 1,437,980 1 to 1,312 5 8J Victoria .. .. .. .. 2,003 1,711,827 1 to 854 8 o| New South Wales .. .. .. 2,979 2,347,781 1 to 788 10 3f Queensland .. .. .. .. 1,186 882,193 1 to 743 11 9 South Australia.. .. .. .. 618 866,394 1 to 916 9 4J Western Australia .. .. .. 518 378,746 1 to 731 11 2 Tasmania .. .. .. .. 234 214,754 1 to 917 8 2J