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

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pi,.. ! Number of Estimated rr0 p?, r ii!S n 0f Cost of Police I Police. Population. to Population. Per Inhabitant. s. d. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1,599 1,634,338 1 to 1,022 8 3J Victoria .. .. .. .. 2,294 1,952,152 1 to 851 8 8 New South Wales .. .. .. 3,679 2,812,321 1 to 764 10 2J Queensland .. .. .. .. 1,541 1,036,830 1 to 672 13 2 South Australia .. .. .. 875 605,689 1 to 692 12 1J Western Australia .. .. .. 595 467,082 1 to 785 11 7 Tasmania .. .. ... 295 241,171 1 to 817 11 9J