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APPENDIX B Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1944

APPENDIX C Return showing the Proportion of Police to Population and Cost of Police per Inhabitant in eacg of the Undermentioned Places

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» . <2 Constables. $ <g S 2 d ■ > "2S ® Q 25 —————— V» '5 « •§ . -g I - ,• I I . | 3 a Districts - ll & ® •§ I I I S! S a Tota1, " 8 f 1 | o 3 1 I s ll I & Is & & « -a s> s a i I s .a s 5 7>SP®wa> ®gj§«-g .2 ®s mmkmwPWHMQ p Whangarei .. . . 1 . . 1 4 28 4 .. I 1 . . 40 Auckland .. .. 1 3 2 11 33 181 91 1 7 21 9 3(50 i !! Hamilton .. . . .. 2 1 8 65 11 2 2 91 1 Gisborne .. . . . . 1 .. 1 4 30 6 .. 1 1 .. 44 .. i Napier .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 5 44 11 .. 4 1 .. 08 New Plymouth .. .. , . 1 . . 3 1 35 9 1 1 1 ,. 52 Wanganui .. .. .. 1 .. 1 3 40 8 .. 2 1 .. 50 .1 " I'aimerston North .... 1 1 5 36 11 1 3 58 .... Wellington .. .. 1 2 3 8 23 117 117 3 4 16 3 297 Nelson . . .. . . . . 1 .. 2 2 30 7 1 1 . . 44 Greymouth .. . . . . 1 2 3 36 6 1 1 .. . . 50 Christchurch .. . . 1 1 2 4 15 103 48 1 4 14 193 Timaru . . .. .. .. 1 .. 2 2 33 6 1 1 1 . . 47 Dunedin . . .. .. .. 1 .. 3 13 70 40 2 2 5 2 138 Invercargill . . .. .. 1 . . 1 3 41 10 I 1 1 .. 59 Totals .. .. 4 18 7 43 124 889 385 12 32 69 14 1,597 2 1 Attached to Headquarters staff 1 . , . . 3 .. 5 . . . . 2 . . . . 11 Lent to Cook Islands Adminis- 1 1 tration Lent to Samoan Administration .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Lent to Navy Department 1 | On leave without pay .. . . .. . . .. .. 10 1 1 12 On leave prior to retirement 1 .. . . 2 .. 7 10 Grand totals .. (i 18 7 48 125 914 386 12 34 70 14 1,634 2 1

Place. Number of Estimated Pr ° P Poiw U ° f Cost of Police Police. population. to P ™X tlon . per Inhabitant. New Zealand.. .. 1,634 1,043,909 1 to 1,006 9 *64 Victoria .. .. .. 2,207 1,986,283 1 to 899 10 61 New bouth Wales .. .. .. 3,531 2,867,165 1 to 814 10 6| Queensland I .(138 1,047,810 1 to 639 16 3 bouth Australia .. .. .. 843 615,105 1 to 729 12 6 Western Australia .. .. .. 581 465,964 1 to 802 12 9 Tasmania .. .. .. .. 305 242,235 1 to 794 13 OA j *