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APPENDIX B Return showing the Strength and Distribution of the New Zealand Police Force on the 31st March, 1947

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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Districts. Superintendents. Inspectors. Sub-Inspectors. Senior Sergeants. Sergeants. Q Permanent. g Temporary. §- Senior Detectives. Detective-Sergeants. Detectives. Acting-Detectives. Total. District Constables. Whangarei 1 1 5 30 2 2 41 Auckland 1 2 4 11 40 176 53 4 8 10 8 317 i Hamilton 1 1 3 6 74 3 1 1 2 92 Gisborne 1 2 3 31 2 1 1 41 Napier 3 5 50 1 4 64 New Plymouth i 3 2 45 2 1 1 i 56 Wanganui I 2 3 37 3 3 I 50 Palmerston North i 1 8 45 1 1 57 Wellington I 12 29 127 72 2 13 *9 io 282 Nelson I 2 3 30 1 1 38 Greymouth I 2 4 37 1 1 1 47 Christchurch 5 21 111 20 1 3 7 6 179 Timaru i 3 3 35 1 1 1 45 Dunedin I 3 15 77 9 1 1 5 i 114 Invercargill I 2 3 43 1 1 51 Totals 6 16 12 55 150 948 167 14 42 39 25 1,474 I Attached to Headquarters 1 i 2 4 1 8 Lent to Cook Islands Administra1 1 tion Lent to Samoan Administration 1 1 Lent toNiue IslandAdministration 1 1 Lent to Navy Department 2 2 On leave prior to retirement 3 1 5 1 10 Grand totals 6 20 12 55 153 962 167 16 42 39 25 1,497 I

Place. Number of Police. Estimated Population. Proportion of Police to Population. Cost of Police per Inhabitant New Zealand Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 1,497 2,263 3,830 1,658 938 650 315 1,772,787 2,045,667 2,942,189 1,098,325 641,917 498,146 253,591 1 to 1,184 1 to 904 1 to 768 1 to 662 1 to 684 1 to 766 1 to 805 s. d. 10 6J 12 4f 11 If 16 lOf 14 7£ 13 1£ 15 5f