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Ll~GJSIJA'I.'IVE ASSE~mLY.

NE"\V SOU TII "WA LES.

POLIOE DEPARTMENT. (RE PORT FOR YEAl~ 1898.)

P 1'in ted ~md(i1' No . 1 R epo1't from P l'intillg Committee, 23 l i'eb,'uClI'Y, I S00,

'1'he Inspector-General of Police to The Principal U ncler Secretary .

Sir, Police D epartment, Inspector-Geneml's Office, Sydney, 11 J a,nuary, 1899. Tn compliallee with instructions, and as reCJ uired by t he Police R egulations, I have the honor

Lo submit, for the Ohi ef Secretary's informa.tio n, th e following R eport of the operations during the year 180S of the Depart ment under my control, accompanied by a statement, as usually furnished, of the strength and distribution of the establi shmeut Oll t he 31st Decoll1iJcl', aud certain other figures and iuform:l.tion.

During the year new staLiom luwe been e~ tabli ~ll e tl at the undermentionetl placc~ :--

Eastern Dish·id... I Beecroft;. , .,. <. Merrylands.

S GallymonL W esteru District , .. <. W aLtle :Fl:Lt.

BOUl'ke Di ~tri ct ... J Oome-by-~.; han ce . ... <.1!'ord's Brldgo.

Stations hlwe been refor mcd :tt '['ooma (Murray Distri ci.) iJ.nd Ourmbubu1a (N orth-"Western District) . Poli ce camps have also becn forme,; at the Uarcien-Demondrille-Jindalee, \ Vyong-l\1orisset­\ Varatab, vVerri s Oreek-Boggabri, and EavellSlI'or Lh-Liddell r~\ilw ay deviation ,,·o rIes.

1'he strength of the Force in the :Metropolitan District has been increased by 25 lIlen ; additional 1l0lice haye also been sent t o Granville and llclensburgh in t Il e Eastern District; Lithgow, Mount McDonald, Narromine, and W ell ington in the 'W e~ l ern Di str ict; Vvaratah ill the N orlh-eastern Distri ct; G irilumbone in t he Bourke Di ~tl'i cL: Brol{cn H ill ill the SOl.lth-westel'll District ; Finley and ' Vagga. vVagga in the Murray District; and LislIlo l'e ill t Ile Northern Di ~trict.

To ]ll'oville for t he increase sllOwn, nnd to fi ll vacancies occas ioned as under , 15G appointments (100 foot, 50 mounted) have been l1l:l,dc tllll'ing the year :-

Resignations 40 Disch:wgeN '" 33 Di ~mi 8s:l,l s ... 1 Su perannuatiolls 12 D e:l,t hs 11

Nine Poli (;e pensioners llictl ill 1808 II'ho had been in l'eeeilJt of pellsions amounting III the aggregate to £ 1,337 IDs. 7d. pel' annum.

1'wcl\'e members of tllo 1!'Ol'cC' were sllpel'aulluat;ell during t he year, S receiving pensions at rates varying froUl £GS Ss. 8d . to £191 128. Gd. per annum , amounting in all to £1,10S 138. 8d. per anllum, and 4 being granted gratuit ies upon thei r discharge, wh ich entailed a further total charge of £523 lOs . upon the Fund.

Seven widow. of members 0 [ th e F orce were awarded gratuitios f rom t he Pol icc Reward Fund, amoLluting in all to £1,227 158., and one wa" graoted a pel1 ~ i o l1 of £40 per annum.

1'he s um expended during the year in the payment of pensions and gratuit ies rmtched a total of £20,175 78. 5d. 1'he income of the Pol ice R eward and Superannnation Funds being insuffi cient to meet the claims, it was necessary to make provision rrom the Consolidated Revenue foJ' a sum of £12,866 Os. Gd., all the invested fLlntl~ having become exhausted.

S-A The [785 copics-J\ ppl'oxilllal c Uu~ 1 of l'l'ill till g (S.L.) (l:dJolir filld materi al), £i 88. ~)d.J

2

The u,dvance fi gures taken out as usual from t lle station watch-house r ecords in the Metropolitan District show a large decrease of OS,/, in the to tal number of u,pp l'ehensions wi thi n t hat distr ict during 1898 as compared with the previous year ;-

Total number of arrests during 1897 21,94:3

Do do 1898 20,959

,)'he1'o was a very satisfactory decrease of 1,140 in th e number of apprellCllsions for dl'Unkonlless, simple or acco mpanied by di sorderly conduct, as compared with the previous yea.l'. There were, howol'e1' , 71 mor c prosecutions for bl'caches of t he "Bettin g Houscs I:) uppression Aet" and gambling; and tho increase of 28 in the n umber of arrests for desc rti on of wives and bmilies retor ded, i" rdso au unsatisfactory feature.

As r egards crime in the Colony generally, there hfwe beeu increases of 12 in the Humber of murders,3 attempted murders, 3 man slaughter, and 2 infanticide. The numbers arc, however, about t ll e SfLm e as recorded during 189G. B ur glaries fLnd cases of t heft from dw ellillgs also ~how all increase of 202 a. compared with 1807. 'I 'here havo, howeve l', been decl'eases of 2G in cases of crim ilHLl nsslLulLs 011 g irls and \\'Olll on, 5G uttering spurious coin, 02 horso ancl cu,ttle stealill g, and I ,/, children fo und abandoned. Other Eerious offences repor ted n,U maintfLin t he usual average.

'J' he fo ll owing sjn,j emont will serve t o show the extent of the licensing business transactcd in the Metropolitan Dist rict during t he year ;-

A ppl ications.

For now publicans' li eenscs .. ....... ........... ............. .

For Colonial wine li censcs .... ..... .. ........................ .

· For condi tional li censeR ............... . .. .. ....... ............ ..

For pu blicitns' transfers .................... ......... ........ .

Ol'alltcd.

2

36

o 471

For Coloniitl win o transfers..... .... ......... .. .. ...... ..... ... 50

Music pcrmits ... .............. ... .................. .. .......... ..

For booth li ccnscs ..... .. .... ................... " ....... .. .... ..

F or packet licenses

614

540

10

Refused. I \\,i thdra\\"ll. I 1\0 T'a l'lics. I Total.

22

7

2

12

4

20

14

19

2

S4

17

512

51

014

546

10

At the close of the year the publicn,ns' licellses in existcnce totall ed 7fJO, al1 incl'e!1so of 1 as compared wi th 1887; Colonial wine li censes 308, an incl'ease or 1G; spirit mCl'ckLl\i ~ li censcs lOG, an increa,se of i; bill ifLrd licen ses SD, a decrease of 8:3; :1nd packet licensos 10, :L decrease of 11.

'rherc has been an inc l'ease of 48 in j It e nl1mber of proRerutions for breaches of the Licensing .II ct dUl'in g th e )7efLl'. '1'he tiiffiCllli;i es ill enforcing the prov isions of t he Act, particularly as regnrds Sunday trading, a,ppeal' 1,0 in crease, an d also the tendency to evade the la\\'o

There were 1,107 inquests held during the year on the bodies of deceased persons, n,u increase of 46 as co mpared wi th the previous yefLl'. III G9 cases death was attributable either directly or indirectly to intemperauce.

162 inquest s were held on fi res, a dec rease of 31 an the year l S!)7. 55 were returned as "wilful, " 67 as " n,ccid ental ," and 40 not specified.

There hrwe been 554 inquiries for m iss ing friends during the yen.!', 2G5 of which have resulted success full y. 1' hese fig ures indude 77 cases reported from Great J3l'ita,in "nr! else\\' here beyond Australasia. 'i'here has ueen a slight increase in the total as compa.l'ed with the previous year.

The nm ount of work devolving upon th e P olice, outside the range of t he ir ordinary duties, is still increasing considerably, and so materiall y intel'fe l'es with th e latter as to give ri se to public complaint of the inattention of the Police to t heil' legiti ll1u,te work. Some increase has been provided to the Establi sh­ment-n,bout GO men- but wh en allowing for t he n,osence from duty under the Gener al Leave Itegulation for 14 days annually, t hel'e will not be mor e thnn :30 ::tdditional constables at disposal, a wholly inadequate number to provide for new stations and other requi rements, without t aki ng into consideration t he demand referred to above on account of extra d uties to be performed .

I may refer particularly to the work under taken for the Board of Health uncleI' the Health Act, Dairies Sn pervision Act, and Diseased Animals and }1:eat A ct.

At the same time I am fr ee to a,dmit that I cannot suggest u,ny means whereby effective machin ery . could be substituted for the present system without an enormously increased ex penditure; and I am happy to be a,ble to add that testimony is borne by the Departments i Ilterested, La the p rolllpt itude and efIiciency exhibited by the Police in carrying out the duties entrusted to them.

Proceedings have been taken by the P olice on behalf of the Public Inst ruction Department in 1,506 CfLses under the comp ulsory clauses of the Education Act, for neglect to send children to scll ool, and recovery of fees, &c., and cautions issued by them in 83 cases.

Jllfjuiries

Inqllil'icH h:wc al so b n conducL din 1,032 casc.· for the Master-in-Lunacy, 1,914 for the tate hildren 's Relief DepnrLment nnd Government AsylulllR, 2:L for the M ercantile :Explosives Department,

lIHl 209 ca, e ' on belmlf of the Superintendent of the N.S.S. "Sobraon." 114 noticcs " 'e re also served on behalf of lhe Limd Board, nnd a number of inquiries made for the Fisheries Commissioners, GOI'er nment I ,abuut' Bureau; 'l.'nxati ol1 Commissioners, rharmacy Board, Ranclwick Asylum Committee, &c.

I append hereto a list of works in connection with buildings which have been completed during Lho year on behalf of the D epartment. [Appendix B. ]

Pending the erection of a central headquarters' station for offices, &c. , and for wh ich plans have hcell p repared, I was forced (with the Chief Secretary's sanction):to rent a building adjacent to my offiees for occupation by the detectives and for other purposes, t he accommodation in t he olel building oec upied being wholly inadequate. 'l'his enabled me to make better arrangements fO l' poli ce attenclance continu­ously, day and night, to r eceive and circulate reports and to nLtend to the telephones now connected nnd worked ou an improved system.

Ambulance instrnction continues to be imparted to members of the Porce, elasses being constnntly fOt'med under the direction of Doctor R. '\ ancleleur Kelly of the St. J obn's Ambulnnce Association. 1'he attendance is in all cases volunbwy, and tbe certificates awarded are entered on the reco rd of each member of the Force qualifyiug .

T he Poliee Band has made good progress during the yeur, and n ow ranks as one of the bes t equipped bands in the Colony. Public performances a re g iven periodically and uppuren tly mu ch appreciated. The services of the band have also been in m uch requ est for public c ll11,r itable objects in th o city nnd suburbs, and where the exigencies of police duty allowed of tllci r nttendance assistance has al ways been given.

The Police lWle Club continues to make fair pro<Yress. In addition to the fjuarterly co mpetit ions held by the members, which are well uttended, matches are occas ionally ar,'angecl with oti:er irnihr clubs. 'l.'hirtcen members were successful in ubt:1,ining pl'i~es nt the meeling of the N alional Ri ne A ssociat ion. There is also a P olice Swimming Club.

Owing, to a grent extent no doubt, to the scm'city of em ployment during f he pa. t felY yenl's, u very brge number of cand idates for the P olice hnve preseoted themRcll'es (about a thollsaJlcl), mos t of whom are appal'elltly eligible for the Service. A far diffe rent ~h lLe of :dT'airR ex isLetl sO rlie years ago, when it lYas d ifficult to get mell to fill Yncancies, conscquentl.v Ilnv iug noll' a wider r:lllge for se leetiu II , it highe r stnndal'd is [ll'acticable for r ecruits, both physically nnd educatio nally .

Cnndidntes m'e required to hnve n fair elementnry education , ancll.he mi oi lnLlIn l,eig ht for th e ]Coot Police is now [j ft. 10 in., and lor ti le :Mouuted [j ft. 8 in. 'l' 1re medi enl cxnmination is nho llIo re exacti ng as l'egard~ muscular development, and general so undness with bodi ly acLil'ity. Til e avemge I,eiglrt of t hose nppointed to tl1C Foot Police in 1 89~ was 5 ft. lIt in.

The t raining nnd instr uction at the D epot have nlso been considemuly illlprOl'ed nnd ex lended. A 8111:1ll gYlllnasiulll IHl~ been established for cal isthen ic exc l'cise~, all the Pol ice are reCJuircd to b e profic ien t swimmers, awl most of them arc cnpable of riding n bicycle.

J~x pCl'im entallr, I hnl'e :1IRO instituted instruetion by way oE si mple lcctures reg:U'ding tire powe l's and dutieR of eonstnbles. ] nRpecLor Stephen Cotter undcrloo k L11 preparntio n nnd de livc ry o f' a se ries o f s ix lectllres, and (Ie voted cOlls idcmble atten lion to l.lle same in h is spnre Lim e, anll I :1,111 sang uine t hat t Il e result will be benefi.ci :ll. I append hereto a synopsis of !.lIe ~allle. [8£'0 AppCltdi:c A.]

}'or many ycnrs past the llosi rability of providing ovel'Right 1'01' f ell1ale prisone rs in th 1I1l'~ I 'o politall lock-up haB been n subjecL for cons iuerati on, but lI1any dilli 'ultl es interposed, chie fl y wa nt o f aCCU Il1 Il1O­dation at the wntch-hou se aud the considerable ex ]) nditurc enta iled. l lo \\,(we l', during Lll e past fe lY 11I0ntlr ~ n trial has been made experilllentally of col lectill g felllale pl'isolle],d,:1S hLt' n pr:lcl icnble, ill one Kcpamte portion oE the lock-up at Lhe Centml .Police ,' Latiou, :lIld plaei ll g a matron in d:LI'ge. It is pl'el11aLul'c at present to gi ve any opinion as to the efficacy of th e system.

During tlle year lhe exten~ion of the franchi e to 1J1eo,bers of Lhe ]loliee ]force haR co me inlo operation , bull cannut say illaL it hus hoLd a bCl.lofl(;ial eJIed upun the :::;oJ'l' ice gl'Jler.1, ll y as fL tli tic ipli ncu force. A~, h UlI'ercr, I W'Lti ahmys opposed to the meaSlll'e, tIle l' ' ~ ulL has lIuL !a1,clI IUO uy su rpr ise.

TIlt' cond uet of the P olice genernlly h as berll exceptiunally goud, only one I11an hav ing been dismissed hom the, 'ervi ce tllll'i fi g t Ile year.

I h:1I'r, &e.,

EDMUND IWSBEJlY ] Jl~pector-Gener;.l of Pol ice,

I'PBe DIX A.

APPENDIX A.

SYNOPSIS of a series of Rix lectures deliv~red rd, the Police DepM by I mpector Stepl,cn Colter, to r ecruits and other ConsLabJes.

1. Om ee of const.abk ; his in fl uence on t he eomm llni ty; pel'sonftl be'lring; d cme"notll' t-ow'll'ds t.he public; persona l h ftbit. ; improvement; in ed ucation; ptudy of t he In.w ; fLdv i!"c to p>1l·e n(.s n ('~lcet,ing ehi ld" cn ; muscular tmining; temperan ce; s(·lf-I'('fipec l, j civ ili t.y and C'Olll' t C3Y j thrift; (,OUI'SO langLULge, swcal'ing; lIC'HtnC.!R '1:11(1 Li<1i ll~~~ in uniform; the Magistracy ; 1"('ligioll s duties.

2. Apprehensions; dut-y in effecting arrest"; legfLl power and :)utllorit."; chargc without walTanl' ; when arrest lawful wit.hont warmnt; atT~st upon sus picion; usc of unneecesary foroo unlawful; r epelling violencc; handc uffs andrestl'>tint in custotly j CSCOl't.s j drunken pCl'~on~; cautions j females ; JUl1a,t ios j pCl':;ons ~ lIffCl'ing frol11 illn ess.

3. Identifi cation; fcitturcs a,nd pc 1llinriLics ; mflrh to be noLed when obsCl'vin~; pI' isonel's ,l eeused as suspicions elw.m cLers; elotb ing; phoLogrnphs; di sp ut.ed or doubtful idenLiLy; telvg"ap h, telephone, :tnd other lists; charging "suspected person" witl1in mC:l,llLng of 'lrtgl':l,ni Act; descriptions of a.ccused pCl"l"o ns ; of property ; Cftl'e that no 0110 is positively sworn to on insuflieient g r(lunds; alLenLion to pOI'sons llnd things when on duty; note books; pe rsons and places in d ivi sion Or distri ct ; lise of fircarlil" by ]loliee.

4. Duties on beat or palrol; what to ob,crve, dny :llld nigllL, and what 10 noLe; how to judge of suspicious characters, and of cI·iminal In Lent; night d uty; t'x1lll1inntion of doors, , llUUers, gales, locks, aud fastenings ; wanderers by night; persons rOlnOY' iug f UI'ni tul'e or ell1T.I' ing goods; b,·tlncls of horses; nllmbers of cabs and Yans, when they sh ould be noted , also dcseJ'iption of vehicles lInd drivers; llnusu:L1 OOl'UITenCes; il'aoks and foolpl·inLs.

5. Sudden (' lllCl'gencie,; I'iol , cli st.urbun (·c., Illunlcr, ;l('cidculnl prrsonal injur.\', sudden illness; fire s ; presonce of mind; prompL report when assistll.ucc requil'cd; fil·"t uid :llllbulnncc ; ex t iuguishing fires wh ell breaking out; names and addresses of witnesses of an OCCUlTenec Or llccideut shou ld be Luken ; prolllpL reports to superior oflieer.

G. Ii:l'idenc('; CIll't,ful sL udy or the IlI.IV of eridence; clea r and concise relal ion of all the fads , whether favourable or unfllyoumblo Lo Lh,' accused; voice 'hou ld be ('leal' and distinct; notc" to refresh mNnol'y ,hollid be made at the Lime; admiss ions 01' RU.tcll1ents by I lie I1cell scd ; no inducen lC llL, promise, 01' Llll'eat; la \\' on ~u hjcct should he dearly understood an el 'HiLicn dowl1; sl;.LCI1ICliI, , hol1 ld be C;lref~ll.\' wl'ilt c l1 out in Ycry words of accusetl; dying deposition;;; ltclv is;l,ble in ense of a ny importanC'e to ( Ilk!' stntcmont of witnc~s in Init in!!, whielt he should sign .

A PPEK DIX n.

LrS'I' of alldil ions and l'ep:Lirs rFfected to Police Buildillgs (litl'ing the ycal' 18D8.

nnrl'Hbn . ..... .... . . l{cllI!Joka .... ........ . J3in!:('l'I\ ........... . . . ......... .

ll 'l('kky's Crossil1" ....... . . . . . ... ... . By" ck .. .. .. .. .. ~ . . : ......... ... ... . Cnsin o

obar .......... .. ... .. . ... ..... , ..... . COOn1[L .... ........... .. • ..... , ....... . .

Cool1mnblc' .. ..... . . . . . .. . ... . . . . .. . . Co I'anb 11g ...... e . ...... . . ......... ..

Cootnmundrlt ... .. . .. . . .... . .. , . . . .. . .. . COJlebnd ...... . ...... . . .... .. Ddegate ... ..... .. . ........... . . .. .. .... . Deniliquin I'ont.h ......... . ..... . Dungog . ..... . . .... .... . . . ... .. .... .. . . . GoOdOOg;l .. . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . Gres[ord. . ... . ....... . . . . . " .. .... . .. . Inl'orell .. . . ...... . .... . ........ .... . . .. . IJambton . .... .... ........ " .. .. . . . ...... . ]\[enindie . . .... ..... . ...... ..... .. .. . . .. Milparinb .. . ...... . .. . .. .. . ... . . ...... . Molong ............ .. . ... .. .. . . ... ..... . Jllorpetii . ... ...... . .. .. .... . ... . .. . . Mud geo ... .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. .... . . .. .. ... . l\1:u rrurundi ' . .... ...... ..... . ...... . N""r!lbri ..... . . ....... . .. . .. ...... .... ..

T. " • JS lL l'!'a.llllne . . . .. . .. . •• • . . ..... ........ .

Oberon .. . ..... . . " .. .... ..... " . .. .. . . . Pllmbuia ..... . .... .... . ., . ....... .. ... . Rockky ... .. ... ...... . .... .. Scono ... .. .. . .... . SoffLla ....... . Somerton .... ........... . . . Sunny Com er .. ...... ..... ' . ... ... ... . . Tum';'orth .... .. .. .... . . . ...... . ... . . .. . Ta,rec ... .......... . ..... .. .. ....... . .. .. . ~'ibooburra . .. ...... .. . .. .. . ..... .. ..... . Wallsend . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . 'Wellington ............. ...... .......... . ,\-Vind 01' ...... . ......... . ........... . . .. . '\Nileann i'l ........................ . . ... . \\'" inghnn1 . .......... . ........ . . ..... .. . \I' plonl: .. .......... .. .. . . . .. . .. . ....... . Yllntabu lla ..... " ..... . . .... .. .... "" ..

Acldit,iuns 1.0 COllrt ancl \Val clt· ho usr . ;\l1cl 1'cp;lirs (.0 Court. ;mel '\-Vateh ·hollsc . to P ol ice Station. to I,ock· up Gaol. &c., to Gaol. Lo P olice Stal ion.

" :wel 1'ep;lir5 to Court and W ntch· house. Repnir ~, &r. , (0 .Loek. lIp Gaol. Additions 10 JJock·up Gaol.

to Police ~tittion. to Loek· up Gaol. 10 CourL-hollse and L ock·up.

" Lo Lock' lIp GIlOI. Hepairs, &e., to P olice ::>tation . Additions to Comt und \ Vateh·hollse.

" :Inti repll.irs t o Loek·t:p. Re pai !'s, {\.c., to OUlll'L and WaLch· house. Addition", &c., to Court "nd '\Vateh-hotlSc.

" Lo Court·home l1nc1 Poliec Station. R epairs, &c. , to Police Barracks. Additions to Court anel " ·uteh·house. Repairs, &c., to Police Staion . Additions to Police Station (nearly complekcl) .

itnd repairs to Court ant! '\Vatch·1, ouse. to Police Station. t o Police Barracks . to l.oek·up Gaol.

" 10 Police lluildings. to COllrt· house :lnt! Police Stat.ion.

t.o l'uliec Station anel Lo~k. up. to Poli ce Station.

" 10 Lock-up. Alterahon. anrl repairs to Police St1tion . Additions Lo P ol ice Stalion. Alterations and 1'opai"3 to Pol ice ·'S tat.ion .

Court and "Vak h ·h oll ,;e. " " Police SLMion .

Additions to Comt·bouse and P olice 81;,Lion. to Gaol.

" 10 ]'olirr StfLlion. " to Gaol.

R epairs, &0., 10 Pulice Stnl ion.

LrST

LISI' or I>"li .(. 13lliltlil1<;' l'om ple lctl durillg t he y ar l bDS.

,,\ Iuury ... ..... ...... ... .. .. liCl' lI la,g lli ... . ... _ .... , .... .. .. .. . • 10 • ••

B errigan ........... . ....... .. ..... . .. .. .. BI'okclI llill .. ... .......... ...... .. Carind" ........ . ...................... .. ClII'rabubu b .. .. ......... .. ........ . Finley ..... .. .. .... .. ... .. .. ... .... .. F OI·bes.. . .... . ... . .. .. .. .. .. ......... . F ,wd 's Bridge ... .. ......... . ...... .... .. Gladstone .. ....... ..... . . " ...... .. .. . . Horton ........................ ... .. .. .. Hunter's llill ......... .. .... .. . ..... .. .. Lismure ................. .... ......... .. Lout h ... ...... .. ........................ . ]\I[",nilla ..................... ... ... ..... . P eak Hill ..... . .. ............ .... .. . .. . Q.uirindi ... ..... .. ..... .... .. Roselle ..... ....... .. ........ . .... .. . ')'i lpa ....... .... . ........ .. .. ... ... ... . .. 'I.'inonee ... ................... ....... .. .. 'I.'ruDdle ..... ......... . ... .. . Ungarie .. .. .. .... .... ... . .... ... ... .. .. . W'ync1hum ... ... ... .. . ...... .. ....... . ..

:Erect ion of Su perintendent' s quurt e r~. 'l'eulpunLry cell.

" EI'rction of P olice Barracks. 'l'crupol'U-ry cel l. Erection of Police Stat ion . 'l'empor,tI'y cell. E I'ection of .Police Station .

" " anrl Lock·up. R emoval of Police Buildings from Enlowr ie to (nearly completed). T em porary cell. Erection of Police Buildings. 'l'emporary cell. EI'cetion of P ol ice Station and Lock-u p (n0arly romalet.ed) .

Court, and Watch·holl"c. . P olice Station 11nd Lock·u p. L ock-up. P olice Stat ion. COUl't and vVatch-house. Police Station.

" Court ltnd Watch-holl se.

APPENDL\ C.

RETUR-S of tho number of men serving in the Poliee F orce on the ~ll~ t December, l RDS, and the year of th eir joining :-

Super-I n"peetors.1 Sui)· I Sen ior I Sergeants. I Senior

I OOIlSt:1 lJlcs. Detertives· 1 Total. intcllcicnts. I nspcctol'S. Serg-Cfl lltS. COII f.:. tahlcs.

IS51 1 1 1852 1853 ] 80'1 1855 2 2 185ii 1 1 IS57 2 1 3 1858 1 1 IS50 1 1 2 1860 1 3 1 5 1861 1 1 2 4 I S62 2 4 1 2 1 3 2 ]5 1863 1 1 -1 ii 1 4 ]7 1864 1 2 3 a 0 18G5 1 1 2 18G6 1 2 2 2 1 1 fJ 18G7 1 2 3 1 2 9 1868 1 5 3 3 3 15 1869 1 1 1 1 '1 1870 2 2 2 G 1871 2 1 1 :1 10 1872 5 4 2 3 2 1 17 1873 1 :~ G 1 a 14 1874 4 5 5 6 20 1875 2 3 3 6 8 22 1876 4 6 4. (j 1 21 1877 2 2 '1, (j 7 1 22 1878 1 3 H l 'b I '. 40 1870 2 5 12 ] 3 15 ,.7 1880 2 4 18 D 1 3·[ IStH 7 21 17 1 4.6 1882 1 7 2H 21 1 [i8 1883 1 2 7 27 31 3 71 1884 1 3 7 87 41 2 Dl IS85 2 8 18 50 1 85 1886 1 21 51 1 7'L l S"7 4 21 50 75 18/38 1 1 J;j 65 SO I SS9 ;~ ]0 77 90 1800 ;") 96 101 I HDI 2 89 Dl 1892 a 122 ]25 I S03 2 79 HI 1804 J 99 100 l S05 99 9D 1896 D7 !l7 1807 Dl () 1 ]8H8 ]UO 150

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APPENDIX D.

RErtJR~ oE Stl'cngth n, uu D l8 trlbutionoE thc Pollcc Fo rce on the 31st Dccember, 1898.

MOUNTED.

D I 8'I'fl ICT. STATlO~. ~~~r:I~ : IlllSpcc-1 i~~~~~'1 s~~ !.~r·1 ser- I s~~:l~r 'l COIl-_________ dents. _ tors. _ tors. _ gcants. gcan ts. slables. stubl es.

Metropolitan .. No.1 H ead Stat ioll Cent ral SLaLion .. ·Pyrmont. Geneml Post Office .. Mint Glebe I sl:1nd .... .... . No. 2 H e:1cl St:1tion Glebe .. Redfern and Darling-

ton ...... .. ..... . . ,Y"terioo anil Alex-

and ,·i" .............. . Re:1eonsfield Estat e ,\j itehell Road .. . .. . U niversit y ... .. ...... . hish Town ... . . No. :> H eal] Station \Vatson 's Bay 'W:1verley and Bondi l'ad clillgton and

\Voolbhm .... Botany ... Double B:1y n ose Hay .. Rli sh cutters' Bay . Hanll wick & Coogee No. 4 H ead Station ( 'h id Secretary's

Olli ce ... . . Lands Ofri ce 'l're:1snry Haltnain . i\l a nly ........ .. .. .. .. . (;o \'crnment House .. Woolloomooloo. Bourk c,st,·cct. .. Roze lle .... . ... No. ;; ITcad Station Cook 's l{i vcl' . ( 'oneonl r ctcrsh,,,)) .. L c ichhanlt .. . . ( 'ampcrdown Ashfielcl E nfle lcl C"nterbury .. ~".blT ick\· illc Jlnrwo()lj I ~rs l; inevill e ]{oga,rd h . Fi ve Uock .. .. Stanmore .. . Summer R ill .. H omebush . .

trat hfi eld . H Ul's t vill c .. Belmore .. . Oroydo n ......... . . ~lort lak e .. Annandale .. D rummoyne St . Peters J-Iels:1rmel R ock dale P cakhurst Arncliffe .. D ulwieh Hill ...... .. . Rosedale ......... . Nort h Sydney ,Yilloughby N eutral Bay Lane Oove .......... .. Mosman .. ............ . Grcenwieh .. .. .. .. .. .. N <1 'Tembnrn ...... .. . Water Police ........ . Longueville W ahroonga . .. . , ....... Linc1field ...

Northern ...... Armidale .. Do "Vest .... ..

Uralb ...... .. .. .. .... .. W nleha Road \\' aleha ............ . ..

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~IOUKTED.

STA't'IONS.

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Bendemeer ... ... . . . . .. N owemloc .. ..... ... "

Guyra . " ... " ..... .... Glen I nnes ...... 1\ of)kabookra ..... ... . Deepwater .. . .. . ..... . Emmavi lle '.I.'cnterfield . . " Tilson's Downfall .. Buudal'l'a Tillghtt I nverell .... .. . ... ".

Ashford Hillgrove Metz ...... Gu y Fawkes Grafton ........ . . . .. . 801l t h Grafton ...... j '\\'oolgoolg,t ........ , Curamba .. . U lmarra. Brnshgrove. Lawrence . ...... Maclean ...... llarwoou. Chatsworth P almer's I sland . Y:,ulIba ... Copman liurst. DalmOl' to n Nym boilht . . . . .

Lismore Li smore. Nortll. .. .. . Gasino ..... Uora,l.;: i . ...... , ... . ..... '\Voodburn . . . . . . , . , . , . Broadwater " 'ardell ............. R ous ... " .... ... .. ... Ballina .... \\' oodcnbollg Dmke .. . n y rull Bay" , .. . ~J ull ulllbimby i\ lurwillulllbah Tumbulg um Cudgen Cooloon

GOlllblll'l1 Collector Bungonia

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~ I aruhll ....... .. .. .. Crookwcll 'J;aralga ............ . yass .. .. .... . Gunnillg .. . Dalton .. .... . Glmdaroo Gininderra .. Bu.-row" . Billalong. Frogmol'e .. RCld's Flat. l'lldman C.-eek \Yee J aspe.- ........ . Rugby ................. . Bowning ............ . Young. Cootamllndra .. ...... . Temol'a M [[!Tum burrah Marengo .. ............ . 'Wombat .. . Wallendbeen ~ I ol'angarell Harmedlll'Ul Hethllngl'(], Stoekinbi ngal.. ...... . W yalollg .. Reefto n Mal's<lcll s Ullgar ie .. .... ...... . .. Yalgogrill .. . :H anlen Hraiclll'oo(l Queanbeyan Y10 ru ya

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______ -;-________ -'c_d_CI_'Ls_._ . .:,-t_o_'.5_·-,-I_t""5. !(C,,"tS. ,e.IIILs. ~l_a,1_) I __ cS_"'7s_ , _S_' .;;-~_'C"_"_lt_S.-;-g-_C~_I_lt_S·-7I_s_ta_b_IC_S-7' I _st_,,_cs .

Ara[nen .. .. \ Southern ­cont'inllcd. !~ungcll tlo l 'C

J.arago .. Bateman's Bay . N ell igen ........ . Centl'll l T ilba .. . N cl'l'iguncbh .. . Coh,tI'go He l'J""gui ... .. ...... . Mongal'low l\1aj ul" ~ Cl'eek Cal'tai n's Flat ...... Emu FI"t A llimbo .. . c.;OOI1l" .. . . Beg" Bomba[" . I~d c n Call(lclu . B ll cldcy 's Cross ing Michcb go A,laminaby ... . Kiandr." ..... . D elegate ... N imitybcllc Jin<1ahy Jl o \ VolullIl" .. \Vyn(lhalll Bomboka Towamba. Be['rillale .. c.;"Lhcart i\ lc r illlbul" .. Pan bula

Easterll .. .. .. ... DepOt . Pal'l':tlllatta . . (: nUIl·illc. .AlIblll'1l J :ool; wood l' I'OS pcct . ()a~ tl c H ill . J) II II ,las ]\ l ol'l'yl"n ,15 R y(lc Jl lIlltcr's H ill (:Jadesville . . Hornsby. P eat's I"cl' ry \ VoollI' ieh Dural . Becc roft .. . P cn l' it h St. ~ I ary's Mulgoa .. " .......... . Rooty Hill .. Emu Plains ..... ... . . . Springwood ...... ... . Katoomba ........ .. 'Windsor . \ \,ilberfol'ce " St. Alban's Richmond . . N orth H ichmond House 1-1 ill " .. Hivcrstone ......... . \Y iscman 's F erry Li vc['1'oo1. ... Smithfield ]3:1n kstown .......... . i:lutherland Campbelltown .. .. .. Appin Camden .. ........ . Pictou Rcrrim" .. Moss Vale Robertson Bowl'" l .............. . Mittagong ..... . ... . Burrawang .... .. .. .. BUllclanoo]] \ \~ ollongong . )"pto .............. .. Fig. trce ){lIlii .. (,I i fto ll ..... 1I t'1(,llshllrgh ... """ ( 'orrilllll i ............ ..

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STATIO:\S.

l(ianla. ...... , ........ .. Shell harbour ........ . A lbion Park . ...... .. Jambel"oo .. .. ..... .. . Gerl'ingong Nowl'a .. . Berry .. . Kangaroo Valley .?Ililton .. UlIadnlla .. ...... Yah,'al .

W estern......... Bathurst .. . Kelso .............. . Mi ll Town .. Oberoll ..... Sunny Corner Rydal .......... .. .. ' Vall era wang .. Lithgow .... H artley Yale .. Mount \Tietoria . Hill Encl. Sofala .. ..... .. .. .... .. 'Wattle Flat ...... .. "'yagdon Rockley Burraga .. .. .. . .... .. Newbridge .. .. . ... .. . O'Connell B1aekheath ....... .. . .. Orange. East Orange .. . Lnelmow ... .. .. Mi llt hol"pe Blayney ..... :~ru llk ey " . J nena . Gallymont .. . Careoar .. .. .. :lI1andlll":lma ..... . :l lonnt lIIcDonald .. . Cowra. . ........... . Cargo ............... .. Cmhl ..... ... .. :ljolong :lbnij,ll':J. \ \' oodstock .. .. ('umnock DlllJiJo .. W ellington .. (;0011 ,,1111>1 e Obley ..... . \ \ ' "n'en J)alHbloo .. N C\'cl,tirc Nltl"l':1.lllillC

(~ilgalld r:1 .... QlI"mhonc . . Stuart Towll l'eak Hill ........ 'J'rangic ( :uial'gambone J)a"iesvillc .. Tom illgly .... . J-jndgcc \ \ '0 11"" ... C:n lgong .. Cobhom j\illllciool"3.ll. Lead"ii ie ]lford ..... . Hylstollc .. . "1.1 '1rg l'iJ.\,cs II" imlcycr .... .. .... .. ('oobh. C'apel-tee .... Forlw!=; Condobolin .. l ,rcnfell .... . Uool:tgong ........ .. . EUCfO'\Ta. Prt~hcs . .. ,., . , . Alecto\\"n 'J'rundlc \ V:11"roo :Fifield ... Himhi Callo" ill<il':t

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Bourke ......... Bourke ..... ..... ... . . North Bourke .. Bl'e"\val'l'ina ........... . ]3yroek ......... .... . Cobar . '" ...... ....... . GO llgolgan .... . . Louth ......... .... .. .. . ~ilpa : .... . .. ....... . Enngollw., ......... .. . . Nymagee .. ............ . Bobadah ....... .. ..... . Nyngan . . . Cannon bar .. . ...... . Coolabah . ............. . Girilmnbonc . Yantabulla .. Ford 's :Bridgc B.~rringun .. \ ·V ant1ar; ng .. Monnt Drysdale Walgett ColJarendabri .. Mogil Mogil . .. .. . Angledool Coodooga .. ....... . Combora h Tatalla Carinda Pilliga ...... .... . .... . Come· by· Chance

North·eastern \Vest Maitland ..... . East Maitland Ln.rgs . , .. " .. .. . " .. , Paterson .. Cresford ............. . Lochinvar Gr ta ...... . .. . ..... . Branxton CcsslIoek. Ella long \ "ollomb; MOl'peth . Hinton 'Raymontl Terrace ... Clarence Town Mulbring ..... . .. ... .. . Cooranbong .. \Vyong .. ............ . C:o.fonl I lowo's V:dley Dungog Strou!\. . (:\oll cestcr Copeland .. Hlillahdelait . Tea Gardens Bungwall l!'lat Forster Newcastle Point Road. Lake Hoad W ickham I slington. Tighe's Hill Lambton .... New Lambton Minmi \\Tallsend . \Vest vVallsend Charlestown ... Dudley .... . " .. " . . Teralba ..... . Swansea .. Catherine Hill Bay" Stockton H amilton ......... .. . Adamstown "Varatah .............. . Carrington .......... .. The Glebe ........... . Singleton J CITY 's Plains .. .. ... . . Broke Muswellbrook Denman Aberdeen . . Reone ............ ..... . .. teWlll't:s Hrook

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orth·eastern -continued.

Mel'l'iwa ....... . .... .. Kerl'fLbee ..... ... ... .. . . Cassili s .............. . Tinonee . . " .... . .... .. Taree ................ . vVingham Cundletown ....... .. Coopernook .... .. . Camden Haven .. . Port Macquarie .. . \ Vauchope ....... .. Bellbrook ... .. .. .. . K empsey Frederiekton Smithtown Gladstone . Arakoon. Maeksvi lle . Nambueea Heads. Bowl'avillc. ~-'Cl'nn1ount . Bellingen

South-western Deni liqllin Ball'analcl Berrigan ... F inley. J eri ldel'ie Mathoura Moama Moulam ein ..... Toeumwal \Ventworth. Euston Pooncal.'ic Cal Lal ('fareena) Broken Hi ll .........

Do North .. Dn South .. Do (Rail-

way Town). Sil verton ..... ... .... . Thackaringa ...... .. T Ol' l'OWu,llgec .. .

H av .............. .. Booligal Cal'l'athool .. Clare . Darlington Foiut EU:1balong Gilgunnia HillstOll [ v;-\llhoc L"ke Cudgellico ..... Mand e .' Mossgicl .............. . Mount H ope .. Oxley ...... .. .... . 'Vhitton .......... . ' Yilcannia ...... .. MeniI1l1i e .............. , Milp:1l'inb .. Tibooburl'a .. White Cliffs

North·western Tamworth East .... Do \Vest ..

MUlTurnndi .Blackville Ounnedah .. Barraba Nundle lIlanilla ... .. ... ... .. .. Qnirindi ........ .. ... .. Somerton Moonbi ............. .. Oarroll . .............. .. \V en 'is Creek ...... .. Boggabri . Tam bar Springs Earadine Coonab:tl'abran SW:l1l1[) O:tk CUl'l':thubu la .. Na,.r,,])ri I ~ast ...

Do \\' cs t ... \ Vee \Vaa K en ·:1ll1 ingby ...... . ~1eroe ................ ..

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Eu lnw ric .. \V'1l'i"lda .. Yetlllan . . BoggabilJa Pall"Il1:111aw<L (; a ruh Burren 1Ilnngind i

Murray .... ".. . l\Jbtlry . :Buw"". GCI"I II:l,n ton \Va lbu l1llri e CO l"ow a Jl owLong ....... Nlu lwa l" \\-,dl" \\ ',ti l" .. Jindel':l Culeai I'n

(:nndagai .. ....... T ll mll t .. Adelollg ........ 8 hcpetl'lTstowil :Rettlow . . Ingiong Coolae '1\ 11l1 UCl'umba.

' :.1 'I'OOIl1:t ........ .

\\' agga Wagga ,J unco Tet"cutta JIumul a ... \' crong Crcek The Bock Cool:l.ll1 ol1 Lock ha rt N :tl'ra.ndc l'<L . !)ays,laJc lJ 1':111 :, . Grong Ul'Ollg ..

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OI.·<1 e1'lies to IJi s E xcellency the GOVC l'll ot' .. .. .. ...

P olice f:l torekeepc r Al'Illourer Dri ll Instl'll ctors Van-dri vers, &c.

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