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1912.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
POLICE DEPA lam ENT.
(ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1911.)
l'rinted it n der No. 6 Report from I'rinting Committ,,, 12 Sept,m/a(r, 191 2.
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The IiNiector-General of Police to The Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's
Department.
sir, Police Department, Inspector-General's Office, Sydney, 17 February, 1912.
In accordance with the usual custom, and as required by the Poliee Regulations, I have th e
honor to submit, for the Premier and Chief Secretary's informat km, the following Report of the operations
of this Department for the first year of my command, together with a statement, its furnished annually,
of the strenzh and distribution of the establishment on the 31st December, 191 , and certain other figures
and information.
On the 31st Deeember, 191(1, Mr. l'itomas (I:Irvin, I.S.O., Insissurt;enentl of Police for the
previous seven years, who had been granted extended leave of absence prior to retirement on pmsion,
after a continuous service of over forty-eight ( l8) years, handed over the 'out no) of the Deportment to
me as his successor, and I assumed command of the Force (m the 1st .1(inuary, fully 'immured of the same
loyalty and assistance that had been accorded by all ranks to my predecessor.
I cannot speak too highly of the great stindard of i•flicieney in all branches of the Service
throughout the State when taken over by me. The good solid improvements made by him during him
Inspector.Generalship, both in the Metropolitan and Country Distriets, and throughout, the Puree, must
stand to Mr. Garvin's credit for all time, quite outside the important measures passed by Parliament
during his term of office, as hereunder named, which have increased, and must continue to in..rcase, Police
efficiency :—
" Vagrancy Amendment Act, 1905."
" Liquor Atnendinent Acts, 1905 and 1907."
"Gaming and Betting Acts, 1906 and 1907."
" Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act, 1906."
"Sydney Stock Driving Act, 1906."
"Second-hand Dealers Act, 1906."
"Careless Use of Fire Amendment Act, 1906."
" Police Offences Amendment Act, 1908," and
" Motor Traffic. Act and Regulations, 1909."
A number of important changes have taken place in the charge of Districts during the year. Early
in the month of .January, Superintendent Grageon met with an unfortunate accident, front tho effects of
which he died, and Inspector McVane was promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police, and
appointed to the vacancy. Later in the year, Superintendent?! Alexander B, Walker, of Goulburn,
Alexander Johnston, of Bathurst, and W. 11, Elliott, of Albury, were granted extended leave of absence
prior to re(irement ; Superintendent Saunders (the senior remaining ollieer of his grade) was transferred
from Maitland to the charge of the Southern District at ; Superintendent Mitchell, Assistant
Superintendent in the Metropolitan District, to the charge of the Western District at Bathurst ; Superin-
tendent Pountney from Bourke to Albury; Superintendent McVanc, subsequently, from Dentliquin to
Maitland ; while Inspectors A. A. Hojel, James Kenny, and George E. Goulder were promoted to the
rank of Acting-Superintendents of Police, the two former being placed in charge of the Bourke and
South-Western Districts, respectively, and the latter taking up Mr. Mitchell's position as Assistant
Superintendent in the Metropolitan District.
Royal Comm it(s ns.
During the year two Royal Commissions were appointed by His Exoelloncy the Governor to inquire
into and report upon matters connected with this Department.
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The first, which was appointed early in March, had reference to certain charges formulated by two
Police Constables regarding the circumstances of the death ,if one Walter Alexander Bosworth, in a police
cell at Bathurst on the 28th January, 1911. The Commissioner (His Honor Judge Hamilton) held
sittings at Bathurst, on the 28th and 29th March, and heard evidence, and the body having been subse-
quently exhumed and a further post-morte»z examination made at the request of deceased's parents, another
sitting was held on the 22nd April, when evidence was taken as to the result of that examination. After
an exhaustive investigation, His Honor found that the charges preferred were untrue, and as a result of
His Honor's report one of the accusing Constables was dismissed the Service and the other compelled to
resign.
The other Royal Commission was appointed during the same month to make diligent and full
inquiry into allegations that had been made regarding the administration of the law by the Police in
connection with the keeping of a disorderly house or houses by a certain woman at Newcastle, and into
all matters in relation thereto. The Commissioner (His Honor Judge Edmunds) reported to His
Excellency that the allegations made were, so far as they attributed any corrupt practices Or omissions of
duty, unsupported by evidence, and were in His Honor's opinion unfounded in fact.
Retirement ,1 Officers attaining the Age of ..5i.rty Years.
Section 9 of the "Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act," No. 28 of 1906, provides that the age
of retirement from the Police Force shall be sixty years of age, except in the case of the Inspector-General
of Police ; but there is a proviso to the effect that, should the public interest render it expedient to retain
the services of any officer above the age of sixty years, and should such officer consent to his services being
so retained, the Minister after the prescribed investigation, inay authori e s'uch retention until such officer
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attains the age of sixty-five years.
An Investigation Committee, consisting of the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief Medical
Officer of the Government, and the 'Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department. was appointed, at the
instance of the Chief Secretary, to investigate all eases arising under the section, and obtain such reports
and other evidence as they might deem necessary for the information of the Minister to enable him to
determine whether or not an officer sixty years of age or over shall be retained in the Service. In any
case, it has been laid down that should such retention be authorised it will not necessarily be for five
years, but as in eases of the ordinary Public Service for a maximum period of one year at n time, or even a
less period. Two eases, in which extensions had already been granted, were spevially reported upon by
the Investigation Committee, and with regard to other officers of Police who would attain sixty years of
age within the next twelve months after the date of the report, the Committee saw no reason in the public
interest to recommend their retention after they reached the statutory age for retirement.
The Government has been pleased, during the short time I have been in office, to approve of a
number of reforms in the Service, which 1 will briefly enumerate hereunder.
Police Ol.thin a. .
For years past the white trousers worn by the Metropolitan and Alaitland Police during the
summer months,. and the full-dress tunics, have been a continual source of complaint. and their
discontinuance has been approved. As regards the former, it was the practice to supply Police on
joining with two pairs of white trousers, and one pair pa. annum afterwards. At least two clean pairs a
week were necessary, and the average washing bill of Is. per week for each man was certainly a tax on
those compelled to wear them. (hi the other hand. then- is no doubt that .1i State °evasions these
trousers lent a smart appearance to the Police on duty, and for that reason I regrett■sl having to
discontinue their issue, but taking everytlnng into consideration I felt I would not be justified in
opposing their abolition. The full-dress tunics were heavy, unsuitable to the climate, and by no means
handsome, and an improved pattern of Police juniper, with t wo outside pockets, giving more comfort to
the wearer while being smart in appearance, has been brought into its,'. It is ilso proposed to substitute
a great-coat made of material of lighter texture, which will be an improvement on the old pattern, ;ind
to provide warm woollen gloves for use on night duty and (when necessary) during the winter m o nths.
Imprerements in Pal iee .1eemawelation.
During the year a number of modern Station's have been erected Inv tl _11%14'11111CW. with adequate
and convenient living accommodation for the Police : also new quarters for the Superintendent in charge
of the Southern Dstriet at Goulburn. This year it is proposed to erect additional Stations, and effect
necessary additions and repairs to existing buildings, while a IIIIM her of improvements are projected at
the Police Depot, Redfern. and the Central Police Barracks. At the former building it is proposed to
convert the domitories into cubicles; while at the Central Police Barracks similar alterations to the
domitories will be effected. it wall erected as a break wind, prol,er lavatory accommodation provided, and
the building generally brought up to modern requirements : which billiard-room accommodation and
a billiard-table will be made available for the use of the Police resident there.
P‘Iy.
. Of recent years the pay of all ranks., except that of Superintendents of Police, has been increased,
consequent upon the altered,.conditions and the higher cost of living ; and oa my recommendation the
government have approved of Superintendents f Police receiving a similar increase in salary, to that_
granted to other officers (namely, £20 per annum) from the 1st July, 1911.
. In view a the fact that the duties of Senior Constables, more especially those in the Metropolitan
District, assimilate those of Sergeants of Police, and seeing that they were only in receipt of 6d, a day
more than First Class Constables, it was decided to increase their pay by a further 4d. per (lay (namely,
from 9s. to 9s. 4d.), thus making their pay fair and reasonable in comparison whim that of the immediately
higher and lower grades,
veiling Allowance:1.
• Another subject that received attention is that of the travelling allowances paid to the Police. In
the past no provision has been made for the payment of any allowance to Police absent from their patrols
unless they were actually away from their Stations at night-time. It sometimes happens that they have to
leave3
leave their patrols for the greater part of the day on such duties as escorts, &G.., aml are put to unavoidable
expense in consequence thereof. It has accordingly been decided that where Police are absent from their
patrols during the day on escort duty, ic. and are thereby put to unavoidable expense, they shall be
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entitled to receive a sum not exceeding half the ordinary travelling allowances.
The question of the expenses incurred by Police on transfer from one Station to another was also
considered. Police who are so transferred at their own request, or on account of misconduct, are not
allowed anything towards the cost of removal, and I saw no reason to recommend any alteration in this
practice. With regard to those transferred on promotion (which, as a rule, only involves a small increase
in pay), or in the interests of the Service, the rule has been to allow the fares of the Police concerned and
their families, 1,ful part only of the cost, of removal of their furniture and effects. In this latter respect
the members of the Police Force were mit treated nearly so liberally as those of other branches of the
Public Service, who ate entitled under the Public Service Regulations to he reimbursed the actual cost of
conveyance of themselves and their families, together with the reasonable expense of remo)al of furniture
and effects (certain articles excepted) up to .1 tons weight, aml so far as I could learn the general
practice is to allow payment infail in respect of such removal. I therefore recommended that. except in
cases of removal on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or at their own request, Police should be allowed
the actual cost If conveyance of themselves rind their families (family to include wife, sons to IS
years of age living at home, and unmarried daughters living at home), together with the reasonable expense
of removal of furniture and effects (certain articles excepted), the maximum weight allowed being -
ifficers •••^4••
Sergeants ...
Otlier Police
This has been approved, and with a view of keeping the expenditure within reasonable limits it is
incumbent upon Police tI Wif • tht . ( . 1Witpe , t, MA,'^eonveyanee, alai When submitting 1'11,1k/dim's for
expenses of removal to forward ail iii cut ^of the furniture and effects, accompanied by local quotations
from carriers for the cost of removal oil receipted accounts for the sem ice.
ollow,,/ ■;// Defy
011 the instructions of the Minister, the practiee of relieving menihers of the Force of duty on
alternate Sunday. has, where practicable, been instituted, awl is greatly appreciated by them
qf no%
Thenc has been no unit 'urn practice in granting sick leave of absence, and the Itegulat ion dealing
with this matter has been amended so as to allow not, more than 11 I days' sick leave on full pay, with a
further period not exceeding :10 days on half-pay, in any one year.
1,111111• !pd.
A matter w hilt f conceive to he of considerable importance to a Department RUC} , is this, namely,
the telephone system, is one that has received my i.arnest consideration. It is essential to my mind that
the inter.station system of telephones in the Nletropolitan Area should lie is complete and reliable its
possible under existing conditions. The switeh•Isiard that was formerly at the l'entnd Police Station has
been removed to the !lead I Mice, where iiti upTo date board has been ti.sl, ii nutlih,r of the lines converted
into " metallic circuit, and the Deputy PostmastertIeneral requested to replace any old instruments. I
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am glad to say that a great impro%entent is already noticeable,
A number of additional Stations have also been conneeted with local Exchanges, but owing t.o link
of funds I have not been able to do as as I should have liked in this direction, or to comply with a
large number of requests that have been made for telephones to be provided.
',Tidal ion.
Towards the end of the year the -( riminal Amendment '.‘ppeal) Bill," which provides for the
establishment of a Court of Criminal Appeal and itmends the law relating to police and erimitinl eases, and
the consideration of petitions of convicted persons, wiis brought into law, Thin measure, which is mislelbs1
on the English Act th a t h as worked very successfully during the past. three years, while not interfering
with the present right of appeal on questions of law, gives a convicted person the right to appeal on
questions of fact, or mixed law and fact, or against the sentences passed, on have being obtained from a
Judge of the Court. The Court is empowered to increase mentenees, as well as reduee them, Power an
given to order new trials and to grant appeal ti the High Court.
Attention has, on a litlinlicr of occasions, been directed to the need for introducing a Jtl dealing
with the vexed question of Sunday trading. I 'nder the present law it has been found necessary to permit
certain discriminations, but I need scarcely point oid how unsatisfaetory it is for Police to have to
discriminate in this manner, and would urge that the matter be dealt with by Icgishaiull at an early
date, in the event of such a lacuslire being introduced, I would suggest that the question of selling
Sunday newspapers al*, be eonsiilered.
I have also urged the amendment of the Pawnbrokers' Act, No, G6 if 1902, so as to prevent traffic
in soldiers' war medals, ionl I ''loose the difficulty under which the Police now labour with regard to the
recovery of stolen property that has been pledged. 'Cheri. is no doubt that in many instances the Police
are assisted by some pawnbrokers, who are ever ready to give fall particulars regarding the property in
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their possession, but in other instances it has lasm found necessary to actually bring the thief concerned
to the pawnshop to identify the person to wholli he handed dm giNds, before the pawnbroker could be
prevailed upon to " recollect " that such property hail been taken in on pledge.
As a safcguard ti tlic public, :mil to assist the Polies. in their endeavours to recover stolen property,
I am of opinion that pawnbrokers should be plaits l on is similar fooling to licensed dealers in seeondhand
wares, and required to report any :trtiele which conies into their possession answering the description of
articles described sit having been stolen, 3:e., in any printed or verbal information given to them by a
member of the Police Force.I have further recommended the amendment of the Auctioneers' Act, for the purpose of suppress-
ing bogus sales by auction, and of the Vagrant Act,'so as to put a stop to what are becoming an intolerable
nuisance in the City and large country towns, besides being an obvious fraud on the public, namely, the
games of " Hoop-la " and " Ringolette."
The law relating to wife desertion is a matter that has received attention at the hands of the
Governments of all the Australian States, and I understand it is proposed that reciprocal action should
be taken by each State Parliament so as to secure the collection of maintenance moneys for deserted wives
and children.
The case of Rex v. King, which came before the Court in the month of October, indicates the need
for an alteration in the law with regard to receiving stolen property. In this ease, certain jewellery
which had been stolen in Queensland was traced to this State, and a prosecution instituted against the
person in whose possession it was found for "receiving stolen property," hut it was held by the Court that
the accused was not liable under the Crimes Act. The law should, I consider, be amended with a view of
meeting such cases, and the Attorney-General has been moved to amend the Crimes Act in this direction.
Another ease where the law proved abortive was that of two persons who were charged with
having been on a steamer in the Sydney Harbour for the purpose of betting. Though it was proved that
the accused were actually engaged in betting on the steamer, on the result of sailing-races, it was held
that no offence was disclosed. This matter has also been ieferred to the Attorney-General with a view to
the introduction of legislation remedying the defect in the Botting Laws.
A matter that does not, strictly speaking, concern this Department was brought under notice during
the year by the Stockowners' Association—namely, the use of poisoned baits for destroying game. As I
have already reported to the Chief Secretary, I am strongly in accord with the views expressed by
Mr. Healy (Secretary to the Association) that, in the event of the "Native Animals' Protection Act
being amended, it should be made a punishable offence for any person to lay poisoned baits upon ally land
which he does not himself occupy, without first consniting and obtaining the permission of the occupier
thereof.
Attention has several times been directed by my predecessor to the urgent need for legislation
dealing with weights and measures, bread and coal delivery, the regulation of pedestrian traffic in the
city, and the buying and selling of gold and precious stones (for which Bills have already been drafted),
and I would recommend that these matters should receive the attention of Parliament at an early date.
Establishment.
On the 31st December the Force numbered 2,552, all ranks, as under. Details of the distribution
are given in Appendix "F."
General Police.
Inspector-General ...^...^ 1
Superintendents, 1st Class^ 3
Do^2nd Class^ I
Do^3rd Class^ I
Do^Acting ...
Inspectors ...^...^...^ 7
Sub-Inspectors, 1st Class ...^ 9
Do^2nd Class^ 26
Do^Acting ...^ 3
Sergeants, 1st Class^ 74
Do^2nd Class^ 142
Senior-constables ...^ 333
Constables, 1st Class^ 666
Do^Ordinary^...^ 883
Do^Probationary ... 1651:
Trackers,..^
Total 2, 375
Detectives.
Superintendent, 3rd Class (in charge)
Inspector ,..
Sub-Inspector, 2nd Class ...
Detectives, Senior, at 14s. per diem 8
Do^1st Class, at 13s.^do 4
Do^do^at 12s. do 4
Do^2nd Class at lls. do 3
Do^3rd Class at 10s.^do
Total 94
Water Police.
Sub-Inspector 1st Class (in charge)
Sergeant, 1st Class
Do 2nd Class •••
Senior-constables ...
Constables, 1st Class 15
Do^Ordinary ...^24
Do^Probationary ... 3
Total 53
Traffic^
_5
Tra ffic Police.
Superintendent, 2nd Class
Inspector ...
Sergeant, 1st Class^ 1
Senior-constables ...^ 3
Constables, 1st Class^ 37
Do^Ordinary^ 51
Total^ ... 94
Weights and Measures Office.
Sergeant, 1st Class 1
Constables, 1st Class 2
Do^Ordinary 3
Total 6
Total strength, including trackers, 2,552.
New Stations, &c.
During the year new stations were established at the following places :—
Eastern District^...^ Eastwood.
North-Eastern District^ East Greta.
South-Western District^ Wanganella.
Murray District^...^ Illabo.
Marrar.
The stations at Epping (in the Eastern District) and Clarence (in the Western District) were
bolished.
The stations at Whitton and Darlington Point were, on the 1st July, transferred from the South-
Western to the Murray District.
Additional Police were sent to :—
Metropolitan District...^...^Traffic (2).
Motor Traffic Office (1).
Australian Museum (2).
North Sydney (5).
Burwood (3).
Marrickville (4).
Government Savings Bank of N.S.W. (1).
Manly (1).
Water Police (1).
Mosman (1).
City (11).
Motor Drivers (3).
Northern District^ Murwillumbah (1).
Mullurnbimby (1).
Grafton Railway Works (1).
Southern District^ Ariah Park Railway Works (Constable to go
from Temora when required).
Ardlethan (Constable from Wyalong tempor-
arily).
Bredalbane Railway Works (from Temora) (1).
Eastern District^ Peat's Ferry Railway Works (from Wollon-
gong (1).
Bookwood Railway Works (from DepUt tem-
porarily (1).
Katoomba (1).
Glenbrook Railway Works (1).
Western District^ Portland (1).
Grenfell (I).
Hargraves (1).
Dunedoo (1).
Gulargambune (1).
Koorawatha (I).
North-Eastern District^ Taree Railway Works (1).
Aberdeen Railway Works (1), from Maitland.
Bellingen (1).
North-Western District^ Gunnedah Moree to Mungindi Railway Works
( 1 ).
Murray District^ Oaklands (temporarily from Narrandera) (1).
Jppointments,^
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Appointment,
One hundred and sixty-five (165) appointments have been made to till vacancies caused from time
to time through resignations, discharges on pension and gratuity, dismissals, and deaths, particulars of
which are given hereunder. Thirty-two (32) of these appointments were to the mounted branch of the
Service, and one hundred and thirty-three (133) to the foot Police.
Resignations
Discharges on Pension^...^ S^34
Do^on Gratuity^...^ 5
Dismissals ...^ 3
Discharges (including appointments of probationers not confirmed) ...
Deaths^ 17
Promotions.
The promotions in the Force during the year 1911 were as follow :—
1 Superintendent, 3rd Class.
3 Acting Superintendents.
2 Inspectors.
2 Sub-Inspectors, 1st Class.
3^2nd Class.
5 Acting Sub-Inspectors.
7 Sergeants, 1st Class.
II^„^2nd Class.
21 Senior-constables.
70 Constables, 1st Class.
110 Probationary Constables to Ordinary Constables
1 Senior Detective.
2 Detectives, 1st Class, at 13s. per diem.
3^1st Class, at I2s. per diem.
2^2nd Class.
3rd Class.
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245^Total.
Police Superannuation and Reward Fund.
The following members of the Force were superannuated on pensions amounting to £5,923 13s. 4d,
per annum, viz.:—
Inspector-General^...^Thomas Garvin, I.S.O.
Sub-Inspector, 1st Class...^William McCabe.
Sergeant, 1st Class^...^Willi.on Borthistle.
Do^do^ John Thompson.
Ito^do^ Alexamler McKee.
Sergeant, 2nd Class^Michael McCole.
Do^do^ Martin Elan.
Senior-constable ...^David Kirk.
Do^ George BarnNI.
Do^ William H. Smith.
Do^ William Bursey.
Do^...^Fred,rick W. Ottoway.
Constable, 1st Class^Charles Nebe.
Do^.10^ Hugh Lynch.
Do^do^ Richard. Purcell.
Do^do^ Elijah Easterbro, , k.
Do^do^ Thomas .1. D. IIa \ .• in.
Do^do^ James McBride.
Do^do^ John Gandy.
Do^do^ Adam Sit.
Im^do^ William II I 'oleman.
1h.^(h.^ Eam rtmee I.. Dinnerville.
Do^■lo^ Willi.on E. t'Anipion.
Do^do^ Jos,-pli 1)oora.--.
Do^do^ INI Minkel Farrell.
1Do^do^ Janies Brooks.
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only .. Ii nnan.
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)0' '^cd■:^ •Jolin Dunshea.
1.)
Constable^ Frederick John Williams.
Do^ Frei brick Furlong.^ _.s.,..._
Senior Detective^Thomas Hoskisson.
Detective, 1st Class^Jules P. Rochaix.
Do^do^ Alexander Murdoch.
Five (5) police were discharged on gratuities amounting to £456, and £2,900 1 Is. 2d. was paid
from the Police Superannuation and Reward Fund as gratuities to widows, children, 4:c., together with
£94 for funeral expenses.
During the year fifteen (15) Ivilice pensioners died, who were in receipt of pensions aggregating
£2,882 4s. 7d. In nine (9) of these cases all were made to the widiiws and children, in terms of
section 11 of the -Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act," No. 28 of 1906, namely pensions of £105
18s., £116 14s., £103 8s. 4d., £132 10s., and 4294 I9s. respectively, for a period of five years in each
instance ;^
instance; pension of £314 9s. 9d. for a period of three years ; pension of £75 per annum until the
balance of pension money of deceased pensioner up to five years is paid ; and a pension of £98 3s. 6d. for
one year ; while in the other case the balance of unpaid pension money up to five years, viz., £422 8s. 5d.
was paid in a lump sum to the widow of deceased pensioner.
On the evening of the 26th December, Sergeant James Macdonnell was deliberately shot dead in
the streets of Warren, whilst in the execution of his duty, by a man named John Neal. The Sergeant had
occasion to arrest the offender on a ehar■ e of using had language, and after proceeding a few yards
,
towards the Police Station, a revolver shot was heard and the Sergeant was seen to fall, the offender
brandishing his revolver in the air and threatening to shoot others. A message of sympathy was at once
sent by me to deceased's relatives, and subsequently a communication was addressed to the widow on
behalf of the Minister, expressing his condolences and appreciation of deceased's long and valuable service
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during his career in the Police Force.
The widow has been awarded a pension allowance of £125 per annum for a period of ten (10) years,
in terms of section 12 of the "Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act," No. 28 of 1906, also funeral
expenses ; and the case will receive further consideration at the hands of the Police Superannuation Board
at the end of the period mentioned.
The Government have also decided to erect a suitable monument over Sergeant Macdonnell's grave.
Criminal .'tatistips (Moropnlitan District).
The station records in the Metropolitan District disclose an increase of eight hundred and seventy.
seven (877) in the number of apprehensions as compared with the previous year, viz.:—
Total number of arrests, 1910 ^ 23,937
Do^do^1911^...^...^24,814
There was a decrease of one hundred and thirty-four (134) in the number of summonses
issued, viz. :—
Total number of summonses issued, 1910^... ...^6,470
Do^do^1911^... ...^6,336
The following are particulars of the classes of offences for which arrests were made and summonses
issued, viz. :—
nil,'- 1911.
Offences against^the person^...^... ... 1,310 1,424
Do^do^property, with violence ... 534 505
Do^do^do^without violence "08 2,594
Forgery and offences against the currency 59 71
Offences against good order^... ... 18,962 19,793
Do^not included in the preceding^... 6,641 6,763
Total^...^•-•^•••^•..^30,407^:11,150
Rop,, r / nj Superintendent^f Detretircs.
The Superintendent of 1/etectivEs reports that the year has heist one strenuous endeavour on the
part of the detectives to cope \kith serious crime, and that they have maintained a high state of efficiency.
He invites attention to a number of difficult matters that were cleared up by the Detective Branch, chief
amongst them being the arrest of the offender charged with the murder of Henry Trevascus at the Glebe
also of the gangs responsible for forgimg and uttering bank-notes t wo burglars who escaped from
Darlinghurst Gaol : a dangerous criminal who tired it a civilian win saw him (ntering a shop ; and another
criminal charged with no less than forty-three (13) cases of house-breaking. The Comptroller-General cf
Prisons specially complimented the detectives responsible for the capture of the two escapees from
Darlinghurst, who (it may be mentioned) committed four burglaries during the tire days they were at
large.
Superintendent Roche again draws attention to the valuable time wasted by his staff' in
investigating bogus reports made by complainants for ulterior nfotiVt'S : on the oilier hand, he refers to the
valuable assistance rendered by other citizen in elucidating many important criminal matters.
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Criminal Statidies for the State.
The Criminal Returns furnished by the various Superintendents of Police throughout the State
(Appendix "M") show an increase of one thousand four hundred and eighty-eight (1,488) in the number
of apprehensions and sununons cases. The following is a comparison of the cases under the headings
mentioned for the respective years :—
1910. is i.m
Offences against the person^...^... ...^4,082 4,289
Do^do^property, with violence^... ...^896 874
Do^do^do^without violence... ...^5,681 5,090
Forgery, and offences against the currency ...^... 118 152
Offences against good order^...^...----.... 45,749 47,181
Do^not included in the foregoing 18,304 18,732
Total^... ...^ 74,831)^76,318
There were eleven (11) breaches of the conditions of release on the part of prisoners released on
license during the year. Two hundred and eighty-four (284) " first offenders ' were discharged under the
provisions of the" Crimes Act," being a decrease of sixty-three (63).
In 1910, nine hundred and eighty-two (982) persons were committed for trial at Circuit Courts
and Courts of Quarter Sessions, while in 1911, nine hundred and eighty-eight (988) were so committed,
an increase of six (6). DuringDuring the year under review, eleven (11) prosecutions were instituted under the " Influx of
Criminals Prevention Act," an increase of five (5); and sixty-one (61) under the "Immigration Restriction
Act," an increase of thirty-one (31). There were four (4) extraditions to places outside the Common-
wealth, as against two (2) during the previous year : all four (4) were extradited to New Zealand.
Since the date on which the " Habitual Criminals Act" was assented to (20th September, 1905),
forty-nine (49) convicted persons have been declared to be "habitual criminals," viz :—
1905... 1910... 2
1906^... 10 1911 6
1907^...
1908 ... 9 'total...
1909^..•
Forty (40) habitual criminals were under detention on the list December, 1911.
The more serious class of offences, as recorded in the New South Wales Police G',teite, show an
aggregate increase of two hundred and fiftynne (251), as compared with 1910.
There were decreases of six (6) in the number of cases of murder, five (5) of attempted murder,
and six (6) of manslaughter. On the other hand, there was an increase of two (2) in eases of infanticide,
but a decrease of four (4) in the number of bodies of infants found. A decrease of two (2) is shown in
the number of cases of rape and attempts, and one (1) ef indecent assaults on women, but an increase of
six (6) of indecent assaults on young girls. There was a dtwrease of four (4) in eases of unnatura
offences ; and of four (4) of bank robberies and robbery under arms (the number for 1911 living nil)
,
There was a increase of nineteen (19) in cases of arson and attempts, an increase of seven (7) in eases of
assault and robbery, but a decrease of seventeen (17) of stealing from the person. There were no eases
of garrotting (a decrease of one (1) as compared with the previous year), but an increase of thirty-five (35)
in eases of maliciously wounding, common assaults, &e. Cases of bigamy show an inerease of eight (8),
but abduction and "children found abandoned " a decrease of nine (9) and eleven ( 1 ) respectively.
There was an increase of eleven (11) in the number of eases of forged bank notes uttered, but it decrease
of twenty (20) of spurious coin uttered. There were increases of twenty-eight (28) in the number of cases
of uttering forged cheques, obtaining goods and money by fraud, stealing, &c., thirty-four (34) of embezzle-
ment ; thirty-six (36) of burglaries, stealing from premises, &c., and seventy-four (74) of watches and
jewellery stolen. There were also increases of forty-seven (47) and eleven (1 1 ) respectively in the cases of
horses and cattle reported stolen, but a decrease of ten (10) of sheep reported stolen. In three hundred
and seventy-two (372) out of seven hundred and six (706) cases of hor:es and cattle reported stolen, the
animals have since been found, whilst in thirty-six (36) out of seventy-five (7a) cases of sheep reported
stolen, the sheep reported missing have been traced. As previously pointed out, these reports are
frequently made without proper search having first been made fur the missing cattle and sheep, and the
Police are used simply as a means of tracing the missing animals with the least possible trouble to the
owner, , there being no foundation whati•ver for the complaints. There was a decrease of four (4) in the
,
cases of horses and cattle nialicieusly killed and wounded.
The number of cases ef deserted wives and children was seven hundred and t wo (702), being a
decrease of two (2) as compared with 1910. Of this number, two hundred and ninety four (291) have
haen arrested by the Pol iee. ate I ninety-nine (99) others have made prJv isien s ler their ui ves and
fanri lice.
In eleven hundred :old eight (1,108) reported cases of missing friends (including three hundr ed and
.
twelve (312) inquiries from Great Britain and the various provitic. s of the Empire, and one hureired and
,
nineteen (119) froni foreign countries), six hundred and eighty-eight (688) have been traced, as compared
with ,ine thousand and fifteen (1,015) reported missing in 1910, of when) five Innelred and eighty-four (-584)
were traced.
One thousand three hundretl and twenty-seven (1,327) Inquests were held ii he bodice of deceased
persons, as against one thousand two hundred and six (1,206) in 1910 ; in one hundred II nil four (104)
death was attributable either directly or indirectly to intemperance.
Of one hundred and thirteen (113) inquests on Fires, an inerease of twenty-eight (28) as emnpared
with the previous year, twenty-eight (28) were returned as " wilful," twenty (20) as accidental, whilst in
the other sixty-five (65) cases the cause was not specified.
Finf jer Pr int Branch.
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The Finger-Print System still continues to be invaluable to the Police Force, both as a means of
identification of persons after their arrest, and in detecting those who have committed offences. During
the year, there were 1,164 identifications, being eight (8) more than for the year 1910. The system,
which was inaugurated in July, 1903, is responsible for the following identifications, recorded since the 1st
January, 1904, viz. :-1901, 209 : 1905, 451 ; 1906, 491 ; 1907, 568 ; 1908, 862; 1909, 1,065; 1910,
1,156 ; 1911, 1,164, During 1911, three (3) persons were convicted on finger-print evidence, one of the
men being responsible for four (4) eases, and the others for one each. The man first referred to is a most
dangerous criminal, having been convicted in other States, and the public is to be congratulated on the
fact that he--as well as confederates who carne to this State with him—is now within prison walls. As a
matter of fact, after hieing committed for trial in one case, he succeeded in procuring bail, and only three
nights before Ins trial broke into it place in one of tle, Eastern suburbs, but (lid not succeed in getting any-
thing, and it was by his finger prints the Police were able to establish his identity. In another instance, a
man just arrested in the closing days of 1911 will be charged with seven (7) offences, in which finger-prints
will form the principal evidence against him. The cases will not—of course—be dealt with till 1912.
For the period under review 182 articles were brought to the Finger-Print Branch for examination,
and 207 visits were paid by officers connected with the Branch to various places in the city, suburbs, and
country for the purpose of examining articles in premises which had been robbed.
I might state that every candidate appointed to the Police Force is given instructions as to the
methods of taking finger-prints, and the various ways in which they may assist the Police are thoroughly.
explained to him. After9
After an eight (8) years' experience of this System, it is almost impossible to understand bow
Police affairs—on their criminal side—were satisfactorily conducted without it. Soon men's faces change
so materially in a few years that in many instanc:s the 1'. lice, through whose hands they pass, have the
utmost difficulty, if done at all, in recognising them. Their finger prints n-e-r change : and this is the
secret of the success of the Finger Print System.
I append a statement showing interchange of records between New South Wales and (tiler places,
and the results connected therewith.
Place. Prints rctx Identified. Prints sent to.
troni. l,lcni i sod.
England ^ :3 4
India ^
Germany ^ 1
South Africa ^ s 1 4 2
New Zealand ^ 39 13 62 17
Victoria ^ 33 13 2111 211
Queensland ^ 211n les 71 12
South Australia . s 4 .12 -
Western Australia ^ 2 I 23 3
Tasmania ^ 3 ri0 U
Totals ^ 1 ft .391 S..i
3/c/rope/dun „ h'plort
According to the figures sulimittisl by the Nletropolitan Superintendent of Police in his report for
the year (Appendix " ''), there was an increase of seven hundred and forty-three (71:11 in the number of
cases of arrest and summons, as compared with the previous year. In one thousand tv444 hundred and
seventy one (1,271) out of the two thousand five hundred and ninety four (2,7194) cases of "Ileum., against
property without violence, the value if the property stolen was tinder (Me pound (11). There were
increases of one hundred and fourteen (114 in the number of eases of offences against the person it decreitoe
of twenty-nine (29) of offences against property with violence ;a decrease of t lit.44e hundred slid four (304;
in offences against property without %edema.;alt inerease of twelve (12) of forgery and offences against
the currency ; ito Mere:vie of eight hundred and thirty•mic (831) ollences agaiiel good order, end of
one Iiiindred anti nineteen I I! I ri ttlloto os Itt tt classified.
.
Reference is made to the great benefits aceruing from the " Influx of ( 1616114as Prevention Act .
and " Habitual Criminals Act " in continuing to steadily rid the State of undesirable persons. The
operation of the " Inebriates Act " has 4144ne ii great Milt tlIllt of good, as, though it is fear4s1 thnt numy
persons dealt with under the Act are more or less hopeless cases, there are others who have been turned
into respectable citizens who would probably have 111 % 01 hiinwise bt.t 11 nide to reform, besides which the
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conmiunity has been relieved of many disgusting exhibitions of puldie drunkenness. The total number of
cases before the I 'ourt was sixty eight ((,5)--ii considerable dem east., forty ( 4(t), as compared with 1910, which
i s a hopeful sign, seeing that every ease miming N% 'thin the ne0110 Of the Act was ileitlt with. There were
one hundred and seventy-two (172) prosecutions tinder he " hones, 11 agers, and Bet t ing !louses Aet," the
.
majority if offenders being hitiese. The provisions 441 the .1.'t, which are strictly et,funu''u hum ru necountaldn
for ridding the city of numerous betting shops and gambling dens, l'he "Second hand Deniers a ty
Collectors Act " continues to show satisfactory results, mid, under its provisions, the police lia■e been able
to recover stolen property in one hundred and forty nine (119) :AM'S, V111111.11 it six hundred mid ninety•six
pounds (.£696.) The total strength of the Metropolitan Police, I if all ranks, on the :1st Ihs.ember W as
one thousand and forty (1,010), an increase of twenty (20) on the pre ious year, and the conduct of all
was excellent, while it high standard of etlieieney has also lain maintained.
Lieensing
The Report of the Licensing Inspeetor for the Metropolitan Distriet (ride Appendix "It '') diseloses
a further decrease of seventeen (17) in the number of licensed hotel premises during the year, two (2)
licenses having been surrendered and fifteen r1:1) hotels having liven closed loy order ot the Court.
Twent,y.neven (27) objeetions were lodged by the police against the renewal of publicans licenses, .
principally on the grounds of structural defeets, %■11ile in other instanees objeetions were taken to the
Milliner ill which the premises were conducted, with the result that fifteen 115) 11.11t.WIIIS ii t•Ft grail tio
eight (8) refused, two (2) withdrawn, wink. t no (2) appliemits ditl not appear in support of their
applications.
Th, Inspector again invites attention to the remarkable decrease in the number of hotels since the
passing of the principal Liquor Act in 1881. \Viten the Act came into force (1st January, 1882) there
were 848 hotels in 1,114. (then) Metropolitan Licensing District for a p44pulation of 245,231, or one hotel
for every 293 persons, while on the 31st 1 teeeniller, 1911. after a lapse of thirty years, there were 648
hotels for an approximate population of 615,000. or 111 hotel for every 1.149 persons ; Otis, notwith
,
standing the fact that, about 150 new licences have been granted (hiring the period in question, no that
in reality no lass than :150 hotels have been closed, this being mainly tat ributable to ti. t igilance of the
police in bringing Undesirable hotels and publicans under the notice of the Lirensing-Beneh, who promptly
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dealt with the offenders.
There is a regular and maintains improvement in the class of buildings Ii the district, as, in
addition to eight). out of eighty-seven applieat ions hy the police for rebuilding and material alterations,
which have been granted by the Licensing Refill), ii a ge amount of s■oi in this direction has been
,
voluntarily carried out by the owners of buildings.
The quality of the liquor sold appears to be maintained. (If :126 samples taken indiscriminately
front bottles and vessels from which liquor was h ieingS"Id t" the public at hotels in the district, on analysis
none was found to contain anything of a deleterious or injurious nature, though eighteen (18) samples were
found to be below the standard streng)h, and proceedings were taken scconiingly.
9O41^210-- It^ ThereThere was an increase of four (4) in the number of additional bars held by seventy-four licensees,
the number of such bars now being eighty-six. There are now ninety-five spirit merchants licenses,
being a reduction of one ; these licenses being held principally by merchants and grocers, and being well
conducted. There are four (4) brewers' licenses, being one less than last year ; 130 billiard licenses, an
increase of sixteen ; twenty•four packet licenses, an increase of one ; and 247 colonial wine licenses, a
reduction of twenty-two. There are now 117 less colonial wine licenses than in 1903, a steady decline
having taken place. They are held principally by grocers, restaurant and oyster saloon keepers, and wine
and fruit shopkeepers, and the majority are well conducted. The number of convictions against such
licensees during the year was six (6).
The number of registered clubs is forty-three (43)—the same as the previous year, twenty-five (25)
of which have obtained exemption from all provisions of the " Liquor (Amendment) Act," except the
payment of the annual fee. Some bowling and athletic clubs have some slight conditions imposed upon
upon them as to the hours of selling, dire.. Registration continues to have a beneficial effect on the
community, having done away with all bogus clubs of an objectionable character, and the whole of those
registered continue to be well conducted and used bona fide, for the purpose defined in their applications
for registration.
The Special Local Option Court, convened as a result of the second Local Option Vote taken at the
General Elections of the 11th October, 1910, when eight electorates situated wholly or partly within the
Metropolitan District, carried' "reduction of licenses," commenced its sittings on the 8th February, and
completed its work on the 16th March, 1911. Within the electorates referred to there were only eighty-six
(86) hotel, and thirty-five (35) colonial wine licenses, and of this number ten (10) hotels and four (4)
colonial wine licenses are to cease between the 14th October, 1911, and the 22nd March, 1914 ; of the
number to be closed, seven (7) hotels and three (3) colonial wine licenses are within the Metropolitan
Licensing District.
Further statistics will be found in the Licensing Inspector's report.
7'raific Branch.
Reference is made in the Traffic Superintendent's report (Appendix "D") to the increase of five (5)
in the strength of the Traffic Police to provide for (me constable on traffic point duty, one constable for
clerical work in the Motor Traffic Office, and three (3) additional motor drivers.
During the year twenty-one (21) constables were transferred from traffic duty to general police
duty. Such exchanges are certainly in the interests of the Service, as the knowledge gained in the
performance of traffic work is very useful to Police engaged on general police work.
Constant and regular attention is given to the inspection of public vehicles in use by day and
night ; and also to the inspection of horses, 1,200 horses having been stopped from working, and in 99
eases convictions obtained against drivers and owners for using the animals in an unfit condition.
The licensing of motor-cabs with taximeters for automatically recording fares increased by eighty
(80) per cent, during the year. These taximeters are regularly tested, and, generally speaking, are found
to work accurately and give satisfaction.
The year's work under the Motor Traffic Act shows an increase of about 70 per cent. compared
with that of 191(1. Several minor alterations have been made in the Regulations, with beneficial results.
The revenue of this Branch shows an increase during the year of £194 3s. 11 dl. under the
Metropolitan Traffic Act, and of £2,541 8s. 6d. under the Motor Traffic Act.
Ircialo, and 3fragures Branch.
In all, 12,243 premises have been visited, and 11,042 weighing and measuring instruments
examined in the Metropolitan District (luring the year, and the inspections indicate that fewer unjust
instruments are now in use, and that owners are giving more attention to their appliances than formerly.
The Inspectors continue to give special attention to measures used for the retail sale of liquor, and
practically all the hotels are now provided with proper sets of measures for spirits, and pint and half pint
pewters and glasses for the sale of beer. Bake-houses and bakers' shops have been regularly visited, but
the weakness in giving effect to the Bread Act, consequent on the decision of the Court that bake-houses
may only be inspected (luring daylight, is still a hindrance to proper inspections.
The indoor work of the Metropolitan Office is still on the increase, while the inspection of weights,
measures, and weighing instrument s in the Country Districts shows little variation. The number of sets
of local standards verified show an increase of one (1) on the previous year. hut a large nutuber still
require attention. The inspections carried out for other Government Departments cuntinue on the
increase. The revenue from fees shows an increase of £102 for 1911 as compared with the previous year,
and is £506 more than during 1906, the last year prior tci police control. The revenue from fines
continues to show a decrease, owing to fewer prosecutions, particularly nude! the Bread Act. It is
satisfactory to note, in this rents], that traders are giving much greater attentical to their weighing
appliances, and that comparatively few prosecutions now result from carelessness.
Attention is again directed' to the !wed for a new Weights oil Measures Act, and the unsatisfactory
state of the law under the Bread Act and Coal Delivery Act. Unless the laws of this State, which
are much behind those in force in other c“untries. are amended, it is quite inipossible to efficiently protect
the public interests.
Us, of Bicycb ,,.
,
The use of bicycles is found to be of great assistance in the performance of police duty, especially
in cities and large towns, also in places where the roads are good. The Suburban districts are regularly
patrolled by plain-clothes police mounted on bicycles, and a good deal of ground is speedily covered with
advantage, besides which their utility in cases where there is an urgent call for police assistance is
invaluable.
During the year machines have been supplied for use at the following Stations, namely :—Glen
mines, Murwillumbah, Casino, Braidwood, Cooma, Goulburn, Eastwood, Lawson, Springwood, St. Mary's,
Liverpool, Coonamble, Forbes, Orange, Narrabri, Boggabri, Broken Hill North, Deniliquin, Hillston,
Bourke, Wrightville, Pymble, and Redfern (No. 7 Division).
The11
The total number of bicycles now in use in the Metropolitan and Country Districts is one hundred
and seventy-seven (177).
Head Office.
The work of the Head Office is increasing correspondingly with the growth of the Department, as
the following particulars.of recorded documents from the year 1900 to date clearly indicate. Apart from
these, there are thousands of less important papers passing through of which no record is taken.
1900^...^... ...^30,085 1906^...^... ...^54,659
1901^... ...^30,621 1907^...^... ...^55,756
1902^... ...^30,192 1908^...^... ...^60,921
1903^... ...^39,313 1909^...^... ...^67,654
1904^... ...^47,197 1910^...^... ...^70,000
1905^... ...^52,876 1911^...^... ...^84,492
Eight thousand six hundred and ninety-eight (8,698) vouchers in respect of Police expenditure
were recorded in the office during the year, and the following accounts for other Departments also passed
through the books:—
Witnesses' expenses...^ 2,211
Resumed Properties 625
Chief Secretary's Department^ 141
Chief Medical Officer of the Government ...^ 267
Boarding-out Officer^...^...^ 53
Immigration and Tourist Bureau ...^ 35
Lunacy Department^...^ 45
Stores Supply Department ...^ 49
Treasury^...^...^ 56
Auditor-General^...^...^ 127
Attorney-General and of Justice^ 121
Postal Department ...^...^ 85
Other Departments...^ 197
Total^...^...^4,012
Extraneous Matters.
The inquiries mail,- and work performed hy the Police for other Itiliartments of the Public Service
are still on the increase.
During the year under review. 8.866 inquiries were made for the Chief Secretary's Department
regarding theatres and puhlic halls :2,095 respecting charitable allowances, applications for food and
blankets, &c.; 1,810 with reference to proposed appointments t 0 tie Commission of tie- Peace; 839 respecting
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licensed racecourses ; and 228 ou fi lieries matters. :142 communications were received from the
,
Department of Public Ifealth for transmission to the Police in country districts, quite apart from a number
forwarded direct to the Metropolitan Superintemlent of Police for 111 11111'y and report. Proceedings
,
WM' entIdUCted by OW l'ohue, 011 bvbalf 0f the Department of Public Instruction, in 513 cases under the
compulsory clauses of tla• Education Act, for neglect tip st.nd children to schoia, Inquiries were made
in 2,635 cases for the Master in Lunacy 1.645 for the g out ()tSeer awl Chief officer under the
Children's Protection Act ; 787 for the Orrartinent, of Agriculture and Forestry ; 80 for the Resumed
Properties Department 11 s for the Inspector( ;eneral of Me•ropoliqin Ilospitids and Charities, 113 for
the homigration and Tourist Bureau, respecting t he proposed settleuient of immigrants on the land, &c.;
205 for the Tramway Di-part merit. respecting tnitow ay accidents ; 63 for dm Rand wick Asyluln ; 91 for
the N.S.S "Sobraon" and Brush Farm Home; 259 fet the Exploskes Department ; 34 for the Taxation
Department ; 12 for the Gii‘ernment Sits ings liank IF Nt.W SO0i11 Wales and 748 for the Government
Statistician. Nine hundred and forty.cight inquiries Wvre also tondo by the Police to recover moneys
advanced, and in commetion with other :natters, for the State Lahour Bureau. 278 notices were served
for tin' Land Appeal Court. and 733 for the Department of Lands.
Reference has liven made in previous years to the fact, and 'indeed it is a matter of common know-
ledge, that the Police are called upon to perform duties for other I)epartments of the Public Service which
cannot. be classed as legitimate police work. ilia work naturally increases from year to year, with the
growth of the State and the increasing functions of the Government, and, as may readily be expected,
tends to materially augment t he expenditure of the Department, as in but few cases do the Departments
concerned pay the cost of postage, travt1ling allowances, and other expensi‘s incidental to the inquiries
that are made or work performed for them. ruder existing conditions, however, 1 fear the practice is
quite unavoidable, as much of the work could hardly be carried out by anyone except the Police, whose
services are recognised as being of material aid hy reason of their local knowledge, and 110111' of it could he
done without very heavy expendittuT liy the Departments concerned.
Subjoined is a statement of salaries, &c., of the Police employed specially to perform duties for
other Departments (and whose services are wholly lost to the Police Department), which are a charge on
the Police Vote, no payment whatever being trunk by the Departments mentioned.
f^I^t..partilicti .,. No. of Annual cost
1 Police employed.
.1;^a.^It.
Motor car Drivers^......^..^...........^..
- 3 651 0^ii
Donutin ^ 3 303 5^io
Chief Secretary ^ 3 507 If;^il
Labour Bureau ^ I 132 10^0
Public Works Department ^ I P26 IS^9
State Government House 3 51.2 8^0
Total
14 £2,433 17^912
The following is a list of extraneous offices held by the Police:-
1. Inspectors under the Liquor Act.
2. Acting Clerks 1f Petty Sessions.
3. Crown Lands Bailiffs.
4. Inspectors under Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Act.
5. Inspectors ot Slaughter F1oues for Shire Councils.
6. Inspectors of Magazines, and under Explosives Act.
7. Local Authorities and Sanitary Inspectors under the. Public health Act (\Vestern I)ivision).
8. Inspectors under the Tobacco Act.
9. Local Authorities under the Dairies Supervision Act.
10. Acting Gaolera.
11. Issuers of Timber, Fuel, and Quarry Licenses.
12. Deputy Electoral Registrars for the State and the Commonwealth.
13. Collectors of State and Commonwealth Electoral Lists.
11. Collectors of Sydney Municipal Lists.
Ia. Mining Registrars.
16. Mining Wardens' Clerks.
17. Mining \\arden ;, Bailiffs.
IS. Bailifis of Small Debts Courts.
19. Registrars of Small Debts Courts.
20. Issuers of Miners' Rights, Business and Mineral Licenses.
21. Acting Foresters.
22. Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
23. Inspectors under the Diseases in Sheep Act.
24. Inspectors of Vineyards.
25. Inspectors nuder the Alien Innuigration Acts.
26. Inspectors under the Fisheries Act.
27. Crown Lands Bangers.
28. Inquirers fir the Taxation Department.
29. Inspectors for the Cinnmonwealth Old-age Pensions Board, and receiving and distributing
pensions.
30. Collectors of Jury Lists.
31. Prosecutors under Public Instruction Act.
32. Agents for the Master in Lunacy.
33. Reporters on Trans Accidents.^ -
:13. Making inquiries for the Government Sittings Bank of New South \Vales.
35. Inspectors iiiii or tie Earle Clusi rig .\ct.
36. Believing Cii wit Ln1l- A gent_s ani I other Officirs.
:17. Inspectors under Noxious Trade" \tt.
38. Agents ft t In' (u rat.'r 1 1 rrtestato Est it i'-.
:19. Collectors (If .$tatistjc.s^Pastoral holdings, Manufacturing Establishments, Mills, Private
Schools, un I Slaughtering Establishments.
40. Agents for t lii .\borigines Protection Board and Collectors of Aborigines Yearly Census.
41 . Agents for inquiries under the Poisons Act.
42. Inspectors under Shearers Acconnnndation Act.
43. Issuers (If permits for Sheep to travel.
44. Receivers and distributer's of mommy under Deo'rted \Vives and Childrens Act.
45. Inspectors under Factories ml Slips .\ct.^(Industrial Arbitration .\wards.)
46. Reporting t be diatli of 1
47. Serving Sununorises issued itt iistmtnce I If raxatin I )i-}artnment
4$. Inspectors amid reporters for the Stat!' Children Relief I )t'partmnent.
49. Reporting upon per soils niiniinitted fur the Connuissiorm of the Peace.
50 Agents for Labour Cornrrrissb ners.
.51. Making inquiries for Agricultural I )ep:u.timrent. (Recovery of amount advanced for Seed
\Viieat.)
o2. Serving notices for Land Appeal C,irirt
53. Making inquiries for Ilsunmed I'rtqs'rr b'5 Brunch. ( Absconded tenants.
u4. Reporting upon aill cat mis front persimis fur Witnesses expenses. (Police arid Coroners'
Courts.)
55. Reporting respec ti rig set i hg hum grants on thu Lan I, for him! grim ton Bureau.
56. Making Qurxrterlv reports respecting Gull.rmmi:urrmg Industry.
57. Reporting upon applications from Chief Secretarvs Department, for Charitable Allowances
and blankets.
58. Reporting on change of address mime I death of .J ustices of timm' I'erice.
59. Reporting upon 'Fick infestation, North (Seict I)istrict.
60. Measuring up 'Prospecting Leases for Mirmtss Department.
(11. Invalidity arid Accidents Pensions Act. 1907. reporting upon applicants.
62. Reporting upon applications for issue of Theatrical Licenses, &c.
63. Reporting upon applications for issue of Racecourse Licenses, &c.
64. Finding employment in country districts for men seeking work through Labour Bureau.
65. Collecting Population Smatistics for Government Statistician.
66. Paymasters of Invalidity and Accidents Pensions.
67. Inspectors under the " Pure Foods Act, 1909,' taking samples, 1c.,.
6$. Reporting in connection with "Private Hospitals Act."
69. Inquiries under Dental Act.
70. Reporting upon applications from persons for naturahmsation (Commonwealth).
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