The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Constabulary, Volunteers, Fire Brigades. — Constabulary
Constabulary, Volunteers, Fire Brigades.
Constabulary.
The total strength of the Constabulary on the 31st March, 1885, amounted to 861 men of all ranks. Of this number, 474—viz., 18 officers, 67 non-commissioned officers, and 423 constables—were engaged in the police duty of the colony; while the reserves, consisting of 15 officers, 62 non-commissioned officers, and 310 constables, were performing duties of a military character.