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This document is archival in nature and is intended Le présent document a une valeur archivistique et for those who wish to consult archival documents fait partie des documents d’archives rendus made available from the collection of Public Safety disponibles par Sécurité publique Canada à ceux Canada. qui souhaitent consulter ces documents issus de sa collection. Some of these documents are available in only one official language. Translation, to be provided Certains de ces documents ne sont disponibles by Public Safety Canada, is available upon que dans une langue officielle. Sécurité publique request. Canada fournira une traduction sur demande. DOMINION OF CANADA .■ , I REPORT IIIIS- . •IIII ' OF THE ROYAL CANAOIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1928 OTTAWA F. A. ACLAND PRINTER TO '111E KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1929 — , Przce, 80 cents DOMINION OF CANADA REPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1928 OTTAWA F. A. ACLAND PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1929 To Hi,s Excellency the Right Honourabbe Viscount Willingdon, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.B.E., Governor General and CoMmander in Chief of the Dominion of Canada. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: The undersigned has the rn honour to present to Your Excellency the Annual Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the year ended September 30, 1928. • Respectfully submitted, ERNEST LAPOINTE, Minister in Control of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 76391-13, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Report of the Commissioner 5 Appendix A .. 112 Appendix B 113 Appendix C 118 4 ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE HEADQUARTERS, OTTAWA, ONT., 1928. The Honourable the Minister in Control of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa. have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report of the Royal ,Canadian Mounted Police for the year ended September 30, 1928. STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FORCE On that date the strength of the force was 55 officers, 936 non-commissioned officers and constables, and 96 special constables, or 1,087 of all ranks; omitting the special constables—persons temporarily employed for miscellaneous duties ranging from dog-drivers to clerical employes—the strength of the force proper was 991. On the corresponding date in 1927 the strength was 52 officers, .855 non-commissioned officers and constables, and 97 special constables; or 1,004 all ranks; or, omitting special constables, 907. The increase in the force proper thus has been 84, or 9* per cent. This increase is more than accounted for in Saskatchewan and the North, there having been a decrease elsewhere. Excluding special constables, the accessions to the strength in the twelve- month period numbered 186; of these 53 were taken over from the Saskatchewan Provincial Police, 10 were former members of the force who re-engaged, and 123 were recruits. The number of applicants was 2,257. The following shows the distribution in the several provinces and territories on September 30, 1928.— Y.i C) g1 Ft • 91 0 ) tj • g .1.3 A g T- a). Place .°2 0 .ti) to tn e f-i ' 41 "el 0 .- ,h: t ; ô e- ei Fj -P, e ._q ), ' ' a :4. ›Q •c3i Eo -',, c). 71. :g Eel 7.i n O 4' ,;, a . .01 1- wdue E?, rg et E?i Headquarters Staff 1 1 2 2 .... 5 12 11 23 11 68 .... .... .... .... Maritime Provinces .... .... .... 1 .... .... 2 3 2 27 35 .... .... .... .... Quebec .... .... „ .. 1 .... .... .... 3 9 20 2 35 .... .... .... .... Ontario 2 6 .... .... 5 22 24 227 12 298 28 4 32 IL Manitoba 1 2 .... .... 2 8 8 22 6 49 6 .... 6 19 Saskatchewan 1 2 7 1 1 . G 30 42 154 18 262 77 15 92 10 Alberta 2 6 .... .... 6 19 17 50 23 123 40 5 45 13 British Columbia ............. .... 1 7 .... .... 3 8 ' 17 44 8 88 43 2 45 .... Yukon Territory .............. .... 1 2 .... .... 4 2 5 21 6 41 2 6 8 22 Northwest Territories 4 .... .... .... 3 11 40 10 68 .... .... .... 187 Baffin Island Ellesmere Island ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 2 .... 3 .... .... .... 20 North Devon Island .... .... .... 1 .... .... .... 1 2 .... 4 .... .... .... 13 Chesterfield Inlet . .. ... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 .... .... 2 .... 3 .... .... .... 30 CanadiauLegation,Washingion .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 .... ... , 1 .... .... .... .... Department Marine and Fisheries Totals 1 2 11 39 1 1 34 112 150 640 961,087 196 12 228 372 5 6 ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE Since the reorganization of the force in 1920 the strength in successive years has been:— N.C.O. and Personnel Year Officers constables Total excluding Horses and special personnel special constables • constables 1020 73 1,598 1,671 1,532 942 1921 70 1,610 1,680 1,555 795 1922 64 1,163 1,227 1,145 656 1923 58 1,090 1,148 1,068 543 1924 58 062 1,020 941 433 1925 53 924 977 895 360 1926 53 910 963 876 314 1927 52 952 1,004 907 248 1928 55 1,032 1,087 091 228 The distribution into posts and detachments on September 30, 1928, was:— Divisional Detach- Posts ments Maritime Provinces 1 1 Quebec 1 5 Ontario 2 13 Manitoba • 1 12 Saskatchewan 2 80 (1 Depot) Alberta 2 21 British Columbia 1 12 Yukon Territory 1 12 Northwest Territories 17 Baffin Island 3 Ellesmere Island 1 North Devon Island 1 Totals 11 178 Here there is an increase, from 113 in 1927. The increase is to be ascribed to two causes: the essumption of ordinary police duties in Saskatchewan, which has brought our detachments in that province up from 20 to 80, an increase of 60; and a total increase of five in other parts of the Dominion. • The details of this last are: in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia and the Northwest Ter- ritorieS one additional in each; in the Yukon, two more; and in Alberta, one. The alterations of strength of personnel in the several districts have been:— — 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Maritime Provinces 25 32 33 32 31 30 30 36 35 Quebec 8 23 31 27 24 23 31 30 33 Eastern Ontario 395 442 325 343 339 341 334 349 342 Western Ontario 31 • 37 34 37 46 44 41 45 40 Manitoba 189 203 100 85 55 50 54 54 50 Southern Saskatchewan 354 277 225 214 159 166 142 138 200 Northern Saskatchewan 53 60 58 49 41 37 37 39 66 Southern Alberta 248 211 121 103 97 82 79 79 84 Northern Alberta 89 104 92 87 90 87 98 106 116 British Columbia 229 238 157 128 97 79 82 91 80 Yukon Territories 50 53 51 43 41 38 35 37 41 • The foregoing are territorial subdivisions arranged for convenience of administration. Southern Alberta includes the eastern-Kootenay district, Mani- toba, a part of western Ontario, and eastern Ontario, a part of western Quebec; COMMISSIONER'S REPORT 7 while the western Arctic region and Mackenzie valley in the Northwest Terri- tories are administered by northern Alberta, part of Hudson bay by northern Saskatchewan, the southern part of Hudson bay by western Ontario, and the eastern Arctic and Chesterfield Inlet by headquarters which are situated in eastern Ontario. THE AGREEMENT WITH SASKATCHEWAN During the period under review an agreement was concluded betWeen the Government- of Canada and the provincial Government in Saskatchewan whereby this force has •undertaken the enforcement of law and order in the province of Saskatchewan, more especially in those parts of it which do not maintain municipal police forces. The new arrangement came into effect on June 1, 1928, so that this report covers four months of our activities•under it. Our connection with police work in Saskatchewan goes back to the settle- ment of the prairies for the arrival of this force made possible the peaceful development of the land,' and the establishment of a territorial administration. For many years we discharged all police duties, and many extraneous duties as well. When Alberta and Saskatchewan were Constituted provinces in 1905, an arrangement was made whereby this force continued to discharge police duties, each province making a contribution towards defraying its cost, and the force, while under full Dominion control, consulting the Attorney-General of the prov- ince concerned in such matters as fell within his purvieW. This .was continued: until 1917, when owing to war conditions, the two provinces assumed control of the ordinary eniorcement of law and order. In consequence, the Alberta Pro- vincial Police and the Saskatchewan Provincial Police forces were constituted, and this force discharged the duties set forth in preceding reports, and in the later pages of this report. In the course of the • Dominion-Provincial conference held in Ottawa in 1927 the question of policing was discussed, there having been perceived some overlapping of effort, and a certain unnecessary expense, in the mainte- nance of federal and provincial police in the same area. As a result of the discussion a further conference was held on January 6, 1928, between the Min- ister of Justice and myself as representing the Dominion and the Hon.