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DOMINION OF CANADA REPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1943 TO BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE KING'S PRINTER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING AND STATIONERY, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA OTTAWA EDMOND CLOUTIER PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1943 Price, 50 cents DOMINION OF CANADA REPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1943 Copyright of this document does not belong to the Crown, Proper authorization must be obtâned from the author for any intended use. Les droits d'auteur du présent document n'appartiennent pas à l'État. Toute utilisation du contenu du présent document dolt être approuvée préalablement par l'auteur, TO BE PURCHASED DIREC LY ROM THE KING'S PRINTER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING AND STATIONERY, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA OTTAWA EDMOND CLOUTIER PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1948 To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Athlone, K.G., P.C., G.C.B., G.M.M.G., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., A.D.C., Governor General and Commander- in-Chief of the Dominion of Canada. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: The undersigned has the hbnour to present to Your Excellency the Report of 'the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the year ended March 31; 1943. Respectfully subMitted, ' LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT, Minister of Justice and Minister in Control of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. June 30, 1943. •, ; CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1—GENERAL REVIEW- 1. Amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act 7 Agreements with the Provinces Agreements for the policing of Towns and Cities 7 3. The Force at large 8 Draftees for guarding vulnerable points 8 Security Service 8 Release of uniformed members of the Force from office work 9 Headquarters 9 Motor Transport 9 Canadian Police Colleges 9 Small Reserve Strength 9. 4. New Duties 9. RailWay train patrols • British Columbia Security Commission—Disposal of Japanese Property •• Special War Revenue Act 11 New Legislation Federal Driveways, Ottawa 11 Other Duties - 11 Northwest Territories and Yukon 11 5. Health 11 Recreation 12 6. Industrial and other disturbances • 12 Steel Strike 12 Ford Motor Company, Windsor 13 Coal Industry • . 13 SECTION 2—ADMINISTRATION OF THE FORCE- 1. Strength of the Force 14 Table showing Strength, rates of Pay, etc 15 2. Divisions and detachments 16 3. Increases and decreases, removals, deaths • 16 4. Administration and Organization at Headquarters •18 Accommodation ' 18 Female Staff for office work 18 Departmental Mail 18 5. Administration in the Field 19 Marine and Aviation Sections • 19 The Preventive Service 19 - R.C.M. Police Band 19 First Provost Company, Canadian Active Army 20 Air Raid Precautions • 20 6. Accommodation 20 Headquarters 20 Rented Buildings 20 Properties purchased . 20 Land 21 Maintenance of Police owned buildings 21 •New construction . 21 Property damage and fires 21 7. Discipline . 22 8. Honours and Awards 22 R.C.M. Police Long Service Medal 22 Polar Medal (Silver) 22 Kifig's Police and Fire Services Medal 22 Royal Humane Society 22 St. John of Jerusalem 22 9. Medical and Derital treatment • 23 10. St. John Ambulance Association 23 11. Cemeteries 23 12. Transport 23 Aeroplanes and Seaplanes s 23 Motor Transport • 24 Transport • Marine 24 Other Water Transport . 24 84774-1i 4 CONTENTS—Continued PAGE . ' • ' « 13. Horses 24 Police Farm for breeding of horses 25 . 14. Clothing and Supplies 25 SECTION 3—RECRUITING, TRAINING AND RESERVE STRENGTH— . ' 1. Recruiting 25 Engagements 25 • Waiting List . 25 . Draftees 26 ' 2. Training 26 • Training Syllabus 26 Swimming 26 Instructional Classes for experienced Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables 26 Training other than at Regina or Rockcliffe 27 Reserves 27 3. Musketry Practice 27 : 4. Revolver Practice 27 MacBrien Shield 27 Best Revolver Shot ' 27 1. Minto Cup 27 Crossed Revolvers Badge ' 28 I 5. Equitation, Mounted Section • 28 6. R.C.M. Police Reserve Force 28 Training 28 7. Instructional Staff 28 SECTION 4—CRIME— 1. Review 29 ' Criminal Code. 30 , Safeblowings 30 . , Murders 30 . ' Provincial Statutes . . 30 , • Federal Statutes . 30 • 30 ' The Narcotic Drug Traffic . ' Counterfeiting 31 • • Preventing Service • 31 Customs Act 32 t Excise Act • 32 .•Conspiracy to defraud the Revenues 33 Special War Revenue Act 33 ' Canada Temperance Act 34 1 - Income Tax Act 34 . Foreign Exchange Control Regulations 35 t Defence of Canada Regulations 35 Suspected Sabotage 35 ( - Enemy Alien Registration 36 • 2. Crime Statistics 37 3. "True" Cases 37 4. Aids in the detection and apprehension of Criminals 39 Scientific Laboratories at Regina, Sask., and Rockcliffe, Ont 39 Duties of • 39 Central Modus Operandi Section • 40 Central Finger Print Section 41 Civil Security 41 Hollerith Machines and Duplictitor 42 Single Finger Print Collection 42 • Instructional Courses 42 Female Personnel 42 R.C.M. Police Gazette • 42 Gazette Supplement "A" 43 Other Bulletins 43 Photographic Section 43 Firearms Registration Section 43 Registration of Pistols and Revolvers 43 Registration of Shotguns and Rifles 44 '5 • Ticket-of-Leave Section 1 44 5 CONTENTS—Concluded SECTION 5—ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, OTHER POLICE FORCES, ETC.— PAGE) 1. "Other" Investigations 45 2. Social and Humanitarian Services 46 3. Collection of Revenue 47 SECTION 6—THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND THE YUKON TERRITORY- 1. Preliminary Remarks 47 Schooner "St. Roch" 48 2. Inspections 48 3. Dogs and Dog Feed 48 4. Barracks and Buildings 48 5. Patrols 48 6. Crime 49 Criminal Code 49 Indian Act 49 Territorial and Provincial Ordinances 49 7. Assistance to other Departments 49 Department of Mines and Resources 49 Estates of Deceased Persons 50 8. Mining Development in the N.W.T. and Y.T 50 9. Fur Trade 50 10. Eskimo Affairs 51 SECTION 7—CONCLUDING REMARKS— . 1. Distinguished Visitors 51 Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands 51 ' His Majesty the King of Greece 51 His Majesty the King of Yugoslavia 51 2. Appreciation of Services 52 SECTION 8—APPENDICES- "A" List of Officers Commanding as at March 31, 1943 52 "AI". Voyage of Schooner "St. Roch" through the Northwest Passage 53 "B". Strength and distribution by Divisions and Detachments 60 1. Recapitulation by Divisions 73 2. Recapitulation by Provinces and Territories • 73 "C". Returns of Investigations cases entered and Convictions, etc., for the 12 months ended March 31,' 1943 74 1. Recapitulation of the disposition of all offences investigated under Federal Statutes, Criminal Code and Provincial Statutes 74 2. Classified Summary of the disposition made of all offences investigated under Federal Statutes from April 1, 1942, to March 31, 1943 75 3. Classified Summary of the disposition made of all offences. investigated under the Criminal Code from April 1, 1942 to March 31, 1943 78 4. Classified Summary of the disposition made of all offences investigated under Provincial Statutes from April 1, 1942 to March 31, 1943 82 5. 'Return of Seizures made under the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act from . April 1, 1942 to March 31, 1943 85 6. Summary of fines imposed from April 1, 1942 to March 31, 1943 85 ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE • HEADQUARTERS, Ottawa, June,1, 1942.. To the Hon. Louis S. ST. LAURENT, K.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Minister in Control of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa. •Sm,—I have the honour to stibmit the Annual Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the year ended Mardh 31, 1943. The form of the Report is the sanie as that submitted last year, and, lit view *of the need for economy, the appendix to the Report has again been confined to the usual statistics. The detailed Annual Reports of the Offieers Commanding the various Divisions throtighôut the Force are availitble ethis Headquarters if they should be. réqUited. SECTION 1—GENERAL REVIEW •Amendnients to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act - No amendments to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act Were made during the past year, but it is• considered that a few will be necessary in th è near future. 2. Agreements With the Provinces - During the year tinder review, the. following new agreements were entered into:— • (1) New Brunswick; seven years from April lst, 1942. • (2) Nova Scotia, seven years from June lst, 1942'. • (3) Prince Edward Island, seven years from June lst, 1942. and at the time of writing, it is quite possible that a long-term agreement will soon be concluded with the Province of Saskatchewan, probably for a period of ten years.