ARCHIVED - Archiving Content ARCHIVÉE - Contenu archivé Archived Content Contenu archivé Information identified as archived is provided for L’information dont il est indiqué qu’elle est archivée reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It est fournie à des fins de référence, de recherche is not subject to the Government of Canada Web ou de tenue de documents. Elle n’est pas Standards and has not been altered or updated assujettie aux normes Web du gouvernement du since it was archived. Please contact us to request Canada et elle n’a pas été modifiée ou mise à jour a format other than those available. depuis son archivage. Pour obtenir cette information dans un autre format, veuillez communiquer avec nous. 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. 1■11111M111111111MMI - 9 7 DOMINION OF CANADA REPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1927 OTTA WA F. A. ACLAND PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1928 Price, 25 cents DOMINION OF CANADA REPORT OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1927 OTTAWA F. A. ACLAND PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1928 \ To His Excellency the Right Honourable Viscount Willingdon, G.C.S.I., 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 honour to present to Your Excellency the Annual Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the year ending September 30, 1927. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST LAPOINTE, ' Minister in Control of the Royal Canadian 1VIounted Police. 61665-11 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE, Report of the Commissioner.. .. 5 Appendix A.. .. 86 pendix ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE HEADQUARTERS, . OTTAWA, ONT., 1927. The Honourable the Minister in Cantrôl of the Royal Canadian IVIounted .Police, Ottawa. SIR,---1 - have the honour te subinit herewith the Annual Report Of ,the Royal Canadian Mounted Pence for the year ended September 30,- 1927. , During the period under review the two features most worthy of notice' have been the continued increase in the personnel employ.ed in Arctic and sub-. Arctic regions, accompanied by an increase in the complexity of the dutieS to bè discharged there, and the steady and all-round increase in. the werk perfornied in the settled 'portions Of the country. - STRENGTH- AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FORCE . • On September 30 the strength of the force ,was 52 officers, 855 non-commis- sioned officers and constables, and 97 special constables, or 1,004 all ranks . omit- tin,g the - special Constables=persons temporarily employed for particular duties,' such as interpreters, ,dog-drivers, canoemen, stokers, etc.—the .strength of the force proper was 907. On the corresponding date in 1926 the strength:W4S 'e3 officers, 823 non-connnissioned officers and constables, .and 87 . SpeCial.conStablesi :- or 963 all ranks; or, omitting s,pecial constables, 876:-The total increase -thuà has- been 41, and that of the fercélproper,'31. , The increase >amennts to n per cent Excluding special constables, the accessions Ito the strength in the twelVé- month period numbered 126; of these four were fermer members of the force who re-engaged, leaving the number of recruits 122. The number of applicants' was 2,165. The following shows the distribution in the several provinces and territories on September'30, 1927:— el . .> P, I ril u) g eo P. • Jo 0 "P 0 ... 0 b FI c, . 0 i >,?; •R '?• . 11 'M — il -. m • '•§ 40i n, ...ee.-oerci ii)) e 7-F,i.-g g ei ene Headquaiters Staff 1 1 2 2 .... .... 6 ' 11 12 23 11 69 .... .... .... .... Maritime Provinces .... .... .... 1 .... .... 2 2 2 29 .... 36 .... .... .... .... Quebec ........... , .... .... .... 1 .... .... .... 2 8 22 3 35 .... .... .... .... Ontario 2 5 .... .... g 22 28 225 16 306 29 4 33 12 Manitoba ................... .... .... 3 .... .... 2 7 8 30 4 54 11 2 13 18 Saskatchewan 1 2 5 1 1 5 23 29 88 15 170 75 18 93 5 Alberta 2 5 .... 6 13 21 45 20 112 45 5 50 12 British Columbia ........... .... 1 8 ......... 3 10 14 54 9 99 45 2 47 .... Yukon Territory ............ .... 1 2 .... .... 4 .1 5 22 4 39 2 10 12 27 Northwest Territories 4 1 4 9 32 15 65 .... .... .... 172 Baffin Island ... .... .... .... 1 .... .... .... 1 1 5 .... 8 .... .... .... 25 Ellesmere Island ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 3 .... 3 .... .... .... 19 North Devon Island . .... ..,.. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 3 .... 3 .... ......... 13 On loan to Marine and Fish- eries Department . .. .... .... .... .... .... .... .,... ...'. 1 2 .... 3 .... .... .... .... Canadian Legation,Washing- - ton, U.S.A ...... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 .... .... : Totals 1 2 10 37 1 1 37 96 139 583 97 1,004 207 41 248 303 6 ROYAL CANA.DIAN MOUNTED POLICE It will be observed that the decrease in strength, to which I have drawn attention in former reports, has been arrested, and that there has ben a slight increase. Since the reorganization of the force in 1920 the strength in successive years has been:— N.C.O. and Constables Personnel Total - Excluding Year Officers and Horses Special Perso nnel Special - Constables Constables 1920 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 58 962 1,020 941 433 1925 53 924 977 895 360 1926 53 910 963 876 314 1927 52 952 1,004 907 248 The distribution into posts and detachments on September 30, 1927, was:-- Divisional Detach- Posts ments Maritime Provinces 1 1 Quebec ' 1 4 Ontario 2 12 Manitoba 1 12. Saskatchewan (1 depot) 2 20 Alberta 2 22 British Columbia 1 11 Yukon Territory 1 10 Northwest Territories 16 Baffin Island Ellesmere Island 1 North Devon Island 1 . 11 113 Here again there has been a turn, the detachments showing a tendency to increase. In 1922 these numbered 122, but they then were rapidly reduced, to 106 in 1925; in 1926 they went up to 112, this year there is one more, and, while detachments here and there may occasionally be closed, the prospects are for a steady increase in the North. The alteraticins of strength in personnel in the several 'districts have been:— — 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 Maritime Provinces 25 32 33 32 31 30 30 36 Quebec 8 23 31 27 24 23 31 30 Eastern Ontario 395 z 442 325 343 339 341 334 349 Western Ontario 31 37 34 37 46 44 41 45 Manitoba 189 203 100 85 55 50 54 54 Southern Saskatchewan 354 277 225 214 159 166 142 138 Northern Saskatchewan 53 60 58 49 41 37 37 39 Southern Alberta 248 211 121 103 97 82 79 79 Northern Alberta 89 104 92 87 90 87 98 106 British Columbia 229 238 157 128 97 79 82 91 Yukon Territ,ory 50 53 51 • 43 41 38 35 , 37 • The foregoing are territorial subdivisions arranged for convenience of administration. Southern Alberta inclu.des the eastern Kootenay district, Mani- toba a part of western Ontario and eastern Ontario a part of western Ontario; COMMISSIONER'S REPORT 7 while thé western Arctic region in *administered ,y northern Albertapart of Hudson: Bay by northern Saskatchewan, and the eastern Arctic bylleadearters, v,ehich are situated in eastern.Ontario. •The increase in numbers is satiSfactOry, but the volume of work has increased with it—indeed, a little ,faster, for While the total strength increased by '3-1. per cent the work performed increased by 4 per cent, and stand's' within a very few of 30,000 casés, or 33 Cases per man of our net strength—a -slight increase over last year, • ad more than double the .proportion in 1923. M,oreoVer,;the deductions from my disposable strength also have increased, and thé number of men available for the typical work of the force actually is smaller than in 1926. Of our 907 net strength, 261 are immobilized by 'permanent guards and, protection to public buildings, as against 225 last year," while Our northern service accounts for 77, as against 70 last year, so that I can call ;open 569, as against 580 last year, to c,ope with the work which is steadily growing. And it must further be observed that from this 569 must be deducted recruits and the necessary training establishment, while there also is the need for supervisory and clerical work. A speéial characteristic of this force is the -general control exercised, alike by the officers commandin g districts.Over -their detachments and by headquarters over the districts, and this is impossible without numetouà reports and returns and the accompanying checking and direction; the ,volume of correspondence centering in Ottawa is about one thousand letters a day, and a large proportion of these are not formal matters of routine, but communications require individual consideration and action; so that. the need for a- deduction whiCh for staff and clerical work is clear. ' After allowing for the foregoing, there is also to consider the need• for a. reserve of strength, uPon which I have laid stress before.