E.-4.

The following table shows the admissions according to age :—

Table 5. —Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1935.

Table 6 below shows the admissions classified according to the causes of admission. Of the total number (492) 199 were indigent, 81 not under proper control, 88 charged with punishable offences, 26 delinquent, 40 living in detrimental environments, and 8 neglected. Of the number admitted under these headings (442), 336 were placed out in the community before the 31st March, 1935.

Table 6.—Committals and Admissions during the Year ended 31st March, 1935, classified according to Causes of Admission.

Table 7. —Children before the Courts during the Year ended 31st March, 1935, and placed under the Supervision of Child Welfare Officers.

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' Boys. Girls. Totals. Under six months .. .. .. . • 33 17 50 Over six months and under one year . . .. 16 15 31 One year to five years .. .. . .. 39 39 78 Five years to ten years .. .. .. • • 53 31 84 Ten years to fourteen years .. .. .. 81 39 120 Over fourteen years .. .. . • • ■ 93 36 129 Totals 315 177 492

Taken charge of as Boys. | Girls. Totals. Indigent .. .. •• •• •• 118 81 199 Delinquent .. .. • • • • • • 22 4 26 Detrimental environment .. .. .. • • 17 23 40 Neglected .. •• •• •• 4 4 8 Not under proper control .. .. . • • • 45 36 81 Accused or guilty of punishable offence .. .. 77 11 88 Admission by private arrangement (section 12, Child Welfare Act) 6 17 Temporary arrangement .. .. .. • • 26 17 43 Totals 315 177 492 Note. Of the number (442) actually committed to the care of the Superintendent, 92 had been previously dealt with by the Courts and placed under supervision.

Boys. Girls. J Totals. Charged with an offence .. .. • • • • 437 26 463 Delinquent .. .. • • • ■ • • • ■ 13 130 Not under proper control .. .. • • • ■ 46 23 69 In detrimental environment .. .. .. • • 4 3 7 Totals .. .. .. •• •• 604 65 669 Note. Eleven of the above were again before the Courts during this period and were placed under a further term of supervision.