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Table 1. —Number of Children under Control and Supervision The total number of children under the supervision of the Child Welfare Branch as at the 31st March,. 1943, was 8,747, classified under the following headings, the corresponding number for the previous year (ended 31st March, 1942) being also given

Table 2.-Total Number of Children appearing before Children's Courts

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11)41-42. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942-43.. State wards Other than State wards— In foster-homes, hostels, and with friends 2,563 2,641 Young persons supervised by Child Wei- 1,123 1,301 In situations (includes 20 absent without 1,106 1,103 fare Officers in tlieir own homes, with leave at 31st March, 1942, and 21 at relatives or with friends, pursuant to 31st March, 1943) Orders of Courts In Government institutions, receiving- 231 223 Infants supervised in foster-homes regis- 6oo homes &c. tered under the Infants Act In private institutions .. . • 127 98 Pupils at the School for the Deaf, 110 126 In Roman Catholic institutions recognized 98 95 Sumner under the Child Welfare Act Pupils at schools for mentally backward 52 4o In special schools for mentally backward 131 138 (Otekaike and Richmond) (see also children (see also pupils under " Other under " State wards ") than State wards") Children supervised as preventive eases 1,960 1,978 In refuges or cognate institutions .. 36 59 Children in New Zealand Institute for the 19 18 In hospitals, convalescent homes, &c. .. 26 36 Blind, for whom the Department makes In residential colleges . • • • 12 15 payment — o j Ot/X 4 j loo 4,330 4,410 Total .. •• •• 8,221 8,543 British children in New Zealand .. 203 204

(Classified according to complaints or charges laid) 1940-41. 1941-42. 1042-43. . v Complaints under the Child Welfare Act— Indigent •• •• 208 141 159 Not under proper control . . .. .. • • ■ • I 75 212 314 Living in a detrimental environment .. .. • • 97 83 106 Neglected .. .. 30 79 46 510 515 625 Offences— " Offences against morality .. .. .. .. •• 9 25 11 Offences against the person .. .. .. • • 81 30 63 Other offences — ,„_ (a) Theft 1.121 1,037 1,127 (6) Conversion of motor-vehicles .. .. .. • • 133 87 01 (c) Other conversions .. .. .. . ■ \ 507 / 83 8.) (d) Miscellaneous, chiefly mischief .. .. f \ 396 Delinquent .. 66 207 246. Breaches of Court supervision orders .. .. • • 10 19 20 Breaches of special Acts or regulations— Railways .. .. ..... .. .. 40 33 10 Fire brigades .. .. .. •• •• •• 4 i2 12 Acclimatization.. .. .. .. •• •• 9 ° * Licensing .. .. .. . • • • • • 23 2 ... Arms . *3 34 34 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. •• •• 08 81 86 Shipping .. . • • • • ■ • • • • • • * J Traffic— (a) Regulations .. .. .. •■ \ 173 62. 4 ' (6) Cycle .. .. . • / V <S1) Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. •• ■■ 55 H City or borough by-laws — (a) Other than cycling .. .. . • \ 82 215 -f no ((') Cycle / 1 f Emergency War Regulations .. .. .. ■• •• •• J " 2,424 2,421 2,446 Total .. .. •• •• ■• •• 2,934 2,936 3,071