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Table 3.—Comparative Statement showing the Action taken in respect of Children who appeared before Children's Courts

Table 4.—Children placed under Supervision of Child Welfare Officers by Courts during Years ended 31st March, 1942 and 1943

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1940-41. 1941-42.. 1942-43. Committed to the care of Superintendent .. .. .. .. 548 564 596 Placed under supervision .. • .. .. .. .. 862 | 867 991 Supervision extended .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 32 *26 Supervision with residence .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 14 29 Informal supervision .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Admonished and discharged .. .. .. .. .. .. 798 582 665 Admonished, discharged, and ordered to make restitution .. .. 198 242 264 Admonished and ordered to pay costs .. .. .. .. .. 31 20 17 Admonished and fined .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 36 45 Adjourned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 91 90 Adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. .. ,. 24 29 18 Dismissed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 47 59 Committed to Borstal .. .. ,. .. .. .. 40 36 42 Convicted and fined .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, 4 3 7 Convicted and discharged .. .. .. .. .. ., 5 1 1 Convicted and ordered to come up for sentence .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Returned to the care of the Superintendent .. .. .. .. 60 68 42 Withdrawn .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 23 15 Ordered to come up for sentence .. .. .. .. .. 16 6 5 Probation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 10 21 Referred to the Magistrates' Court .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 1 Pined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 65 66 • Ordered to pay costs .. .. License cancelled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 Remanded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, 6 By-law cases— Admonished and discharged .. .. ,. .. .. .. 34 105 26 Admonished and ordered to pay costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Convicted and fined and ordered to pay costs or convicted and ordered to .. 2 pay costs Fined and ordered to pay costs or ordered to pay costs .. .. 41 77 39 Dismissed .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. . . J 6 Adjourned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Convicted and discharged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,934 2,936 3,071

(Classified according to reasons for appearance) Boys. Girls. Totals. 1941-42. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942-43. Charged with an offence .. .. .. 596 616 53 80 649 696 Delinquent .. .. .. .. 136 132 19 32 155 164 Not under proper control .. .. .. 40 96 27 47 67 143 In detrimental environment .... 1 8 8 11 9 19 Indigent .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 4 ] Neglected ........ 10 3 10 6 20 9 Total .. .. .. .. 787 855 117 177 904 1,032 Note.—Table regarding Court records shows 991 placed under supervision. The difference is accounted for by the number of adjourned cases from the previous year being dealt with during 1942-43.