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Table 2.—Number of Children appearing before Children's Courts

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

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(Classified according to complaints or charges laid) 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. Complaints under Child Welfare Act— Indigent . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 159 145 Not under proper control .. .. .. .. .. 212 314 280 Living in a detrimental environment .. .. . . 811 106 106 Negleoted .. .. .. ... .. • . . 79 46 52 515 625 583 Offences— Offences against morality . . .. .. .. .. 25 11 10 Offences against the person .. .. .. .. 30 63 61 Other offences—■ (a) Theft .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,037 1,127 1,132 (ft) Conversion of motor-vehicles .. .. .... 87 61 65 (c) Other conversions .. .. .. .. .. 83 85 79 (d) Miscellaneous (chiefly mischief) .. .. . . 474 396 449 Delinquent .. . . .. .. .. . . 207 246 267 Breaches of Court supervision orders.. .. .... 19 20 24 Breaches of special Acts or RegulationsRailways .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 10 6 Fire brigades .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 4 Acclimatization .•. . . .. .. .. 5 4 4 Licensing .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 39 29 Arms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 34 50 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 81 86 122 Shipping .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 11 1 Trafficfa) Regulations .. .. .. .. \ no / 70 52 (b) Cycles .. .. .. .. .. / ■ , \ 89 47 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 ,. 1 ; City or borough by-laws— (a) Other than cycling .. .. .. .. \ „ ]r / 10 10 (b) Cycle . . .. / zl ° \ 62 69 Emergency War Regulations .. .. .. .. . . .. 10 4 Man-power Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 V.D. Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2,421 2,446 2,493 Total .. ... .. ... .. .. 2,936 3,071 3,076 " | i

Table 2.—Number of Children appearing before Children's Courts (Classified according to complaints or charges laid) 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. Complaints under Child Welfare Act— Indigent . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 141 159 145 Not under proper control .. .. .. .. . . 212 314 280 Living in a detrimental environment .. . . . . 83 100 106 Negleoted .. .. .. .. .. . . 79 40 52 515 625 583 Offences— Offences against morality . . .. .. .. .. 25 11 10 Offences against the person .. .. .. .. 30 63 61 Other offences—(a) Theft .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,037 1,127 1,132 (fi) Conversion of motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 87 61 65 (c) Other conversions .. .. .. .. .. 83 85 79 (d) Miscellaneous (chiefly mischief) .. .. . . 474 390 449 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 240 267 Breaches of Court supervision orders.. .. .. .. 19 20 24 Breaches of special Acts or Regulations— Railways .. .. . . . . .. .. 33 10 0 Fire brigades .. .. .. . . .. .. 12 12 4 Acclimatization ;. .. .. .. .. 5 4 4 Licensing . . .. .. . . .. .. 2 39 29 Arms .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 34 34 50 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 81 80 122 Shipping .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 11 1 Traffic— (а) Regulations .. .. .. . . \ „„ / 70 52 (б) Cycles .. .. .. . . .. / \ 89 47 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 1 City or borough by-laws— (a) Other than cycling .. .. .. .. \ oir / 10 10 (b) Cycle / \ 02 09 Emergency War Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 Man-power Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 V.D. Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2,421 2,440 2,493 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,936 3,071 3,076 ; i Table 3.—Comparative Statement showing the Action taken in respect of Children who APPEARED BEFORE CHILDREN'S COURTS 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. Committed to the care of the Superintendent .. . . .. .. . . 504 590 580 Placed under supervision .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 807 991 993 Supervision extended .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 32 20 34 Supervision with residence .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 14 29 10 Admonished and discharged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 582 665 677 Admonished, discharged, and ordered to make restitution .. .. .. 242 264 242 Admonished and ordered to pay costs .. .. .. .. .. 20 17 13 Admonished and fined .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 36 45 20 Adjourned .. . r . . .. .. .. .. .. 91 90 86 Adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 18 33 Dismissed . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 59 71 Committed to Borstal .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 30 42 42 Convicted and fined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 7 5 Convicted and discharged .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 1 I 4 Convicted and ordered to como up for sentence ., .. .. .. .. .. I Returned to the care of the Superintendent .. .. .. .. .. 68 42 83 Withdrawn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 15 12 Ordered to come up for sentence .. .. .. .. ,. 6 5 3 Probation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 21 21 Referred to the Magistrates' Court .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 2 Fined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 06 58 Ordered to pay costs Licenses cancelled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 2 1 Remanded Restitution order cancelled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 2 Committed to the Supreme Court for sentence .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1 By-law cases— Admonished and discharged .. .. .. .. . . . . 105 20 34 Admonished and ordered to pay costs .. .. .. . . . . .. 4 Convicted and fined and ordered to pay costs or convicted and ordered to pay costs 2 Fined and ordered to pay costs or ordered to pay costs .. .. . . 77 39 38 Dismissed .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 6 Adjourned .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Convicted and discharged .. .. ., .. .. .. . . 1 2,936 3,071 3,070