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

Table 4.—Children placed under Supervision of Child Welfare Officers by Courts during Years ended 31st March, 1946 and 1947 (Classified according to reasons for appearance)

Note. —Of the totals for 1946-47, 58 (55 boys and 3 girls) were again before the Court during their period of supervision and the period was extended, 31 (22 boys and 9 girls) were again before the Court during their period of supervision and were committed to the care of the State, 11 (6 boys and 5 girls) were ordered to spend a period in an institution, 71 (67 boys and 4 girls) previously had been on supervision which had expired, 3 boys had been committed previously, 1 boy had been on remand previously, 18 (11 boys and 7 girls) previously had been held on warrant, 7 (4 boys and 3 girls) previously had been temporary inmates or section 12 cases, and 6 (4 boys and 2 girls) subsequently were temporary inmates or were held on warrant.

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1 ! 1944-45. 1945-46. 1946-47. Committed to the care of the Superintendent 540 446 440 Placed under supervision 812 755 607 Supervision extended 28 53 51 Supervision with residence 15 16 13 Admonished and discharged 547 428 422 Admonished, discharged, and ordered to make restitution 183 170 137 Admonished and ordered to pay costs 4 4 Admonished and fined 26 29 19 Adjourned 78 93 68 Adjourned sine die 36 18 37 Dismissed 28 38 18 Committed to Borstal 32 21 21 Convicted and fined 6 4 3 Convicted and discharged .. .. 2 1 1 •Convicted and ordered to come up for sentence 1 Returned to the care of the Superintendent 64 64 71 Withdrawn 13 11 24 Ordered to come up for sentence 4 2 Probation 15 11 "\2 Referred to Magistrate's Court.. 1 4 Fined 42 42 33 Licence cancelled 2 Restitution order cancelled 1 2 2 Committed to Supreme Court for sentence 1 1 2 Committed to prison 1 1 Committed to mental hospital 1 Re-admitted to Salvation Army Home 1 By-law cases— Admonished and discharged 25 19 20 Admonished and ordered to pay costs 1 Ordered to pay costs or fined and ordered to pay costs 26 5 "8 Fined 4 7 Dismissed 1 Licence cancelled .. .. .. .. •• 1 2,529 2,240 2,026

Boys. Girls. Totals. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1945-46. 1946-47. ■Charged with an offence 515 396 63 44 578 440 Delinquent 141 127 16 14 157 141 Not under proper control 26 33 16 28 42 61 In detrimental environment 5 6 12 6 17 12 Indigent .. .. 6 6 2 4 8 10 Neglected 3 1 4 2 7 3 696 569 113 98 809 667