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Table 3—Children's Court Appearances (Classified according to decision of Court)

Table 4—Children Placed Under Supervision of Child Welfare Officers During Years Ended 31st March, 1948 and 1949 (Classified according to reasons for appearance)

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— 1946-47. 1947-48. J 1948-49. Committed to the care of the Superintendent 440 431 425 Placed under supervision 607 660 619 Supervision extended 51 24 33 Supervision and residence .. .. 13 11 15 Admonished and discharged 442 465 363 Admonished and ordered to make restitution 137 134 130 Admonished and ordered to pay costs 12 4 11 Admonished and fined 59 71 61 Adjourned .. .. .. .. 68 45 42 Adjourned sine die 37 11 16 Dismissed 18 32 48 Committed to Borstal 21 20 14 Convicted and fined 3 4 3 Convicted and discharged 1 1 Returned to the care of the Superintendent 71 87 73 Withdrawn .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 16 15 Ordered to come up for sentence 2 Adult probation 12 14 12 Referred to Magistrate's Court 4 Restitution order cancelled .. .. .. .. 2 Committed to Supreme Court for sentence .. .. 2 2 Committed to mental hospital 1 Admitted to Salvation Army Home .. .. .. 1 Licence cancelled .. .. .. .. .. 1 2,026 2,032 1,883

Boys. Girls. Totals. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1947-48. 1948-49. 1947-48. 1948-49. Charged with an offence 411 399 41 42 452 441 Delinquent 139 134 10 19 149 153 Not under proper control 35 32 19 27 54 59 In detrimental environment 7 9 12 8 19 17 Indigent 2 2 1 4 3 6 Neglected ... 7 3 7 3 14 6 Breach of supervision order 1 1 601 580 90 103 691 683 Note.—The total of 683 for 1948-49 represents 660 children, as 23 children (all boys) who were placed under supervision during the year appeared before the Courts again during the same year and their period of supervision was extended. In addition, 24 children (17 boys and 7 girls) placed under supervision during the year were subsequently committed to the care of the State.