E.—4.

Table 10.—Children before the Courts during the Year ended 31st March, 1938, and placed under the Supervision of Child Welfare Officers. (Section 13(4).)

Note.— l lwelve of the above were again before the Courts during this period and were placed under a further term of supervision, 41 were again before the Courts during this period and were committed to the care of the Superintendent 16 were already under supervision, and 9 were ordered to spend a period in an institution. Furthermore 4:2 had previously been under supervision.

Table 11a.—Committals and Admissions classified according to Parents' Circumstances and Character (arranged in Families).

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Boys. j Girls. j Totals. J I Charged with an offence . . . . . . . . 426 35 4.51 Delinquent .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 16 117 Not under proper control , . .. .. .. 79 25 104 In detrimental environment .. .. .. .. 1 4 5 Indigent .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 5 Neglected .. . . . . . . . . j I Informal supervision .. .. .. .. .. 3 j 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 613 84 697

Reasons for Committal and Admission of Children. § u SR ' § £ 'S d & o |.3 S •- Father described as Mother described as -g n J 'g £ H t§ 1 S U g "So g % m -S o C O "9 a &t> 5 d gQ -f £ 31 -I |-s s.s t's s :§-§ «-<» 3 I s I II -si h os * = u s| g|« 8,« g | is L o «| g«3 -g s ° o -g fc g 3 9 £ CO A OOi I® a o.S 1 Ph Good .. .. 19 21 5 1 44 35 12 5 1 143 Questionable .. 4.. 2 2 1 .. 2 .. .. 11 Bad .. 1 .. .. ., i Good .. .J Dead •• •• 6 2 9 9 1 .. .. 27 Deserter .. .. 1 1 2 1 .. .. 5 Mentally unfit .. 2.. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 7 Identity unknown.. 1 . . , . . . 1 > Character unknown 1 . . . . 1 Good .. .. 12 1 2 4 6 4 .... 29 Questionable 13 1 5 1 5 2 .. .. .. 27 Questionable . . -/ ® ad • • 1 • • • • ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ 1 I Dead .. .. 22.. .. 4 1 3 .. .. 12 I Deserter .. 1 1 i 2 t Mentally unlit .. 4 1 2 .. .. .. 7 f Good .. .. 2 2.. .. 1 3 .. 1 9 ! Questionable 3 .. 1 1 1 fi • • • •'{ Dead .. .... 1 .... 2 3 i Bad i .. '' ;; i L Mentally unfit 1 . . . . . . 1 f Good .. ..56.. .. 6 6 2 .. 1 26 I Questionable .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. . 5 Dead .. .. Bad . . 1 2 ! ! 3 I Dead .. .. 9 1 .. i ,. .. n I Mentally unfit 1 .. .. ., . . .. ] Deserter .. Good .. 3 i 1 ., ,, 5 Mentally unfit ..{ JJentlly unfit " 1 !! !! " i.' } Physically unfit .. Good .. 2 .. .. .. 2 f Good . . .. 15 .. .. 1 4 1 1 .. .. 22 J Questionable 16 1 .. 1 .. .. 18 Character unknown <J ' j ' j J Mentally unfit .. 6 1 .. .. .. .. 7 [ Character unknown 1 1 17 .. 5 24 f Good .. .. 5 1 .. .. .. .. 6 I Questionable .. 4.... 1 2 .. .. .. .. 7 Identity unknown ■; Pf aC !-, '' ? '' '' '' ® j Identity unknown 1 . . . . . . [ | Deserter .. .. 1 .. ,. ., 1 [_ Bad .. 1 .. .. .. x Totals .. .. 139 37 22 14 100 73 48 6 7 *446 * These families represent 583 children.