TABLE XI.-JUVENILE COURTS.-Persons charged with Offences, Nature of Offences, and Results of Proceedings-continued.

Dismissal.

Recognizances.

Probation.

Charge proved-Order made without

Convicted.

Conviction for

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(12)

(13)

(14) (15) (16)

(17)

(18) (19)

Section (B).

Merchant Shipping Acts, Offences

Non-Indictable Offences-continued.

1.

1

Number convicted.

out option of Fine.

Imprisonment with

Police Cells.

Reformatory School.

Whipping.

Fine.

Recognizances. Otherwise disposed

of.

Whipping.

Fine.

nizances.

Recog

Additional
Punishments,
Orders, &c.,

for the same
Offences.

(20) | (21) | (22)

a This total is made up of 14.021 boys and 694 girls under 14 years of age, and 13,446 male and 608 female young persons aged 14 and under 16. In addition to the persons included in this Table, 1,635 males and 101 females aged above 16 were dealt with by Juvenile Courts, and 703 boys and 62 girls under 14 years of age and 3,037 male and 146 female young persons aged 14 and under 16 were dealt with by ordinary Courts of Summary Jurisdiction, because they were charged jointly with adults, or were supposed to be aged above 16.

↳ Columns 5 and 6 include 5 cases of boys whipped with the consent of their parents and discharged.

Note. The following orders were made against parents or guardians of juveniles charged with offences, viz:-cases in which the child or young person was not convicted, 1,928 to pay damages or costs, 1,281 to enter into recognizances; cases in which the child or young person was convicted, 2,032 to pay fine, damages or costs, 31 to enter into recognizances.

TABLE XII.-PROBATION ORDERS.-Offences of Persons released under Probation Orders, Sex and Age, and Number subsequently Sentenced.

1.-Probation Orders made without Conviction by Courts of Summary Jurisdiction.

Larceny from the Person

113 87 26

17 3

32

Larceny by a Servant

625 324

301

213

24122

3214

12

50 27

13

26309

19

i

11

9

7

..522

2

221

1

(16175)