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Table 2—Number of Children Appearing Before Children's Courts (Classified according to complaints or charges laid)

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— 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. Complaints under Child Welfare Act — Indigent .. .. 144 99 90 Neglected 38 68 37 Detrimental environment 94 79 86 Not under proper control 182 197 201 458 443 414 Offences-— (1) Against morality 6 9 14 (2) Against the person 55 56 89 (3) Theft 703 782 752 (4) Conversion of motor-vehicles .. 38 50 45 . (5) Other conversions .. .. .. 51 46 44 (6) Delinquent 233 231 116 (7) Miscellaneous (chiefly mischief) 263 181 172 (8) Breaches of Court supervision order 9 9 12 (9) Breaches of special Acts and regulations— (a) Railways 7 1 4 (b) Fire brigade 4 11 5 (c) Acclimatization 8 17 15 (id) Licensing 17 11 25 (e) Arms .. 30 40 27 (/) Post and Telegraph 15 20 30 (g) Shipping ... 4 5 2 {10) Breaches of Traffic Regulations and by-laws— 7 (a) Cycles .. 80 81 60 (b) Motor-vehicles 18 8 14 (c) Other .. .. .. .. 27 31 43 1,568 1,589 1,469 2,026 2,032 1,883