ersons charged with
sexual offences, and to recommend forms of treatment for the
various types of cases.

The Minister of Health expressed his desire that the Committee should
hear such evidence and representations on the above-mentioned matters as
might be necessary fully to inform the Committee on the questions
referred to it, and further suggested to the Committee that the various
organizations and persons likely to be interested should be notified
that the Committee would, at a certain place and date, hear any evidence
they might desire to tender.

The following places were visited and inspected by the Committee: The
Myers Special School, Auckland; the Waikeria Prison Reformatory; the
Tokanui Mental Hospital, Waikeria; the New Plymouth Prison; the Boys'
Training-farm, Weraroa; the Point Halswell Reformatory for Women,
Wellington; the Special School for Girls, Richmond, Nelson; the Mental
Hospital, Nelson; the Mental Hospital, Stoke, Nelson; the Te Oranga
Home, Burwood, Christchurch; the Paparua Prison, Templeton; the Special
School for Boys, Otekaike; the Caversham Industrial Home for Girls,
Dunedin; the Borstal Institution, Invercargill.

Sittings were held at various centres in New Zealand, and a large number
of witnesses were examined, as shown in the following table:--

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Places and Dates of |
Sittings. | Witnesses examined or Work done.
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Wellington, 23rd May, |Preliminary meeting.
1924. (Forenoon only) |
Wellington, 30th May, |Dr. Clark, School Medical Officer, Napier.
1924. (Forenoon only) |Mr. J. Caughley, M.A., Director of Education.
|Professor J. Tennant, Professor of Education,
| Victoria College.
Wellington, 2nd June, |Mr. N. R. McKenzie, Inspector of Schools,
1924. (Forenoon only) | Education Department.
|Miss N. Valentine, Education Department.
|Miss Barlow, Education Department.
|Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, School Medical Officer,
| Wanganui.
Wellington, 4th June, |Mrs. McHugh, Health Patrol, Wellington.
1924. (Afternoon only) |Father McGrath, representing His Grace the
| Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Chu