er control and is either a pupil of a school or is
subsequently enrolled as a pupil it shall be the duty of the
Superintendent of Child Welfare to inform the principal of such
school of the nature of the offence and the circumstances which
led to the delinquency in order that the principal may assist
the said child and protect the other pupils of the school.

_(f) That the Statute Should be Completely Redrafted and the Child
Welfare Division Reorganized on an Autonomous Basis:_ In this redrafting
and reorganization special regard should be had to:

(_a_) The precise duties expected of every Child Welfare
Officer, whether he or she be a member of the Public Service or
an "honorary Child Welfare Officer".

(_b_) The provision of Children's Court rooms away from the
Magistrate's Court or the holding of sittings of the Children's
Court on days when no other Court business is being conducted.

(_c_) The selection of Magistrates who are specially qualified
to perform the duties required of a Justice of the Children's
Court.

(_d_) The opening of proceedings to accredited representatives
of the press, who should not, however, be permitted to publish
the names of persons brought before the Court whether as
offenders, parents, or witnesses, or any facts by which they may
be identified.

(_e_) The taking of the opinion of a school principal on any
recommendation affecting the future of one of his pupils.

(_f_) Provisions for a right of appeal from any decision of the
Children's Court or from any decision of the Superintendent
regarding any child.

_XVII. Summary of Conclusions_

1. Sexual immorality among juveniles has become a world-wide problem of
increasing importance, but the great majority of the young people of
this Dominion are healthy-minded and well-behaved.

2. As sexual immorality is generally clandestine, is often not criminal,
and even when criminal may not be detected, there are not any statistics
from which it can be shown whether, or to what extent, it has increased.

3. During recent years the pattern of sexual misbehaviour has changed:
it has spread to younger groups; girls have become more precocious;
immorality has been organized; the mental attitude of some boys and
girls towards misconduct has altered; and there is evidence that
homosexuality may be increasing.

4. The new pattern of juvenile