Produced by Jonathan Ah Kit, Mark C. Orton, Victoria University of Wellington College of Education (Gender and Women's Studies Programme) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net I--15 1955 NEW ZEALAND REPORT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY COMMITTEE (Hon. R. M. Algie, Chairman) _Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives_ BY AUTHORITY: R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.--1955 REPORT By a resolution of the House dated the 28th day of September 1954 a Special Select Committee was appointed to consider and to report upon certain matters relating to moral delinquency. In particular, the Committee was instructed to study the recommendations contained in the report of the Mazengarb Committee and to make such observations thereon as it thought fit. This Special Select Committee was empowered to sit during recess and was directed to report its findings to the House within twenty-eight days after the commencement of the next ensuing session of Parliament. The Orders of Reference relating to the Committee were as follows: ORDERS OF REFERENCE _Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives_ TUESDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1954 _Ordered_, "That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten Members, to consider the Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents (H-47, 1954); the Committee to make such recommendations or observations as it thinks fit to the House or the Government; the Committee to have power to sit during the recess and for twenty-eight days after the commencement of the next ensuing session; the Committee to consist of six Members to be nominated by the Prime Minister and four Members to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition, such names to be submitted to the Clerk of the House on or before 31 December 1954. (Right Hon. Mr HOLLAND.)" The names submitted in accordance with the above Order of Reference were: Mr Aderman, the Hon. Mr Algie, Mr Barnes, the Hon. Mr Hanan, Mrs McMillan, the Hon. Mr Mason, Mr D. M. Rae, the Hon. Mrs Ross, Mr Skoglund, and the Hon. Mr Tirikatene. WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL 1955 _Ordered_, "That the period set down by Order of the House dated 28 September 1954 within which the Juvenile Delinquency Committee was required to present its report be extended to 1 September 1955." (Hon. Mr ALGIE.) WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST 1955 _Ordered_, "That the period set down by Order of the House dated 20 April 1955 within which the Juvenile Delinquency Committee was required to present its report be extended to 1 October 1955." (Hon. Mr ALGIE.) The Committee met on two days during the recess and on a number of occasions during the 1955 session.