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surroundings, school record, and medical history, in order to enable it to deal with the case in the best interests of the child or young person, and may put to him any ques- tion arising out of such information.

For the purpose of obtaining such information or for special medical examination or observation or for the purpose of considering how to deal with the case in the best interests of the child or young person the court may from time to time remand the child or young person on bail or to a place of detention.

(i) If the child or young person admits the offence or the court is satisfied that it is proved, and the court decides that a remand is necessary, the court may cause an entry to be made in the court register that the char_e is proved and that the child or young person has been remanded. The court before which a child or young person so remanded is brought may without further proof of the commission of the offence make any order in respect of the child or young person which could have been made by the court which so remanded the child or young person.

() Where a child is brought before a juvenile court for any offence other than homicide the case shall be finally disposed of in such court.

(k) Where a young person is brought before a juvenile court for any offence other than homicide the case may be finally disposed of in such court.

9.-(1) The Governor may by notice in the Gazette Probation appoint a fit and proper person or persons of either sex Officers. and either by name or as holding any public office for the 7 Edw. VII, time being to be a probation officer or officers, and may c. 17, s. 3. from time to time appoint a deputy probation officer to act in the absence or during the illness or incapacity of any probation officer, and may appoint an assistant proba-

tion officer to perform under the direction of a probation officer, all or any of the duties of a probation officer.

A probation officer when acting under a probation Probation order shall be subject to the control of the court.

Orders.

7 Edw. VII, (2) Where a child or young person is charged with any

c. 17, a. 2 offence other than homicide and the court is satisfied that and §. 3. the charge is proved the court may make an order dis- charging the offender conditionally on his entering into a recognizance, with or without sureties, to be of good behaviour and to appear for sentence or for conviction and sentence when called upon at any time during such period, not exceeding three years, as may be specified in the order.

(3) A recognizance entered into under this section shall, if the court so order, contain a condition that the offender be under the supervision of such person as may be named in the order during the period specified in the order and such other conditions for securing such supervision as may be specified in the order, and an order requiring the inser- tion of such conditious as aforesaid in the recognizance is in this Ordinance referred to as a probation order.

(4) A recognizance under this section may contain such additional conditions as the court may, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, order to be included therein with respect to prohibiting the child or young person from associating with thieves or other undesirable persons, or from frequenting undesirable places and generally for securing that the child or young person should lead an honest and well conducted life.

(5) The court may by a probation order direct that it 15 & 16 shall be a condition of the recognizance to be entered into Gov. V, by the offender that he shall pay such damages for injury c. 86, s. 7 (2) or compensation for loss not exceeding fifty dollars, or if a higher limit is fixed by any enactment relating to the offence, that higher limit.