within the meaning of subsection(1) of section 13 of the Child Welfare
Act, 1925.

This is to command you to appear with the said child before the
Children's Court at , on the day of , one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-, at o'clock in the forenoon,
before such Justices of the Peace as may then be there, to answer to the
said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law.
Given under my hand this day of , 19 , at .

[*Stipendiary Magistrate and] a Justice of the Peace
in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

*Delete the words not required.

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS TO BE ENDORSED ON BACK OF COPY
THEREOF.

I, , Constable, of , make oath and say that I duly
served a summons of which a copy is within written on , the person
to whom the same was directed, by delivering the same to personally
[or by leaving the same for him at his house with , an inmate thereof
appearing to be above the age of fourteen years].

Taken and sworn before me , Justice of the Peace for New
Zealand, this day of , 19 , at .
Justice of the Peace.

[C.W. 6.
The Child Welfare Act, 1925 (Section 13 (1)).

WARRANT TO APPREHEND.

To the Constables of , in New Zealand.
WHEREAS on last past complaint was made before [one of] His
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for New Zealand for that [etc., as in summons],
and the matter of such complaint has been substantiated on oath:
And whereas the said has neglected to appear in obedience to
a summons:
This is to command you forthwith to apprehend the said and
bring h before some Stipendiary Magistrate or Justice appointed to
exercise jurisdiction in a Children's Court to answer to the said complaint
and to be further dealt with according to law.
Given under hand this day of , 19 , at .

[Stipendiary Magistrate and] a Justice of the Peace
in and for the Dominion of New Zealand.

[C.W. 7.
The Child Welfare Act, 1925 (Section 13 (2)).

WARRANT AUTHORIZING CONSTABLE, CHILD WELFARE OFFICER, OR OTHER
PERSON NAMED, TO TAKE POSSESSION OF CHILD.

To (Constable, Child Welfare Officer) of , in the
Dominion of New Zealand.
WHEREAS on last past complaint was made before me, the under-
signed [Stipendiary Magistrate and] one of His Majesty's Justices of the
Peace for New Zealand for that [Name in full], of [Address], [Description],
has the custody of a child named [Full name of child], and that the said
child is a *neglected [or indigent, or delinquent] child [or is not under proper
control], [or is living in an environment detrimental to its physical (or
moral) well-being] within the meaning of subsection (1) of section 13 of the
Child Welfare Act, 1925:

And whereas it has been made to appear to me that the said child is
living in a place of ill-repute [or is likely to be ill-treated], [or is likely to
be neglected], [or—here set out any other reason why the child should be
forthwith removed from its surroundings].
This is to command you, the said , to take possession of the
said child and to convey it to any institution under the said Act and to
deliver it into the custody of any person for the time being in charge of
the institution, there to be detained until the matter of the said complaint
has been disposed of [receive and hold the said child until the said complaint