*Including eight cases continued on probation from the preceding year, but not reported until after September 30, 1914. The number of boys under sixteen, girls under sixteen, men and women who received the benefits of probation during the year is shown in the next table. Chart I shows the proportion of boys, girls, men and women in the entire State and in the different groups of courts in the State. GAINS DURING THE PAST YEAR It is interesting to note that every figure in the general statistical table shows an increase over the preceding year, except in the number of volunteer and detailed probation officers serving in the |