THE CENSUS

Otago Witness, Issue 367, 11 December 1858, Page 5

THE CENSUS

By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, dated 3rd July 1858, the Census is to be taken up by the General Government this year; and for general information we publish the three following clauses of the Act :— °

VIL Every Sub -Enumerator shall, between the first and twenty-fouith da)s of December (both inclusive), in the years appointed, leave at every dwelling house within his sub-district, one or more of the said Forms of Returns to be made by the occupier or person in charge of such dwellinghouse; and every such occupier or person shall fill up and supply in the said Forms, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the matters and particulars which may by the said Forms and any instructions accompanying the same be required ; and shall sign the said Forms with his name, and deliver or cause to be delivered the said Forms so filled up and signed to the Sub-Enumerator authorised to receive the same.

VIII. Every Sub-Enumerator shall, within his Sub-district, on the twenty-sixth day of December,

or as soon after as practicable, demand and receive the said Forms at the dwelling-houses where the same shall have been left, and in case such Forms from any cause shall not have been filled up, or shall appear to have been insufficiently or erroneously filled up, such Sub-Enumerator shall forthwith proceed to ascertain, from the occupiers or persons in charge of such dwelling-houses, such matters and particulars as may be necessary to enable him to correct any errors, or supply any deficiencies, in such Forms ; and shall then and there, in case he fill up the Form entirely himself, sign the same with his own name, or in case ho; make corrections or supply deficiencies only, shall mark such corrections and additions with his initials.

IX. The several Enumerators and Sub-Enume-rators are hereby authorised and required to make all such inquiries of all persons whatsoever respecting those persons themselves, and all other persons, with reference to all such matters and particulars, as may be necessary for filling up the said Forms ; and every person who shall wilfully refuse, or without lawful excuse, neglect, to fill up the said Forms to the best of his knowledge or belief, or to sign and deliver the same as herein required, or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to antwer, or shall wilfully and untruly answer any such inquiries as aforesaid, or who shall wilfully make, sign, or deliver, or cause to be made, signed, or delivered, any falsa Return of all or any of the matters or particulars aforesaid, or who shall obstruct any person in the performance of any duties imposed on him by or under the authority of this Act, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

Schedules will be left with every family on or before 24th December current, and the head of every family must insert in the schedule left with him the names. &c, of every individual who slept under his roof or on his premises on the night of 24th December ; and must also fill into the schedule or furnish the sub-enumerator with the information necessary to enable him to do so ; and must return the schedule when it is called for, and give true information; — otherwise he or she will be liable to a penalty of £20 as above.