CENSUS OF MAN-POWER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14354, 20 July 1917, Page 4

CENSUS OF MAN-POWER.

"Messrs W. G. Sherratt and F. Gaddum, tlie local Efficiency Trustee*?, waited upon the Cook County Council to-day I with a request tv take over the compila- j tion of a census of tlio man-power of tho dislr'ct. Mr •Hlierra.tt stated that Waikohu had H'.reed to tlie suggestion. The I reason tliey were asking the Council lo undertake the work was that if the \ board posted circulars the experience was • that tlie -< bedules would go into the waste piper basket. They desired the councill-.-r. to undertake the census m each ridiii'i. as they considered it would be move accurate. Tlie deputation explained the importance of having the info**m.iti*m. stating that now the Second Division was coming on the information was of great importance. They he*ml people ay the country could not go ou supply! n." reinforcements and carry on the pivdf.rtion of produc-.-. but that could mit bo told until the **eu*>us was obtained— Tho Chairman : What is the use if the men are all gone? — 'Mr Sherratt slid that, wn*? what happened m England iii the beginning of the war, but ih'*re they could not get the men back from France m a few hours. The trustees said they would be m a position lo say tbey liad so many men, they required m many" men. to carry on. and they ■•■v-'d let so many men go. It was absurd to shut their eyes to the position that they were sending the men away and that they bad to keep production going. T>v getting a tally, tbey would know where tbey were and what they enuld siwrp.—CV.' Jex-Blake pointed out th.it nn the previous cceas ; oii 1100 or 1200 eivnulnvs were sent out by post and only 600 were returned. He did not think they would get one-quartor back. Tt ws a biw time coming on. and person a 1.1 v he had experienced difficulty m sett" m*- some people to supply tbe in-forirnt-on. To ask the Council to make a, personal canvass was a big thing.-— In the' course of the discussion Mr Sherratt said a lot of business m town would have to be curtailed and a lot of industries would be curtailed during the war «s non-essent-al, if they were goin.<r to keep things coin g-— The trustees agreed the "9'nsns could Bo obtained by post and '-v telephone.— After further discussion 'be Council agreed to the renue-st.— - Mr c *berratt, m thanking the Comic'l. said it was a strenuous time, and tbe tnisfpes would not ask the Council, but the information was absolutely ■neoessarv . — The Council was asked to take tbo census from August L