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-Appendix A.-Continued.
THE CENSUS ORDER.
Whereas by sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Census Ordinance, 1921, it is provided that the Governor in Council may order that a census shall be taken for the- Colony and that any Order so made may prescribe the date of such census, the persons by whom and in respect of whom the returns for the purpose of the census- are to be made and the particulars to be stated in the returns.
Now therefore the Governor in Council in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Census Ordinance, 1931, is pleased to order and it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Census Order, 1931.
2. A census shall be taken on the 7th day of March, 1931, hereinafter called "the Census Day" in respect of all persons in the Colony who are alive at midnight on that day.
3. The returns for the purpose of the census shall be made with respect to the classes of persons mentioned in the first column of the First Schedule to this Order by the persons specified opposite each such class in the second column of that Schedule.
Provided nevertheless that any person claiming in the prescribed manner to make a confidential return shall, subject to the prescribed conditions be deemed to be the person by whom the return is to be made with respect to himself.
4. The returns shall state, in the case of all persons with respect to whom returns are to be made the particulars specified in the attached Form.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Persons with respect to whom Returns are to be made.
1. Persons present at midnight on the Census day in a dwelling, lodgings or rooms, separately occupied by any private household of which they are members (including paying guests or boarders), or employees.
2. Persons present at midnight on the Census day on the premises of any hotel, club, boarding-house or common lodging or other lodging-house.
3. Persons present at midnight on the Census day on the premises of any public or private hospital, sanatorium, convale- scent or nursing home, infirmary, asylum, religious or charitable community, re- sidential institution of any other kind.
Persons by whom Returns
are to be made.
1. The head, or person for the time being acting as the head, of the house- hold.
2. The manager or other person for the time being in charge of the premises.
3. The Chief resident officer or other person for the time being in charge of the institution.