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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.

COLONY'S CENSUS

THE SCHEDULE OR CENSUS FORM.

Objects Is Figures.

The and heads of information asually required from a Census are as follows:-

1. Area of the Colony and of each of its principal local subdivi-

sions,

2. Number of Houses

(1) inhabited

(ii) uninhabited

(ii) building. This information is obtained from the Enumerators Summary Booka, prior to the actual Consus Day.

3. Population distinguishing male and female and also the Mi!I- tary and Shipping population.

4. Population of the chief towns, 5. Ages of males and females in individual years or in quin- quennial groups. G. Condition as to marriage in

combination with ages.

7. Occupations.

9. Religions.

a Census can never be of any value in Hong Kong because what la true to-day will be false to-morrow. We may get information from enquiry which will show whether this there is truth in the allegation or not. It la feared, of course, that a man who first came to Hong Kong 20 years ago and has spent the In tervening 19 years elsewhere, may claim 20 years' residence, but care. ful questioning may elicit the truth. Too much reliance will not, how ever, be placed on these ngures.

Literacy.

NOTICE

THE CHINA

MAIL.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G

NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY

of which is delivered together with attaches the form of claim to his this form.

Census Form and is relieved of any further responsibility with refer 1. The Head of a private House-ence to the person omitted. The hold is required by law to make a member who has made the claim return in this and in the Chinese now becomes primarily responsibla form, stating the particulars asked for filling up the Ferm correctly for in respect of all persons formand for handing it to the Enumera ing part of the household fortor either direct or through the Census purposes. See the heading head of the household. to Column (1) within.

It is earnestly hoped that nobody N.B. Any one or more persons will make this claim on slight or ings in a house, or a separate part thought will show that the experes owing to the Chinese New separately occupying separate lodg-frivolous grounds. A minute's

TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that of a house, are to be regarded as of the Census in stationery etc. will Year boarders are to be regarded as part sons claim this privilege. forming a separate household, but be greatly increased if many per- of the household with which they board.

The forms will be collected by the Enumerators early on in charge of a Hotel, Boarding in order that they may

2. The Manager or other person morning of Sunday, March 8, and the

House, Club,

not be Common Lodging delayed the forms should be filled House, or similar establishment, is in and ready for collection. required by law to make a returu in this Form with respect to all persons falling to be included as inmates of the Census purposes. See the heading establishment for

continuation sheets must be used if to Column (1) within. The special! necessary.

of

We have in the last two census enquired regarding literacy of the "mother tongue;" in India in 1921 an enquiry, was also made regarding English literacy and in Ceylon in 1911 and 1921 the three questions, which have been adopted for Hong Kong in 1931, were asked, namely.

3. Each (i) literacy of the mother tongue, forming part of a household or the persons thus 8. Birthplaces (distinguishing the ti) English literacy and ()

establishment is required by law to the country of birth and wheEnglish speaking. While the in ther British subjects or foreign

give to the Head of the household formation obtained in 1931 may be subjects).

of little value and the accuracy of such information as may be neces or Manager of the establishment the replies somewhat doubtful, aary to enable 10. Degree of elementary education. comparison with 1981 when subse-made.

the return to be Considerable discussion look placequent censuses come to be taken recently in the United Kingdom may be of great interest. regarding the advisability of hav ing the Census date in the middle of the week on this occasion in view of the phenomenal growth of the "week-end habit" in Britain. Sun day, April 26, has been chosen as the Census Day and an additional question has been inserted in the Census form, "Usun! Residence." The United Kingdom Census of 1931 is likely to combine. there- fore, the features of both a de jure and a de facto enumeration. 11. Infirmities distinguishing Blind, Denf. Dumb, and Mentally Deranged.

The following list shows the items of enquiry in the Hong Kong Censuses of 1911 and 1921, in New Zealand (a very full census), the United Kingdom, India and Ceylon in 1921, the United Kingdom in 1931 and Hong Kong in 1931:-

Relationship to Head of Family

Trun! Residence

Name

Scx

Age

Birth place

Father's alrth place

Occupation and Industry, these headings; in 1921 as regards In 1911 we enquired under both occupation only. Great stress has been laid for some time by statis- ticians on the importance of obtain ing a classification of both Indus tries and occupations paration for this Census a completo and in pre- classification has been compiled This requires some modification to meet local conditions but it is in

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions, To-day--Tea Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 4.80

p.m.

SUPPLY OF WATER will be given Holidays A CONSTANT

SUNDAY, MONDAY & TUESDAY," in all Rider Main Districts during the 15th, 16th & 11th February,

HAROLD T. CREASY,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 18th February, 1931.

NOTICE.

A. & WATSON & CO. LIMITED. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,

N TUESDAY, the 17th Febru-

February. All Departments will be CLOSED.

ON THESE DAYS. The Hong Kong Dispensary, Dis-

for dispensing prescriptions from 10 am. to 1 pm and from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

4. The Form will be called for To-day-Dinner Dances at Penin-pensing Department, will be OPEN on or after Sunday, March Sth by sula and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8 p.m. the appointed enumerator; in orderi To-morrow — Ten Dance at be ready with the answers written that he may not be delayed it must Repulse Bay Hotel.

February 21-Interpart Football

--

in the proper columns early on the dinner, Feniraula Hotel roof garden, morning of that day. If the 8 p.m. ate, the enumerator must ask any answera are incomplete or inaccur

Entertainments. To-day — Queen's Theatre questions accessary to enable him to "Song of O' My Heart." correct the Form.

To-day Central Theatre

other person responsible for making

5. The Head of the household or "The Love Parade." the return may, if unable to deliver! "Innocents of Paris."

To-day Majestic Theatre;

the Form to the enumerator person. ally, arrange for some other person "Barbed Wire." to do so on his behalf. If desired, the Form may

be handed to the enumerator under cover, but must

Office. not be sent direct to the Census,

To-day - Star Theatre.

To-day-World Theatre, "The Hawk," (Chinese picture).

Home Mails To-day-Outward for Europe via Siberia (Nanning), 3.30 pm..

from (Helan Maru

tended to follow the standard classi fication is closely as possible. The separate enquiry regarding indus try is desirable as many cases arise where persons following the same occupation totally different industries. The are employed in

figures may be of great interest in connection with factory develop is to give information refuses to do America and ports

6. If any person whose duty it To-morrow →→→→ Inward ment and possible factory legislao or wilfully gives false informa- and Taiyo Maru). tlon in the Colony.

tion, or neglects

Sports. Seo Diary on page 8. Alecting. · Ce; lon

March 6-Annual

meeting of H.K., Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., Queen's Building, 11 a.m. Miscellaneous To-morrow-St. John's Cathedral [6.30 p.m., Special Servies for Men.

Speaker, The Dean.

1911

H.K. H.K. 1921

New Zealand U.K. India

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All unconsumed stock will be collected free of charge and allowed for in full at the end of the meeting.

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ПОМЕ,

FACTORY

AND

BUNKERS

Nationality

How acquired

Face

length of Resklence

Conjugal condition

Existing Marriage Duration

Existing Children born

Existing Children living

Cphanhood

Industry, &c.

"Cecapation, principal

Occupation, Subsidiary

Grade of Employment

Unemployment

Lependency...

Literacy

English literacy

English speaking

Leceiving Erucation, School

Receiving Education, University

Religion

Jaßrmitles Insurance

Form to the enumerator when call- ed on to do, he will be liable to a fine.

As

Census is fgures only and no per- stated before the object of the sonal particulars about individuals will be published Further the enumerator to whom er disclosed,

the form is handed and all the of Census through whose hands it officers including the Superintendent passea are forbidden by law on pair of heavy penalties to disclose any information Census. The contents of the form contained in the

will, therefore, be treated as ea- tirely confidential.

It will be seen that name, sex, No enquiry has been made re- age, and conjugal condition are as garding Subsidiary occupations or usual required. Now these ques an unemployment. The division of tions seem to many people to be the population into "Earners" and unnecessarily inquisitive, but they "Dependants" would be of great

W. J. CARBIE, should remember that the object of interest. The writer as Secretary It will be noted that the form is

Superintendent of Census. the Census is figures and that it is to the Government Salaries Com- marked Strictly Confidential. not concerned with the private lives misalon two years ago obtained a or actions of the individuals count wonderful Insight into the modes of ed. Questions are asked as to their life of the lower working classes of personal characteristics, only in the Colony, and it was surprising order that they may be properly to find to what extent such families counted and assigned to the parti are dependent on the earnings of cular groups of the population in a wife which they ought to be reckoned. obtained from Government was in or daughter. The salary Thus the Census needs to know some cases insuficient even to buy Mr. William Smith is a married the rice only required by the family man aged 49, not because the Gov and it was solely due to the few ernment bas any interest in Mr. dollars earned monthly by the wife Salth's private life or actions but or daughter as a carrying coolojn solely in order that the number of the lowest class, or, by, sewing or married men in the population and washing in the next grade that the the number of men aged 49 in the family budget was made to balance. population may be correctly count. It is interesting to read in the Ceylon Census Report of 1921 that in somewhat similar circumstances the average throughout the popula tion in Ceylon gives two carpers at least in a family of 5 persons.

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The enquiry on Relationship to the Head of the Family does not bring any very useful information but it is a valuable check on other Items of enquiry.

But it is possible to overload the Birthplace, Nationality and Race. schedule and to militata against the In 1911 Census the enquiry has success of the census by asking too confined to birthplace and race; much and such 1921 to birthplace and nationality

an enquiry was But on both oscasions the reports were divided into two main sections of Chinese and non-Chinese and it or in Hong Kong regarding Rell would appear that this division was

therefore regretfully omitted.

If, however, a household objects to giving to the member of a head of the household the Informa- tion necessary to enable the head to enter in the Form the required particulars about the member in question the latter is permitted to complete a separate Form respect- lug himself or herself' alone and to hand it scaled to the head of the household or to the Enumerator direct..

year either in the United Kingdom No enquiry is being made this

gion. Similarly, a heading dealing by race and act by possible nation with Infirmities has also been ality. Many persons of Portuguese omitted. Both were included in form as below! race, born in Hong Kong and, 1911 but were excluded In 1921; therefore, able to claim in due the replies in both cases are fro course British nationality; and many quently unsatisfactory. TR Chinese born in Hong Kong have no other thought than that they are of both Chinese race and of Chinese nationality. It is desirable there fore, to obtain full particular under each hend.

A new item of enquiry has been made on this occasion of Length of Residence in Hong Kong The information obtained may be of considerable interest. We hear a great deal shout the figetuatleg

All that has to be done is for the asked by the head to give the part!- member of the household, when culars required, to state that he or she wishes to make a separate re- turn. The head will thon issue a CENSUS OF HONG KONG

Data 1981. these the Schedule or Census Form Under Section 7 of the Cenins After considerations such as Touch that has been evolved Instructions and Regulations 1981, I hereby claim to Examples are shown on the back be allowed to make a confidential of the Form and further comment return and request that a separato Seems unnecessary,

form be saved to metho

Signature en Pre Address in respect

FORM Prescribed by the Governor in Council under. The Caus Order, 1981 This form ust be filled up tered in the Chinese form, a copy

posuiation of Hong Kong and this English Chinese servants may be

La rivéit an out of the fune

of which the return is made and on receiving this form duly signed will hand to the member together with 2 at 8 161 question a separate Census For The Head of the Househol

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