Proclamation:
in Chinese.
Proclamation
in Maly and Tamil.
Division of
Town nud
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4. A Proclamation in Chinese (translation enclosed*), drawn up by Mr. PICKERING, was submitted in June, and, being approved by His Excellency the Governor. it was printed and circulated extensively throughout the Colony, in order to prepare the Chinese for the coming Census, and to prevent the impression, so prevalent in 1871, that it had anything to do with the imposition of a tax.
$. A similar Proclamation was also translated into Malay and Tanil, and distributed throughout the Colony.
6. It is believed that this step had a very good effect, and no difficulty of any importance was experienced on account of this fear on the part of the Chinese. In the Town, especially, they showed every disposition to assist.
7. For the purposes of taking the Census, the Town was divided, as Country into shewn on the accompanying map, into nine Districts, and the Country
into three, viz., the B, C, and D Police Divisions.
Districts.
Mode of pro- eerinre in
Country.
Number of
houses in
Country
Divisions.
Mode of pay-
dare in Town.
Number of
houses in
Town
Divisions.
Supervisors.
8. The preliminary work in the Country was undertaken by the Police Inspectors in charge of the Divisions. map of his Division was given to cach, and, commencing in February, he gradually went over the whole of his Division, numbering each house, and entering the number in his note-book and on his map. The Division was then sub- divided by him into Enumerators' Districts, and cach Eummerator was given the numbers of all the houses he had to visit, so that the Inspector, who was acting as Supervisor of the Division, could ascertain after the Census, and on receiving back the Schedules from the Enumerators, that every house had been enumerated.
9. The total number of houses in the Country Divisions was returned as 8,027, viz., 7,621 inhabited and 406 uninhabited.
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10. In the Town Divisions, a list of the houses in each street of his Division (compiled from the Municipal Books) was given to the Supervisor, who then carefully went over his Division with this list, and checked it, adding any houses that he found not already included in it. -Ile then sub-divided his Division into Enumerators' Districts, giving generally about sixty houses to each Enumerator; though in some parts of the Town, where very large numbers live in one house, and in the suburbs, where the houses are situated at some distance from one another, one Enumerator could not do more than thirty, while in other parts where the numbers in each house are smaller, and the inhabitants can fill up the Schedules without assistance, he might do as many as one
hundred.
11. The total number of houses in the Town Divisions was returned as 12,441, viz., 11,533 inhabited and 908 uninhabited.
12. Twenty Supervisors were employed, four of them being Police Inspectors. They were distributed as follows:----
Town Divisions,
9. One for each Division.
B Division, Country,. 2.
13.
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It was estimated that 500 Enumerators would be required, and Enumerators. applications were called for by advertisement in January. The number
of paid Enumerators actually employed was 134, viz. :----
European, Eurasian,
Chinese.
Malay. Tamil,
7
...167
...136
80
41
Of these, 203 were employed in the Town, 206 in the Country Divisions, and 25 in enumerating the Floating Population.
14. The Forms used were those used at the last Census, with certain Forus used. alterations, which were approved by Government. Copies of the House- holders' Schedule, and the Enumerators' Book are attached.*
Forms.
15. It has already been pointed out by the Penang Census Officers Alterations that the headings in the Enumerators' Books, and in the Chinese ed in Nationality colunin of the Schedules, should have been in the native languages as well as in English. We concur in the advisability of making these alterations for a future Census.
equivalent f
16. With reference to the remarks by the Penang Census Officers Chinese regarding the objection made by the Chinese community to the Chinese the word equivalent of the word "Macao," we can only say that no such objection “Macao,” has been raised in Singapore.
In selecting the desiguations applied in the Honsebolders' Schedules to the Chinese population, we were guided by the well-understood terins for the dialects principally used in the Colony, and so far as Singapore is concerned, those designations scam to have been thoroughly appreciated.
17. The Schedules were left at the houses before the evening of Sunday, the 3rd April, and, except in the Country Divisions, where the distances to be travelled rendered it impossible, they were collected on the 4th. They were then carefully checked, and corrected when necessary, by the Supervisors, who, after checking them, handed them in at the Census Office.
18. The Supervisors, especially those in the Country Divisions, had very hard work, and all of them did their work well.
19. The Enumerators may also he said to have done their work satisfactorily on the whole.
20. It was not found necessary to institute any prosecution for any No prosegu offence under the Census Ordinance.
tions insti- tuted,
of the Floatin
21. The enumeration of the Floating Population, which was very unneration arduous work, was undertaken by Mr. BRADBERY, the Deputy Master Population, Attendant, with two Supervisors and twenty-five Enumerators, and was completed during the night of the 3rd April.
of Returns
22. The work of compiling the Returns was commenced on the Compilation 11th April, the clerical staff then being:-
cnumentet.
One Chief Clerk, engaged from the 1st February; and eleven Junior Clerical staff. Clerks and Interpreters, increased from the 25th to sixteen.
In July, as it was found that the work was not progressing as fast
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4. One being for the Islands.
2.
Floating Population,
Not printed.
as could be wished, eleven more Clerks were engaged.
23. The work of compiling the Singapore Returns was concluded Compilation on the 12th instant.
completed.
* Not printed.
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