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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1985

JOB, PAYROLL SURVEY GOING ON

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS NOW CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.

THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 34 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SECTORS, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, RESTAURANT AND HOTELS), THE SERVICES (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES) AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, ELECTRICITY AND GAS).

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

REMINDERS ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS NOT RESPONDING TO THE INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982, ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD.

INFORMATION IS BEING SOUGHT ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON DECEMBER 28 LAST YEAR, FROM EACH ESTABLISHMENT.

SOME 10 000 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1984.

RESPONDENTS WHO FIND DIFFICULTY IN COMPLETING THE FORMS SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE AT TELEPHONE NOS: 5-436551, 5-444301, 5-455661 AND 5-455668,

NEW RATEABLE VALUES ***

THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 99 588 VALID PROPOSALS OBJECTING TO THE NEW RATEABLE VALUES WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON APRIL 1 LAST YEAR, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

OF THIS TOTAL, 27 536 PROPOSALS HAD RESULTED IN A REDUCTION, AND SIX IN AN INCREASE, IN RATEABLE VALUE.

WITH 71 349 PROPOSALS, THE RATEABLE VALUES REMAINED UNCHANGED, WHILE 697 PROPOSALS WERE WITHDRAWN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.