Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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APPENDICES.
•Each Supervisor was supplied with a map of his circle. Circle lists with maps were
prepared in accordance with the instructions given in Circular No. 8 and were in the hands ot
the Supervisors by the 1 5th November. Both the abstracts of the general town register
and the map were submitted to the Superintendent, Census Operations, in August 1900.
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(6) House-numbering commenced in November and was completed by the end of November.
The numbering carried out for Municipal purposes was found not to be generally
suitable for Census operations, so houses had to be re-numbered. *
(c) Agency employed.—The town was divided into two charges— northern and southern
—one Superintendent for each, with a total of 275 Supervisors and Enumerators, mostly consisting
of officials and headmen of wards, but many of the latter proved, from insufficient education,
useless for the work, and their places were taken by ordinary citizens, such as brokers
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others.
(d) Preliminary enumeration.—In the northern division the preliminary work commenced
oh the 6th February and was completed on the 10th, and thoroughly tested on the 12th and
13th. In the southern the preliminary work commenced on the 15th, and was completed on the
27th.
As to testing, this was done by the Charge Superintendents and myself.
In a future Census I think it would be better, if the Census taking is to be in towns in
the busiest part of the year, to make mill-owners Census officers. It would also be well to
make all occupiers of houses living in separate compounds fill up a schedule for their household
and servants.
(e) Final enumeration.—The work was, I think, satisfactorily performed. * * *
It gives me pleasure to mention the names of the following :
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Northern.
Mr. R. P Wilcox, Secretary and Engineer, Municipality.
Maung Po Thaung, Akunwun, Municipal office (since resigned), who did excellent
service.
M. Mahomed Shah, H. Hutton, W. H. Gay, Maung Po Pe, G. Gwan Teik, Maung
Chit Kaing, Maung Kyi Maung, Maung Po Kin, Maung Hman, Maung Kin,
Maung Po Yin, Maung Tha Han.
Southern.
Mr. E. C. S. Shuttleworth, Assistant Superintendent of Police.
Maung San Nyi, Inspector of Police.
Thatia Naidu, Interpreter and Headman of ward.
Maung Kaing, Maung Aung Myat, Mr. Abreu in charge of Distillery.
(/) Preparation of the district, charge and circle summaries.— The'procedure laid down
in Chapter XII was followed and everything was completed for the preparation of the district
totals by the 5th March.
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(h) There were no prosecutions.
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(i) The total cost of the operations amounted to Rs. 21-15-5.
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Amherst District.
(a) Preparation of general register of villages or towns and of circle lists * *
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On receipt of Revenue Department No. 1 12-3C— 1, dated the 6th April, after carefully
contents, Subdivisional Officers and Township Officers were summoned to head
digesting its
quarters and the preparation of the register discussed. After return to their respective charges
the register was prepared, but before the register was accepted as satisfactory several more
meetings took place and references had to be made to correct errors and omissions
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Village maps were prepared by Revenue Surveyors in the settled tract, and, as well as
could be done, for the unsurveyed tract. * * *
Each Supervisor was provided with one and they had to see that in going round a villas
no house or building likely to be inhabited on the night of the Census was omitted from the
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When the general register was completed an abstract was submitted to the Superinten
dent of Census. F ««lcu
The circle list was, before final adoption, subjected to much testing.