Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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excellent arrangements he made for the prompt submission to headquarters of the summaries,
&c, from the more distant parts of his subdivision. All the Charge Superintendents did excellent
work, and it is difficult to select one in preference to another; but the following
officers were specially noticeable for the pains they took to secure good results in their
respective charges :
Mr. Murray, Assistant Superintendent of Police.
Myo6k Maung Tha Mo.
Myo6k Maung Ba Than.
In addition I would specially mention my Chief Clerk Maung Po Lun, who has from first to
last rendered me the greatest assistance.
(/) The district, charge and circle summaries were prepared in accordance with the
instructions. The arrangements made for the early submission of data for the provisional
totals were most successful. Extensive use was made of the mounted police, who proved
themselves most useful. Last Census part of the old Taingda township was treated as a
non-synchronous area, but this year there were no special tracts. There was some danger
of the figures for some of the more distant parts of the district not reaching the district
headquarters in time for the district totals to be telegraphed to Rangoon and Calcutta before
the 7th March, and, in case the arrangements made should prove defective, copies of
the preliminary record were, prepared for submission to headquarters. The arrangements
made, however, did not fail in any single instance. Most of the circle summaries, &c,
reached the district headquarters on Sunday, the 3rd March, and none (for the district) were
later than Monday morning.
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(A)
Non-synchronous areas.—Nil.
Prosecutions.— -Nil.
The attitude of the people towards the operations was as a rule one of passive indifference.
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did not give much assistance, but on the other hand did not create difficulties
and, generally speaking, obeyed all the directions they received without murmur or complaint.
(*') The total cost of the operations, exclusive of the cost of forms, stationery, and the
like supplied by the Census office, was Rs. 34-5-6.
(k) Vital statistics.—There have been no epidemics which affected the total population,
and every year the births have been (except in 1894) far more numerous than the
deaths. In spite of this the population for the district is some 10,284 less than when the
last Census was taken. The reason for this is that at this season of the year large numbers
of men from this district flock to the delta, where they can find remunerative employment
as coolies. During the rains these men return to their homes.
(/) Emigration and immigration.—Beyond the temporary emigration to Lower Burma
referred to in the last paragraph there has been little emigration from, or immigration
into, this district.
From J. D. FraSer, Esq., i.c.s., Deputy Commissioner, Pakokku, to the Superintendent, Census Operations,
Burma,—No. 1093-C.— 3, dated the 3rd April 1901.
In accordance with the instructions contained in your Circular No. 24 of 1901, I have
the honour to submit a report on the Census operations in this district.
(a) Each Township Officer prepared a list of villages for his township immediately after
the issue of orders last May, and, had the exact position of these villages been known, there would
have been no difficulty in at once dividing the township or charge into circles. Unfortunately
there was no accurate map of the district in existence, numerous villages did not appear at all
on the map, and it was quite impossible to distribute into circles : in other cases hamlets appeared
on the map at improbable distances from their headman's village with other intervening
hamlets and villages. It was essential to obtain a map showing the real position of all villages
in the charge, and with this object each Township Officer was supplied with a i-inch map of
his charge with all known villages entered * * * to be brought up to date. The
location of all villages and hamlets took "a considerable time, and it was only at the beginning
of November that the Deputy Commissioner was in a position to mark off each charge
circles".
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(b) House-numbering was carried out in November. Some confusion occurred in Seikpyu
township through the issue in September of separate instructions for numbering thathameda
houses. * * *.
(c) There are eight townships in the district and the Township Officer was appointed
Charge Superintendent in each case. * * *. Supervisors and Enumerators were, with
a few exceptions, village headmen. * * *. In all there were employed nine Charge
Superintendents, 194 Circle Supervisors, and 2,245 Block Enumerators.