Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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tor, Charge Superintendent, Sidoktaya. Maung Aung Kho threw, himself, heart and soul, into
his work, and both he and Maung Swe Pon deserve great credit.
Mr. Beale, Subdivisional
Officer, Minbu, practically took the whole control of the Census of the Shwezettaw festival
into his own hands and spared no trouble to secure the accuracy of the returns. Mr. Stirling,
Executive Engineer, in charge of Irrigation Works at Aingma, rendered invaluable service
in personally superintending the Census of the irrigation employes and their dependents.
(/) Mr. Beale, Subdivisional Officer, Minbu, was appointed special officer for the preparation
of district charge totals.
The Minbu
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subdivision totals were all late and the Ngape and Legaing charges kept the
figures for the district waiting for an undue period.
There was absolutely no reason why the totals for all charges in the district should not
have been in in time had the Charge Superintendents done their work efficiently from the
commencement. All Charge Superintendents and Supervisors were supplied with cyclostyled
copies of the form for summaries in addition to the printed form to prevent mistakes.
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(h) No prosecutions were instituted under the Act. * * * The attitude of
the people towards the operations generally was good, and I found every one asked willing to
give assistance. The advocates in Salin gave great assistance and their services and tho^e of
their clerks were freely utilized.
(t) The total cost of the operations, so far as can be ascertained, is Rs. 1 2-14-0, contingent
charges. * * *
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There is every reason to believe that the general results obtained give as correct an
account of the population of the district on March 1st as can be obtained.
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(/) There appears to have been a movement of agricultural labourers from Salin township
to Lower Burma and a tendency to settle there permanently, but the data on this point
are inadequate and I am unable to give any detailed information.
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From H. G. Batten, Esq., Deputy Commissioner, Magwe, to the Superintendent, Census Operations, Burma,—No.
U68-4.H., dated the 27th March 1901.
I HAVE the
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honour to report that I am submitting my Census schedules for this district,
and as requested in your Circular No. 24 of I got, beg to make the following remarks on points
noted :
(a) The first intimation received regarding Census operations was the receipt of 100
forms of the general register of villages from the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma,
on the 17th April 1900.
By the 20th of June the general register of villages was completed for the whole district
and despatched to each Township Officer for check and for filling in names of persons
suited to be appointed as Supervisors and Enumerators, and for the division of the villages into
Census circles.*****
By the nth of August all the registers were returned to this office and a Census map
was prepared showing the distribution of charges and circles.
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Circle lists.—The orders for the preparation of the circle lists were received on the 7th
September and the preparation of the lists and circle maps was at once taken in hand, as also
the appointment orders for Supervisors and Enumerators.
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Register of towns. — Orders for its preparation were received on the 27th July, and the
Superintendent, Government Printing, was asked by telegram to
(1) Magwe.
_ supply the necessary forms. On receipt, the necessary entries were
made and the
M Yeran^aung'
re gisters issued on the 8th August. On return from
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Charge Superintendents with the names of Supervisors and Enumerators
selected and division into circles, maps were prepared and submitted to the Superintendent
with abstract of General Tqwns Register on the 1 2th September.
Circle lists. Towns.—On the 15th October forms were received; they were duly prepared
and distributed with maps and appointment orders for Supervisors and Enumerators on
the 19th October.
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