Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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* v APPENDICES.
As the town of Monywa is the headquarters of the district there was no difficulty in
securing qualified men for appointment as Charge Superintendents, Supervisors, and Enumerators.
Government servants as a rule were selected for these appointments. Circle maps
were prepared from the Municipal map and supplied to the Supervisors with circle lists.
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{b) House-numbering.—-This work was started from the 15th October and finished on the
15th November 1900. * * *
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(c) The agency employed.—Excluding the Charge Superintendents, Supervisors, and
Enumerators for the railwav and survey camps, there were three Charge Superintendents, 13
Supervisors, and 52 Enumerators appointed for the Census. The area of the Municipality,
each myothuayiship, that is, Monywa and Hlegu, and the civil station, including the military
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civil police and the Old Cantonment, was treated as a separate charge, and the appointment
of Charge Superintendent for the civil station and the Old Cantonment was fjield by the Civil
Surgeon, the Treasury Officer for Hlegu, and the Akunwun for Mdnywa. *
All the myothugyis and akwetoks, excepting those akwetoks who were incompetent for
Supervisors, were appointed as Supervisors. * * .* Most of the traders and clerks
were selected to be Enumerators for the blocks in which they had their residence.
(d) The preliminary enumeration.—-The preliminary enumeration of the town was
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commenced on the night of the 15th January 1901.
(e) The final enumeration.—The work at this stage was done with care under the
control of the Charge Superintendent and Supervisors, who were moving in their respective
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charges till the enumeration was entirely finished on that night, and I may say that the work
was done satisfactorily. The work was' done willingly by all those who were employed on
this work. With the exception of Mr. B. Krishna, my Chief Clerk and Supervisor of Kadoyat
block, and Maung Ne Win, Enumerator under Mr. Krishna, no one deserves special mention
for the Census
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work. * * * Enumerator Maung Ne Win deserves credit for the
correctness and neatness of the entries in his schedules.
(k) There were no prosecutions under the Census Act.
(z) The total actual cost of operations incurred in this Municipality amounted to Rs.
10- 1 0-0 only for supplying stationery to the Census employes.
(k) Vital statistics.—The registration of births and deaths was introduced only in
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1897. * * *
Census report for the Upper Chindwin District,— No. 764-jN. — 2, dated the 18th April
igoi . By W. J. Smithj Esq., I.C.S., Deputy Commissioner.
Preparation of Appendix A and of the circle lists.—Appendix A was completed
(a)
early in January. The Superintendent, Census Operations, on going through the list at the
beginning of September 1900 found many of the blocks too large and in some cases unsuitable
persons proposed as Enumerators. The appendix was therefore revised. Circle lists and
maps were sent out on the 31st October 1900, together with the instructions, to Supervisors.
(b) House-numbering.—Circular No. 10 of 1900 was received on the 13th October igoo
and Charge Superintendents were instructed to have the work of house-numbering completed
as early as possible in November. It commenced on the 1st November 1900 and was completed
on the 1 2th January 1901.
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(c) The agency employed.—Twelve Charge Superintendents, 181 Supervisors, and 1,407
Enumerators were employed. The Charge Superintendents were in every case Township
Officers, except in the case of the Thaungdut and Kanti States, where the Charge Superintendents
were the Saiebwas of those States, and the old Seywa circle, where the Charge Superintendent
was Maung Kyaw Gaung, Head Constable. The Supervisors were mostly subordinate
officials, clerks, and myothugyis. Among the Enumerators were clerks and policemen,
but the large majority were ywathugyis.
(d) The preliminary enumeration.—This commenced on the 10th January igoi and was
completed on the 15th February 1901. * * * Owing to the great distances and
deficient communication
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of the district it was considered advisable to have the preliminary
figures for use in the event of the summaries of the final Census not reaching headquarters
in time. The preliminary figures were actually used for the whole of the Legayaing subdivision
and for the Kale township. * * *
(e) The final enumeration.—All officers worked well and hard, and I believe that very
few persons have escaped enumeration.
The best work was done in the Kindat subdivision, and I have to thank Mr. Kenny,
Subdivisional Officer, and Maung Po Hla, Township Qfficer, Kabawchaung, for the excellent
work they did. Maung Ba, Gyaw, Treasury Officer, who had the most difficult circle in the