Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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(d) The preliminary enumeration commenced on the. 20th January iqoi and was completed
on the 22nd February jgoi. The Charge Superintendents and Supervisors personally tested
the work daily, and the general schedules were personally examined by the Deputy Commissioner.
Some difficulty was at first experienced in the native quarter in obtaining the castes
and tribes, but, as the Charge Superintendents understood the language thoroughly, they overcame
this difficulty by attending to those blocks personally.
(e) Final enumeration.—The quality of work performed by the Census officers was
good and I specially recommend Maung Po Myaing, Maung Po Tu, Maung La Pe (2) and
Bailiff Maung Gyi, Supervisors, for giving valuable assistance.
(h) Prosecutions under the Act.—Nil. The people at first did not wish to give thei
names, thinking they were to be taxed, but when the reason for this operation was explained
to them they politely and most willingly gave every information.
(i) The total actual cost for numbering houses, including stationery and excluding printing
forms, was Rs. 42-10-0.
years.
(k) Vital statistics.—There were no outbreaks of any epidemic during the past 10
(I) Emigration and immigration.—During the year 1,897 immigrants from the faminestricken
districts in Upper Burma settled here for a short time, but they returned to their homes
in the following year.
From L. M. Parlett, Esq., i.c.s. Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Myingyan, to the Superintendent,
Census Operations, Burma,—No. 1218-5— 6, dated the 25th March 1901.
I have the honour to submit herewith a brief report on the Census operations in this
district as
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called for in your Circular No. 24 of 1901, dated the 18th January igoi.
(a) The preparation of the general register of villages or towns and of the circle list.
—The general register of villages was prepared in the General Department of the Deputy
Commissioner's office, also the circle list and map.
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The registers and circle lists were subjected to the closest examination by the Deputy
Commissioner, the Akunwun, and the Township Officers.
(6) House-numbering commenced on the 1st October and was finally completed on the
15th November. The people rendered every assistance and the work was accomplished
without difficulty. The difficulty, however, was to keep the numbers on the houses.
People earth-oiling their houses would daub out the number and children selected numberboards
as playthings in preference to all else. It was curious to find that the thugyis were
very anxious that their own houses should bear the No. 1—the first and chief house in the
village. The people generally considered that it was a harmless freak 011 the part of an
energetic Government to count houses in this way, when the thatham eda-ro\\s furnished
really all the information which could possibly serve any useful purpose.
(c)
The agency employed.—There were six townships dealt with.
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The charges were as follows :
Myingyan ... ... ... •• • Township Officer.
Natocryi ... ... ... ... ... Township Officer.
Taungtha (half) ... ... ... • Township Officer.
Taungtha (half) ... ... ••• —
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Inspector of Police.
Pagan ... ... • • ••• Township Officer
Kyaukpadaung (half) ... ... ••• Township Officer.
Kyaukpadaung (half) ... ... ... — Sergeant of Police.
Sale ... ... ••• ••• •• Township Officer.
The Supervisors were generally myothugyis and the best educated thugyis.
The Enumerators were merchants, ywagaungs, thugyis, clerks, leading villagers, and in
fact the best men in the villages.
(d) The preliminary enumeration.—Owing to the schedules not being received till
the second week of January, the preliminary enumeration commenced at the end of January
and was finished by the 10th February.
The work was first done on blank paper, which was checked thoroughly by the Myooks
(Charge Superintendents) and the Subdivisional Officers of Myingyan and Pagan.
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(e) The final enumeration.—The quality of the work done by all Census officers was
goop, in some cases particularly so. The following deserve special commendation :—
Maung Me, Sudivisional Officer, Myingyan.