Census and Statistics Regulations (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 118.

PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated the 13th day of June, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

KING O’MALLEY,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Quarterly Returns of House Rents by House Agents.

1. (1) Every person carrying on business as house or estate agent shall furnish within such time or times after the 14th day of February, the 15th day of May, the 15th day of August, and the 15th day of November respectively in each year, as he may be required by the Statistician so to do, the particulars set forth in the prescribed form of return.

(2) Every person carrying on such business shall fill in the prescribed form in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying the form, and shall sign the form and transmit it, either by post or otherwise, to the Statistician.

(3) For the purposes of this Regulation a person in charge of a business of house or estate agency as manager, clerk, or agent for the owner of the business, shall be deemed to be a person carrying on business as house or estate agent.

(4) The prescribed form of return may be in accordance with the following form:—

Town.....................................................	State...................................................
District or Suburb...................................	Office No. R.P./16..............................

C.7469—Price 3d.

 

Weekly House Rents.

Particulars required under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

Name of Agent.................................................

Address............................................................

This slip is to be detached and posted to the Commonwealth Statistician, Melbourne.

This form is to be filled up according to the accompanying instructions.

Return for Quarter ending................................................... 191….

Nature of House.

Under 3 Rooms.

4 Rooms.

5 Rooms.

6 Rooms.

7 Rooms.

8 Rooms and over.

Wood........

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Brick, &c..

Remarks.—(Enter here the cause of any advance or decline in rents since the preceding quarter):—

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