Statistics Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1915. No. 48.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS 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, do hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this 25th day of March, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

(Sgd.) R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

For Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

1. Regulations 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the Statistics Regulations 1913 (Statutory Rules 1914, No. 7), are repealed and the following Regulations inserted in their stead:—

Part 5.—Shopkeepers.

13.—(1) The owner of any shop or premises at which any of the articles specified in Forms M, N, O, and P are sold by retail shall, when and within such time or times as he may be required by the Statistician or by a delegate to whom the necessary authority has been duly delegated under section 5 of the Act so to do, furnish as required to the Statistician or to such delegate, as the case may be, the particulars set out in the prescribed form of return which relates to the articles sold by him.

(2) In order to comply with this Regulation, the owner of the shop shall fill in when required by the Statistician or by such delegate, as the case may be, the required particulars in the prescribed form, in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying the prescribed form, so far as these particulars include articles of the kind sold in the shop, and shall sign the form and transmit it, either by post or otherwise as required, to the Statistician or to such delegate, as the case may be.

(3) In this Regulation—

Information to be supplied by shopkeepers.

“owner” includes the manager or person for the time being in charge of a shop; and

“shop” includes any store, van, vessel, or place in or from which articles of any kind specified in the prescribed form are sold.

C.2647.—Price 3d.

 

Part 6.—Gas Suppliers,

Information to be supplied by gas suppliers.

14.—(1) The owner of any works at which gas is produced and supplied to the public for illuminating, heating, cooking, or motive purposes, shall, when and within such time or times as he may be required by the Statistician or by a delegate to whom the necessary authority has been duly delegated under section 5 of the Act so to do, furnish as required to the Statistician or to such delegate, as the case may be, the particulars set out in Form Q.

(2) In order to comply with this Regulation the owner of the works shall fill in the required particulars in the prescribed form in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying the prescribed form, and shall sign the form and transmit it, either by post or otherwise, as required to the Statistician or to such delegate, as, the case may be.

(3) In this Regulation “owner” includes—

(a)Any municipal corporation or trading company.

(b)The clerk of any municipal corporation, and the secretary of any trading company; and

(c) The manager, superintendent, or person having the direction or management of any gas works.

Part 7.—House Agents.

Information to be supplied by house agents.

15.—(1) Every person carrying on business as house or estate agent shall, when and within such time or times as he may be required by the Statistician or by a delegate to whom the necessary authority has been delegated under section 5 of the Act so to do, furnish as required to the Statistician or to such delegate, as the case may be, the particulars set forth in Form R.

(2) In order to comply with this Regulation a person carrying on business as house or estate agent 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, as required to the Statistician or to such delegate, as the case may be.

(3) For the purpose of this Regulation a person in charge of a business of house or estate agent 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.

Part 8.—Miscellaneous.

Service of notices.

16.—(1) When any prescribed person is required by the Statistician, or by a delegate to whom the necessary authority has been duly delegated under section 5 of the Act, to fill up and supply, in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying a prescribed form, the particulars specified in that form, the Statistician or such delegate, as the case may be, shall cause to be served on that person a notice of such requirement.

(2) The notice shall be in writing, and, in the case of a person, may be served personally or by being left at his usual or last known place of abode or business in the Commonwealth or by being sent by post addressed to him at such usual or last known place of abode or business, and in the case of a Company may be served personally on, or sent by post addressed to, the Manager or Secretary of the Company at any office or place in the Commonwealth of which the Company carries on business.

(3) Where a notice is sent by post, the time at which the notice so posted would be delivered in the ordinary course of post shall be considered as the time of service thereof.

 

2. Forms M, N, O, P, Q, and R of the Statistics Regulations 1913 (Statutory Rules 1914, No. 7), are hereby repealed and the following forms inserted in their stead:—

“M.”

Article.		Predominant or Most Frequent Price.		Unit of Quantity.
s.	d.
Bread..........................................................................................		.................	............	Per	2.lb. loaf
Flour, ordinary...........................................................................		.................	............	„	25-lb. bag
Tea.............................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Coffee........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Sugar (white granulated 1A).....................................................		.................	............	„	*............. lbs.
Rice............................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Sago...........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Jam (Australian).........................................................................		.................	............	„	*............. lbs. tin
Oatmeal......................................................................................		.................	............	„	*............. lbs.
Raisins.......................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Currants.....................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Starch.........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Blue............................................................................................		.................	............	„	dozen squares
Candles......................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Soap (household, ordinary)........................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Potatoes......................................................................................		.................	............	„	14 lbs.
Onions.......................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Kerosene....................................................................................		.................	............	„	gallon
Butter.........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Cheese........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.
Eggs, fresh.................................................................................		.................	............	„	dozen
Bacon	Middle cut...................................................................... Shoulder.........................................................................	.................	............	„	lb.
		.................	............	„	lb.
Ham...........................................................................................		.................	............	„	lb.

*Enter quantity most frequently sold.

“N”

Article.		Predominant or Most Frequent Price.
s.	d.
Beef (fresh)—Sirloin...............................................................................................................	per lb.	............	............
Ribs...................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Flank..................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Shin (without bone)...........................................................................................................	„	............	............
Steak—Rump...........................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Shoulder............................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Stewing..............................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Buttock..............................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Beef (Corned)—Round...........................................................................................................	„	............	............
Brisket (with bone)............................................................................................................	„	............	............
,, (without bone)..........................................................................................................	„	............	............
Mutton—Legs..........................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Shoulders...........................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Loins..................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Necks.................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Chops—Loin...........................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Leg.....................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Neck..................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Lamb—Fore-quarter................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Hind-quarter......................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Park (fresh)—Leg....................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Loin...................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Belly..................................................................................................................................	„	............	............
Chops................................................................................................................................	„	............	............

 

 “O.”

Particulars.	Cash Price.
d.
Milk............................................................................................................................................... per quart

“P.”

Article.		Predominant or Most Frequent Price.
s.	d.
Coal......................................................................................................................................	per cwt.	..............	..............
Coke.....................................................................................................................................	„	..............	..............
Firewood..............................................................................................................................	„	..............	..............

“Q.”

Particulars.		Predominant or Most Frequent Price.
s.	d.
Gas, lighting.................................................................................................	per 1,000 cub. ft.	...............	...............
Gas, cooking................................................................................................	„ „	...............	...............

“R.”

Nature of House.	Under 4 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 Rooms.	6 Rooms.	7 Rooms.	8 Rooms and over.
s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
Wood.........................................
Brick, &c...................................

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, any person from whom information has been sought before the commencement of these Regulations under the Regulations hereby repealed, shall be liable to furnish that information in accordance with the Regulations hereby repealed.

 

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