Statistics Regulations 1927 (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 179.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905-1938.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Census and Statistics Act 1905-1938.

Dated this twenty seventh day of August, 1940.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for Treasurer.

Amendment of Statistics Regulations.†

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the Statistics Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words and figure “Division 2—Employers’ Associations”, the words and figure “Part 6a.—Employment”.

Definition.

2. Regulation 3 of the Statistics Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “1930” and inserting in their stead the figures “1938”.

3. After Part 6 of the Statistics Regulations, the following Part is inserted:—

“Part 6a.—Employment.

Information to be supplied as to number of employees.

“10a.—(1.) Every employer or the manager, overseer or person acting for and on behalf of any employer in any business, trade, manufacture, undertaking or calling shall, when required so to do by the Statistician, or by a delegate to whom the necessary authority has been delegated under section five of the Act, fill up and supply to the Statistician or to the delegate, as the case may be, particulars in accordance with Form XIIIa. as to the number of persons employed by him.

“(2.) Form XIIIa. shall be filled up and supplied in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying that Form”.

The Schedule.

4. The First Schedule to the Statistics Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the figures “1905-1920”, “1905-1930” and “1905-30” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the figures “1905-1938”;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on      , 1940.

†.Statutory Rules 1927, No. 1, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, No. 3; 1935, Nos. 22 and 126; 1936, Nos. 109 and 127; and 1937, Nos. 95 and 114.

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(b) by inserting, after Form XIII. in the First Schedule, the following Form:—

Form XIIIa.

Industry No.

File No.

EMPLOYMENT.

Particulars Required under the Census and Statistics Act 1905-1938.

Return of all persons employed by

of [here insert address] on the 15th day or on the pay-day nearest to the 15th day of the month of                                                                      19  .

Nature of business, trade, manufacture, undertaking or calling

Type of ownership (enter a cross opposite the appropriate type in the following list:—

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the particulars which have been entered in this form are complete and correct.

(Signature of Proprietor, Secretary or Manager.)

Date / / .

Instructions.

1. Employers who pay their employees—

(a) once every four weeks, once every month, or once every quarter are required to furnish details of the numbers of such employees on the fifteenth day of each month, or where the fifteenth day of the month falls on a Sunday or a Public Holiday, on the nearest working day thereto; or

(b) weekly fortnightly, or bi-monthly are required to furnish details of the number of such employees on the pay-day nearest to the fifteenth day of the month.

2. The following classes of employees are to be included in this Return:—

Permanent, temporary, casual and part-time employees;

Piece-workers and employees remunerated by commission; and

Members of employer’s own family and relatives employed by him.”;

(c) by—

(i) omitting from the column of Form XVIII. headed “Unit of Quantity” the letters “lb.” (fifth and tenth occurring) and inserting in their stead the figure and letters “6 lb.” and “2 1b.” respectively;

(ii) omitting from the same column of that Form the word “quart” and inserting in its stead the word “gallon”;

(iii) omitting from that Form the words “*Enter number of lb. sold for 1s. if you usually” and inserting in their stead the words “*Enter number of lbs. sold for 1s. if you mostly”;

(d) by—

(i) omitting from Form XIX, the words “Rib (Roast)” and inserting in their stead the words “Prime Rib (Roast) including bone”;

(ii) omitting from that Form the words “, average quality”;

(e) by—

(i) omitting from Form XXI. the words “Firewood (blocks)” and inserting in their stead the words and symbols—

“Firewood (blocks) in cwt. lots

 „ „ in ton lots…………………„

(ii) omitting from that Form the words “†If sold by bag or sack please state average weight” and inserting in their stead the words “†If sold by bag, sack or other measurement, please state average weight and enter price of such quantity.”;

(f) by—

(i) omitting from Form XXV. the words “Dress, wool de chine” and inserting in their stead the words “Tunic, wool”;

(ii) omitting from that Form item “H59/„ Silk (Fuji)” and inserting in its stead the item “H59/Dress, Silk (Fuji)”;

(iii) inserting in that Form, after the words “Bloomers, Cotton” the words “and Art Silk”; and

(g) by—

(i) omitting from Form XXIX. the word “, Brownware” (first occurring);

(ii) omitting from that Form the figure and word “6 inch” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “6¼ inch”;

(iii) omitting from that Form the figure and letters “9 oz.” and inserting in their stead the figure and letters “ 8 oz.”;

(iv) omitting from that Form the figures and word “11 inch” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “12 inch”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.