THE ELECTORAL CENSUS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10277, 4 July 1911, Page 5

THE ELECTORAL CENSUS.

PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED. (By Telegraph—Press Assnciatiou.) WELLINGTON, Laet Night. In the four centres, and some of the adjoining electorates, an electoral census, for the purpose of compiling and purging the Parliamentary a-olis, to he used at the next General Eleotion, will he taken on the night of Sunday* July'9th,'"'while in the country electorates a house-tor house .visitation' will- be made, commencing on -Monday, July 10th. There is a difference in connection with the procedure to he adopted in the city,and suburban,electorates of the four chief centres of population on the one hand, and the country electorates on the other. In the city electorates, a schedule is to be placed in every household, to be filled up by the occupier or person in charge of the dwelling, with particulars respecting all persons of the age of 21 years and upwards ,who slept or abode therein on the night of Sunday, Jtuly SHh, together with those travelling or out' at -work diuring that night (and not included in any other electoral schedule), who return, to the dwelling oil Monday, July 10th. The schedules will be called for 'by an enrolment officer on July 10th, or as soon after as practicable. Electors are required to have the answers written in x proper columns, and the documents duly signed. Any person wilfully refusing or neglecting to fill up, sign and deliver the schedule, or to answer the necessary inquiries which the enrolment officers are authorised and required to make, is liable to 7 a fine of £5. Im. thicklypopulated parts of .the country electorates, a house-to-house visitation will be made iby the enrolment officers, who will only require to make one visit. Each officer will carry a field-book, in which hfe will enter the name of each adult resident. He will also carry a copy of the electoral roll, to verify the existing registration and see /that enrolled electors are correctly described in name, occupation and address. v The nev enrolments will be effected on the spot by the enrolment officer wherever possible, and fonms of claim for enrolment, with free envelopes addressed to the Registrar for the district, will be left, i»r» ayirenrplled persons absent from the • household at tihe time of the enrolment officer's visit, with, instructions that claims be completed and posted to the registrar without delay. It is hot proposed to extend the. house-tto-house visitation to sparsely-settled and remote parts of country electorates. Such localities will, however, be provided for hy depositing a copy of the, roll, together with a supply of enrolment forms, at the nearest Post or Telegraph .Office, where-potice will be exhibited, drawing attention to the facilities given for enrolment. In all such places Postmasters will also assist the Registrar of Electors to have all qualified persons enrolled, also to purge from, the roll the names of electors wtho 'have left- the district sdiice the last compilation.