Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wednesday 14 September 1910, page 4


THE CENSUS INQUISITION.

PRIVACY OF QUESTIONS.

MELBOURNE, September 13.

The Minister of Home Affairs Mr.

O'Malley) has decided that questions of a private nature to be put in connection with the next year's census may be mscored in such way that the information will not be open to collectors A special sheet of the census paper will content private questions, such is that relating to slavery, and the citizen, after filling in the answer may turn down the page, and seal it. the only persons to whom the information will then be open will be the confidential staff of the

Statistician's Office

It is stated by the Commonwealth, officers in charge of the census that it is compulsory upon citizens to answer all

questions