Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 17 August 1910, page 14


CENSUS QUESTIONS.

MR. O'MALLEY REPLIES TO CRITICISM.

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.

The Minister for Home Affairs made

statement to day in reply to criticism re

spotting the questions to be asked of citizen-, at the ne et census as far as the one blot II lating to the materials of which house, she made Is concerned said Mr O Malley new country in the world seeks similar

information when a census is being taken and there is good reason why we should have, lost on the practice file time may be said regarding the ic!itlont>ht|i of people in each household It is true that the question not asked in every country but it the same

time it is a fact and legitimate business to know how the people stand on the drink system ness 1 inserted the v ices 01 salary quits lion because when the Financial people c certain parts of the world cry down the erect of Australia they have met rating power e

the people on the lowest mutes of European countries while for instance a man Moule, be earning 20s a week In England one of the same work bore will earn _ be we find that one Australian his the earning power of two Englishmen and the" itali ins What I

want to do is to get for the sake of our finan

lil standing and credit in the mark its of the world the correct earnings of our people Wee In not get that information from he income tax office bccausD people curl is below a certain amount are not taxable a rf in the case of others in con e that is no classed as salary or wages as included in Ike figures All we want to know is the moon of the income