The Minister for Home Affairs asks to be advised on the question raised in the following minute by the Commonwealth Statistician:

Under section 10 (1) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905-

'For the purpose of taking the Census, a form called the Householder's Schedule shall be prepared, and left, in accordance with the regulations, at every dwelling throughout the Commonwealth.'

It is desired to obtain the opinion of the Attorney-General on the following point: 'Whether a householder's card (B), together with a number of personal cards (A), as contained in the attached envelope, will constitute a householder's schedule under the Act?'

I shall be glad if the Minister for Home Affairs will take the necessary steps to obtain the Attorney-General's opinion on the point submitted.

The envelope referred to contains-

1. a 'Householder's Card' to be filled in and signed by the householder, and containing a summary of the persons in the house, and
2. 'Personal Cards' to be filled in with the particulars relating to each such person.

I see no reason why this series of cards, enclosed in a single envelope, and connected together by reference, should not be deemed to be a 'Householder's Schedule' within the meaning of the Act. The word 'schedule', in ordinary parlance, connotes a written list or enumeration-without special reference to its form.

[Vol. 7, p. 462]