They All Took Part

In The Census

Residents of Australian Territories in June took part in the first Com monwealth Census since 1954. In Papua-New Guinea about 28,000 forms went out to the European popu lation. Natives aren’t included.

Only NG casualty reported was to one collector who was bitten by a dog. Another census man who tried to give a form to a Port Moresby resident was told by the man that he had no intention of filling it in.

“Last time I filled one of these things in,” he said, “I landed in the b army!”