On these Esti mates for the General Register Office, I want to raise a question of the position of the Clerks of Unions who were hitherto in the main Clerks of the Rural District Councils as well. They were, I understand, under the previous regulations, and I think under the Statute, the Registrars for their districts; but whether it be through the amalgamation of the Unions or otherwise, it appears that the Registrar-General has transferred the duties of Registrar to the Secretaries of the County Boards of Health. The duties of the Registrar had no relation to the duties as Poor Law Officers, although the same persons were very often, perhaps generally, doing the two duties. The Clerks of Unions were the Registrars. Now, where the Clerks of Unions have been superseded, but where those same persons still act as Clerks of the Rural District Councils, they should continue to do the work of the Registrar. Whether the legal position is correct, as stated, I do not know, but in practice it is clearly unfortunate that people requiring birth, marriage, or death certificates must apply to the Secretary of the County Board of Health, whose office usually would be established in the county town. There ought to be much greater convenience for the issue of copies of the Register than that provides. It is not satisfactory that a citizen from one part of the county should have to travel 20, 30, 60, or 70 miles, as the case may be, for the purpose of getting a copy of the Register, if he wanted it in a hurry. It seems to be a fault in the re-arrangement that the duties of this office should be transferred to the Secretary of the County Home, away from the Clerk of the Rural District Council, who is continuing to do his work as Clerk of the Rural Council, and who should remain in charge of the Register. On this Vote also, we might be given some information as to the intentions of the Government regarding the Census. We would like to know if they have anything in mind as to when that Census will be taken. I have no doubt that it will depend upon the state of the country, but, assuming practicability we would like to know how soon it is intended that the Census shall be taken?