Part 9

Does the family own the house? ________ (yes or no). If the answer is "yes," insert the equivalent rent and rates.

Observations on Weekly Costs and on rent:--

=Form B 6.=--Page 3.

COST OF CLOTHING (INCLUDING BOOTS AND SHOES) FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS, JULY, 1921, TO JUNE, 1922, INCLUSIVE.

As it is exceptionally difficult to obtain representative costs of clothing, you are earnestly requested to help the Government by going to the greatest pains to give below the most accurate figures you possibly can for the cost of the clothing (including boots and shoes) used up by the household during the twelve months, July, 1921, to June, 1922, inclusive. Costs of materials purchased for clothing (e.g., cotton for children's dresses) should be included, any costs of making-up should be added. Material purchased for making up articles for sale should not be entered. COSTS FOR REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS OF CLOTHING (including boots and shoes) should be included. FOR ARTICLES WHICH USUALLY LAST MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS include below only the proportionate cost for the twelve months. For instance, if an overcoat is usually bought only once in three years, enter below only one-third of the price; even if the overcoat was purchased eighteen months ago, one-third of the cost should still be stated below. If the exact amount of money spent during the twelve months on, for instance, boys' stockings, cannot be remembered, but if it is known that a pair lasts about four months, then include below three times the price of the last pair. The lists below are intended for your convenience; some of the articles may not have been used, others more important than some mentioned may have to be included with minor expenditure under "Other Clothing."

-----------------+------------------+------------------+------------------ For Women. |For Girls over 6.| For Men. | For Boys over 6. ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- | | | | | | | |L s.| |L s.| |L s.| |L s. | | | | | | | Coats | |Coats | |Overcoats | |Overcoats | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Hats | |Hats | |Suits | |Suits | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Costumes | |Dresses | |Hats | |Caps | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Blouses, &c.| |Stockings | |Singlets | |Shirts | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Skirts | |Combinations | |Drawers | |Stockings | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Stockings | |Stays | |Shirts | |Boots & Shoes| ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Combinations| |Petticoats | |Socks | |Other | | | | | | |Clothing | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Corsets | |Chemises | |Boots & Shoes| | Total | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Underskirts | |Boots & Shoes| |Other | | Per Boy | | | | |Clothing | | | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Chemises | |Other | | | |For children | | |Clothing | | | | under 6. | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Boots & | | | | | | |L s. Shoes | | | | | |Total | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----|childen's | Other | | | | | |clothes, | clothing | | | | | |boots, &c. | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Total of | |Total of | |Total of | |Per Child | above | |above | |above | | | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- Per Woman | |Per Girl | |Per Man | | | ------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+----+-------------+---- (I.) Total cost of Clothing, Boots and Shoes, for the whole household for 12 months, L : :

OBSERVATIONS on costs of clothing (including Boots and Shoes):--

Form B 6.--Page 4.

COST OF FUEL AND LIGHT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS, JULY, 1921, TO JUNE, 1922, inclusive.

As the cost of fuel and light is so different in winter and summer, will you please state below, as accurately as possible, the expenditure on fuel and light by the household during the past twelve months, and the corresponding quantities of the items consumed.

--------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- |Quantity.|L s.| |Quantity.|L s. --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- Coal | tons. | |Electricity for | | | | | lighting | | --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- Turf | tons. | |Electricity for | | | | | cooking, &c. | | --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- Firewood | | |Candles | lb.| --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- Gas for lighting | | |Paraffin Oil | galls.| --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+----- Gas for cooking, &c.| | |Other fuel and light| | --------------------+---------+-----+--------------------+---------+-----

(J). Total expenditure on Fuel and Light for the twelve months ___L

Observations on fuel and light:--

General Observations:--

The figures and observations inserted on these four pages are reliable to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of Teacher or Assistant_____________Rank____________

Address of School_______________________________________________

Date_____________1922.

Form B 7.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALING WITH HOUSEHOLD BUDGET FORM B 6.

1. Select the household with one or more wage-earners for which you can give the most reliable particulars. You can choose any type of household you think fit, it does not matter whether it be a household even of twenty or even of one, whether comfortably off or poorly off, with many children or with few or no children, with several wage-earners or with only one, with no men, with no women, with a visitor, with a servant, etc., provided the household chosen is one of the wage-earning class. This will ensure that taking the country as a whole the budgets will represent every day conditions and avoid anything exceptional.

2. If you select a household with a plot or garden in which food is produced, or one with fowl or pigs, etc., a note to this effect should be made under "Observations."

3. Make no statement which would identify the household for which you send an account; as a further precaution the individual returns will be treated as strictly confidential--your figures will be used only in totting them with figures in a large number of other budgets in order to arrive at averages, etc.

4. If you live with a wage earner and give the budget of your own house, do not state that the household is your own, but you will of course place the word "teacher" on one line in the occupation column of the first table (a teacher is not necessarily a national school teacher; in any case the budget will be treated as strictly confidential).

5. If you can get accurate particulars for the days of the current week, do so. If not, would you ask the householder to keep an account for the seven days immediately following the receipt of this communication. Post your budget so as to reach here by the 30th June, at latest. Spend all the time you can spare to get the particulars as accurate as possible.

6. Under "Observations" on each page give any remarks that may be helpful, especially explanations of unusually large or small figures. The budgets will be closely scrutinised.

7. Do not stamp the envelope; it will come post free.

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