INDEX TO SUBJECTS. THE PREPARATION OF SCHEDULES, The proper wording of the inquiries, The writing of the general instructions, The writing of the special instructions for each inquiry, Quotations from the law authorizing the collection of information, THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION, Return envelope and label, Methods of collecting information, Well-informed parties, Special agents, Census enumerators, Printed reports, Manuscript records, Sources of statistical information used in Massachusetts Labor Re- INSTRUCTIONS TO ENUMERATORS AND AGENTS-Continued. Quarries, mines, etc., Agriculture, The fisheries, Commerce, Libraries and reading rooms, Colleges and academies, Private schools, "Practical" civil service examination for enumerators, Error and omissions in statistical enumeration, The advantages of small or medium sized schedules, THE EXAMINATION OF RETURNS, Page 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25, 26 26 26, 27 Imperfect inquiries, Wrong interpretations of inquiries, Inapplicable inquiries, Incomplete or erroneous returns, Incompatible answers, Examination and arrangement, Necessity of examination, Value of competent examination, Trained examiners needed in all statistical work, Original, special, and supplemental instructions, Illustrations of errors and omissions, The schedules of the Massachusetts State Census of 1885, Population and social statistics, Description of the population and social statistics schedule, 30, 31 Surname, and Christian name and initial, Residence; street, etc., town or city, ward, precinct, and county, 38, 39 Color and race, Age, Conjugal condition, Place of birth, Parent nativity (place of birth of father and mother), Occupations, At home, At school, Employed in some gainful occupation, Not given, Kind of work done, etc., Newspapers, and other periodicals, . Books, pamphlets, engravings, sheet music, etc., Expenses for preparation, Print works, dye works, and bleacheries, Processes, etc., Stock or materials used, Products, Shipbuilding, Vessels built, etc., Vessels built and repaired, 97 97 97-99 98 98,99 99 99 99-101 99, 100 100 100, IOI ΙΟΙ IOI, 102 102-104 Mines, quarries, pits, etc., Productive property: by name, 103 |