Section 16. The Census Commissioner for British India oraront any Superintendent, of Census Operations or such p

16. The Census Commissioner for British India oraront any Superintendent, of Census Operations or such person statistical abstraota ss the Provincial Government may authorise in this behalf may, if he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local autllority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical informatioli as can be derived from the census returns for Gritish India or the Province, as the case m y he, being information which is not contained in any publkhed report and which in his opinion it is reasonable for that authority or person to require. statistical abstraota " `17.` (1) The Central 3