Excerpt from Inquiry Into the Cost of Living in Australia, 1910-11 It is a matter for regret that so small a proportion (about 14 per cent.) of the books distributed was returned, though it must be admitted that the labour entailed in keep in g the desired records for the whole period is somewhat heavy. In future investigations of this kind it is probable that the period dealt with will be considerably curtailed with a View to increasing the number of budgets available for analysis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.