134. The following miscellaneous work was carried out:
(a) For road widening and rebuilding schemes 6 miles of road alignment were set out.
(b) 1,890 feet of building line for 30 lots were set out.
(c) Surveys covering about 200 acres were made for 30 Police cases. To give evidence in connexion with such surveys, surveyors attended court on 35 occasions.
135. For the New Territories Cadastral Survey, one survey camp at Tsun Wan was opened in May and a second camp at Sha Tin was opened in November. The following work was carried out:
(a) 52 new minor triangulation stations were established and 7 old stations were revalued.
(b) 5 triangulation pillars were repaired.
(c) 17 miles of control traverse were run to provide 262 permanent survey marks.
(d) 1,840 acres of the large scale detail survey, 100 feet to 1 inch, were completed and 7 of the basic survey sheets were made available.
Valuation & Resumption
136. Valuations were made for the following purposes:
(a) Resumptions under the Crown Lands Resumptions Ordinance (Cap. 124),
(b) Surrenders for street and other improvements,
(c) Renewal of Crown Leases,
(d) Sale and Purchase of land and buildings by Government,
(e) Town Planning,
(f) Extensions to existing lots, and
(g) Removal of Restrictive Covenants, etc.
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