6.
been submitted to
me,
the difficulty
in
dealing
with them
cases in de
many case.
· from
arises
and it is a
the want of accuraté plano that at the present
fact
moment the Military Authorities
are
in actual possession of considerable
us of land
blooks
of
of which no plan.
cxist. The Commanding Royal Engineer (Colonel Storea) is I believe
equally impressed with myself
a-o
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letter, in which I proposed a Land Surveyor at from £1100 to £500 a year, I have had opportunities of accertaining
that the surveys of the Colony
are
in
---
worse condition than I had reason.
would be necessary:
to anticipate.
It
for the purpose of making a first
trigonometrical
survey,
class
to send out
thoroughly qualified surveyor, and should the services of
a.
to
the inconveniences and delays which
arise
from
this cause.
frequently laking into consideration the
very
such a
nan
not be obtainable at the maximum raté
recommended in
my
letter of "7th July,
the Crown Agents should be authorized
for
to
extensive areas accupied or reserved : Military purposes I venture to suggest
that the War Office may possibly
induced to contribute towards the cost
be
of
I have entered somewhat
a
first
class
survey,
into this nebject
on account
of
fully.
it
great and pressing claim on the : early attention of Government, and ~ because since writing my former
letter
the
e
offen a largen salary. The details
survey can be filled in by less
of
costly assistants, and I would repeat
my suggestion that application be made to the Director
Survey.
of
the Ordnance
I understand that the
survey of Great Britain is approaching
completion and it is not unlikely
that qualified surveyors, been employed thereon
who have
be
may
willing