formed on the basis of imperfect acquaintance with the responsible nature of the duties devolving in the Land Branch of the
Public Works department
(sd) S. Brown
Lark to Governor
12 April 1890.
Enclosure 2.
No. 1078
(R: 9 JUN 90)
Surveyor General to Acting Colonial Secretary.
(Copy)
No. 67.
Surveyor General's Office,
Hongkong,
11th March, 1890,
With reference to the recommendation contained in my letter of 15th ultimo respecting the necessity for a first-class trigonometrical survey of the Colony, I have the honour to call the attention of the Government to the desirability of following this up by a careful geological survey.
The limited area and comparative uniformity of the geological formation would, I think, make this a comparatively easy and inexpensive work, and it is not unlikely that it might be done by a qualified geologist residing in a neighbouring Colony.
The Acting Colonial Secretary,