In the early part of 1886 the late Surveyor
General I. M. Price induced me to leave the Treasury under the promise of ar appointment in my profession as Assistant Engineer of this Department. I accepted the
Dame
-and was
-duly appointed vide secretary
States Despatch 6asof my predecessor in office being Mr. H. R. Best:
$1886
At the time of accepting. office of Assistant - Enjincer-
"In St. John Hancock Mr
or and
was Land Surveyor
duties as assistant-
Eirgincer were entirely distinct and apart from Land Survey viz: the laying out and construction
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of Roads, Quarry Bay, Maint Parker, & Tytam Roader Causeway Bay sites for
Buildings,
Public Buil
Aberdeen
Police Station de, supervision
of Designs for Public Buildings be. Soundings for
reclamation
work calculations &c and I
would
beg to refer to Mr
Prices minute in C.S.C. 543
of 1889.
On the resignation of Mr Hancock (Land Surveys) Mr Price asked me to undertake duties of the two
until
offices viz : Assistent Engine and Land Surveyer an officer for latter post were appointed and after a few months Mr. I. Sampson was appointed Land Surveyor and Mr Drury Assistant-
Land