444
6
The extension to Sun Wai Camp area was set out and centre lines of various roads in the New Territories.
25. The frontage lines to streets of 335 lots were checked.
26. 3,592 stones were fixed to define the boundaries of 917 lots.
27. Boundaries of numerous lots and street alignments were set out for the Drainage, General Works and Roads sub- departments.
SURVEY OF COLONY,
28. The following tabulated statement shows the work done under this heading :
City of Victoria
North Point.
Stanley
Repulse Bay
Area surveyed Area plotted Chainage
1
Main Traverse.-The following new traverses were run :
45
Locality.
St. 29 near Upper Peak Tram-
Wanchai Gap to Aberdeen
St. 5 in main traverse No. 21 to St.
3 in main traverse No. 1
Length Angular Linear
in ft. Misclose, Misclose.
Peak Road-May Road-Brewin Path Trig.
6,310
17" 1 in 6090
St. 7 Repulse Bay to St. 24 Stanley
Gap
5,537
14"
1 in 8260
St. 24 Stanley Gap to Stanley
Police Station
5,412
10,000
14" 1 in 6410
1′20′′ 1 in 11000
12,100
30" 1 in 26630
St. 16 in main traverse No. 15 to
St. 5 in main traverse No. 21
St. 5 in main traverse No. 21 to St. 16 in main traverse. No. 15... St. 7 in main traverse No. 22 to
Tates Cairn (Trig.)..
19,311
1'14" 1 in 10600
7,385
50′′
1 in 8500
10,950
2'00"
1 in 9950
Tates Cairn Trig. to St. 14 in main
traverse No. 17
13,600
2′00′′ 1 in 9000
Tytam Gap
3.89
3.89
17,020
Tai Hang
.09
.09
1,040
Wong Nei Cheong
2.30
2.24
2,380
Shek O
5.63
5.63
13,968
St. 62 in main traverse No. 16 to
St. 24 in main traverse No. 16... 13,082
40" 1 in 12400
In addition, six minor traverses were run, the errors being well within the prescribed limits.
Wong Nei Cheong Gap ...
1.01
1.01
1,700
Shaukiwan
6.07
6.07
4,474
Kai Lung Wan
10.00
10.00
Aberdeen Waterworks
2.04
2.04
8,228
Mount Cameron.....
1.70
1.32
Kowloon
117.00
117.00
2,447 49,400
New Kowloon......
414.00
414.00
313,193
Revision work was also carried out as follows:-
City of Victoria
6.82
6.62
16,177
Repulse Bay
2.38
2.32
4,332
Shek O
8.26
8.26
2,200
Stanley
.44
.44
New Kowloon
57.00
57.00
946
21,100
The surveys mentioned in paragraph No. 22 were also plotted on the Colony Sheets.
1 taken up during the period under review. The
20000 (map of Hong Kong and Kowloon) was corrected and the "Victoria", brought up to date. Various small surveys were made and plans prepared for the Police Department in connection with criminal cases. The annual perambulation of the Sino-British boundary was made for the inspection of boundary marks.
LEVELLING.
30. Considerable progress has been made with the levelling of the Colony, which, with the exception of a few short lines in outlying districts, has been completed. A detailed report with value of all bench marks is now in course of preparation. The following tabulated statement shows some of the work done during the year:
GENERAL.
I
29. Nineteen Colony Sheets and thirty two
600
1
2400
sheet No. 19
were
10000