147
Q, 88
Main Traverse.-The following new traverses were run :
Locality.
St. 29 near Upper Peak Tram-
Peak Road-May Road-Brewin Path Trig.
Length Angular Linear
in ft. Misclose. Misclose.
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
14" 1 in 6410
Wanchai Gap to Aberdeen
10,000
1′20′′
1 in 11000
St. 5 in main traverse No. 21 to St.
3 in main traverse No. 1
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...
19,311
1'14" 1 in 10600
7,385
50" 1 in 8500
·
St. 7 in main traverse No. 22 to
Tates Cairn (Trig.)...
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
St. 62 in main traverse No. 16 to
40"
1 in 12400
St. 24 in main traverse No. 16... 13,082
In addition, six minor traverses were run, the errors being well within the prescribed limits.
GENERAL.
1
29. Nineteen Colony Sheets and thirty two
600
1
were
2400
1 sheet No. 19
taken up during the period under review. The 20000
1
(map of Hong Kong and Kowloon) was corrected and the 10000
"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: