Q 114
Surveys were made for sale purposes of 74 lots in Hongkong, Kowloon and New Kowloon covering an area of 3,253,769 square feet, which were put up to public auction and realized $3,165,800.00 in premium and $26,510.00 in Crown Rent.
7. Ordnance Survey.-In 1921 an officer was appointed to take charge of the Ordnance Survey of the City of Victoria and as the existing Survey Staff was fully engaged on application work it was decided to engage Chinese Student Surveyors to be trained for this work; in December the number engaged was eleven.
Very little actual survey work was completed during the year. Four new ▲ Stations were fixed and valued and a main traverse has been carried round the City commencing from Causeway Bay ▲ Station tying on to four ▲ Stations and returning and closing on original starting point; about 8,000 ft. of minor traverses have also been carried out and plotted, a certain amount of detail has also been picked up.
Work has been very slow as is only to be expected under the circumstances, but this will undoubtedly improve as the men get more efficient.
Two of the Student Surveyors have been promoted to Apprentice Surveyors.
8. Maps. No maps were published during the year.
9. Miscellaneous Matters.-The following plans were prepared for official use during the year:-156 Lease Plans (in triplicate), 74 Sale Plans (in duplicate), 317 Tracings, and 3,474 Sunprints in connection with proposed sales, permits, etc., whilst 1,140 permits for temporary occupation of Crown Land and 51 licences for temporary piers and slipways were issued.
10. The undermentioned officers were absent on leave during the year,
viz.
Mr. L. C. P. Rees
Sick Leave. 13 days
Other Leave. 2 days
*Mr. B. W. Grey
3 days
Mr. E. B. Reed
1 month 14 days
26 days
Mr. F. Sutton
5 days
3 days
Mr. H. West
10 days
Mr. W. A. J. Cooper
5 days
2 days
Mr. E. B. Lambert
Mr. B. H. C. Hallowes
3 days
2 months 12 days
2 days
10 months 7 days
Mr. F. W. Wood..
Mr. E. Larmour
1 day
10 months 24 days
7 days
Mr. Ng Ka-pui
Ar, Chan Pui-lan
6 days
Mr. Lo Ka-tsok
1 day
4 weeks
Mr. F. H. Dillon..
Mr. J. C. Mackay
Mr. Wu In-nam
Mr. Pou Shu-chak
Mr. Wong Yau-ming
Mr. Chan Tin-fuk
...
8 days
2 days
15 days
9 days
5 months 15 days
4 months 19 days
7 days
13 days
7 days
7 days
Retired on expiration on leave.