AnnualReport-1933

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Main Traverse.-The following new traverses were run:

Locality.

• St. 29 near Upper Peak Tram-Peak Road-May Road-Brewin Path Trig.
• St. 7 Repulse Bay to St. 24 Stanley Gap
• St. 24 Stanley Gap to Stanley Police Station
• Wanchai Gap to Aberdeen
• St. 5 in main traverse No. 21 to St. 3 in main traverse No. 1
• 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.)...
• Tates Cairn Trig. to St. 14 in main traverse No. 17
• St. 62 in main traverse No. 16 to St. 24 in main traverse No. 16...

Length in ft. Angular Misclose. Linear Misclose. 6,310 17" 1 in 6090 5,537 14" 1 in 8260 5,412 14" 1 in 6410 10,000 1′20′′ 1 in 11000 12,100 30" 1 in 26630 19,311 1′14′′ 1 in 10600 7,385 50" 1 in 8500 10,950 2′00′′ 1 in 9950 13,600 2′00′′ 1 in 9000 13,082 40′′ 1 in 12400

In addition, six minor traverses were run, the errors being well within the prescribed limits.

GENERAL.

29. Nineteen Colony Sheets and thirty-two 1" = 600', 1" = 2400', and 1" = 10000' were taken up during the period under review. The 1" = 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: