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885
121
The Governor
1908.
Southern June 30 Nigeria, (Rec. July 20.)
415.
122
Ditto
East
Africa
July 13 (Rec. Aug. 3.)
Protec-
torate,
331.
Encloses copy of correspondence with the Director of Surveys, relative to the delay of his Department in fur- nishing certain information, and solicits the Secretary of State's help in obtaining, as soon as possible, from Mr. Cleminson, now on leave, the position of the eleven places in ques- tion.
Submits note by the Acting Director of Surveys and Memorandum by the Commissioner of Lands regarding the preparation of cadastral sheets on the 6-inch scale, and requests approval of Captain Knox's proposals.
1908.
131
To the Governor
...
181
Uganda, 205.
August 26
132
Ditto
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Fiji, 97
September 3
185
Transmits copy of the agreement which it has been decided to adopt in the case of temporary appointments for the Survey Department of the East Africa Protectorate and enquires if he desires the temporary Uganda survey officials to be engaged in future on similar agreements.
States that Captain C. H. Ley has been selected to take charge of the proposed trigonometrical survey of Fiji and that Mr. T. Rimmer has been selected as his assistant; informs the Governor of the conditions of their employment, and gives directions as to the way in which their services may be employed.
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 117 and expresses concurrence in the high appreciation expressed of the work of the Survey Department. September 12 States that it is proposed to carry out a rapid survey of the Kingdom of Uganda, and requests that necessary officers and non-commis- sioned officers may be selected.
123
Ditto
East Africa Protect- orate, 337.
July 13 (Rec. Aug. 3.)
Submits draft agreement for securing uniformity in the agreements of certain officials in the Survey Depart- ment
187
133
Ditto
Gold Coast, 351.
September 4
134
To War Office
Uganda
124
To the Governor
Fiji,
August 7
85.
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 120, and expresses approval of the proposal to carry out a trigonometrical survey of the Colony.
188
135
To the Governor
125
Colonial Survey
Committee.
August 18
Minutes of meeting of Colonial Survey
Committee of 18th August, 1908.
188
Fiji, 108.
September 23
135A Admiralty.
126
To the Governor
Southern Nigeria, Telegram.
August 21
Requests to be furnished with a state- ment of the present state of the work of the Survey Department, and states that future maps must not be of a skeleton nature, and that Mr. Cotton should be reminded of the conditions of his appointment.
189
East Africa Protec- torate.
136
The Governor
127
To Crown Agents.....
East Africa Protect- orate.
August 26
189
128
To the Governor ...
East Africa
August 26
Protec-
torate,
416.
120
Ditto
East Africa
Angust 26
Protec-
torate, 417.
130
Ditto
Southern Nigeria,
August 26
Confi-
dential.
Directs that all temporary officials for the Survey Department of the East Africa Protectorate shall in future be engaged in accordance with terms of the draft agreement enclosed.
States that the draft agreement enclosed in No. 123, has been adopted, with one omission, for all future temporary appointments in the Survey Depart- ment of the East Africa Protectorate.
Acknowledges the receipt of No. 122; states that the matter has been referred to the Colonial Survey Com- mittee and to Major Hills and Major Smith, and embodies the instructions which should be issued for the guidance of the Director of Surveys.
Instructs him, in reply to No. 118, to terminate Mr. Barnes's appointment; it has not yet been possible to obtain a European instructor and the matter
is still under consideration; asks for
a report on the present position and progress of the school.
the
Transmits copy of technical instructions to Captain Ley regarding the execu tion of the triangulation of Viti Levu.
September 26 Forwards original drawings of the survey of the southern portion of Lake Victoria by Commander Whitehouse, R.N., and asks if there is any pro- bability of their being returned.
Southern September 7
Nigeria, (Rec. Sept. 28.)
Confi- dontial.
189
-136A To the Governor
...
East Africa
October 7
Protec-
torate,
190
137
The Governor
498.
Encloses, in reply to No. 126, copy of a letter from the Director of Surveys; expresses preference for the carrying out of survey work by trigonometrical observations; and suggests the ap- pointment of an officer from the Topographical Section of the General Staff of the War Office to examine and report upon the work now being carried out.
Transmits copy of No. 135A and asks
what answer should be returned.
Southern (Rec. Oct. 26) Enquires if anything has been settled Nigeria,
about a European instructor for the Telegram.
Survey School, as there is a local candidate in view.
138
To the Governor
190
Southern Nigeria, Telegram.
October 23
States that there is no objection to the appointment of a local candidate, but asks for particulars as to qualifications, &c., and for the report called for in No. 130.
139
Colonial Survey
Committee.
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29431
November 26 Minutes of meeting held on November
26.
191
191
192
102
193
194
194
197
197
197
197
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