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(5) That the rates of pay be settled upon two different scales:-
(a) For tropical Colonies-
i.e., British Central Africa, British East Africa, Uganda,
Northern Nigeria.
(b) For West Coast Colonies-
i.e., Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, Lagos,
Gambia;
self-governing Colonies being left out of consideration.
(6) That the system of annual increments of pay be observed throughout, such having a most stimulating effect upon the work, besides giving the Director a ready means of dealing with carelessness or slackness by withholding them,
(7) That the rates of pay be:-
£ 750-1,000
15500
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No. 39.
EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.
THE ACTING COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 5.8 p.m., April 30, 1907.) TELEGRAM.
[Copy to Director of Military Operations, May 1, 1907. L.F.]
No. 65. Your Lordship's telegram of 26th April;* fundamental latitude and longitude of map of Sotik, enclosure in my despatch No. 106,† are that of bungalow beacon Kisumu of the Anglo-German Boundary Commission, viz., latitude 00.6, 0.62 S; longitude 35° 44" 41" F.O. E. These values refer to Indian spheroid and they are not corrected for Clarke's figure of the earth. Data for height gave value to lake level mean between Anglo-German Boundary Commission and railway level. To reduce to railway levels correction minus 5.5 feet must be applied to our heights. Further deduction for mean sea level minus six feet, making total deduc- tion of 11.5 feet from our heights; see Behrens's paper Royal Geographical Society.— JACKSON.
Tropical Colonies.
West Coast.
Director
£ 600-800
Deputy Director
15775
480-520
600- 675
Assistant Director
420-160
525-575
District Surveyor
360-100
450- 500
Senior Surveyor
300-340
370- 420
Junior Surveyor
250-280
300- 350
PUBLIC RECORD
OFFICE
Reference -
C.O.885
18 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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(8) That the qualifications required for appointment or promotion to the
different grades be:-
Junior Surveyor.-Can be enlisted without special technical knowledge, but will be expected to become thoroughly competent at plane-table work, both cadastral and topographical.
Senior Surveyor. Tertiary triangulation, simple theodolite. traversing, levelling; competent to take charge of a cadastral or topo- graphical party.
District Surveyor. Secondary triangulation, simple base measure- ment, accurate contouring; competent to superintend the cadastral or topographical work over a large area.
Assistant Director.-Primary triangulation, refined base measure- ment, astronomical observations for determination of time, latitude, and azimuth; rigorous long traverses.
Deputy Director. Fully qualified in all branches of survey work. In the above schedule it is, of course, to be understood that each grade is qualified in all the branches of work specified for the grades below.
Time Service.
The present time service at Entebbe, depending upon railway time brought It is highly desirable that across the lake by the weekly steamer, is most inefficient. the Survey Department should maintain a proper service. To effect this they should be supplied with a good astronomical clock and a small transit instrument, costing in all about £100. There is already in existence a telephone system, so that the signal for firing the mid-day gun can be transmitted from the Survey Office. If thought desirable, a simple form of time-ball, to be released by hand, fixed above the roof of the Survey Office, would not be beyond local ingenuity to design, or local labour to construct.
E. H. HILLS,
April 9, 1907.
No. 40.
SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received May 3, 1907.)
[Answered by No. 95.]
(No. 165.) MY LORD,
Governor's Rest House, Ibadan, April 11, 1907. I HAVE the honour to forward Major Guggisberg's proposals for a Native Survey School in West Africa, together with a Memorandum by Mr. E. P. Cotton, Director of Surveys thereon.‡
2. I had the advantage of discussing the proposed school in some detail with Major Guggisberg, and I am in favour of adopting his proposals rather than those of Mr. Cotton.
I would make the following comments :-
(1) I do not believe that if fees are charged we shall get the most suitable youths applying for cadetships. It is probable that the boys apply- ing for admission would be inferior in ability and not sufficient in number to meet the requirements of the Government.
(2) I do not consider it desirable that the control be vested in the Director of Surveys where the school is situated. Conditions in West Africa are not as in other places.
(3) For the first three years I would make the basis of contribution the revenue of the two Colonies (the contribution to Northern Nigeria being of course deducted from Southern Nigeria revenue).
(4) After three years' existence of the school the basis of contribution should be reconsidered. It need not now be laid down what it should be after that period, but probably it would then be better to fix it accord- ing to the number of scholars from each Administration.
(5) I am convinced that Lagos is the best place to establish the school; I am
sure more surveyors will be required in Nigeria than the Gold Coast. (6) I suggest modifying Major Guggisberg's salary proposals as follows:-
Chief Instructor, £400-£20-£500; duty pay, £80; horse allow-
allowance, £36.
European Instructor, £360-£20-£420; duty pay, £60; horse
allowance, £36.
I do not support duty pay for native officials. Duty pay is given on account of the frequent leave required by Europeans and the desire to pay them when on leave less than their full salary, and also to
• No. 37.
† No. 29.
See Enclosures in No. 41.