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No. 12.
EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.
THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY OPERATIONS to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received January 16, 1907.)
Topographical Section, General Staff,
War Office, Whitehall, S.W., January 15, 1907. The Director of Military Operations presents his compliments to the Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, and begs to acknowledge the receipt of his note of the 4th instant,* enclosing a lettert from the Commissioner, East Africa Protectorate, No. 643, dated 6th December, 1906, relative to the Topographical Section, General Staff, maps of East Africa.
Major-General Ewart is of opinion that the course proposed by Lieutenant- Colonel Sadler is not quite satisfactory.
It is most desirable that the Topographical Section of the General Staff should be kept posted up to date with the most recent topographical information, in order that it may be embodied in new editions of its published maps.
The best course to take is for the Cadastral Branch of the Survey Department of East Africa to send home the alterations which should be made to the map, in the form of a drawing or tracing at the scale of 1:250,000, clearly showing how the new work fits on to the old. The plate can then at once be altered and a new edition published.
In his letter referring to the Topographical Section, General Staff, map, Lieutenant-Colonel Sadler states: "There are no copies obtainable locally, and it would be a great boon to the general public if copies could be offered for sale by the Survey Department with the additional information incorporated thereon." If the course proposed above is followed, Major-General Ewart is prepared to supply the Commissioner with the number of copies required for official purposes, and could issue a stock to the Survey Department for sale to the general public. The Survey Department would account for these maps.
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No. 14.
UGANDA.
Downing Street, January 29, 1907.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE COMMISSIONER. (No. 30.) SIR,
WITH reference to your despatch, No. 127, of the 12th of June last,* I have the honour to inform you that I regret that so great a delay should have occurred in the selection of suitable civilian candidates for the Uganda Survey Department.
2. The matter was carefully considered with Mr. Allen when he was on leave, and two Assistant Surveyors, Mr. Stiles and Mr. Tolland, were selected and pro- ceeded to Uganda in November last. The other candidates who were available were, with one exception, too young for it to be possible for me to take the responsi- bility of sending them to a tropical country. In the remaining case the candidate finally withdrew his application for the appointment.
3. In these circumstances, it became necessary to advertise for candidates. As a result of the advertisement, it has now been possible to select four candidates, - Mr. A. H. Gee, Mr. V. F. Mayne, Mr. R. J. Goulston, and Mr. A. C. Willmot, who are of a suitable age and whose qualifications will, I trust, be found satisfactory. I have, however, considered it desirable that they should attend a course of instruc- tion at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, before proceeding to Uganda. I enclose a copy of correspondencet with the Director-General of the Ordnance Survey on the subject, together with a copy of a letter‡ addressed to one of the candidates, from which you will learn the conditions on which the course has been arranged.
4. The course will end about the middle of February, and the Assistant Sur- veyors selected will proceed to East Africa by the Deutsche Ost Afrika steamer leaving Genoa on the 4th of March next.
I have, &c.,
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No. 13.
EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE ACTING COMMISSIONER. [Answered by 13874 : not printed.]
Downing Street, January 23, 1907.
(No. 64.) SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Lieutenant-Colonel Hayes Sadler's despatch, No. 643, of the 6th of December last, and to transmit to you the accompanying copy of correspondence with the Director of Military Operations on the subject of the supply of maps, on the scale of 1:250,000, for the use of the Survey Department of the East Africa Protectorate and for sale in the Protectorate.
2. You will observe that the Director of Military Operations is of opinion that the additional information furnished by the Survey Department should be placed on the plates by the Topographical Section at the War Office rather than embodied in the stock of maps in the hands of the local Survey Department.
3. I have to request that you will inform me what number of copies of each sheet of the map will be required for official use and what supply should be sent for public sale. Your estimate should, of course, be framed with regard to the fact that the maps will be revised periodically and that, therefore, no more copies should be obtained at one time than are likely to be exhausted by current requirements.
I have, &c.,
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No. 15.
EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.
THE ACTING COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 11.20 p.m., February 6, 1907.)
TELEGRAM.
No. 19. Following proposals made by Hills :-Survey estimates for next year to be same as estimates for current year, with this exception; £1,000 to be added to transport and labour Trignometrical Branch other charges, which experience shows absolutely necessary. To be added to Cadastral Branch, £2,800 emoluments, £700 other charges, allowing for appointment of three district surveyors (see my despatch No. 688§) and also for gradual decrease of payments to licensed surveyors, which will be abolished in the course of three years, their work being taken over by Cadastral Branch. Special expenditure £754 against estimate for current year £2,635.
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Trigonometrical work will be ready for topography six months, and if £2,000 may be granted valuable progress will be made, but not pressed for this strongly (?). In any case topographical survey section must be ready year after next. JACKSON.
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No. 96 in African No. 777.
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No. 145 in African No. 777.
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No. 14.
UGANDA.
ETARY OF STATE to THE COMMISSIONER.
Downing Street, January 29, 1907.
to your despatch, No. 127, of the 12th of June last, I have you that I regret that so great a delay should have occurred ible civilian candidates for the Uganda Survey Department. is carefully considered with Mr. Allen when he was on leave, rveyors, Mr. Stiles and Mr. Tolland, were selected and pro- November last. The other candidates who were available on, too young for it to be possible for me to take the responsi- to a tropical country. In the remaining case the candidate >plication for the appointment.
imstances, it became necessary to advertise for candidates. ertisement, it has now been possible to select four candidates, F. Mayne, Mr. R. J. Goulston, and Mr. A. C. Willmot, who
id whose qualifications will, I trust, be found satisfactory. I red it desirable that they should attend a course of instruc- Survey Office, Southampton, before proceeding to Uganda. orrespondencet with the Director-General of the Ordnance together with a copy of a letterf addressed to one of the 1 you will learn the conditions on which the course has been
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Il end about the middle of February, and the Assistant Sur- roceed to East Africa by the Deutsche Ost Afrika steamer ith of March next.
I have, &c.,
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No. 15.
EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.
COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Received 11.20 p.m., February 6, 1907.)
TELEGRAM.
g proposals made by Hills:-Survey estimates for next year s for current year, with this exception; £1,000 to be added to Trignometrical Branch other charges, which experience sary. To be added to Cadastral Branch, £2,800 emoluments, llowing for appointment of three district surveyors (see my d also for gradual decrease of payments to licensed surveyors, 1 in the course of three years, their work being taken over by pecial expenditure £754 against estimate for current year work will be ready for topography in six months, and if d valuable progress will be made, but not pressed for this case topographical survey section must be ready year after
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No. 4.
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