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training natives of tropical Africa in survey work with a view to reducing the great expense which is now incurred in sending out European Assistant Surveyors.

2. There can be no doubt that if it should prove to be possible to educate natives of Africa, from the various Colonies and Protectorates, in survey work, and to instil into them the necessary sense of responsibility in connection with work they may be given to do, large economies could be made."

3. So far as British Central Africa is concerned, experience as to the employ- ment of natives in survey work during the last fifteen years would seem to show that although they are quick at learning, they find mathematical calculations a difficulty; and, what is perhaps a still greater drawback, it seems almost impossible to develop in them a genuine sense of responsibility, and to bring them to realize the absolute need for truthful work, without which no value can be attached to survey operations.

4. have gone into the matter very carefully with Mr. Binnie, the Director of Public Works and Chief Surveyor for this Protectorate, and his opinion is that although he is not sanguine that natives from here will become proficient surveyors, it would be well worth while to send a few chosen men to such a school as is indicated in Your Lordship's despatch, either in East Africa or at Accra.

5. The Commissioner for British East Africa will no doubt give his views as to whether he considers that the establishment of a school in that Protectorate, where candidates selected by the Governments of Uganda, British East Africa, and British Central Africa might be trained on a uniform system, would be an advisable step. Should this establishment be decided upon, I would propose to send several natives who have already had some years' training in the Zomba Survey Office, who are good chain-men, speak English, and who have expressed their consent to go to a school either in East or West Africa. Should no school be established in the East Africa Protectorate, but at Accra, I would propose that they should go there.

6. With reference to paragraph 4 of Your Lordship's despatch, if West African natives trained at Accra can really be developed into thoroughly good surveyors capable of being entrusted with independent work, in which they are left. for months by themselves without supervision, then possibly one or two of them could be employed in British Central Africa. Experience here has shown that there is a great difference between native survey work which can be constantly supervised by a European and work in which the native surveyor has to be left to himself.

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Indian surveyors were employed in this Protectorate in its early days; and although they did a great deal of excellent work, it was afterwards found, in many instances, that this could not be thoroughly relied upon. They were too much given to filling in details which had not been proved by actual survey work, which caused a considerable amount of trouble in later years in connexion with the survey of European estates.

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No. 25.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 68.) MY LORD,

(Received March 20, 1907.)

Commissioner's Office, Nairobi, February 15, 1907.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to your Lordship herewith the revised estimates for the Survey Department which have been drawn up in accordance with the recommendations contained in my telegram, No. 19, of 4th instant.†

I have, &c.,

F. J. JACKSON,

• No. 130 in African No. 777.

Acting Commissioner.

† No. 15.

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training natives of tropical Africa in survey work with a view to reducing the great expense which is now incurred in sending out European Assistant Surveyors.

2. There can be no doubt that if it should prove to be possible to educate natives of Africa, from the various Colonies and Protectorates, in survey work, and to instil into them the necessary sense of responsibility in connection with work they may be given to do, large economies could be made.

3. So far as British Central Africa is concerned, experience as to the employ- ment of natives in survey work during the last fifteen years would seem to show that although they are quick at learning, they find mathematical calculations a difficulty; and, what is perhaps a still greater drawback, it seems almost impossible to develop in them a genuine sense of responsibility, and to bring them to realize the absolute need for truthful work, without which no value can be attached to survey operations.

4. I have gone into the matter very carefully with Mr. Binnie, the Director of Public Works and Chief Surveyor for this Protectorate, and his opinion is that although he is not sanguine that natives from here will become proficient surveyors, it would be well worth while to send a few chosen men to such a school as is indicated in Your Lordship's despatch, either in East Africa or at Accra.

5. The Commissioner for British East Africa will no doubt give his views as to whether he considers that the establishment of a school in that Protectorate, where candidates selected by the Governments of Uganda, British East Africa, and British Central Africa might be trained on a uniform system, would be an advisable step. Should this establishment be decided upon, I would propose to send several natives who have already had some years' training in the Zomba Survey Office, who are good chain-men, speak English, and who have expressed their consent to go to a school either in East or West Africa. Should no school be established in the East Africa Protectorate, but at Accra, I would propose that they should there.

go 6. With reference to paragraph 4 of Your Lordship's despatch,* if West African natives trained at Acera can really be developed into thoroughly good surveyors capable of being entrusted with independent work, in which they are left for months by themselves without supervision, then possibly one or two of them could be employed in British Central Africa. Experience here has shown that there is a great difference between native survey work which can be constantly supervised by a European and work in which the native surveyor has to be left to himself.

Indian surveyors were employed in this Protectorate in its early days; and although they did a great deal of excellent work, it was afterwards found, in many instances, that this could not be thoroughly relied upon. They were too much given to filling in details which had not been proved by actual survey work, which caused a considerable amount of trouble in later years in connexion with the survey of European estates.

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Enclosure in No. 25.

Approved Estimate 1906-1907.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

£

03

Superintending Staff-

Director of Surveys

Clerk and Storekeeper

2 Surveyors

Native Artizans

Cadastral Branch-

Estimate for

1907-1908.

£

£

CR2

મ

£

800

800

250

250

Trigonometrical Branch-

Deputy Director of Survey, Trigonometrical Branch

667

667

1 Assistant ditto

525

525

...

500

500

336

336

2,028

2,028

Deputy Director of Surveys, Cadastral Branch

500

500

1 Assistant Director

---

***

300

400

750

240

...

250

200

1,080

1,200

1,250

240

190

180

3 Surveyors at £250 each

1 Surveyor at £250

***

1 European Assistant ...

1 Plan Examiner

+

3 District Surveyors at £360 by £20 to £400

4 Senior Staff Surveyors at £300 by £20 to £340

5 Junior Staff Surveyors at £250 by £15 to £280

***

1 Chief Computer and Examiner of Diagrams £200,

plus £40 house allowance.

1 Chief Clerk and Accountant £150, plus £40

house allowance.

1 Assistant ditto, plus £40 house allowance

1 Indian Surveyor

***

1 Indian Surveyor

I have, &c.,

ALFRED SHARPE,

Commissioner.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 8

885

...

R1,800

R1,680

536

536

4 Indian Surveyors at R1,320 each

...

R5,280

1 Draughtsman

...

R2,400

160

160

I Draughtsman

...

***

R.960

6.1

64

2 Tracers

R1,440

96

96

3,096

5,896

Total Emolumenta

OTHER CHARGES.

6,174

8,974

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825

1,825

175

175

50

50

100

100

***

115

115

1,265

2,265

1,265

2,265

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No. 25.

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 68.)

MY LORD,

(Received March 20, 1907.)

Commissioner's Office, Nairobi, February 15, 1907.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to your Lordship herewith the revised estimates for the Survey Department which have been drawn up in accordance with the recommendations contained in my telegram, No. 19, of 4th instant.†

• No. 130 in African No. 777.

I have, &c.,

F. J. JACKSON,

Acting Commissioner.

† No. 15.

Trigonometrical Branch-

Local Transport and Labour and Food for Natives

Material for Trigonometrical Stations

Office Expenses

Local Purchases

Contingencies

+++

Carried forwarl

***

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