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there will be no general savings available and that he, consequently, is unable to propose any re-allocation from this source; but in spite of this I have provisionally, and subject to your Lordship's approval, sanctioned the expenditure of £1,000 to be met from general savings.

4. The early completion of the cadastral survey of this Protectorate is one of such paramount importance to the successful development and settlement of this country that it is not too much to say that it could not be allowed to stop; and I, therefore, trust that your Lordship will approve of my action in the matter and, in the event of Mr. Bowring's forecast proving correct, will sanction the issue of a special grant to meet the expenditure incurred.

5. A perusal of the Director of Survey's letter will convince your Lordship that the Survey Department is not to blame for the under-estimation of this vote, and I have, therefore, the less hesitation in bringing the matter to your Lordship's notice.

I have, &c.,

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Thave the honour to report that the sum at present available for cadastral transport is exhausted, and respectfully to urge that funds should be found as I suggest.

I have, &c.,

The Secretary

to the Administration,

Through the Hon. Commissioner for Lands and

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'Hon. Treasurer.

No. 104.

G. SMITH, Major, R.E.,

Director of Surveys.

PUBLIC RECORD

OFFICE

Reference:

C.O.885

18 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

(No. 60.)

SIR,

J. HAYES SADLER.

Enclosure in No. 103.

Director of Surveys' Office, Nairobi, October 11, 1907. IN accordance with Rule No. 82 of the "Instructions for the Guidance of Sub-Accountants," I have the honour to request that a sum of one thousand six hundred and sixty pounds (£1,660) may be provided by special warrant to supple-

ment the vote:--

Survey Department.-Cadastral Branch. Other Charges. Local Transport

and Labour.

It should be remembered that the Estimates for 1907-1908 were cut down Last year, largely at home, and what really amounts to an error was made. besides the sums which appear in the Estimates, Special Warrant No. 14 permitted the following expenditure:-

Porters' pay and rations

Subsistence expenses Railway freights

£250

225

250

£725

These sums were really a transfer from the Transport Department to the Cadas- tral Branch.

So that on the item now called Local Transport and Labour, last year we were authorised to spend:-

(As in Estimates) native labour, including rations Plus, under Special Warrant No. 14

£890

725

£1,615

year,

Consequently, if the amount in 1907-8 was to be the same as last Transport and Labour should have stood at £1,615 instead of £890,

Local

But at the same time the staff of the Department was increased. In 1906-07 the number usually working in the field was seven European surveyors, whereas this year the number usually in the field is 11. By simple proportion, 7:11:: £1,615:£2,515. Or, in other words, a proportionate increase of Transport to Staff would be £2,515.

But in addition the circumstances have altered. Last year a good deal of the work was on Nairobi and Mombasa townships, which involved very little transport, whereas this year the work has been further afield, the Sotik farms survey in par- ticular being far from the railway, and therefore expensive. So that we require a further increase of £235, or 9 per cent. of £2,515, in order to continue to work to the best advantage throughout the financial year.

These points are alluded to in the supplementary notes to the Departmental Estimates for 1908-1909.

(No. 525.)

MY LORD,

EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received December 27, 1907.)

Governor's Office, Nairobi, December 4, 1907. In reply to your Lordship's despatch, No. 583, of October 25th,* I have the honour to report that provision has been made in the Estimates for 1908-9 for the appointment of Mr. Scholefield as Chief Inspector of Farms at a salary of £325 per annum.

2. I have sanctioned the insertion of this slight increase in view of the fact that Mr. Scholefield is the senior of the three Inspectors estimated for and of the excellent work he has done in the Land Office, and trust that my action will meet with your Lordship's approval.

3. With reference to paragraph 2 of your Lordship's despatch under reply, I have the honour to submit the Estimates for the Survey Department for the forthcoming year, which show a reduction of £7,242 on the estimates originally sub- mitted to me. I transmit also the report by the Director of Surveys called for in paragraph 4 of Your Lordship's despatch.

4. Your Lordship will observe that provision has been made for a Topo- graphical Branch working in conjunction with the Trigonometrical Branch.

I have, &c.,

(No. 64.)

SIR,

Enclosure 1 in No. 104.

J. HAYES SADLER.

Director of Survey's Office, Nairobi, November 22, 1907.

I HAVE the honour to furnish revised Estimates. I have reduced the Annual Estimates by £7,242 so that they stand at £22,000. A consequential reduction of £864 in special expenditure follows.

An examination of the figures will show that the bulk of the saving is made by reducing the Topographical Branch to one-half the strength that I had pro- posed, by reducing the increase of staff asked for the Cadastral Branch to one-half, and by reducing the heading "Licensed Surveyors" by £2,300.

Since framing these revised Estimates His Lordship's despatch, No. 583, of the 23rd October, 1907, has been passed to me, and two points mentioned in it require some remark.

In paragraph 3. His Lordship, after drawing attention to the importance of topographical work, names as a suitable increase for the purpose 1 subaltern officer and 2 non-commissioned officers. I am of opinion that the proportion of 1 subaltern and 4 non-commissioned officers asked for in my present Estimates is a more suitable one-since an officer would be capable of superintending adequately the work of 4 non-commissioned officers and with a lesser staff we should not get full value for the proposed officer. In the event, however, of His Lordship's recom- mendation not being increased, I think that the money so saved ought to be devoted to the addition of an extra junior staff surveyor to the Cadastral Branch.

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