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Kowloon Inland Lot 1144, area 18,150 square feet, was resumed for non-payment of taxes and Claim 33, on Kowloon Farm Lot 13, for non-payment of Crown rent.
In the Southern District of the New Territories 3 lots (Nos. 5093, 5094 and 5095) were resumed at a cost of $650 for laying out roads in Survey District 1 near Kowloon City. 35 lots were re-entered for various reasons and 137 lots were voluntarily surrendered.
Particulars of the resumptions effected in the Northern District will be found in the Land Officer's report.
14. Lease Plans. Plans and Particulars (in duplicate) of 224 lots and 12 piers were forwarded to the Land Officer in connection with the issue of leases.
15. Boundary Stones. Boundary Stones were fixed for 13 lots in Hongkong, 4 in Kowloon, (including 20 stones for King's Park), and 13 in the New Territories.
16. Surveys. Numerous surveys were undertaken for the purpose of defining the boundaries of lots or preparing lease plans. The survey of Pokfulam District was continued until April and the greater portion of it plotted to a scale of 200 feet to 1 inch. The officer engaged on this work was moved to Taipo and in consequence the work could not be completed. The survey of the Kowloon Peninsula was proceeded with and the portion South of Jordan Road has been completed and plotted. The Peak District has been further connected to the lower levels by a traverse along the whole length of Magazine Gap Road. A long circular traverse was made from the Triangulation Station at Conduit Road practically enclosing the whole of that portion of the City West of Aberdeen Street. This traverse was afterwards continued along Pokfulam Road to join up with the Pokfulam survey. Some doubt having arisen as to the values of various triangulation stations, it was decided to check these by further observations commencing at the base and to obtain their values by a series of accurately closed polygons. This work took some time as the weather conditions which prevailed were not in favour of good observations, but, eventually, some excellent results were obtained. It was found that several discrepancies existed and these were rectified.
The surveyor stationed in the New Territories, besides various other work, surveyed fourteen villages containing about 1,200 houses. He also plotted the whole of his work on the 50 feet to the inch Ordnance Maps.
Two Chinese computers were engaged under agreements for the purpose of performing the calculations of co-ordinates and areas, &c., thus enabling the surveyors to be relieved of a considerable amount of office work.
17. Sites for booths at the Race Course. A sum of $11,526 was realized by the letting of sites for the erection of booths and stands at Happy Valley during the Race Meeting.
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Kowloon Inland Lot 1144, area 18,150 square feet, was resumed for non-payment of taxes and Claim 33, on Kowloon Farm Lot 13, for non-payment of Crown rent.
In the Southern District of the New Territories 3 lots (Nos. 5093, 5094 and 5095) were resumed at a cost of $650 for laying out roads in Survey District 1 near Kowloon City. 35 lots were re-entered for various reasons and 137 lots were voluntarily surrendered.
Particulars of the resumptions effected in the Northern District will be found in the Land Officer's report.
14. Lease Plans. Plans and Particulars (in duplicate) of 224 lots and 12 piers were forwarded to the Land Officer in connection with the issue of leases.
15. Boundary Stones.-Boundary Stones were fixed for 13 lots in Hongkong, 4 in Kowloon, (including 20 stones for King's Park), and 13 in the New Territories.
16. Surveys. Numerous surveys were undertaken for the pur- pose of defining the boundaries of lots or preparing lease plans. The survey of Pokfulam District was continued until April and the greater portion of it plotted to a scale of 200 feet to 1 inch. The officer engaged on this work was moved to Taipo and in conse- quence the work could not be completed. The survey of the Kow- loon Peninsula was proceeded with and the portion South of Jordan Road has been completed and plotted. The Peak District has been further connected to the lower levels by a traverse along the whole length of Magazine Gap Road. A long circular traverse was made from the Triangulation Station at Conduit Road practically enclosing the whole of that portion of the City West of Aberdeen Street. This traverse was afterwards continued along Pokfulam Road to join up with the Pokfulam survey. Some doubt having arisen as to the values of various triangulation stations, it was decided to check these by further observations commencing at the base and to obtain their values by a series of accurately closed polygons. This work took some time as the weather conditions which prevailed were not in favour of good observations, but, event lly, some excellent results were obtained. It was found that several discrepancies existed and these were rectified.
The surveyor stationed in the New Territories, besides various other work, surveyed fourteen villages containing about 1,200 houses. He also plotted the whole of his work on the 50 feet to the inch Ordnance Maps.
Two Chinese computers were engaged under agreements for the purpose of performing the calculations of co-ordinates and areas, &c., thus enabling the surveyors to be relieved of a considerable amount of office work.
17. Sites for booths at the Race Course.-A sum of $11,526 was realized by the letting of sites for the erection of booths and stands at Happy Valley during the Race Meeting.
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