# Q 177
3. Cost of Office. As the Survey Office forms part of the Public Works Department and is accommodated in the same building, the charges for numerous items such as lighting, heating, electric fans, etc., cannot be stated. Omitting these items the statement of costs in which is also included the cost of the Crown Lands Office, is as follows:
Salaries $185,531.15 Conveyance Allowances 11,614.56 Wages for Coolies 13,000.76 Rent for Coolies 4,096.47 Land Survey Contingencies 223.01 Transport and Travelling Expenses 2,189.20 Survey of Colony 4,031.48 Incidental Expenses (General) 787.54 Rent Allowances 6,829.14 TOTAL.... $228,303.314. European Staff.-The vacancies caused by the dismissal of Mr. Corner in 1924 and the death of Mr. Cooper early in 1925 have not been filled and also the positions occupied by Messrs. Carter and Rogers, whose services were dispensed with.
5. Training of Chinese Surveyors.-A school for training Chinese Surveyors was formed as part of the Survey Office in 1922. The system employed being to engage a number of Students who had completed their education in Government schools and who had a fair knowledge of mathematics. After a probationary period of twelve months these students are promoted to Apprentice Surveyors on a three years' agreement. The scheme has worked well, those engaged shewing keenness for the work, and it is possible to entrust the apprentices of two and three years standing with minor traverses and detail work on the City survey, but they still, and will, for some time require continual competent European supervision.
6. Trigonometrical Work.-Little work of this description was carried out during the year. Observations for refixing Tai Mo Shan, Tsing I, Kai Keung Leung and Tai Lam Chung Station were continued and this work has now been completed. Observations have also been carried out to fix Mt. Senhouse, Lama Island. Considerable assistance and information were also given at various times to the R. E. Officer in charge of the survey which is being carried out by the Military Authorities.
The position of the Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar was fixed from observations taken for Latitude and Longitude.
- Q 177
3. Cost of Office. As the Survey Office forms part of the Public Works Department and is accommodated in the same building, the charges for numerous items such as lighting, heat- ing, electric fans, etc., cannot be stated. Omitting these items the statement of costs in which is also included the cost of the Crown Lands Office, is as follows:
Salaries
Conveyance Allowances Wages for Coolies
Rent for Coolies
Land Survey Contingencies
Transport and Travelling Expenses
Survey of Colony
Incidental Expenses (General)
Rent Allowances
TOTAL....
...
$185,531.15
11,614.56
13,000.76
4,096.47 223.01 2,189.20 4,031.48
787.54 6,829.14
$228,303.31
4. European Staff.-The vacancies caused by the dismissal of Mr. Corner in 1924 and the death of Mr. Cooper early in 1925 have not been filled and also the positions occupied by Messrs. Carter and Rogers, whose services were dispensed with.
5. Training of Chinese Surveyors.-A school for training Chinese Surveyors was formed as part of the Survey Office in 1922. The system employed being to engage a number of Students who had completed their education in Government schools and who had a fair knowledge of mathematics. After a probationary period of twelve months these students are pro- moted to Apprentice Surveyors on a three years' agreement. The scheme has worked well, those engaged shewing keeness for the work, and it is possible to entrust the apprentices of two and three years standing with minor traverses and detail work on the City survey, but they still, and will, for some time require continual competent European supervision.
6. Trigonometrical Work-Little work of this description was carried out during the year. Observations for refixing Tai Mo Shan, Tsing I, Kai Keung Leung and Tai Lam Chung Station were continued and this work has now been completed. Observations have also been carried out to fix Mt. Senhouse, Lama Island. Considerable assistance and information were also given at various times to the R. E. Officer in charge of the sur- vey which is being carried out by the Military Authorities.
The position of the Wireless Station at Cape D'Aguilar was fixed from observations taken for Latitude and Longitude.
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