Q 159
10. New Territories.-The following were the most important surveys:-
Area in acres. Length of traverse in feet. Hung Shing Temples, etc., at Castle Peak 4 1,400 Kang Ho New village 3 3,600 Detailed Survey of Padi fields between Au Tau & Kam Tin. 80 34,000 Survey of river between Kam Tin & Au Tau 8 6,700 *Survey for laying-out purposes of padi fields, creeks, salt padi bunds, fish ponds, marsh ground, etc., between Au Tau & Un Loong 170 26,100 An area at Un Loong for new laying-out 18 5,700 An area at Castle Peak in connection with the proposed site for St. Joseph's Vernacular School 100 6,900 TOTAL 383 84,400In addition many surveys of a minor nature were made for various purposes.
Areas approximating 163 acres have been reduced from a scale of 50 feet to one inch to that of 200 feet to one inch.
11. Military Survey.-A good deal of assistance and information has been supplied to the officer in charge of the Military Survey during the year. Additional triangulation stations were fixed and observations made. A number of temporary stations erected by him were permanently fixed and others still remain to be done. Various maps of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories were supplied and a complete set of sheets (about 600) of the Cadastral Survey of New Territories were handed to him in connection with the correction of names of villages, &c.
*This survey is not yet completed.
Q 159
10. New Territories.-The following were the most important surveys:-
Area
in
acres.
Length of traverse in feet.
Hung Shing Temples, etc., at
Castle Peak
4
1,400
Kang Ho New village
3
3,600
Detailed Survey of Padi fields between Au Tau & Kam Tin.
Survey of river between Kam Tin
& Au Tau
80
34,000
8
6,700
*Survey for laying-out purposes of padi fields, creeks, salt padi bunds, fish ponds, marsh ground, etc., between Au Tau & Un Loong
170
26,100
An area at Un Loong for new
laying-out
18
5,700
An area at Castle Peak in con- nection with the proposed
site
for
St.
Josephs
Vernacular School
100
6,900
TOTAL
383
84,400
In addition many surveys of a minor nature were made for various purposes.
Areas approximating 163 acres have been reduced from a scale of 50 feet to one inch to that of 200 feet to one inch.
11. Military Survey.-A good deal of assistance and infor- mation has been supplied to the officer in charge of the Military Survey during the year. Additional triangulation stations were fixed and observations made. A number of temporary stations erected by him were permanently fixed and others still remain to be done. Various maps of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories were supplied and a complete set of sheets (about 600) of the Cadastral Survey of New Territories were handed to him in connection with the correction of names of villages, &c.
*This survey is not yet completed.
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