Surveys,
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A double levelled circuit of Levels round the New Territories circular road which had been commenced in 1929 was completed during the year. circuit 50 miles in length.
Actual
Double levelled closing error .119. (P.E. per M. .016.) Double levelling between 72 Bench Marks in Kowloon
was completed.
Check levels from Kowloon Tong were taken through Beacon Hill Tunnel to Shatin Fundamental Bench Mark.
Levels were taken across the Harbour from "Riflemans" Copper Bolt in Naval Yard in order to bring Kowloon and New Territories Bench Marks to same datum as Hong Kong, Bench Marks Record Books and Bench Mark Diagrams of all Bench Marks in Kowloon and New Territories were completed.
25. Boundary Stones.-Stones were fixed to define the boundaries of 84 lots in Hong Kong and 314 lots in Kowloon and New Kowloon.
26. New Territories.
Castle Peak.-General revision. Area 50 acres. Un Loong-Survey of Padi fields south of Market in connection with exchange of land for buildings purposes. Area 25 acres. General Survey for revision. Area 3 acres. Various building blocks
were set out.
Mai Po.-Contour survey near the village. Area 3 acres. Fanling.-Survey of new 9 hole Golf Course. Area 85
acres. A contour survey of 32 acres was made adjoining Fanling Station.
Sap Pat Heung Village.--This survey has been divided into three main groups each group consisting of numerous villages; work in progress.
Military Camp.-Surveys were made for extension to
Lo Wu and Sun Wai Camps.
Lots 1655, 1656, 1657, D.D, 132 and 770 D.D. 131 were
set out on the ground.
Taipo. Survey of European area was completed.
Acreage 25, plotted 31 acres.
Tai Hang, Fanling.-An extensive survey in area about 161 acres commenced in 1929 was completed and plotted.
The annual perambulation of the Anglo-Chinese Frontier boundary was carried out and repairs made to Boundary Stones where necessary.
The usual inspection of trigonometrical stations was also carried out.
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