CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 826

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Qualifications of the Chief Draughtsman

The Chief draughtsman should have charge of the drawing office. He should be a first rate engineering draughtsman, able to prepare working drawings of works and buildings from the instructions of

Surveyor General, to calculate strains, and The should also be well grounded in the principles of construction. He would also be required to take out

Estimates,

and

the

prepare

Bills

of

Quantities and

to check the measurements of works

Contract.

and

measurements of works executed under

B