COPY.
Enclosure 1 to Governor's Despatch No.333 of the 29th August, 1901.
From Mr. Newland to the Director of Public Works.
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Hon. D. 9. 1.
I do not think the Surveyor-General's estimate should be made a standard for comparison. He estimated for an area of 72,000 acres and, assuming the nature of the country to be similar to that of Burma, based his estimate on Burma rates + 30%. The country here being quite different from Burma, throws out his estimate completely, with regard to time and consequently increases the expenditure enormously. During 7 years survey work in Burma, I never came across any hillside terraced fields, in the districts under cadastral survey; and as that is one of the principal features of the cultivated area here, the survey is consequently very slow and difficult.
In field season 1899-1900 we started with a staff of 3 Inspectors, and 18 surveyors, and although the men gave trouble during the first 3 months, we managed to turn out, by 15th July, 1900, an area of 35,259 acres on the 16" scale. For the above area the men were paid by contract. During the recess of 1900 all the maps were inked up and the areas of fields extracted, also at contract rates.
During the last field season we worked with the Land Court, the survey and demarcation being done together; consequently our outturn for the season was 9,034 acres as compared with 35,258 acres for 1899-1900.
24.7.1901
Having to work with the Land Court, the Surveyors could not, with any justice, be paid at contract rates, they were therefore placed on salaries of $40 each, this certainly had a demoralising effect on the men, they being always accustomed to contract rates.
The change of scale from 16" to the 32" also tended to retard the progress of the survey.
During season 1899-1900 taking only the contract earnings of the Surveyors and the salaries of their Indian and Chinese coolies the cost per acre works out roughly to 25 cents.
This last season, owing to the delays due to demarcation, the change of scale, and the surveyors being on salaries instead of contract rates, the cost per acre (taking only the salaries of the Surveyors and their coolies) works out roughly to $1.42.
I have taken last season's outturn as a basis for the estimates I sent you the other day, having made allowances for the extra surveyors we are expecting from India.
The expenses for the extra 10 surveyors, wanted for the Land Court are also included in the estimates; they are needed for demarcation only and will be of no help whatever in bringing the survey...
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COPY.
Enclosure 1 to Governor's Despatch No.333
of the 29th. August, 1901.
From Mr. Newland to the Director of Public Works.
277
0.0.
34157
16.30 JEF OF
2.tres i
Hon. D. 9. 1.
I do not think the Surveyor-General's estimate should be mada s atandard for comparison. He estinated for an area of 72,000 acres and, assuming the nature of the country to be similar to that of Burma, based his estimate on Burma rates + 30%. The country here being quite different from Burma, throws out his estimate complete- ly,,with regard to time and consequently increases the expenditure enormously. During 7 years survey work in Burma, I never came across any billside terraced fields, in the districts under cadastral survey; and as that one of the principal features of the cultivated area here, the survey is consequently very slow and difficult.
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In field season 1999 1900 we started with a staff of 3 Inspectors, and 18 surveyors, and although the men gave trouble during the first 3 months, we managed to turn out, by 15th. July, 1900, an area of 35,259 acres on the 18" scale. For the above area the men were paid by contract. During the recess of 1900 all the maps were ink- ed up and the areas of fields extracted, also at contract rates.
During the last field season we worked with the Land Court, the survey and demarcation being done together; consequent- ly our outtura for the season was 9,034 acres as compared with 35,358 acres for 1899 1900.
44.7.1907
Having to work with the Land Court, the Surveyors could not, with any justice, be paid at contract rates, they were therefore, placed on salaries of $40 each, this certainly had a demora- lising effect on the men, they being always accustomed to contract rates
The change of scale from 13" to the 33" also
tended to retard the progress of the survey.
During season 1399 1900 taking only the contract earnings of the Surveyors and the salaries of their Indian and Chinese coolies the cost per acre works out roughly to 25 cents.
This last season, owing to the delays due to demar- cation, the obange of scale, and the surveyors being on salaries instead of contract rates, the cost per acre (taking only the salaries of the Surveyors and their coolies) works out roughly to $1.42.
I have taken last season's outturn as a basis for the estimates I sent you the other day, having made allowances for the extra surveyors we are expecting from India.
The expenses for the extra 10 surveyors, wanted
for the Land Court are also included in the estimates; they are needed for demaroation only and will be of no help whatever in bringing the
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