CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 377

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the cadastral the industrial Surveyismere satisfactory. It is now being plotted on a scale of 32 to one mile (nearly) or rather larger than (1:5000 the cadastral map of England and other continental countries).

Method of

(1:2500). The scale at first adopted was 16 inches to one mile, – so small as to render the maps almost a failure for the purpose they are intended to serve. Some have formed that a considerable area has been mapped on this scale would recommend that before the survey party is disbanded, it should be re-done on the 32-inch scale. In my opinion the latter scale is somewhat too small, considering the great subdivision of the land.

The method used is that adopted by the Indian Revenue Survey Department. The various fields are traversed with a chain, and the traverse is then plotted on a drawing board, which the survey thanks with china, this is doubtless a rapid and economical method of surveying; accurate enough for the primary object of this work.

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Survey. the scale. 376 the cadastral the industrial Surveyismere satisfactory. It is now being plotted on a scale of 32 to one mile (nearly) or rather larger than (1:5000 the cadastral map of England and other continental countries). Method of (1:2500). The scale at first adopted was 16 inches to one mile, – so small as to render the maps almost a failure for the purpose they are intended to serve. Some have formed that a considerable area has been mapped on this scale would recommend that before the survey party is disbanded, it should be re-done on the 32-inch scale. In my opinion the latter scale is somewhat too small, considering the great subdivision of the land. The method used is that adopted by the Indian Revenue Survey Department. The various fields are traversed with a chain, and the traverse is then plotted on a drawing board, which the survey thanks with china, this is doubtless a rapid and economical method of surveying; accurate enough for the primary object of this work.

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Survey.

th scale.

376

the cadastral the indastral Surveyismere

satisfactory. It is now being plot ted on a scale of 92 to one'uite (spoo nearly) or rather larger than (5000 the cadastral map of England and other continental countries

Mathod of

(2500). The scale at first adopted.

avas 10 inches to one'undle, – so sucall as to reader the wabs al- most a settes for the purpor they are intended to serve. Sam ity

ormed that a cou viderable

area has hun mapped on this scal vivould re comiineud Fotf Entore the surmy Party i instient ed, it should in re-done on the

32-inch scale. In my opinion

tocw the latter seali brkisome cavis top swall, considering the great subdivision of the land.

I're can thod is eaking un aking bada i uda itral suring is that resed, dral seriy, by the Judian, Revenue Suriy

Departement. The various field:

are unawared with a chuin, &

artitiauut are thin aud

mare plotted

drawing board,

which the surve you tanks with hina, this is doubtless a rapit aud economical wrthod of surveying; accurate enough for the purss var mi súrary.

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