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but owing to lack of staff and the numerous surveys necessitated by applications for land, new leases, etc., it was not possible to keep surveyors continuously on this work.
An area of about 36 acres was surveyed and contoured at Taipo in connection with certain applications for building lots.
One surveyor was engaged for several months in making a detailed survey of the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the adjoining lots. This survey was required to finally settle the boundaries of the land taken over for the construction of the line and close the Railway land resumption account.
A main traverse was run along the centre of the Railway track commencing at the South face of the Beacon Hill Tunnel and finishing at Sham Chun on the Chinese Border and was closed on 5 Trigonometrical points on the way.
Subsidiary traverses were run from permanent marks left on the main traverse for the purpose of picking up detail such as Sidings, Stations, Cuttings, Banks, etc., and over 1,500 lots of cultivated land adjoining the Railway were either wholly or partially surveyed. All this work has been plotted on the Ordnance plans to a scale of 200 feet to one inch and boundary stones have been fixed defining the area taken up by the Railway.
A survey of Cheung Chau Village in the Island of Cheung Chau containing about 500 houses, and about 30 European Building Lots situated in various parts of the Island has been made.
6. In addition to the work described in paragraphs 4 and 5 surveys were made and sale plans prepared of 33 plots of land in Hongkong and Kowloon. These lots, covering an area of 802,163 square feet were put up to Public Auction and realized $226,535 in premium and $5,370 per annum in Crown rent.
7. Maps published.—No maps were published during the year.
8. Miscellaneous Matters.—The following maps and plans (not for publication) were prepared by this office, viz.:—168 lease plans (in triplicate), 33 sale plans (in duplicate), 3,177 tracings, plans and sunprints in connection with proposed sales, permits, squatters' holdings, etc., 872 permits for temporary tenure of Crown land, 69 temporary piers and slipways licences.
9. Staff.—Four surveyors, Messrs. Douglas, Lambert, Purves, and Hallowes were appointed in England and arrived in the Colony and took up their duties on 27.12.13, 27.12.13, 9.1.14 and 22.2.14 respectively and Mr. W. J. Thompson, Surveyor, was engaged temporarily from 7.11.13 to 31.1.14.
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but owing to lack of staff and the numerous surveys necessitated by applications for land, new leases, etc., it was not possible to keep surveyors continuously on this work.
An area of about 36 acres was surveyed and contoured at Taipo in connection with certain applications for building lots.
One surveyor was engaged for several months in making a detailed survey of the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way and the adjoining lots. This survey was required to finally settle the boundaries of the land taken over for the construction of the line and close the Railway land resumption account.
A main traverse was run along the centre of the Railway track commencing at the South face of the Beacon Hill Tunnel and finish- ing at Sham Chun on the Chinese Border and was closed on 5 Trigonometrical points on the way.
Subsidiary traverses were run from permanent marks left on the main traverse for the purpose of picking up detail such as Sid- ings, Stations, Cuttings, Banks, etc., and over 1,500 lots of cultivated land adjoining the Railway were either wholly or partially surveyed. All this work has been plotted on the Ordnance plans to a scale of 200 feet to one inch and boundary stones, have been fixed defining the area taken up by the Railway.
A survey of Cheung Chau Village in the Island of Cheung Chau containing about 500 houses, and about 30 European Building Lots situated in various parts of the Island has been made.
6. In addition to the work described in paragraphs 4 and 5 surveys were made and sale plans prepared of 33 plots of land in Hongkong and Kowloon. These lots, covering an area of 802,163 square feet were put up to Public Auction and realized $226,535 in premium and $5,370 per annum in Crown rent.
7. Maps published.—No maps were published during the year.
8. Miscellaneous Matters.-The following maps and plans (not for publication) were prepared by this office, viz.:-168 lease plans (in triplicate), 33 sale plans (in duplicate), 3,177 tracings, plans and sunprints in connection with proposed sales, permits, squatters' holdings, etc., 872 permits for temporary tenure of Crown land, 69 temporary piers and slipways licences.
9. Staff.--Four surveyors, Messrs. Douglas, Lambert, Purves. and Hallowes were appointed in England and arrived in the Colony and took up their duties on 27. 12. 13, 27. 12. 13, 9. 1. 14 and 22. 2. 14 respectively and Mr. W. J. Thompson, Surveyor, was engaged temporarily from 7. 11. 13 to 31. 1. 14.
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