161. Contour surveys throughout the Colony were made for planning purposes covering 4 square miles and requiring 45 miles of tachymetric traverse.
162. The following miscellaneous work was carried out:-
(a) For road widening and rebuilding schemes 3.03 miles of road alignment were set out.
(b) 1.1 miles of building lines for 34 lots were checked.
(c) Surveys covering a total of 30 acres were made for 15 Police cases. To give evidence in connexion with such surveys, surveyors attended court on 17 occasions.
(d) 3 special surveys were made and 2.1 miles of ordinary levelling was carried out.
163. 11 survey and contour sheets were traced on Euthulon for reproduction purposes.
164. One land Surveyor was engaged on preliminary work in the Tsun Wan area during the course of the year and carried out the following for the New Territories Cadastral Survey : —
(a) Visited 10 main and 26 minor triangulation stations, refixed 7 and built 33 new minor stations.
(b) Ran 3 miles of main traverse and 4 miles of minor traverse and established 99 permanent survey works.
165. Excluding Valuation & Resumption resumptions, valuations for all other purposes totalled $182,000,000 for the year, and included in this sum is the value of 407 hereditaments inspected for the Estate Duty Commissioner. Advice and assistance in valuation matters was also given to other Government Departments.
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161. Contour surveys throughout the Colony were made for planning purposes covering 4 square miles and requiring 45 miles of tachymetric traverse.
162. The following miscellaneous work was carried out:-
(a) For road widening and rebuilding schemes 3.03 miles
of road alignment were set out.
(b) 1.1 miles of building lines for 34 lots were checked.
(c) Surveys covering a total of 30 acres were made for 15 Police cases. To give evidence in connexion with such surveys, surveyors attended court on 17 occasions.
(d) 3 special surveys were made and 2.1 miles of ordinary
levelling was carried out.
163. 11 survey and contour sheets were traced on Euthulon for reproduction purposes.
164. One land Surveyor was engaged on preliminary work in the Tsun Wan area during the course of the year and carried out the following for the New Territories Cadastral Survey : —
(a) Visited 10 main and 26 minor triangulation stations,
refixed 7 and built 33 new minor stations.
(b) Ran 3 miles of main traverse and 4 miles of minor
traverse and established 99 permanent survey works.
165. Excluding
Valuation & Resumption
resumptions, valuations for all other purposes totalled $182,000,000 for the year, and included in this sum is the value of 407 hereditaments inspected for the Estate Duty Commissioner. Advice and assistance in valuation matters was also given to other Government Departments.
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