173. Surveys were made for lease plans for 595 lots and for surrender plans for 345 lots. Some 294 lots covering an area of 126 acres were set out for development purposes, and boundary stones were fixed on 329 lots.
174. The large scale survey completed 789 acres, mainly of the highly developed areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon and fourteen sheets at a scale of 50 feet to 1 inch were produced. A total of fifty-three sheets of this series are now available. Compilation from these sheets of new 200 feet to 1 inch sheets commenced and three sheets were completed.
175. Contour surveys covering a total area of 2,671 acres were made for planning purposes, this being done mainly by probationers under training.
176. The following miscellaneous work was carried out:
(a) For road widening and rebuilding schemes six and a half miles of road alignment was set out.
(b) 9,593 ft. of building lines was set out.
(c) Surveys covering ninety-two acres were made for eighteen police cases. To give evidence in connection with such surveys, surveyors attended court on eighteen occasions.
(d) The drawing section of this division compiled for printing and publication a 'Plan of the Central District', which was put on sale in August. The end-paper maps for the Hong Kong Annual Report were redrawn at twice the printing scale and the Government Printer was supplied with separate colour fair drawings on 'Ethulon'. Compilation of sheets of a 1/9600 scale series (about six inches to a mile) was begun with the preparation of the 'Harbour Sheet' and the 'Tsuen Wan' sheet. These sheets will not, however, be printed and published, but will be available as copycat prints.
237 sets of lease plans were prepared.
177. The training programme envisaged at the beginning of the year could not be carried out because of the shortage of qualified staff. Only six recruits were appointed during the year instead of the twenty provided for in the establishment.
New Territories Cadastral Survey
178. The three parties at Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Castle Peak continued to make progress throughout the year. With the departure on leave at the end of the year of the surveyor-in-charge, this work suffered
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173. Surveys were made for lease plans for 595 lots and for sur- render plans for 345 lots. Some 294 lots covering an area of 126 acres were set out for development purposes, and boundary stones were fixed on 329 lots.
174. The large scale survey completed 789 acres, mainly of the highly developed areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon and fourteen sheets at a scale of 50 feet to 1 inch were produced. A total of fifty three sheets of this series are now available. Compilation from these sheets of new 200 feet to 1 inch sheets commenced and three sheets were completed.
175. Contour surveys covering a total area of 2,671 acres were made for planning purposes, this being done mainly by probationers under training.
176. The following miscellaneous work was carried out:
(a) For road widening and rebuilding schemes six and half miles of
road alignment was set out.
(b) 9,593 ft. of building lines was set out.
(c) Surveys covering ninety two acres were made for eighteen police cases. To give evidence in connexion with such surveys, surveyors attended court on eighteen occasions.
(d) The drawing section of this division compiled for printing and publication a 'Plan of the Central District', which was put on sale in August. The end-paper maps for the Hong Kong Annual Report were redrawn at twice the printing scale and the Government Printer was supplied with separate colour fair drawings on 'Ethulon'. Compilation of sheets of a 1/9600 scale series (about six inches to a mile) was begun with the prepara- tion of the 'Harbour Sheet' and the "Tsuen Wan' sheet. These sheets will not however be printed and published, but will be available as copycat prints.
237 sets of lease plans were prepared.
177. The training programme envisaged at the beginning of the year could not be carried out because of the shortage of qualified staff. Only six recruits were appointed during the year instead of the twenty provided for in the establishment.
New Territories Cadastral Survey
178. The three parties at Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin and Castle Peak continued to make progress throughout the year. With the departure on leave at the end of the year of the surveyor-in-charge this work suffered
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