New Territories Cadastral Survey
4.52. Good progress on this survey was maintained by the three sections.
4.53. The Kowloon section continued the survey along the Clear Water Bay Road, surveyed the Islands of Tsing Yi and Ma Wan and started the survey of the Silver Mine Bay area on Lantau Island.
4.54. The section camped and surveyed the area of Fanling and along the road to the Shum Chun River. They carried the survey east towards Sha Tau Kok and south towards Tai Po including the large cemetery area of Wo Hop Shek.
4.55. A new camp at Ping Shan to house the section from Castle Peak enabled the survey of the Yuen Long-Au Tau area to be more conveniently carried out.
4.56. During the year a total of 22 miles of control traverse was laid down establishing 341 permanent co-ordinated points and a further 189 points were fixed by resection and intersection. Detail survey at a scale of 1/1,200 amounting to 10 square miles was completed at an average cost of $66 per acre.
4.57. 76 survey sheets were traced and forwarded to the District Commissioner, New Territories for identification of lot boundaries, and the areas of all lots and parcels of land were computed for 15 sheets. There are now 72 sheets available in this 1/1,200 series. The boundaries were determined and the areas of lots computed on 32 sheets.
Drawing Office
4.58. There was a marked increase in the production of plans drawn, mainly due to the increased land sales.
4.59. A new edition of the 8" to 1 mile survey covering Hong Kong and Kowloon in 7 sheets was produced and the Hong Kong Sheets were reduced to 1/10,000 and printed by the Corps of Royal Engineers for the Hong Kong Government.
4.60. Sales of survey sheets and plans to the public realized $18,727.
Examinations
4.61. One Assistant Land Surveyor passed the R.I.C.S. first examination. 4 Assistant Land Surveyors sat the R.I.C.S. Intermediate Examination at the end of the year.
4.62. 5 Class III and Probationer Assistant Land Surveyors sat and passed the departmental examination to Class II Assistant Land Surveyors.
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New Territories Cadastral Survey
4.52. Good progress on this survey was maintained by the three sections.
4.53. The Kowloon section continued the survey along the Clear Water Bay Road, surveyed the Islands of Tsing Yi and Ma Wan and started the survey of the Silver Mine Bay area on Lantau Island.
4.54. The section camped and surveyed the area of Fanling and along the road to the Shum Chun River. They carried the survey east towards Sha Tau Kok and south towards Tai Po including the large cemetery area of Wo Hop Shek.
4.55 A new camp at Ping Shan to house the section from Castle Peak enabled the survey of the Yuen Long-Au Tau area to be more conveniently carried out.
4.56. During the year a total of 22 miles of control traverse was laid down establishing 341 permanent co-ordinated points and a further 189 points were fixed by resection and intersection. Detail survey at a scale of 1/1,200 amounting to 10 square miles was completed at an average cost of $66 per acre.
4.57. 76 survey sheets were traced and forwarded to the District Commissioner, New Territories for identification of lot boundaries, and the areas of all lots and parcels of land were computed for 15 sheets. There are now 72 sheets available in this 1/1,200 series. The boundaries were determined and the areas of lots computed on 32 sheets.
Drawing Office
4.58. There was a marked increase in the production of plans drawn, mainly due to the increased land sales.
4.59. A new edition of the 8" to 1 mile survey covering Hong Kong and Kowloon in 7 sheets was produced and the Hong Kong Sheets were reduced to 1/10,000 and printed by the Corps of Royal Engineers for the Hong Kong Government.
4.60. Sales of survey sheets and plans to the public realized $18,727.
Examinations
4.61. One Assistant Land Surveyor passed the R.I.C.S. first examina- tion 4 Assistant Land Surveyors sat the R.I.C.S. Intermediate Examina- tion at the end of the year.
4.62. 5 Class III and Probationer Assistant Land Surveyors sat and passed the departmental examination to Class II Assistant Land
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