Section 90: Notwithstanding the provisions of rule 89, the Director of Surveys and

Lands may investigate and report to the Governor on any survey which he has reason to believe is erroneous, without a complaint being lodged. 18 19 ——————— FORM 1 THE SURVEY RULES, 1953 (Notice under Rule 32) To…………………………………………… Take notice that you are required to report to the Director of Surveys and Lands or to the District Commissioner of your district if any of the trigonometrical stations, survey beacons marks, poles or boundary marks on the land described below are obliterated, removed or injured or in need of repairs. SITUATION AND DESCRIPTION OF LAND ——————————- Director of Surveys and Lands Date………………………………………… FORM 2 THE SURVEY RULES, 195 (Notice of entry on Land under Rule 86) To…………………………………… Take notice that on the ………………… day of …………….. ….19………., between the hours of …………..and ………………., I shall enter on your land situate at …………………………………………………………………for the purpose of a survey. I shall cause as little inconvenience as is consistent with my duties. ……………………………………… (Signed) Government Licensed Surveyor Date……………………………………… SECOND SCHEDULE Rule 68 ———————- FEES AND CHARGES FOR SURVEY SERVICES (Other than those rended for surveys under the Minerals Ordinance) PRELIMINARY CHARGES Nature of Survey Basis of charges (a) Single plots for residential or business purposes. (b) Plots surveyed in conformity with a design or layout before the land is taken. (c) Other contiguous plots surveyed by theodolite and steel band. ( d ) P l o t s o f C r o w n L a n d s f o r s e t t l e - m e n t , s u r v e y e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h a d e s i g n o r l a y o u t a n d s h o w n o n p l a n o r c o p i e s o f s a m e d e p o s i t e d i n t h e S u r v e y a n d L a n d s D e p a r t m e n t . (i) Preliminary fee of £2: 12:6 for town lands, or £5:5s, for country lands. (ii) Mileage rates, subject to a minimum of £2:12s. 6d. (iii) Charges for detail, if surveyed, subject to a minimum of £1:11s. 6d. As for paragraph (a) above but only one preliminary fee for all plots surveyed at the same time. Common boundaries between plots only charged for once if surveyed for the same owner or occupier. As for paragraph (b) above (i) Leases not exceeding seven years – 10s. Per plot. (ii) Leases exceeding seven years but not exceeding twenty-one years - £1 per plot. (iii) Leases exceeding twenty-one years - £3 per plot: Provided that these charges shall be made by the Survey and Lands Department on each and every occasion that the lease is transferred or renewed, and that no other survey charges will be made. 20 21 (e) Plots of land in the Protectorate for settlement As for paragraph surveyed in accordance with a design or layout (d) above and shown on plans or copies of same deposited in the Survey and Lands Department: Provided that these charges shall be made by the Survey and Lands Department on each and every occasion that the lease is transferred or renewed, and that no other survey charges will be made. (f) Re-establishing boundary marks … … Time rates Check Surveys … ... Time rates Boundaries of land in dispute … .... Time rates Surveys for investigation of title … ... Time rates (g) Traverse connections ... ... Mileage rates (h) Compass Surveys of town or ... (i) Preliminary fee of £2:2s for town lands, or £ 4:4s for country lands. (ii) Mileage rates. (iii) Detail survey rates for any detail surveyed, when required: Provided that only one preliminary fee will be charged for two or more contiguous surveys carried out at the same time. 2. MILEAGE RATES (i.e. Rates of survey charges based on the mileage of traces cut when little or no interior detail is shown) Rigid Surveys of Boundaries by Theodolite and Steel Tape Rates are per Mile Nature of Open Thick Grass Light Heavy Secondary Secondary Country Country or Patches Forest Forest Bush Bush with of Trees Heavy Timber Level £4 £7 £10 £25 £35 £60 Broken 6 10 15 30 40 80 Rugged 8 15 30 35 50 100 For work done by chain and compass, ½ of the above rates. For work done by theodolite if all traces or lines are cut by the applicant to the satisfaction of the surveyor, ½ of above rates. For work done by compass if all traces or lines are cut by the applicant to the satisfaction of the surveyor, ¼ of the above rates. All lines necessary for the survey will be charged for. The decision of the Director of Surveys and Lands as to the nature of the country shall be final. For the survey of boundaries which require to be fixed by frequent offsets, a surcharge at the rate of 6d per 100 feet, measured along the length of the boundary, will be made. All lines necessary for a survey will be charged for, but no charges will be made for random or trial lines unless such lines are required by the applicant, or are made as the result of wrong information supplied by the applicant. 3. ACREAGE RATES (i.e. Rates of Survey charges based on acreage when all necessary interior detail is shown) Scale of Survey Charge per Acre or part Acre s d Exceeding 1/3,000 ... ... ... 5 0 Exceeding 1/4,000 but not exceeding 1/3,000 3 6 Exceeding 1/6,000 but not exceeding 1/4,000 2 6 Exceeding 1/8,000 but not exceeding 1/6,000 1 9 Exceeding 1/13,000 but not exceeding 1/8,000 1 3 Exceeding 1/24,000 but not exceeding 1/13,000 0 9 Not exceeding 1/24,000 … … ... 0 6 These rates are subject to an addition for the nature of vegetation and a further addition for the character of country as follows:– Vegetation: Per cent Medium Forest … … … 10 Heavy forest or dense undergrowth … … 331/3 Character of Country: Broken or swampy … … … 10 Rugged … … … 20 22 23 4. TIME RATES (i.e. Rates of survey charges based on time spent on the survey) For charges calculated on a daily basis: at the rate of £5:5s per day for a 7½ – hour day and pro rata. 5. CHARGES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES In addition to the charges already defined, the following charges, when incurred, will be made by the Survey and Lands Department, and may be made by Licensed Surveyors for surveys carried out by themselves:– (a) Astronomical observations for surveys made at mileage rates. (b) Transport Charges £10 for a set of accepted astronomical determinations at one traverse station, from which a mean bearing to or from the station is deduced and accepted. Where surveys are done by Government surveyors, the cost of transport of the surveyor, survey party and stores to and from the survey shall be charged to the applicant at actual cost. This charge shall include the salary of the surveyor and the wages of his gang for the time necessarily spent in travelling. Where surveys are done by licensed surveyors, the surveyor shall be entitled to first class transport, when available, for himself and third class transport for his survey gang, and the actual cost of transport of the survey party and stores to and from the survey shall be charged to the applicant. The surveyor shall in addition be entitled to remuneration at the rate of £3:3s whichever is less, for the time agreed to for travelling. Such charges shall be arranged between the surveyor and his client before the survey is begun. Daily time rates Property beacons, 10s each if cement supplied by the applicant, 5s each. Small layout or cemetery type beacons, not exceeding 384 cubic inches, 2s each: if cement supplied by the applicant, 1s 6d each. Property beacons 1s 6d each; if cement supplied by the applicant, no charge. Small layout or cemetery type beacons, 6d each: if cement supplied by the applicant, no charge. (c) Delay to the Surveyor caused by the applicant. (d) Beacons – (i) When the survey is paid for at mileage rates – (see paragraph 2 above) (ii) When the survey is paid for at acreage rates or time rates – (see paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 above) In layouts and other contiguous surveys where the same beacons are common to adjoining properties the full charge will be made to each owner or occupier. (e) Professionals work not otherwise 13s per hour or part of hour specified (f) Plans– (i) Finished drawings on According to the amount of work involved. the on mounted paper The cost of making the original drawing, when it is the representation of a survey charged for at the regulation rates, is incorporated in those rates and no additional charge will be made for it. (ii) Tracings of single plots At the rate of 30.s a square foot of tracing Other tracings … According to the amount of work involved, but in no case more than 50 per cent of the cost of the original drawing (iii) Lithoprints and sun- At the rate of 1s 6d a square foot of print. prints (g) Tape standardizations First 100 feet £1 1s each additional 100 feet 5s. 24 25 The cost of postage shall be added to the above charges. (h) Inspection by the public of plans or 2s 6d for each period of prints deposited in the Survey and inspection of half an Lands Department hour or part thereof. (i) Scrutiny of licensed surveyors plans where the Director of Surveys and Lands accept such plans for scrutiny:– (i) Township plots or small plots of £ s d up to 2 acres … … 0 5 0 (ii) Township plots or plots exceeding 2 acres but not exceeding 10 acres 0 10 6 (iii) Farm or country plots exceeding 10 acres 1 1 0 (j) Certification of true copies of plans and diagrams:– (i) Areas of up to 100 acres 0 2 6 (ii) Areas over 100 acres 0 5 0