Jan 01 1900

Land Survey in New Territories, 1900

Stewart Lockhart, mentioned in his report on New Territories dated 8^th Oct 1898, that there was urgent need to survey all land in New Territories. It was approved by the Governor.

Mr. Tate and Mr. Newland were put in charge of a team of surveyors and survey collies hired from India, along  together with local collies.

In his 1900 January report, Mr. P Tate mentioned land surveying is experiencing no problem in New Territories, mainly as a result of employment of  local collies.

But Stewart Lockhart, emphasised in his 1900 report to Governor that it has lot to do with issue of Government Notice in Chinese.

“In fact land surveying also made land owners more positive in registering land titles with Colonial Government in view of the determination shown by the authority in land administration in New Territories.”  Stewart Lockhart.

Hong Kong Map in 1898

The other posts in Cheung Chau Magazine :

• Pirates attack on Cheung Chau Police Station. August 21st, 1912海盜夜攻長洲警署, 1912年8月21日
• Land Court , 1900土地法庭, 1900年
• First Public Land Sales on Cheung Chau, 1906長洲第一幅官地拍賣, 1906年