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An area oi 25S square miles was surveyed partly on the i-inch and partly on the 2-inch
scale in the Ahmednagar and East Khandesh districts. Triangulation A surveying technique in which the position of a network of points is determined by creating a series of triangles between them and measuring at least two of the internal angles and one side length. ,was carried out in
the East Khandesh district with a view to the continuation of the detail survey in that
district during 1916-17.
2.—Tidai
1. 1 idal operations were continued at the ports of Aden, Karachi and Bombay (Apollo Tidal operations.
Bandar and Prince's Dock). All the tidal observatories were inspected and the tide-gauges
were cleaned, adjusted and left in good working order.
2. Lines of precise levelling were run (a) From Bagalkot via Hungund to
along the road. this is part of the line which was carried on to Raichur. ($) From Bagalkot
to Bijapur along the road via Kolhar and Mulvad. (c) Round and across the Island of
Bombay. I he total distance levelled was about 146 miles. This includes 50 miles of
single levelling- in the island and town of Bombay.
3.—Magnetic Survey.
> Concrete pillars were erected for permanently marking the positions of the Alibag
Observatory and 6 repeat stations in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , one repeat station in the Surat Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , one in the Southern Maratha States Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , one in the Kathiawar Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and three in Sind. Observations of these points were taken with a view to determining
accurately the values of the secular changes.
-Revenue Surveys.
1. The following permanent establishments were employed in this division :—(1) a field Northern Divisic
party of 10 surveyors for the Gujarat district; out of these 7 surveyors were working under
Mr. Robertson for the classification of Matar and Mehmedabad talukas of the Kaira district ;
and (2) a field party of 3 surveyors for the Thana district. These parties besides giving-
instructions to classes of learners, etc., were employed on the measurement and classification
of 3 indm and 2 Government villages of the Ahmedabad district, and on the measurement of
lands for fixing the boundaries between State, indm and Government villages, of lands taken
up for roads, canals and railways in Ahmedabad and Tirana districts and of woodland plots,
house plots and lands given out for cultivation in Tirana. In all the Gujarat party measured
737 acres and classed 3,893 acres. The Tirana party measured 1,113 acres and classed
123 acres. The Central Record Office at Alrmedabad in addition to its ordinary work took
test of recess work done by the field party surveyors and of Akarband work of Ankleshwar
taluka, prepared revised settlement appendix Q of the Ankleslrwar taluka and Himayat
(tank irrigation) statements of Chikhli, Mandvi and Bardoli talukas and corrected maps for
printing. The District Survey Office, Thana, did its usual work.
2. The field party in this division formerly consisted of 6 permanent surveyors. In Central Division,
addition 3 other temporary parties consisting of 53 men were working on the survey of
mam villages and other similar work. All these parties were merged into a single
permanent field party consisting of about 60 men. 01 these 30 men were put on the survey
of mam villages and the rest drafted as head surveyors, supervisors and surveyors on the
measurement of sub-divisions and city surveys. During the year 22 villages were completely
measured and classed, one completely measured and two partly measured. The total area
measured was 47,322 acres in 6,352 survey numbers, while the area classed was 45,223 acres
5)958 survey numbers. The original survey of the hill station of Panchgani of the Wai
taluka was done by plane table A basic surveying technique using an alidade attached to a horizontally mounted drawing board.  .
The field party in this division consisted of 6 permanent surveyors and 4 learners. Southern Division.
In view of the large number of temporary establishments in constant employment all these
establishments were merged into a single field party with 40 surveyors and 10 learners. Six
surveyors were deputed on the survey of the indm villages of Alur in Dharwar, Kamte in
Ratnagiri and Chiksindgi in Bijapur. These were also employed on encroachment cases
and road measurements in Belgaum. Nine surveyors were employed on city surveys and the
rest were put on the survey of indm villages in Belgaum, the revision survey of 7 of which
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