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After Mr. Page and the writer liad returned to England, 

 and after the work on the plans had been completed up to 

 the middle of October, the northern division, increased in 

 number by the addition of Mr. Douglas Scoones, resumed 

 work at the thirtieth mile camp, where the southern 

 division had left off, and from that point they extended the 

 southern end of the traverse until it joined in with the 

 northern end, the junction being most satisfactory. 



The traverse being thus completed, the southern divi- 

 sion returned to headquarters, to complete the plotting 

 of the work, the preparations of the plans, sections, and 

 drawings, and other work necessary to enable the Engineer 

 in Chief to draw up his report. The writer has briefly 

 sketched the proceedings of the Johore Survey Expedition ; 

 for though this paper may seem unnecessarily long, it is not 

 long enough to adequately deal with the work done by the 

 Johore Survey staff, in which term the writer includes Mr. 

 Harry Lake, who did a large amount of exploration work. 

 It is to be hoped that when Mr. Lake, who was in England 

 recently with H.H. the Sultan, finally returns to England, 

 he will see his way to reading a paper before the Royal 

 Greographical or some other Society upon the exploring work 

 and work on Boundary Commission which he has done since 

 1890. 



Concluding remarks. — The writer fears that the remarks 

 which he is about to make may appear to be somewh-at 

 abrupt and dogmatic ; he, however, disclaims all inten- 

 tion of dogmatising where he only wishes to advance an 

 opinion, which he might find later to be erroneous. With 

 regard to the use of instruments, he believes it would be 

 preferable to use telemeter and levels fitted with distance 

 wires in the place of the ordinary theodolite, level, and chain ; 

 the use of which would result in economy both in time and 



