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9243. Triangulation 



(a) The preparation of typed copies of the Hsts of directions furnished by the 

 field party. 



(b) The computation of triangles and positions. 



(c) The preparation of typed lists of geographic positions. 



(d) The preparation of a sketch of the scheme. 



(e) The preparation of typed copies of the descriptions of stations and recovery 

 notes, from notes furnished by the field party. 



(/) The preparation of a report on the triangulation. 



9244. Miscellaneous Work 



When specifically authorized by the Director, or when the ofiicer-in-charge shall 

 determine it to be practicable without interfering with the processing work of the 

 office, boat-sheet projections may be prepared at the request of a Chief of Party. 



925. Inspection of Office Work by Chief of Field Party 



Completed hydrographic smooth sheets with their Descriptive Reports may be 

 forwarded by the Processing Office to a Chief of Party for his inspection when so re- 

 quested by that officer, or when the officer-in-charge of the Processing Office deems it 

 advisable to call some questionable features to the attention of the Chief of Party. 

 If further office work on a survey is considered desirable by the Chief of Party, the 

 sheet and Descriptive Report shall be returned to the Processing Office. Otherwise, 

 the sheet and Descriptive Report shall be forwarded to the Washington Office by the 

 Chief of Party, and a copy of the transmitting letter shall be furnished to the Process- 

 ing Office. When a sheet has been inspected and approved by the Chief of Party, 

 he shall indicate this fact in the Descriptive Report (see 8437). 



926. Accounts, Reports, and Correspondence 



a. Accounts. — For Processing Offices at cities which are district headquarters, 

 the District Supervisor shall make all disbursements. The accounts of the Processing 

 Offices shall be kept separate, and a separate statement of allotment balances shall be 

 submitted for the Processing Office. For other Processing Offices, and when specifi- 

 cally so instructed by the Director, the officer-in-charge shall be bonded as a Chief of 

 Party and as such, shall handle all accounts of his office in accordance with the Regu- 

 lations and instructions from the Washington Office. 



b. Progress reports. — Reports of progress on office work shall be submitted on 

 the first of each month to the Washington Office, using Forms M-961, i\f-962, and 

 M-963 in accordance with 8514 and the instructions at the bottom of each form. 

 Duplicate copies of' these forms shall be forwarded to the District Supervisor or the 

 Commanding Officer imder whose general supervision the office operates. 



c. Correspondence. — In all matters pertaining to personnel and the general work 

 or policies of the Processing Office, the officer-in-charge shall correspond directly with 

 and receive instructions from the Director. Copies of all such correspondence origi- 

 nating at a Processing Office shall be forwarded to the District Supervisor or the Com- 

 manding Officer supervising the office work on surveys. On matters pertaining to 

 specific surveys and records, the officer-in-charge shall correspond directly with and 

 receive instructions from the Chief of Partv concerned, or with the officer who made the 



