14 INDIAN MARINE SURVEYS. 



required promptly for local navigation and engineering wants being 

 first photo-zincographed in India. Printed Admiralty charts of the 

 coast of India were in future to be corrected at the Admiralty. 

 In the opinion of Captain Brent the "Investigator" steamer and 

 two boat parties would be sufficient at least to start the surveys 

 with. Unfortunately, however, it has never been found practicable 

 to increase this force. 



The future establishment was to consist of a surveyor in charge (in 

 lieu of the Superintendent), who was to be placed in command of the 

 " Investigator," direct the boat surveys, arrange all survey work 

 and connect it with the points of the Great Trigonometrical Survey. 

 The programme of operations was to be submitted through the 

 Director of the Indian Marine to the Government of India for 

 sanction. The surveyor in charge was to decide which of the 

 surveys would be of sufficient importance or use to be photo-zinco- 

 graphed, and he was to countersign the original charts before 

 forwarding them to the Hydrographer of the Admiralty, to decide 

 on the form of all hydrographic information, whether emanating 

 from the marine surveying officers, port officers, or other sources, and 

 to forward such information to the Admiralty for publication. He was 

 to communicate with the Hydrographer of the Admiralty respecting 

 past operations and those most pressing in the future from a local or 

 Indian point of view, obtaining his approval or dissent before acting 

 on the more important points. To report to the Hydrographer as 

 to any changes in the naval personnel and to the Director of Marine 

 any changes in the Indian personnel likely to prove of benefit to the 

 public service. To make demand on the Hydrographic Office in 

 England for such charts, surveying notices, or publications as 

 may be necessary to meet local Indian requirements. To answer 

 any questions relating to harbour conservancy by means of buoys, 

 beacons, or lights ; those of a secondary nature to be kept for the 

 recess. 



Owing to the arduous character of the duties and the trying 

 nature of the climate, it was stipulated that the duration of 

 the appointments should be limited to five years, renewable if 

 advisable. The naval officers were to come under the Uncovenanted 

 Civil Service rules for leave and furlough, but, to count their time 

 and to keep them under the Naval Discipline Act, their names were 

 to be borne on the books of the flagship on the East India station 

 or such other ship as might be necessary from time to time. 



