Sung Chun, Governor of Chekiang, now reports the completion of the survey ina of the eleven prefectures, which include seventy-eight departments and districts, of the province of Chekiang which he i conjunction with the Governors-General and Governors of other provinces was commanded to perform, at the instance of the Department in charge of the Collected Institutes of the Empire. Memorialist is now sending the maps in question, which consist of one map for the whole province with a scale of 1001i to the square inch one map for each prefecture with a scale of 50 li to the square inch; and a map for each department or district, with a scale of 10 li to the square inch, the whole being bound into a work of twelve volumes. The entire work on the maps is new and thorough, owing to Majesty's commands that in no case woul: any allowance be made for such makeshifts as copying old maps contained in the ancient geographies and histories of the various prefectures and departments. The instruments used for surveying were in each case provided by the Committee appointed by memorialist to take charge the work in hand and memorialist also congratulates himself that the expenses incurred in this gigantic work were en-nos oan the proper exchequer.—Rescript tirely defrayed from extra revenues and '2nd October.
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