Excerpt from Return: Answer to an Address of the House of Commons of the 22nd March, 1909
Sun - The following Memorial is respectfully submitted for your consideration by the Association of Dominion Land Surveyors.
The Dominion has arrived at that stage when the wants of the country demand a more exact system of survey than has been in vogue in the past. With the increase in the value of real property - the boundaries of which in the older provinces are in most cases entirely dependent for their stability on the durability of a piece of wood, a few marks on trees or the testimony of a few of the oldest inhabitants, thus often leading to expensive litigation, of which the result is dependent mainly on the preponderance of evidence on one or the other side, which may be, and is often wrong - increases also the necessity for such a survey. Now, were the boundaries - especially those of large areas, such as concessions, townships and counties - connected with, and defined by a geodetic survey, similar to that made by the countries mentioned herein, all doubt as to their true position would be forever set at rest. Also the demands for marine pur poses of more accurate charts of our coast, and waters, show that an accurate coast and geodetic survey of the country is urgently needed.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides historical documents, speeches, and correspondence regarding efforts to establish a comprehensive national geodetic survey in Canada. Beginning with a proposal in 1886 and following through to 1909, the book provides critical context for discussions regarding the importance of a national survey to Canada's development, including its value to public works project planning, natural resource management, and border definition. While Canada's vast size and relatively small population present challenges to such an endeavour, the author demonstrates the importance of the project and explores the different approaches that could be used to successfully implement it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332897605_0
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