Surveyor general
The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Historically this would often have been a military appointment, but it is now more likely to be a civilian post.
The following Surveyor General positions exist, or have existed historically:
- Surveyors General in Australia:
- Surveyors General in Canada:
- Surveyors-General in British North America
- Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island
- Surveyor General of New Brunswick
- Surveyor General of Cornwall, UK
- Surveyor General of Hong Kong
- Surveyor General of India
- Surveyor General of Ireland
- Surveyor General of New Netherland
- The Surveyor General of Pakistan
- Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)
- Surveyors General in the United States and its colonial predecessors:
References
- ^ DeLancey, Edward Floyd (1886). Origin and History of Manors in the Province of New York and in the County of Westchester. p. 153. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
See also
- Surveyor Generals Corner (Australia)
- Public Land Survey System (United States)