Surveyor general

rdf:langString Surveyor general

rdf:langString A 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: * Surveyor General of New South Wales * Surveyor General of South Australia * Surveyor General of Queensland * Surveyor General of Tasmania * * Surveyor General of Victoria * Surveyor General of Western Australia * Surveyors general in Canada: * - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada * - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) 1827 to 1867 * * Surveyors-general in British North America * Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island * Joseph Despard Pemberton * * Robert Power (surveyor) * Surveyor General of Cornwall, UK * Surveyor General of Hong Kong * Surveyor General of India * Surveyor General of Ireland * Surveyor General of Malaysia * Surveyor General of New Netherland * Surveyor-General of New Zealand * 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: * * Surveyor General of Arizona * * Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina * Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (today's north-central U.S.) * * Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana