Surveyor General

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 the Northern Territory Surveyor General of Victoria Surveyor General of Western Australia Surveyors general in Canada: Arpenteur général du Québec - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada Surveyor General of Ontario - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) 1827 to 1867 Surveyor General of Nova Scotia Surveyors-general in British North America Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island Joseph Despard Pemberton Surveyor General of New Brunswick 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 the United States Surveyor General of Arizona Surveyor General of North Carolina Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (today's north-central U.S.) Surveyor General of the Eastern District Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana References