Surveyor General of Tasmania


Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land.

List of Surveyors General of Tasmania

Surveyor GeneralPeriod in officeNotes
George William Evans,1826Appointed, but did not assume office
Edward Dumaresq16 Dec. 1825 – 18 Mar. 1828 Acting
George Frankland18 Mar. 1828 – 30 Dec. 1838Died in Office
Edward Boyd5 Jan. 1839 – 12 Nov. 1840
William Thomas Napier Champ12 Nov. 1840 - 1 Jul. 1841
Robert Power1 Jul. 1841 – 29 Jun. 1857
James Sprent29 Jun. 1857 – 7 Sep. 1859Acting until 19 Nov. 1857, then permanent, on leave from 27 Aug. 1858
James Erskine Calder7 Sep. 1859 – 30 Jun. 1870Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870
Henry Butler1870–1872Ministers for Lands and Works from July 1870 to 1894
Charles Meredith1872–1873
William Moore1873–1876
Charles Meredith1876
Christopher O'Reilly1876–1877
William Moore1877
Nicholas John Brown1877–1878
Christopher O'Reilly1878–1882
Nicholas John Brown1882–1887
Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon1887–1888
Alfred Thomas Pillinger1888–1892
William Hartnoll1892–1894
Alfred Thomas Pillinger1894
Edward Albert Counsel, ISO1894–1924Surveyor General title resumed from 1894
William Nevin Tatlow Hurst, ISO1925–1937Title: Secretary of Lands; Surveyor General title abolished again, see Land Surveyor's Act 1924. Five other positions in the department also abolished at this time, to economise.
Colin Mackenzie Pitt1938–1953
Edgar Derwent Blackwood1953-1955
Frank Miles1955-1970
Charles Christopher Butler1970–Jan 1986
Christopher M. Rowe1988–2002acting in January 1988, permanent by 1991
Peter Murphy2002–2013
Michael Giudici2013–present