Land And Survey Headquarters / Maizura Mohd. Tuah

On 26th August 1870, Sarawak Gazette began to be produced and distributed. It is the official publication of the Sarawak Government from then until now. All written law and the date of enforcement is to be issued by the Sarawak Gazette. It was then improved by serial publication in the same format as it is now since 16th June 1908. The first Land Ordinance Publication was on 1st December 1882, which was under the Resident and District Office. Grant production was under Department of Agriculture while land ownership matter was under Civil Court, and land surveying was under supervision of Public Works Department. The administration at that time was very complex because several of land laws was introduced, rearranged and enforced during the era ofRajah Charles Brooke's Vyner.