Charting is the first thing you do when you want to acquire land. It is done through your Surveyor It is basically the process of knowing the acquisition status of the land. This process is very important. This is necessary because by law all land belongs to the government. However some lands have been ‘relinquished’ by the government and are available for immediate survey and one-time purchase. It is therefore VERY IMPORTANT to avoid buying government land or lands on proposed road.