DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1938 Session I, C-01a

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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

General Report— page Office—continued. page Summary .. .. .. .. 2 Centennial Celebrations, 1940 .. .. 4 Field — Town Schemes .. .. .. 4 Geodetic Triangulation.. .. .. 2 Warrants for Title .. .. .. 4 Triangulation Surveys .. .. .. 2 Proposed Operations, 1938-39 .. .. 4 Topographical Surveys.. .. .. 2 Staff .. .. . . .. 4 Standard Surveys .. .. .. 2 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 4 Precise Levelling Surveys .. .. 2 Appendix— Rural Surveys .. .. .. 2 Head Office, Draughting Branch .. 5 Native Land Surveys .. .. .. 3 Geographic Board .. .. .. 9 Town and Suburban Surveys .. .. ..3 Survey Board.. .. .. .. ..10 Housing Surveys .. .. .. 3 Tables — Road Surveys .. .. .. ..3 Table A. —Field Work Executed .. ..11 Field Inspections .. .. .. ..3 ~ B. —Rural Surveys Area .. .. ..11 Standard of Accuracy .. .. .. ..3 „ C. —Geodetic Triangulation .. ..11 Other Work .. .. .. .. 3 „ I.—Areas surveyed for Lands and Survey Office— Department .. .. .. 12 Examination and Recording of Plans .. 3 „ 2. —Areas surveyed for other Departments .. 13 Uniform System of Recording .. .. 3 „ 3. —Work on hand .. .. .. 14 Computing Branch .. .. .. 3 „ 4.—Office Work .. .. .. 14 Map Publications .. .. .. 3 Map—■ Aerial Survey Mapping .. .. 3 Layout of Aerial Survey Map Sheets.

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Sir, — Wellington, Ist July, 1938. I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1938. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands. Surveyor-General.

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REPORT.

The work executed by the staff, both in the field and the office, during the year ended 31st March, 1938, is set out in tabular form below. A comparison with the previous year shows that very large increases are recorded in three particular classes of survey —housing, where the work has increased nearly eight times ; roading, two and a half times ; and rural surveys, twice that of last year. As may be expected with such a large increase in urgent work, a falling-off in the lesser urgent class of basic control surveys may be noted, this work having to remain in abeyance for the time being. Brief reports of the more important aspects of the operations during the year are given below in their respective headings. Field. Geodetic Triangulation.—l have again to report excellent progress by the geodetic party, an area of 8,500 square miles being completed in the North Auckland peninsula and reconnaissance carried out over the northern end of the South Island, where five very high stations, averaging 6,600 ft., have also been occupied. In the North Auckland area forty-five stations were occupied, seven being on islands, on several of which delays were incurred in awaiting favourable weather for landing. The average closure of the 106 triangles is 0-66 second, the maximum closing error being 2-17 seconds. Latitude and azimuth were determined at nine stations. This area completes the observations for the North Island, except those required for the Laplace equations at several stations ; these are being held over until the work in the South Island is sufficiently far advanced for the whole of the Laplace stations being determined and observed. A new instrument is on order for this work, the present Wild primary triangulation theodolite No. 77 now having been several years in the field, although no difficulty is being experienced in obtaining the requisite accuracy for this work. The new theodolite, a Cooke, Troughton, and Simm's Geodetic Tavistock, is expected to be available for the opening of the season in spring, as for this coming year, owing to the height of the stations, it will not be possible to continue observations during the winter. Triangulation.—No second order work was done during the year, owing to the necessity for completing the geodetic work as early as possible. The principal third order work was an area of 408 square miles, comprising twenty-nine stations, and covering the Poverty Bay flats and an area to the south-west joining up with the Hawke's Bay triangulation. The average triangular error of the ninety-four triangles observed was 2-8 seconds, the maximum being 8-0 seconds. An area of 12 square miles, comprising the whole of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Group, was covered by minor triangulation for the Public Works Department. This consisted of fourteen stations with measured base-line and with determination of latitude, longitude, and azimuth at one of the stations. Topographical. —Scattered areas principally for development purposes (Native and Crown) were topographically surveyed by ground methods during the year. Besides these, the whole of Raoul Island, of 12 square miles, was also topographically sketched from fixings by the triangulation survey. The aerial work in Hawke's Bay commenced last year was continued, but owing to the absence of the ground control surveyor in Raoul Island for some nine months, only 400 square miles were completed in the field. Standard. —As mentioned before, this work shows a decided falling-off, only 45 miles of rural standard traverse being returned as completed during the year. While work in the Auckland City and suburban boroughs is being gone on with steadily by Mr. H. M. Kensington, that in Dunedin and elsewhere has had to be placed on one side by more urgent work. Present indications tend to show that it may be some considerable time before this important survey matter can be again actively prosecuted. Precise Levelling. —This work also has been much delayed by having to place the surveyor (Mr. C. L. Cox) on urgent work from time to time. However, much preliminary work has been done in laying down bench marks and fixing their co-ordinate positions by survey. The bench marks are as follows :— Fundamental cast in concrete in situ .. .. .. . . 14 New stones cast in concrete in situ .. .. .. .. 83 Old triangulation stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Old survey stones .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 118 Existing B.M.'s of other organizations .. .. .. .. 20 New marks in piers, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 16 These total 254 in the 150 miles length of line to be levelled. The line of levels commences at Lyttelton, and after traversing the andesitic formation of Banks Peninsula passes over the gravels forming the Canterbury Plains. Consequently, only one fundamental mark is sited on rock, the balance being in gravel or other recent formation. These latter consist of a broad based slab of concrete 7 ft. square, cast in situ with one point well below ground-level, the other rising above ground-level and being suitably protected. Rural Surveys.—l2B,l67 acres of rural lands were surveyed during the year at the remarkably low figure of Is. an acre. This is partly accounted for by the large area of runs subdivided in the Otago-Southland area (a total of some 66,000 acres). Were this excluded, however, the average cost of the balance would be only Is. 6d. per acre.

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Native Surveys.—The area returned under this heading is low, being only 7,924 acres, 55 per cent, of which is from the Auckland districts. This work, it is anticipated, will increase largely in the near future, as the need for titles, whether leasehold or Native freehold, of the consolidated and developed blocks arises. Town and Suburban. —This heading does not include Government housing schemes, which are separately dealt with elsewhere. A slight falling-off is noted in this item, 264 town sections and 131 suburban sections being returned as against 275 and 151 last year. The costs this year remain at £2 12s. per town lot, while those of the suburban areas show an increase to £.1 an acre, probably owing to the fact that the average area of these this year was smaller, being 8| acres as against 11 acres last year. Housing. —The work for the Housing Construction Branch has increased enormously, and for the year under review has aggregated the full time of six surveyors and their parties. In all, preliminary surveys of 1,985 acres were made, and in addition, 584 acres were divided into 2,175 lots, the cost of the latter being £1 Bs. per lot. As the preliminary surveys appear to be well in advance of annual requirements it is anticipated that there will be a reduction in the volume of housing survey work during the coming year. Roads. —This item also shows a large increase, this year 204 miles as against 84 miles. The greater part of this is due to deviations consequent upon the improvements in alignments and gradients being effected on main highways. Where these surveys run through closely settled country a survey equal in accuracy to the rural standard surveys is laid down, and with similar permanent marks. These will be linked up with further standard or triangulation surveys when convenient and so form a part of the basic control of the survey system. Inspections. —The inspections carried out during the year did not disclose any serious faults in the surveys, and no cases were submitted for inquiry by the Survey Board. Owing to pressure of urgent work, the number of inspections was low and inadequate for the purpose of ensuring a thorough check on each surveyor's work. Accuracy.—Staff surveyors' reports show that a general high standard of accuracy is being maintained. Other Work. —Under this heading a total of £3,532 is returned. This work is of such a nature that it cannot be shown under the classified headings in the tables. It may, however, be further subdivided as follows : Location of boundaries, pegs, and miscellaneous compass surveys, £1,149 ; investigational and inspection surveys, £763; maintenance of survey marks of basic control, £857 ; measurements and plans for Police Court cases, £254 ; and expenses of office routine, reports, transfers, and other work which cannot be allocated to any particular survey, £509. Office. Plan Examination and Recording.—The number of plans submitted for examination and record remains practically the same as the previous year, and the staff has been kept fully occupied. No arrears have been allowed to accumulate as regards the examination of plans, although, in order to do this, some of the other phases of activity have had to suffer. In particular, map drawing for photolithography is in one district —Auckland—practically at a standstill. The dearth of trained junior draughtsmen due to the non-appointment of trainees during the depression years is now very apparent and, although cadets since appointed are making excellent progress generally, it will be a considerable time before the position is eased. Uniform System of Recording. —During the year the Inspecting Draughtsman, Mr. B. C. Airey, visited each office, and thoroughly investigated the methods in use in each office. As a result of this inspection a uniform system has been tentatively drawn up and submitted for comment by each Chief Surveyor. The scheme and the comments are now being considered for final decision. Computing Branch, Head Office. —Towards the end of the year, this branch was strengthened by the appointment of two cadets, and arrears of harmonic analysis of the tidal survey were put in hand. The adjustment of standard traverses in Hawke's Bay is now almost complete and, with these out of the way, it should be possible for the staff to cope with the adjustment of the triangulation now in hand and with that coming forward from the field. The work of measuring the times and heights of high and low waters for the seven standard ports for the year 1939 was carried out as usual on the tide-predicting machine at the Tidal Institute, Liverpool University, from the harmonic constants computed in this branch. The seven ports for which tidetables are published are Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Westport. Provisional values of various points in and around Hauraki Gulf have been supplied to the Admiralty survey ship, H.M.S. " Endeavour," now carrying out a hydrographic survey in those waters. Map Publications. —Full details of these are contained in the report of Mr. R. G. Dick, Assistant Surveyor-General, appended hereto. Your attention is drawn to the increasing use made of these publications both by the general public and Government Departments, the value disposed of being £5,050, which is £3,800 in excess of actual printing costs. Aerial Survey Mapping. —The progress of this branch is more fully set out in the report of the Assistant Surveyor-General appended hereto. The branch has been unfortunate in losing the services of its Ground Control Officer, Mr. J. A. Henderson, who had to be placed on important work elsewhere, and also in the long delay in receiving its second precise stereoscope. An increased staff and equipment will be necessary before the programme of 3,000 square miles per annum can be put in operation.

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The Centennial, 1940. —This Department is entrusted with the publication of an atlas for the Centennial year, and work was commenced midway through the year on the drawing of the plates. Briefly, the volume will be threefold : (a) historical, portraying the progress through the century ; (b) physical and economic, showing the present position ; and (c) consisting of a sectional modern map on a 10 miles to 1 in. scale. The National Historical Committee are providing the data for section (a), various Departments those for (b), and this Department for (c). A fuller description is given in the report appended. Town Schemes. —Ail analysis of the 242 schemes approved during the year appears in the report of the Assistant Surveyor-General appended. One point brought out by this analysis is worthy of attention—the very low ratio of the area of new roads to the total area. This is shown as slightly under 6 per cent. In a developed town this ratio would be about 33 per cent., while in suburban areas (to which these schemes approximate) the ratio would be about 25 per cent. It must be admitted that a number of these schemes are in fact re-subdivisions of previous schemes and therefore would not require new roading. Even after discounting for this, the figures show that at least two-thirds of the new lots front existing roads ; in other words, " ribbon development," which in the case of arterial roads constitutes a grave danger to traffic. At the present time when new and more direct highways are being laid out on the outskirts of the large cities the question of permitting their usefulness to be impaired by creating conditions likely to give rise to dangerous congestion should be considered. Warrants for Title, &c.—The following summarises the number of Warrants and Proclamations issued for the year ended 31st March, 1938 : — Number of Warrants for issue of certificates of title .. .. .. 204 Number of Proclamations of road-lines under the Native Land Act, 1931 .. 11 Proposed Operations, 1938-39. Surveys.—The work in sight for the coming year is set out in Table 3. In addition to that shown, it is anticipated that much further work will be forthcoming during the year, especially as regards housing, roading, and probably Native surveys. The year promises to be a particularly busy one for the field and office staffs. Geodetic Triangulation: —This work will be continued and observations in Marlborough, Nelson, and North Canterbury, including a base net, should be completed during the year. As already stated, a Geodetic Tavistock theodolite will be available in addition to the present Wild theodolite. It is hoped that a relieving officer can be placed on this work to allow much needed relief being given to the officer in charge, Mr. T. W. Preston, and his assistant, Mr. J. P. Arthurs. Owing to the stations being high and remote from any means of communication, and the work being executed at night with small lights, there is a difficulty experienced in imparting instructions to the various light-keepers. To avoid the delays due to this, it is proposed to install a portable transmitting wireless set at the main camp and equip the light-keepers with appropriate receivers. This equipment is now under final test and should this prove satisfactory, as may be expected from the preliminary ones, the equipment should be in use this spring. Triangulation.—Some years ago rural standard traverses were laid down in Taranaki, but it has been found impossible to make complete use of these owing to lack of control, the existing triangulation not being adequate for this purpose. It is proposed, therefore, to throw over the more settled areas a network of second and third order triangles based upon the geodetic work. Precise Levelling.—lt is anticipated that better progress will be made with this work during the year, although the increase in urgent current work may again interfere with continuous work upon it. Aerial Survey Mapping. —This branch is to be increased both in staff and equipment, but it will probably be late in the year before sufficient accommodation is available to house the staff. The completion of the ground control in Hawke's Bay, work on which was interrupted last year, should be attained early this year. Office Work. —The routine work for the coming year promises to be considerable, and present staffs will find difficulty in coping with it without dropping other essential, but not so urgent, services. In addition to this, the activities connected with the Centennial are calculated to make demands upon the draughting staff. Staff. I regret to have to record the death of Mr. W. J. Johnson, Draughtsman, Native Branch, Auckland, Messrs A. J. Wicks, Assistant Surveyor-General, and C. H. Morison, Chief Surveyor, Hokitika, retired during the year. Mr. S. F. Baird, Surveyor, resigned to take up survey work overseas, and several draughtsmen have been transferred to other Departments. The numerical strength of the technical branch has, however, been maintained by further appointments both to the field and office. Appreciation. The Chief Surveyors in their reports speak highly in praise of their staffs both in the field and the office, and I would also add my appreciation of the manner in which they carry out the duties allotted to them. • H. E. Walshe, Surveyor-General.

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APPENDIX.

HEAD OFFICE, DRAUGHTING BRANCH. (R. G. Dick, Assistant Surveyor-General.) Map Publication. —The following tables summarize the map publications and sale credits in district and head offices.

TABLE 1A.—Summary of Printing Costs of Map Publication for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

TABLE 1B. —Summary of Map Sales and Credits for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Class of Map. Nu T mber of w N ™ , 5? t of , Total Cost. Avera f e Cost I Avera §° Cost r Issues. Maps Printed. per Issue. | per Map. Survey districts, 40 ch. . . 16 867 121 17 5 7 12 4 2 9 Survey districts, 80 ch. .. 16 3,850 136 3 6 8 10 0 0 8 Counties .. .. .. 4 1,200 207 5 0 51 16 3 3 6 Boroughs and specials .. 11 4,430 527 8 3 47 19 0 2 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 25 4,377 230 6 10 9 4 0 1 0 Totals .. .. 72 14,724 1,223 1 0

Item. Credits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sale of lithographs to the public .. .. 1,594 3 2 Sale of lithographs to other Departments .. . . 1,224 10 I Lithographs issued free to other Departments .. 1,227 19 9 Lithographs for office use .. .. 1,006 8 3 5,053 1 3 Sale of publications and plan forms .. . . .. 415 19 0 Search fees . . . . .. .. . . . . 59 0 10 Royalty fees .. . . .. .. .. .. 653 0 3 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,181 1 4

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TABLE 1C.—Summarized Statement of Sale and Disposal of Lithographs, Publications, Plan Forms, and Search Fees from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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(1 . , . , ! jSuyvey rn Four-mile I i r , Miscella- ! Topo- Publica- Plan Search I - r District. D 80 C h ' | 40 ch Countles - Cltles ' Boroughs, j Towns. 8eries | MapsofNew neous j grap £ icaL ticms. Forms. Fees. j r ° tals - £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North 244 4 9 135 3 6 287 17 3 76 7 6 64 6 6 17 4 6 84 2 0 16 2 6 10 1 6 .. 20 15 6 168 11 0 7 19 61,132 16 0 Auckland Gisborne .. .. 9 12 6 1 12 0 52 18 2 .. 22 3 0 .. 10 12 6 0 7 6 2 9 6 .. .. 1 12 6 7 11 6 108 19 2 Hawke'sBay.. .. 20 1 8 6 14 10 49 2 7 .. 16 11 10 0 3 6 17 15 10 3 5 0 1 15 3 .. 4 18 3 25 12 0 3 6 0 149 6 9 Taranaki .. .. 53 11 6 28 2 2 42 17 6 18 4 0 22 19 6 2 2 0 13 19 6 0 7 6 2 8 0 0 8 6 2 9 8 9 6 4 .. 196 16 2 Wellington .. .. 44 4 6 56 3 3 35 13 2 19 1 0 15 9 11 3 14 0 22 3 0 7 11 0 1 16 6 1 17 0 16 17 9 25 10 5 33 1 10 283 3 4 Marlborough .. .. 30 19 9 180 956 .. 6 14 6 266 7 15 6 .. .. .. .. 4 10 6 476 67 79 Nelson .. .. 40 50 7 15 0 43 78 11 36 696 066 30 50 170 1 16 0 .. 530 19 96 010 167 88 Westland .. .. 4 2 0 0 19 0 55 8 3 .. 6 11 0 1 13 0 14 1 6 2 7 0 0 16 0 2 7 0 0 15 6 15 3 6 0 13 6 104 17 3 Canterbury .. .. 71 1 9 44 10 0 73 4 6 10 19 6 11 7 0 .. 65 9 0 3 8 0 8 11 3 2 7 9 5 17 6 35 19 6 1 6 0 334 1 9 Otago .. .. 214 17 6 8 15 0 36 3 6 36 5 0 24 10 6 11 13 0 47 12 0 5 14 6 5 14 6 2 3 6 2 15 6 33 13 3 0 3 0 430 0 9 Southland .. .. 70 17 9 3 2 0 9 13 3 17 0 3 11 10 0 8 13 0 10 15 0 3 13 8 0 12 0 0 5 0 2 12 4 14 5 6 0 11 0 232 19 2 Head Office .. .. 431 19 9 1 6 6 605 17 9 362 4 3 130 0 4 44 8 3 361 19 1 296 4 3 135 16 8 29 15 11 .. .. .. 2,399 12 9 Totals .. 1,235 18 5 295 11 31,301 9 1 551 5 0 338 13 7 92 4 3 686 9 11 340 7 11 171 17 2 39 4 8 62 5 0 353 14 0 59 0 105,528 1 1

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(1) Printing Costs. Departmental map publication is restricted by two factors —first, the preparation of cadastral maps by district offices has been limited by the large increase in urgent routine work for other Departments ; and, second, the Printing Office, owing to the pressure of other work, cannot cope with any increased orders from the Department. Printing costs thus show a slight decrease on last year's figure of £1,234. The production of the Survey District map again shows a decrease, and, in this respect, owing to low stocks, it is essential that the production of this popular cadastral map be considerably increased. Taking into consideration the increased pressure of the work at the Printing Office, I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the Government Printer and his staff for their courtesy and assistance during the past year. (2) Map Sales and Credits. The sales and credits of lithographs as set out in Table 1b show an increase of £774 on last year's return which, set off against printing costs, gives a credit balance of £3,830. Royalty fees, which show an increase of £190, include the payment for the preparation of a special road map for a commercial firm. Table lc is an additional summarized return giving the details of the disposal of the various types of maps sold by the Department. Great use is made of the Survey District map as evidenced by the disposal of same. The handy size of the map makes it eminently suitable for illustration purposes. The 4-mile map series is becoming more popular, and with a revision, which is long overdue, could be adapted for other uses. (3) Lithographic Draughting. The map drawing in the Department has been practically at a standstill during the past year, due to the increase in land transactions of other Departments of State and the consequent need for increased staff, which has been recruited from the map-drawing staff. Bach year the Department is falling behind in this branch, the staff increases during the year being required to cope with the increased routine activity of the Department. Centennial Atlas.—ln June, 1937, the Department was approached by the National Historic Committee in respect to the preparation of an historic atlas of New Zealand to commemorate the Centennial of New Zealand in 1940. Definite instructions were received in September necessitating an increase in the Head Office draughting staff. For this purpose additional quarters were required to house the computing and aerial-mapping staff so that the atlas-draughting staff could be closely supervised. Quarters were obtained in Aitken Street, and the Head Office draughting-room reorganized to accommodate eight additional draughtsmen. The draughtsmen selected to undertake this work are as follows : Messrs. W. G. Harding (Head Office), C. T. Brown (Wellington), A. Jamieson (Auckland), J. R. Johansson (Dunedin), J. A. Hayward (Christchurch), C. R. Lyons (Christchurch), P. R. Malthus (Invercargill), C. R. Lane (Auckland), G. L. Redward (Napier). The Department is aiming to produce an atlas at least of as high standard as those produced by other countries, and as no such atlas of New Zealand has yet been published it is appropriate that such a publication should be a feature of the forthcoming Centennial celebrations. The contents of the atlas have been divided into two series, one containing historic and progress maps and the other a modern series. The historic section of the atlas will include maps showing South Pacific explorations, reproductions of Tasman's and Cook's charts, inland explorations, Antarctic explorations, and Maori maps. The progress of the Dominion will be illustrated in periods of approximately twenty-five years, depicting white settlement, population, changes in provincial and county divisions, communications, economic development, and vegetation. The modern series will include a map of New Zealand on a scale of 10 miles to an inch, covering eight sheets. This map, it is hoped, will be the main feature of the atlas. Other maps comprised in the modern section depict orography, geology, climatology, with a map of the world with New Zealand in the centre, and maps of New Zealand Dependencies. The whole work must be completed at as early a date as possible in order to allow the Printing Office time to complete the printing and binding before the opening of the Exhibition in November, 1939. Special Feature Maps. —For the year ending 31st March, 1938, the following special feature maps have been completed or are in the course of preparation by the Department. (1) Wellington City Street Map. —This map is almost completed, and will be useful to visitors to Wellington during the forthcoming Exhibition and celebrations. (2) Wellington City Area Motorist Street and One-day Tour Maps. —It is proposed to publish this map in two series, one of which has been completed. (3) Aviation Strip Maps. —The drawing of sheets 2 and 6 completed the series. Sheets 2 and 3 have been published, and it is anticipated that the complete series will be available for sale in the very near future. Pressure of work at the Printing Office has delayed the publication of the final sheets, which are now well in hand. (4) Soil Maps (Hawke's Bay). —The Napier District Office has supplied draughting assistance to the Soil Survey Division of the Scientific and Industrial Research Department for the preparation of map illustrating the soil surveys recently carried out in Hawke's Bay.

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(5) Pasture Maps (Hawke's Bay). —Maps illustrating the pasture surveys recently carried out by the Scientific and Industrial Research Department in Hawke's Bay are at present being prepared by Head Office. The symbols illustrating the various pasture types are to be shown by lines in various colours. Aerial Survey Mapping (Mr. R. J. Crawford). —For the purpose of systematically locating topographical surveys, each island, by arrangement with the Defence Department, has been divided into rectangular sheets, each measuring 30,000 yds. by 45,000 yds. The area in Hawke's Bay on which the work of aerial survey has been proceeding is comprised in the North Island sheets 134, 141, and 146. Mapping operations have been confined to sheet 134, for which the detail plotting (including contouring) has been completed ; this has entailed the plotting of 14 detail sheets (20 chains to an inch) on kodatrace. On these sheets the more important roads, fixed by survey, were first plotted, and served as a groundwork to tie in the strips of aerial photographs. On completion, these sheets are reduced half size by photography, and from these reductions the final drawings for publication are being made. These drawings will be reduced by photography, and published on the scale of one mile to an inch. The work has been retarded by shortage of staff, Mr. W. F. Cree having been engaged on other work for a large proportion of the year, and Mr. .J. A. Henderson being included in the expedition to Sunday Island in July last. Recently, however, the branch was fortunate in the acquisition of the services of Messrs. G. T. Railton and A. J. Reid, the latter being engaged on the finished drawings. The arrival of a new and improved stereoscope, followed by the removal of the staff into the more convenient office in Aitken Street, and the above-mentioned increase in staff, has speeded up the work considerably. An index map of the North Island, showing the division into sheets, and the location of the Hawke's Bay area, is published and attached hereto. Electoral Maps. —Consequent on the Electoral Boundary Commission held in 1937, the Head Office draughting stafi have prepared sets of maps of each of the electorates in the Dominion. Foru members of the staff have engaged continually in this work, mounting and colouring, for a period of six months. It is hoped to complete all the orders for these maps early in the coming year. Draughtsmen and Computers' Examination. —At the annual examinations held in October, 1937, thirty-nine candidates presented themselves for examination. The results were as follows : — First-grade Draughtsmen— A. Y. Brown (Christchurch). J. Leather (Auckland). W. S. Taylor (Christchurch). Second-grade Draughtsmen — S. Gibson (State Forest Service). J. M. Gilbert (Invercargill). L. A. Graham (Auckland). Second-grade Computers — A. W. Eden (Dunedin). E. M. Flanagan (Wellington). B. K. Ledger (Auckland). Standard of Length.—The following is the number of chains tested at the standard of length station in the Parliament Buildings cellar : Number of bands, 34 ; number of chains, 179. Stores. —During the year it has been possible to considerably augment the depleted stock of instruments and technical equipment. A recent large order placed with manufacturing firms in Great Britain should reach New Zealand within the next few months. With this addition to stocks, the annual equipment expenditure will be reduced in the future to a minimum. A complete overhaul of all equipment held by the technical officers of the Department is contemplated. This will entail a considerable writing-off of worn-out equipment and the repair of equipment that is suitable for recommission. Scheme Plans. —The following table (Id) sets out in summary the number of plans dealt with under section 16 of the Land Act, 1924, by Head Office.

TABLE 1D. —Summary of Town Scheme Subdivisions dealt with under Section 16 of the Land Act, 1924, for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Reserves District. New Roads. Reserves. of 6 gaIeablef Saleable Lots. Total Area. Lots). A. B. P. A. E. P. A. E. P. A. E. P. Auckland and North 117 22 3 38-5 29 0 25-5 8 334 3 9-2 386 3 33-2 Auckland Gisborne .. .. 4 0 0 24-6 .. .. 5 2 26-6 5 3 11-2 Hawke'sBay .. .. 7 2 0 36-0 0 2 27-0 4 17 3 12-4 20 2 35-4 Taranaki .. .. 2 0 1 23-0 .. .. 11 1 7-0 11 2 30-0 Wellington .. .. 22 8 1 33-2 6 2 20-2 10 64 0 0-4 79 0 13-8 Marlborough .. .. 6 0 1 20-0 1 1 6-3 5 24 2 14-0 26 1 0-3 Nelson .. .. 9 7 1 27-9 19 2 10-4 46 42 3 10-8 69 3 9-1 Westland .. .. 8 1 0 38-7 4 1 3-3 17 25 0 37-6 30 2 39-6 Canterbury .. .. 41 3 2 27-5 5 1 28-6 3 148 1 39-9 157 2 16,-0 Otago .. .. .. 23 1 0 16-1 0 1 0-0 1 34 1 36-9 35 3 13-0 Southland .. .. 3 .. .. .. 22 32-0 22 32-0 Totals 242 48 0 5-5 67 1 1-3 9 71! 3 26-8 827 0 33-6

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These returns show a still further increase on last year's returns —namely, 25 per cent, increase in the number of plans received and 21 per cent, increase in the area of saleable lots dealt with. The relative high percentage of area set aside for reserves in the Nelson District is due to the subdivision of an area of Crown land of which approximately 19 acres was reserved. The area of new roads represents a length of approximately 6 miles of new roading for subdivisional purposes. General. —(1) Inspecting Draughtsman : The Department was fortunate in having the services of one of its own officers to inspect the draughting staff in connection with the recent regrading proposals. This duty was very capably and efficiently handled by Mr. R. C. Airey, who is now attached to Head Office, and the results of his work are borne out by the recent increases in the draughting grades of the Department. The office of Inspecting Draughtsman supplies a want felt by the Department for many years, and it is hoped that his inspections will greatly assist in obtaining a uniformity of practice in the routine work of the Department. As an outcome of the recent regrading, the office of senior draughtsman was added to each district. It is hoped that this appointment will tend to raise the standard and efficiency of the draughtsman of the Department. (2) Draughting Staff : The draughting staff of the Department is to be commended for its keenness and hard work during the past busy year. Considerable increase in staff has been made, which is not yet sufficient to cope with the work of the Department. As trained draughtsmen are no longer available it has been necessary to appoint draughting cadets. These cadets, during the coming year, will, with the additional training and experience, be of greater service and assistance to the Department. The work carried out for other Departments during the year has made it necessary to almost completely cease work on the preparation and revision of record and cadastral maps. It will be necessary, as soon as opportunity offers, to bring this work up to date for the longer the delay the greater the confusion and inconvenience in future years. It has been the aim of the Department to deal as promptly as possible with the work required by other Departments and the general public, and the lack of delays in this respect is a tribute to the very fine spirit of co-operation and assistance given by both controlling officers and staff.

REPORT OF THE HONORARY GEOGRAPHIC BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Honorary Geographic Board was held in the Surveyor General 's office on 26th May, 1937. The following members were present: Right Rev. Bishop Williams of Waiapu (Chairman), Messrs. H. E. Walshe (Surveyor-General), Johannes C. Anderson, M. Crompton-Smith, A. P. Harper, and R. G. Dick (Hon. Secretary). The meeting stood for a momemt in silence as a tribute to the memory of the late Sir Frederick R. Chapman, a foundation member of the Board. Mr. A. P. Harper was welcomed as a new member of the Board. The following is a list of the names dealt with and confirmed by the Board at the meeting : —

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Name. Survey District. Description. Origin of Name. Wellington District. Cathedral Rooks .. Ruapehu .. 8,600 ft. —prominent rocks 011 Survey Department maps. Ruapehu Mountain Mangatoetoenui Ruapehu .. To be substituted for " Waikato As shown in Mr. R. Cowan's Glacier Glacier " on Ruapehu Mountain writings. Ringatoto .. Ruapehu .. 8,400 ft. —a peak on Ruapehu Survey Department maps. Mountain Rua Taranaki . . Ruapehu . . Topographical feature on Ruapehu Wakefield. Taranaki Stream .. Ruapehu . . Stream on northern slopes of By E. Phillips-Turner. Ruapehu Te Heuheu .. Ruapehu .. 8,850 ft. —a peak on Ruapehu .. Survey Department maps. Waipuna Stream . . Ruapehu .. Stream on northern slopes of By Rev. J. E. Ward. Ruapehu Wairere Stream .. Ruapehu . . Stream on northern slopes of By Rev. J. E. Ward. Ruapehu Canterbury District. Bryndwr.. .. Christchurch.. A suburb of Christchurch .. Request for correct spelling. Mt. Graham .. Cook . . A peak between Mounts Silber- By Messrs. G. L. Clark and horn and Teichelman S. D. Thompson after famous Graham Guides.

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REPORT OF THE HONORARY GEOGRAPHIC BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938 —continued.

The work of the Board, clue to the recent activity of the Alpine Clubs and the discrepancies in nomenclature and orthography found while preparing the atlas list of place-names, has been considerably increased. Obituary.—lt is with deep regret that we report the death of the Right Rev. Bishop Williams, of Waiapu. His Lordship has been a member of the Board since its inception in 1924, and his valuable services will be greatly missed. REPORT OF THE SURVEY BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938. Land Surveyors' Examinations. —The following candidates were successful in passing the examinations held in September, 1937, and March, 1938, set respectively by the Queensland Board and the New Zealand Board. September, 1937. W. H. Smart (Otago). L. G. Westwood (Taranaki). March, 1838. F. C. Barningham (Auckland). G. C. Osborn (Canterbury). Articles of Indenture. —During the year the following cadets were registered under articles of indenture to registered surveyors : M. G. Easton (Auckland), S. H. Simmonds (Auckland), J. G. Francis (Gisborne), R. B. Lovell-Smith (Canterbury), R. H. Hayes (Fiji), N. S. Sutherland (Otago). The following survey cadets were appointed to the Lands and Survey Department and are automatically eligible to sit for the Land Surveyors' Examination on completion of the necessary field service : G. L. Frank (Gisborne) ; C. W. Williams (Canterbury). Registration of Surveyors. —The annual list of registered surveyors, as gazetted on the 3rd March, 1938, numbered 477. Members of the Board. —The following are the members of the Board appointed in terms of the Surveyors' Registration Act, 1928 : Mr. H. E. Walshe (Surveyor-General) ex-officio Chairman, Messrs. A. H. Bogle, G. H. Bullard, M. Crompton-Smith, and C. K. Grierson. General. —The number of fully trained cadets presenting themselves for examination is falling off considerably. The number of candidates will increase as the cadets articled since the depression period complete their period of training. R. G. Dick, Secretary.

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Name. Survey District. Description. Origin of Name. Otago District. Lake Agnes .. Hollyford . . At head of unnamed stream, be- By Miss K. Gardiner. tween Glacier Creek and Stickup Creek Alice Peak .. Hollyford . . 7,144 ft. —between Glacier Creek By Miss K. Gardiner. and Stick-up Creek near Mount Tutuko Boys Col.. .. Forbes .. 7,800 ft.—between Mounts By S. D. Divers. Amundsen and Lydia on Barrier Range Perrier Glacier .. Forbes . . Glacier on east face of Mount By S. D. Divers after Lieut. Lydia C. Perrier. Hamilton Glacier . . Forbes . . On east face of Mount Ian on By S. D. Divers after Sir Barrier Range Ian Hamilton. Key Dome .. Forbes .. A long snow dome leading to base By S. D. Divers. of Mount Amundsen McLean Falls .. Tautuku .. In State forest at Tautuku—2 miles from Chaslands-Inver-cargill Road Osonzac Twins . . Forbes .. 7,800 ft. —between Elbe Peak and By S. D. Divers, being Mount Clarke on Forbes initial letters of Otago Mountains Section of New Zealand Alpine Club. Paranui .. .. Hollyford .. 7,300 ft. —A peak north-west of Miss M. B. Byles, Sydney. Mount Tutuko Parariki .. .. Hollyford .. 7,000 ft. —A peak between Mounts. Miss M. B. Byles, Sydney. Tutuko and Paranui Southland District. Pembroke Creek .. Milford Sound A. stream rising on south slopes of Miss M. B. Byles, Sydney. Mount Pembroke

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TABLE A. —Summary of Field Work.

TABLE B. —Areas of Rural and Native Lands Survey.

TABLE C.—Return of Field Work Executed by Head Office from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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Class of Work. Area of Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. £ s. d. Geodetic triangulation (1st Order) .. .. 8,500 square miles 10-ls. per sq. mile 4,280 10 7 Triangulation (3rd Order) .. . . .. 452 square miles 20-32s. per sq. mile 459 6 6 Standard traverses .. .. .. .. 45.25 miles £18-05 per mile 817 1 1 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 53,040 acres 2-18d. per acre 482 10 3 Rural survey .. .. .. .. 128,167 acres 1'01s. per acre 6,503 11 4 Suburban survey .. .. .. .. 1,121 acres 19-95s. per acre 1,118 8 2 Native land survey .. .. .. 5,642 acres 3-33s. per acre 940 17 7 Town surveys .. .. . . .. 53-7 acres £2-68 per section 626 8 3 Housing surveys (sections) .. .. .. 584-2 acres £1-42 per section 3,085 17 3 Housing surveys (preliminary) .. .. 1,985 acres 12-61s. per acre 1,251 9 9 Road and railway surveys .. .. .. 204 miles £22-16 per mile 4,522 0 3 Other work .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,968 8 11 Total cost of completed work .. .. .. 28,056 9 11

. c , Native Land Rural Survey. gurvey _ Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 22,028 4,396 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 805 1,503 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 27,136 623 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 82 625 Wellington .. .. .. .. 80 777 Marlborough .. .. .. 4,747 Nelson .. . . .. .. 298 Westland .. .. .. .. 2,939 Canterbury Otago .. .. .. .. 67,538 Southland .. .. .. .. 2,514 Total .. .. .. 128,167 7,924

Geodetic Triangulation (1st Order).. District. Cost. c, Number of Square Miles. stations £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 8,500 45 4,280 10 :7

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Table 1.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by the Lands and Survey Department from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Settlement, &c. Standard Survey. Rural Survey. District. ; j i j , : Acres. °Acre 61 J Total Cost " Acres - C Acre Total Cost ' Miles - Wilis' 61 TotaI Cost - Acres - I °Acre** Total Cost ' d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. s. £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland .. 9,928 3-23 133 15 3 18,500 2-47 190 0 0 .. .. .. 22,028 2-29 2,525 2 5 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 261,120 0-27 293 1 9 .. .. .. 33-75 14-64 494 5 3 805 2-07 83 7 9 HawkesBay .. .. .. 10,000 0-48 20 0 0 .. .. .. 11-50 28-06 322 15 10 27,136 0-97 1,314 13 7 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 8,440 0-35 12 9 6 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,540 5-53 58 10 3 .. .. .. 80 6-67 26 13 7 Marlborough .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 4,747 1-15 273 12 3 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,000 1-75 234 0 0 .. .. .. 298 3-30 49 0 0 Westland .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• • • •• •• 2,859 2-06 293 18 9 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • . • • Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. ■■ .. .. .. 28,707 0-61 875 8 6 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 520 2-22 57 14 0 Totals .. .. .. 289,488 0-38 459 6 6 53,040 2-18 482 10 3 45-25 18-05 817 1 1 87,180 1-26 5,499 10 10 Tillage and Suburban Sections. Town Section Survey. Boad Survey. , Total Cost Dl9trlct - ~~ J w h f! r i 0t (Cost)? rk Completed »£*£? C « Total Cost. Acres. ~ - | Total Cost. Miles. %per Total Cost. s- £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland .. 148-31 30 22-63 167 16 1 5-27 10 3-95 39 10 0 10-75 29-29 314 18 9 1,699 19 3 5,071 1 9 Gisborne .. . • ■ • • • • • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • ! .. .. .. 64 9 4 935 4 1 HawkesBay .. .. .. 345-00 19 8-79 151 118 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 326 1 9 2.135 2 10 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. ■• • • • ■ ■• .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 19 16 6 Wellington .. .. .. 49-25 6 15-10 37 3 10 0-75 5 5-37 26 16 11 17-75 19-87 352 13 4 272 10 0 774 7 11 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. •• 8-50 9 3-48 31 7 2 30-40 6-41 194 16 1 99 12 6 599 8 0 Nelson .. .. .. 54-18 12 32 11 87 0 0 2-81 5 5-60 28 0 0 11-00 27-00 297 0 0 64 0 0 759 0 0 Westland .. .. .. 12-66 9 71-67 45 7 4 1-18 22 2-67 58 15 9 3-43 27-10 92 18 8 58 6 0 549 6 6 Canterbury .. .. .. 6-41 1 48-83 15 13 0 9-96 76 1-36 103 13 8 0-86 13-15 11 6 2 304 0 2 434 13 0 Otago .. .. .. 417-59 20 15-85 330 19 3 9-92 46 2-13 98 5 10 0-56 26-87 15 1 0 252 2 0 1,571 16 7 Southland .. .. .. 17-99 2 5-55 5 0 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 13 0 109 7 0 Totals .. .. 1,051-39 99 15-99 840 11 2 38-39 173 2-23 386 9 4 74-75 17-11 1,728 14 0 3,195 1 0 12,959 4~2

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Table 2.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by other Departments from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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aural Survey. Village and Suburban Survey. [ Town Section Survey. Housing Subdivision Survey. District. ; i j ' Acres ' 0081 P er Total Cost Acres Number of Cost per T t , ,, , , Number of Cost per ] Tot , r...* Aerea Number ot Cost per PJ , t , t i Acres - Acre. 10181 u>st - Acres. sections. Aore _ Loral cost. Acres. sections. Section. ! 10tal cos ' Acres. | geet j 0ns Section. xou " sv ' } £ s. d. s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-35 10 5 '96 59 13 8 128 '16 549 1-72 946 5 3 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31-00 38 3-83 145 15 4 HawkesBay .. .. .. j .. .. 2-50 1 34-0 4 5 0 .. .. .. .. 90-50 336 0-70 233 18 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 82 2-88 11 16 0 24-09 10 84-76 102 2 11 8-59 30 2-35 70 12 0 67-00 117 2-46 287 8 8 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90-00 465 0-65 303 19 8 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. 16-00 24 3-22 77 6 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-99 21 2-14 45 0 0 Westland .. .. .. .. 80 2-50 10 0 0 .. .. .. .. 1-82 11 3-33 36 13 10 3-01 16 2-29 36 15 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21-41 11 105-72 113 3 5 .. .. .. .. 97-59 410 1-80 737 11 6 Otago ... .. .. .. 38,831 0-46 902 4 6 7-95 5 59-12 23 10 0 3-52 10 7-30 72 19 5 33-68 84 2-56 215 £ 11 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,994 0-80 80 0 0 14-10 5 49-34 34 15 8 .. .. .. .. 23-29 115 0-49 56 7 11 : Totals .. .. .. 40,987 0-49 1,004 0 6 70-05 32 79-33 277 17 0 15-28 61 3-93 239 18 11 584-22 2,175 1-42 3,085 17 3 I | Housing Schemes (Preliminary). Native Land Survey. Road a!id Railway Survey. Total Cost TMai-ript " Other Work of Number of < Cost >- Completed Acres. Cost per Acre. Total Cost. Acres. Sections Cost per Acre. Total Cost. Miles. Cost per Mile. Total Cost. Work. s £ g g £ s d £ £ s d £ s d £ s* d» Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 221-81 56-40 625 9 5 3,663-0* 62 3-29 601 16 10 90-00 25-84 2,325 14 8 303 5 1 4,862 4 11 Gisborne :.. .. .. .. .. .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 11 0 193 6 4 HawkesBay .. .. .. .. Ill 24-33 134 19 11 577-0* 25 1-65 46 13 0 .. .. .. .. 419 16 5 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 33-5 13-97 23 8 0 625-3 23 4-60 148 17 2 2-08 31-40 65 6 0 237 12 11 947 3 8 Wellington .. .. .. .. 1,326 4-89 323 19 6 776-7 20 3-71 143 10 7 .. .. .. 83 11 5 855 1 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-13 .. 10 10 8 .. 87 16 8 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Westland .. .. .. .. 9-9 22-95 11 7 3 .. .. .. .. 2-00 33-61 67 4 6 .. 162 1 1 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 98-6 11-68 57 11 11 .. .. .. .. 13-15 26-28 345 11 3 36 2 3 1,290 0 4 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 183-8 8-13 74 13 9 .. .. .. .. 6-63 21-87 145 0 0 17 16 0 1,451 12 7 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15-30 18-56 283 19 2 47 9 3 502 12 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,984-6 12-61 1,251 9 9 5,642-0 130 3-33 940 17 7 129-29 25-08 3,243 6 3 773 7 11 10,816 15 2 * Does not include Surveys paid for privately: —Auckland, 733 acres; Gisborne, 1,503 acres; Hawke's Bay, 46 acres.

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Table 3. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand at 1st April, 1938.

Table 4. —Principal Classes of Office-work done from 31st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (955 copies, including map), £32 10s.

By Authority : E. Y T . Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93B. Price 9d.]

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Surveyors ! w . „ . Standard employed. [ worK on iiana. Traverse. Chief Surveyors. i District. : : Staff. Contract. ; graphical ' E,ural - Native. Towns - cit y' Rural. Sq. Miles. Acres. Acres. Miles. Acres. Miles. Miles. Sq. Miles. R. L. Innis ..12 10 Auckland and North .. 21,866 3,412 134 235 27 71 Auckland J. S. Strawbridge 1 4 Gisborne .. .. 773 3 .. 31 .. 34 P. W. G. Barlow .. 2 .. Hawkes Bay .. .. 40,194 .. .. 14 .. .. 156 N. Clay .. .. 2 .. Taranaki .. .. 7,555 755 .. 50 .. J. D. Clapperton ..3 2 Wellington .. .. .. 1,396 22 46 .. 6 D. M. Greig .. 1 .. Marlborough .. .. 4,000 .. 70 .. 10 13 A. W. Craig .. 1 .. Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 14 J. W. Mclntyre .. 2 .. Westland .. .. 608 .. 6 L. J. Poff .. 2 .. Canterbury . . .. 2,883 .. 106 83 H.A.Adams .. 3 .. Otago .. .. .. 60,121 .. 20 67 12 22 T. S. McMillan .. 1 .. Southland .. .. 20 .. 1 Head Office .. 1,200 .. .. 40,000 Totals ..30 16 .. 1,200 138,020 5,566 373 526 49 146 40,156

Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. ography^ Deeds and , ~ ~ ~ • other u Standard District. Crown. Instruments Publications. ... Native Land passed. < Land . . § T p„,„, Land. Transfer. a t Transfer. "§ g 3 5" L,eases j rf , e . S .£ $ S 5 .2! and i f,„,? 6 -S -§ S i> ,2 Licenses.j ' oft O fi $ S, Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 748 782 601 10,432 6,654 231 55 830 253 21 .. 2 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 37 .. 174 560 .. 9 15 51 35 1 HawkesBay .. .. .. .. 48 56 45 708 701 24 14 200 47 2 2 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 267 38 52 657 578 9 20 63 32 3 Wellington .. .. .. 180 191 76 3,651 2,011 27 12 240 118 1 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 49 16 .. 212 118 18 29 21 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. 292 30 .. 736 .. 37 91 39 Westland .. .. .. .. 277 44 .. 546 72 35 27 26 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 373 88 .. 2,808 1,498 30 268 60 1 1 Otago .. .. .. .. 366 108 2 3,319 1,976 48 .. 205 49 .. 3 Southland .. .. .. 226 50 945 781 3 1 80 36 .. 1 1 Head Office .. .. .. .. Totals .. .. .. .. 2,863 1,403 950 24,574 14,389 471 117 2,084 716 30 6 4

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