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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1940 Session I, C-01a

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1940. 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.

PAGE Summary .. .. .. .. 2 Field — Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 2 Triangulation Surveys .. .. 2 Topographical Surveys .. .. 2 Standard Surveys .. .. .. 2 Precise Levelling .. .. .. 2 Rural Surveys .. .. .. 2 Native-land Surveys .. .. .. 2 Town and Suburban Surveys .. .. .. 2 Housing Surveys .. .. .. 2 Road and Railway Surveys .. .. 3 Inspection Surveys .. . . .. 3 Other Work .. .. .. .. 3 Office — Plan Examination and Recording .. .. 3 Computing Branch .. .. .. 3 Map Publications .. .. .. 3 Aerial Mapping .. .. .. 3 Town Schemes .. .. .. 3 Warrants for Title .. .. .. 3

PAGE Proposed Operations, 1940-41— Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 3 Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 3 Office-work .. .. .. ~ .. 3 Staff .. .. .. .. ..3 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 3 Appendix—• Head Office, Draughting Branch .. .. 4 Geographic Board .. .. .. .. 10 Survey Board .. .. .. 10 Tables— Table A.—Mold-work executed .. .. 11 „ B.—Rural and Native Surveys .. .. 11 „ C.—Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 11 „ I.—Areas surveyed for Lands and Survey Department .. .. 12 „ 2. —Areas surveyed for other Departments .. 13 „ 3.—Work on Hand .. .. .. 14 „ 4.—Office-work .. .. - .. .. 14

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Sir, — Wellington, 24-th June, 1940. I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ending 31st March, 1940. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, Surveyor-General. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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REPORT.

The work executed by the staff in field and office during the year ended 31st March, 1940, is set out in the tables appended hereto. Generally the amount of field-work shows a slight falling off as compared with last year's .return. This is probably accounted for by the adverse weather conditions during the season, and the costs have consequently risen to the same extent. Office-work as shown in Table 4 is, on the other hand, a little more than last year. Field. Geodetic Triangulation.—The area completed this year comprised the whole of the Canterbury district and the northern portion of Otago district. In the geodetic network (including base nets) 37 stations were occupied and the resulting 102 closed triangles show an average triangular error of one second. Besides these, 23 stations of lower order-work were occupied, the resulting 82 triangles having an average close of 14 seconds per triangle. In attempting to make an economical use of the lights, observations for latitude and for azimuth were not taken at the same time, and several stations will need to be re-occupied for latitude observations. Mr. W. G. Nelson, Surveyor in charge of the geodetic party, reports : — " Bilby steel towers were used on the Canterbury Plains in order to obtain lines of suitable geodetic length. Considerable delay was experienced in obtaining delivery of the towers, and second-order work referred to above and which was commenced during the winter, when the weather was too severe to permit of geodetic observations on higher country, was continued. Trig, signals were also built on certain geodetic stations whilst awaiting delivery of the towers. " Observations conforming to geodetic specifications were obtained on the towers, but the observers had to wait until the weather was practically calm in order to do this. The delays thus occasioned were such that it was considered advisable in February to transfer the operations of the party to the higher country in Otago before the season became too late for the safe occupation of stations situated at a considerable altitude. Good progress was made on Otago stations, and the programme as approved by you will be completed before the winter renders further night observing impracticable. " The Waitaki base-line was prepared for measurement during the winter. " The delay referred to above in delivery of the towers involved a corresponding delay in commencement of observations till the spring, when the seasonal north-west gales in Canterbury hampered observations ; also considerable quantities of timber were required to be purchased for trig, signals. In this connection twenty-one wooden signals and one steel signal (on Rangiora water-tower) were erected and one signal repaired. " Wooden towers 30 ft. in height were erected on six stations. Timber sufficient for three towers was purchased, and the towers after first erections were dismantled and re-erected as required. " Wooden towers 15 ft. in height were erected on four stations. One tower was purchased and, after first erection, dismantled and re-erected as required on various stations. " The two Bilby steel towers were erected on four stations —viz., to a height of 120 ft. at Sandy Knolls and Rakaia, and to 110 ft. at Ashburton and Rangitata. One dozen lamps received from Messrs. Cooke, Troughton, and Sims during the year were a much-needed addition to the equipment in view of the fact that two observers are frequently observing simultaneously. It was found necessary to purchase four time-switches for fitting on these lamps." Minor Triangulation.—Some 225 square miles was completed at a cost of 225. per mile. These works were scattered areas, each being required for some special purpose. Topographical.—For developmental purposes some 30,000 acres have been topographically surveyed by ground methods, principally in the Auckland district. At Onekaka work is still proceeding on an area of 560 acres for town and works site, the mapping being on a large scale with contours at vertical intervals of 5 ft. On the national series of topographical maps made from aerial photographs, an area of 2,100 square miles has been photographed, while 1,100 square miles have been mapped. Until further instrumental equipment is available, a large proportion of the work has been done by plane table combined with the photographs. Orders for equipment were being placed, but owing to the outbreak of war these were cancelled. Standard, Surveys.—Very little of this work has been done during the year. The rural surveys, comprising 12 miles in the Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington districts, cost £25 per mile, and the city work (30J miles in Dunedin) £43 per mile. Maintenance-costs on these and other basic control surveys amounted to £1,700. Precise Levelling.—Work on this was interrupted by more urgent surveys being required, but 81 miles of double levelling was run in Canterbury at a cost of £12 ss. lid. per mile. Rural Surveys. —A total'of 87,932 acres are returned under this heading, the average cost being Is. 4d. an acre. Native Surveys.—A total of 12,321 acres is returned as having been carried out under direct instructions from this Department, the cost being Is. 4d. per acre. There were also done by private arrangement 6,320 acres, the cost not being available. Town and Suburban Surveys. —-Two hundred and five sections of suburban lands averaging 6J acres each are returned for the year, the average cost being £9 16s. per section. Two hundred and one town lots were laid off at an average cost of £4 15s. per lot. Housing. —1,708 building lots were laid off for the year, the average cost per lot being £2 14s, per lot, and preliminary surveys over an area of 839 acres were made at a cost of £1,318.

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Roads and Railways.—One hundred and seventy-seven miles were surveyed during the year, the average cost per mile being £25. This work is falling into arrears, there being over 400 miles of roads requiring survey at the end of the year. Inspections. —Very few inspections have been made, those returned under this heading being more in the nature of investigations into old surveys found to be inaccurate on comparison with modern surveys. Other Work.—The total cost of work which cannot be allocated under the separate headings amounts this year to £6,059 12s. Of this the location of pegs and boundaries not amounting to complete surveys accounts for £1,526 ; inspections and investigations to £893 ; maintenance of survey reference marks, £1,701 ; Police Court proceedings, £300 ; and office routine, reports, leave, &c., to £1,638. Office. Plan Examination and Recording.—Th& number of plans examined and passed shows an increase of 5 per cent, on the very high total of last year, and the year has been exceptionally busy in this respect. Notwithstanding this number, a certain amount of arrears has accumulated, and, although not serious, an endeavour must be made to reduce these during the coming year. The new uniform system of recording is now generally in operation. Computing Branch, Head Office. —Tidal analysis has been continued during part of the year, but this work is now well in hand and no longer urgent. The times and heights of high and low waters for 194-1 for the seven standard ports —Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, BluS, and Westport —were predicted by means of the machine at the Tidal Institute, University of Liverpool, from the harmonic constants computed by this branch. Positions of points along the coast were supplied to the Admiralty survey ship H.M.S. " Endeavour," until this work was discontinued. The adjustment of second-order triangulation, principally in the Auckland district, has now been completed and co-ordinates computed on the adopted projection. Map Publications. —Details of these appear in the tables and reports of the Assistant SurveyorGeneral appended hereto. Aerial Mapping.—The staff of this branch has been strengthened, and several other draughtsmen have been partly trained so as to be available if necessary. The lack of equipment is still felt, and until this can be overcome the output will not be as large as is desirable. In order to speed up the work extra ground survey had to be put in hand, especially for certain areas required for military purposes. Town Schemes. —Analysis of these show a falling off in the area subdivided. The percentage of the area set aside for recreation purposes is very low, this being accounted for by the number of small schemes and resubdivisions of previous schemes. Warrants for Title, &c. —The number of warrants for certificates of title issued during the year was 246, and 11 proclamations of road-lines under the Native Land Act, 1931, were dealt with. Proposed Operations, 1940-41. Geodetic Triangulation.—The measurement of the three bases in the South Island should be carried out if equipment can be made available. The observations to connect the third base should be nearly completed by the end of the year, and the completion of the whole programme should then be within measurable distance. Surveys.—Sufficient work is in sight to keep the staff busy for the coming year. Office. —Routine work will be more than sufficient to keep the office staff fully occupied. No new work is contemplated, though the change to war conditions will affect the work being carried out. Staff. —The recruitment of officers for service was being felt at the end of the year, but during the coming year its effect will be greatly accentuated. However, it is anticipated that the dropping of work not immediately necessary will not greatly impair the efficiency of the service, and the service absolutely necessary may be carried on. Staff. I regret to have to record the deaths of two officers who have long and faithfully served the Department, Mr. J. L. Climie, Wellington, after thirty-two years, and Mr. A. G. Ensoll, Auckland, after twenty-five years. By retirement on superannuation the services have been lost of Mr. P. W. G. Barlow, Chief Surveyor, Napier ; Mr. H. M. Kensington, Standards Surveyor, Auckland ; Mr. R. J. Crawford, Draughtsman in Charge, Aerial Survey Branch, Head Office ; and Mr. P. E. Webb, Draughtsman, Napier. The following young officers are on leave and with the Forces either overseas or undergoing training for that purpose : K. Gustofson (Auckland), H. Kereopa (Auckland), W. Kingsley (Auckland), T. Manahi (Auckland), A. E. Moore (Auckland), G. L. Frank (Gisborne), A. E. Christian (New Plymouth), G. E. Drake (New Plymouth), W. G. C. Gasquoine (Wellington), C. E. W. Evison (Blenheim), C. D. Bell (Nelson), T. P. Gibson (Christchurch), W. T. Pethick (Christchurch), A. J. Gillon (Dunedin), D. J. T. Sharp (Dunedin), D. C. Berry (Invercargill), H. D. McKechnie (Invercargill), C. W. J. Pierson (Invercargill). In addition to these, many others have enlisted and are awaiting the call for service. Appreciation. I wish to express my appreciation of the loyal and efficient manner in which the staff has carried out its duties during the year under review. H. E. Walshe, Surveyor-General.

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APPENDIX.

HEAD OFFICE DRAUGHTING BRANCH. (R. G. Dick, Assistant Surveyor-General.) Map Publications. The following tables summarize the printing-costs, sales, and credits of maps published by the Department for the year ending 31st March, 1940 : —

Table 1a. —Summary of Printing-costs of Map Publications for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

Table 1b. —Summary of Map Sales and Credits for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

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Class of Map. Number of Number of Total Cost . Average Cost Average Cost r Issues. Maps printed. per Issue. per Map. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. Survey Districts, 40 oh. .. 35 1,902 245 16 9 7 0 6 2 7 Survey Districts, 80 ch. .. 12 3,000 85 19 7 7 3 4 0 7 Counties .. .. .. 1 300 7 17 2 Boroughs .. .. .. 2 305 168 6 1 84 3 0 11 0 Territorial (4-mile) .. .. 5 2,500 97 19 11 19 12 0 0 10 Miscellaneous .. .. 12 11,549 861 13 2 71 16 10 1 6 Totals .. .. 67 19,556 1,467 12 8

Item. Credits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sale of lithographs to the public .. .. .. 941 19 8 Sale of lithographs to other Departments .. .. 937 19 3 Lithographs issued free to other Departments .. 719 16 9 Lithographs for office use .. .. .. 665 16 2 3,265 11 10 Sale of publications and plan forms .. .. 526 14 2 Search fees .. .. .. .. .. 22 6 6 Royalty fees .. .. .. .. .. 409 17 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. £4,224 9 10

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Table 1c.—Summarized Statement of Sale and Disposal of Lithographs, Publications, Plan Forms, and Search Fees from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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District. dJK, Counties. Cities. Boroughs. Town, ~ Pubiica- | | Search £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North 103 17 6 87 16 6 200 18 0 56 5 6 30 13 0 4 16 0 64 15 6 13 2 0 7 15 6 0 12 0 18 14 3 217 3 6 9 4 0 815 13 3 Auckland Gisborne .. .. 726 2 10 0 25 11 6 .. 3 19 6 .. 5 11 6 5 12 0 330 .. 050 3 12 6 .. 57 76 Hawke's Bay .. 5 15 0 901 20 34 .. 701 .. 10 56 0 11 6 080 .. 4 10 9 24 10 0 1 17 0 84 13 Taranaki .. .. 39 5 0 22 2 0 16 5 9 6 16 0 12 1 0 4 15 6 8 7 0 0 1 0 0 11 3 3 2 0 2 0 7 16 7 0 .. 131 14 1 Wellington .. .. 37 12 6 ! 50 14 6 37 9 9 10 2 6 30 11 6 5 19 6 20 17 6 9 5 6 3 2 6 4 6 0 4 13 6 68 2 0 1 9 0 284 6 3 Marlborough 24 5 0 7 13 6 9 19 0 .. 556 156 26 50 130 .. .. 0 18 8 6 10 6 040 83 98 Nelson .. .. 42 16 6 6 15 0 38 5 0 8 5 0 4 9 0 2 11 6 16 10 11 11 19 3 10 2 0 .. 2 6 0 20 15 0 4 13 6 169 8 8 Westland .. .. 326 440 23 15 0 206 2 10 6 066 6 12 6 080 0 17 0 0 11 0 3 10 1 11 17 6 126 60 17 7 Canterbury .. .. 70 12 6 23 15 0 56 12 0 17 5 0 12 13 0 .. 71 5 0 6 14 6 4 5 6 1 8 0 4 7 6 45 7 0 1 4 0 315 9 0 Otago .. .. 105 5 0 26 19 0 5 12 0 11 1 6 9 10 6 4 12 6 27 4 6 1 9 0 13 5 6 2 6 6 4 18 5 22 14 6 0 19 6 235 18 5 Southland .. .. j 44 10 0 6 17 6 5 10 0 42 3 0 5 3 6 6 13 6 3 10 0 1 11 6 3 11 6 .. 2 0 5 14 8 6 1 13 0 137 12 5 Head Office.. .. i 208 14 6 5 0 0 152 1 32 9 3 73 10 0 5 1 0 253 2 0 649 3 6 19 8 0 13 4 0 27 1 0 .. .. 1,438 14 5 Totals .. 692 18 6 253 7 1 592 2 6 186 8 3 197 7 1 36 1 6 514 6 11 701 0 9 66 9 9 25 9 6 75 6 2 451 8 0 22 6 6 3,814 12 6

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(1) Printing-costs. The printing-costs for the year exceeded last year's total by £358. This increase was largely due to the special printing of aviation strip maps, a series of six maps on a scale of 8 miles to an inch produced for the use of aviators. There was a marked decline in the number of 80-chain survey-district maps printed due to the shortage in the stock of lithographic paper. Supplies of this paper have now come to hand and it is hoped that the accumulation of drawings now in the hands of the Government Printer will be considerably reduced. Experimental work in colour printing, preparatory to the publication of the Centennial Atlas, has been successfully carried out by the Department in collaboration with the Government Printing Office. The results of this work will be of great value in the production of military and air training maps, as well as for the Centennial Atlas. (2) Map Sales and Credits. Map sales and credits as illustrated in Tables 1b and lc show a falling off, particularly the sale of maps to the public. This would appear to indicate that the public are not conversant with the types of maps available for all purposes. The institution of a map-sales campaign and the appointment of agencies would greatly assist in popularizing the departmental maps. (3) Lithographic Draughting. (a) Centennial Atlas. —Good progress had been made with the drawing of the final maps for the Centennial Atlas, until the outbreak of the war necessitated the transfer of staff to work of a more urgent nature. A small skeleton staff has been retained to meet the requirements of the research officers of the Internal Affairs Department for the preparation of data tracings and preliminary maps. The decrease in staff, due to enlistments and transfers, will seriously affect the atlas draughting, and it is anticipated that work will have to be held in abeyance pending the return of normal conditions. The following is a schedule of the maps completed to date :— Physical Map of New Zealand. Provincial Map. Geological Map of New Zealand Counties Map. Climatological Maps of New Zealand. Population Maps (in three series). Pacific Explorations. Forestry Maps (in four series). Tasman's Chart. Ten-mile Series of New Zealand (8 drawings). Cook's Chart. City Maps (4 drawings). Post-Cook Navigators. Dependencies of New Zealand. Antarctic Explorations. The World. A considerable amount of preliminary work has been carried out on the economic and historical map series, in respect to fair drawing and preparatory plotting, which in most cases is awaiting the final decision of the Atlas Committee as to the method of representation and layout. Early in the year the Atlas Committee decided that it would be necessary to increase the number of maps required to suitably illustrate the economic and historical series. The consequent research and draughting work entailed has further delayed the proposed date of publication. The supervision entailed in both the research and draughting work has been ably carried out by Mr. R. C. Airey, Inspecting Draughtsman. (b) Special Feature Maps.—The following special feature maps have been completed or are in the course of preparation : — (1) Soil Maps (Hawke's Bay): Draughting assistance was rendered to the Scientific and Industrial Research Department for the production of maps of soil surveys of Hawke's Bay. (2) Pasture Maps (Hawhe's Bay) : Head Office draughting staff has continued with the draughting of special maps to illustrate pastures in parts of the Hawke's Bay District. Three drawings have been completed ready for publication, one of which has been published. These maps are prepared from pasture surveys carried out by the Scientific and Industrial Research Department. (3) Air Training Maps: Maps of selected areas on a scale of 4 miles to an inch are under preparation by the Head Office draughting staff. These maps are for the purpose of training pilots and are being modelled on the Ordnance maps of a similar scale. Aerial Survey Mapping.■ —On the outbreak of the war this branch undertook the preparation of special scale maps for military-training purposes. Mr. J. A. Henderson was transferred from the field-control work in the Hawke's Bay District to plane-table work for the Army Department in the Auckland District. Work on the Hawke's Bay 1-mile-to-the-inch sheets was put aside by the draughting staff, which was increased to meet the demands of the Army Department for these military-training maps.

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As it was not possible to purchase the two Zeiss multiplex projectors, the plotting of contours on the military maps has been carried out by plane table with the assistance of the vertical photographs supplemented by the use of the Barr and Stroud stereoscope plotters on areas that are broken and scrub or bush covered. In addition to the military topographical mapping in the Auckland District, two surveyors and parties from the Wellington District Office have been employed on similar work in the Wellington District. Sheet No. 134 (Hastings) of the 1-mile-to-the-inch topographical series was published during the year. The standard of work on this map compares favourably with that produced in other countries. The following is a summary of the topographical work completed and in hand as at 31st March, 1940:—

Mr. R. J. Crawford, draughtsman in charge of the branch, retired after forty-three years' service on the 31st March, 1940, Mr. G. T. Railton being appointed as his successor. Draughtsmen's and Computers' Examinations. At the annual examinations held in October, 1939, forty-five candidates presented themselves for examination. The results were :— First-grade Draughtsmen— K. A. Bell (Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Hastings). D. G. Francis (Gisborne). S. Gibson (State Forest Service, Wellington). J. R. Johansson (Head Office). C. R. Lanning (Auckland). S. A. Park (Dunedin). J. N. Whibley (New Plymouth). Second-grade Draughtsmen— M. M. Bee (Napier). A. J. Gordon (Dunedin). A. L. Cullington (Auckland). K. W. T. Holcroft (Nelson). H. D. McKechnie (Invercargill). T. J. O'Sullivan (Dunedin). W. T. Pethick (Christchurch). F. W. Smith (Christchurch). Second-grade Computers— F. B. Boaden (Auckland). St. J. Coventry (Wellington). H. E. Ellis (Napier). W. A. Fraser (Invercargill). D. S. Gray (Dunedin). L. R. Larcombe (Invercargill). A. J. Reid (Head Office). I. F. Stirling (Auckland). J. N. Whibley (New Plymouth). A. J. Woodgate (Dunedin). Standard of Length. During the year 31-chain bands, comprising 195 chains, were tested with the standard bands in the custody of Head Office.

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District. Area flown. Published. Scale. Mapping in mapped. Hand. Square Miles. Square Miles. Square Miles. Square Miles. Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 1,680 860 400 1/63360 420 Auckland .. .. .. 272 100 .. 1/25000 172 Wellington .. .. .. 231 120 .. 1/25000 111 Totals .. .. .. 2,183 1,080 400 .. 703

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Town Scheme Plans. The following table sets out in summary form the number of town scheme plans dealt with under section 16 of the Land Act, 1924 : —

Table 1d. —Summary of Town Scheme Subdivisions dealt with under Section 16 of the Land Act, 1924, for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

There has been a considerable falling off in the area and number of lots dealt with as compared with the previous year. The area dealt with has declined approximately 30 per cent, and the number of lots approximately 25 per cent. _ The majority of the plans comprised small subdivisions or resubdivisions, with a resulting decrease in the percentage of area set aside as recreation reserves and open spaces. The area set aside for new roads represents approximately 5| miles of new road for subdivisional purposes. Centennial Exhibition. The Department was responsible for the layout of a display in the Government Court of the Centennial Exhibition. The exhibit was designed to illustrate the progress made over the past century in the types of equipment used in the land surveys of New Zealand and to demonstrate in educational form the methods used by the Department in survey plan preparation and map production. In addition to the exhibit, a special film, called " Boundaries," was produced by the studio staff of the Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity Department picturizing the various activities of the Department in the field and in the office. This film was screened periodically in the cinema attached to the Government Court. Expenditure. Salary expenditure shows a slight increase on the previous year's total (see Tables 1e and If). The major portion of the expenditure has been devoted to the survey, plan-preparation, and planexamination work. There are still considerable arrears in this work, with the consequent falling behind of general mapping and recording work. The major portion of the expenditure under the heading of " Mapping " has been incurred in the preparation of the Centennial Atlas and topographical maps. General. The uniform instructions issued to district offices have met with general satisfaction, the Inspecting Draughtsman (Mr. E. C. Airey) visiting all offices during the year to give advice as to the practical application of these instructions. I wish to express my appreciation of the loyal co-operation and assistance given and the excellent standard of the work produced by the Head Office draughting staff during the past year.

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Number Number District. of Sal^We New Roads. Reserves. (pfSgV Saleable Lots. Total Areas. 8 * Lots. A. R. P. A. R. T. A. R. P. A. R. P. Auckland and North Auckland 116 822 29 0 30-9 8 3 28-6 3 271 2 30-0 309 3 09-5 Gisborne 7 21 .. .. .. 28 3 34 5 28 3 34-5 Hawk?sBav 7 70 .. .. ..20 0 28-3 20 0 28-3 Taranaki " " 5 11 .. 0 0 13-0 3 2 3 33-7 3 0 06-7 Wellington:: .. .. 23 204 3 3 06-2 1 2 15-5 2 62 2 09-9 67 3 31-6 Marlborough .. •• 1 2 •• •• 11 1 Marlborough u n5 3 0 32 . 3 6 0 12-0 18 34 0 20-6 43 1 24-9 Westland .. .. -• 3 8 0 0 06-6 .. .. 1 0 34-5 1 1 01-1 Canterbury •• •• 31 174 0 3 30-7 1 3 09-5 4 48 2 32-7 51 1 32-9 Canterbury ..16 61 0 0 24-5 0 0 38-5 2 14 3 18-9 15 1 01-9 Southland 7 101 4 3 31-7 0 3 35-5 5 21 3 19-0 27 3 06-2 Totals .. .. 227 1,589 42 1 02-9 19 2 32-6 4 508 2 00-5 570 1 36-0

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Table 1f.—General Summarized Statement of Salary Expenditure from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

Table 1e.—General Summary of Salary Expenditure from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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JZy I T® I ® 1 « i ™ r I Preparation. | Examination, j Records. Diagrams. Tracings. Investigation. General. Supervision. Totals. Triangulation !! !! 18 11 *'*i 5 *8 8 2 's37 13 *2 19 6 4 ' 626 12 10 17 4 o " 11 '^ 9 ° 4 ' 6 ® 8 * 48 '* 66 * * Standard trarerse !! !! V. lf 2 t I I I I \]l 'VI " 2 " # | jj • " 255 " U Survey maintenance .. .. .. 790 5 0 33 19 10 2 14 7 " ? ® 1 10 0 31 5 7 1 19 3 3,289 11 0 Levelling .. .. .. .. 113 35 ~ '' " " 19 lb 6 .. .. j 13 18 5 860 14 4 Levelling, precise .. .. .. 1,014 9 11 17 i4 2 " " 109 .. , .. U4 4 2 Inspection and investigation .. .. 639 14 9 19 13 5 37' 7 9 " " " ! " I I >032 4 1 Scheme plans .. .. .. 66 1 0 2 1 5 125 7 4 " " - 15 2 13 9 8 .. 1 18 0 723 18 9 K^° pment :: :: :: 213 . 12 9 24 . 18 2 101 - i6 x :: :: « « 2 ill iS :: 111 I'M Lrnrand P DeedsDepartment " " 6 ° 9 . 11 2 22 7 5 122 2 10 " 254 2 5Q1 m In T 2 6 733 17 10 17 16 6 404 4 9 2,182 8 Public Works Department .. .. 6,504 13 9 589 17 1 1'271 18 7 " t ifi f 1,591 10 10 77 14 2 878 10 9 920 15 11 1,963 6 0 10,823 18 2 Housing Department 2 548 16 7 269 2 1 446 6 I " n"„ « f 2 19 9 110 0 6 6 3 8 I 303 1 10 9 281 13 8 Other Departments L.383 8 0 hi j 10 1, 035 ? ? 1,399*4 7 44* • 8 S 0 1? 1,895 12 I U7 12 " j }f t j S? iS 1? 1 34,304 15 ° 5 ' 53 ° 13 H H ' 641 19 9 5 ' 645 17 11 4 > 966 14 1 2,839 13 5 10,105 0 7 4,181 11 10 |l2,839 16 0 | 8 ,560 2 0 100,616 4 6

Item. J" | Plan I W . <6) I (6) ! (?) I (8) ! < 9 > ! I Preparation, j Examination. Mapping. Records. Diagrams. Tracings. ! Investigation. General. Supervision Totals ; ! ! > i i i HeadOffioe 6,797 8 *0 991 9 10 ' 1.118 18 ') 2,208 18 6 329 5 *0 £ s " d " f 8 " d - f «■ d - f «• d ; £ «• d £ s. d. :: :: :: :: l:llUt n o I 4 'lll 10 5 I hll i £ • »\t I l 0 9 a: SS"iH >1 5 Slf ? « » SS S I S % .. :: :: :: f;5£ % t - I8 8 • ™ f » »» • ~ ; j » g « !« 6 2 llhl i lot II I! i?f ii I » % Wellington .. .. .. .. 2,808 13 9 364 4 10 1 6?4 13 9 562 17 0 100 1 3 ™ in a 970 ? ? 117 15 7 946 14 6 ' 935 17 10 6 > 173 14 3 Marlborough 1 456 3 1 174 14 5 225 3 8 145 9 4 « 5 fo *2 ? * 1 J 9 9 2 ' 200 5 6 M«» ™ 10 11 827 2 0 Nelson 1,678 18 0 I 95 15 0 485 5 0 11 10 0 332 10 0 , !m n I 19 4 297 2 7 254 19 2 3,066 19 6 Westland 1,797 7 10 143 4 0 lfifi 9 3 78 u d %%a n o It ,2 2 0 0 52 5 0 647 15 0 116 5 -0 3,947 3 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3,119 18 4 ! 365 8 4 1,032 5 11 27 9 7 1 041 18 4 136 6 9 1 *n a 9-7 ,n 7 346 8 9 141 0 10 3,331 1 2 Otago 3,372 7 10 I 253 11 3 649 4 0 437 13 4 546 7 7 lit « ,0 Ho in in o«7 ? I 676 10 8 f ' 142 11 11 9 > 275 1 2 S ° UtWand 705 1 4; 28 16 8 344 4 6 396 3 1 70 8 2 120 13 h 158 0 lo 35 16 I 407 H 5 Tl 17 5 2!528 le 6 T ° talS 34 ' 3 ° 4 15 ° | 5 ' 530 13 11 H ' 641 19 9 5 ' 645 17 11 4 ' 966 14 1 M 13 5 10,105 0 7 1^7771^ 560 2 0 100,616 4 6 ; _________ . I

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REPORT OF THE HONORARY GEOGRAPHIC BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDNG 31st MARCH, 1940. The fifteenth annual meeting of the Honorary Geographic Board was held on the 21st September, 1939. The following members were present: Mr. Johannes C. Andersen (in chair), Mr. H. E. Walshe (Surveyor-General), Hon. Sir Apirana T. Ngata, Messrs. A. P. Harper, M. Crompton-Smith, and P. Te H. Jones. A list of 151 names was submitted to the Board for decision as to correct spelling and naming, eighty-two final decisions being recorded. Owing to paper shortage, these names will be published at a later date, probably in the form of a supplementary bulletin. The Board discussed the necessity for a complete index of the place-names of New Zealand, which will be put in hand by the Department when opportunity permits. It was considered that the Board should be constituted as a statutory Board under the Designation of Districts Act, 1908, and the Surveyor-General was requested to approach the Internal Affairs Department with the object of amending the Act for this purpose. R. G. Dick, Hon. Secretary.

REPORT OF SURVEY BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1940. Members of Board. The following are members of the Survey Board appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Surveyors Act, 1938 : Mr. H. E. Walshe (Surveyor-General), ex officio (Chairman), Messrs. G. H. Bullard, M. Crompton-Smith, C. K. Grierson, and A. H. Bogle : the two latter appointed on the recommendation of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. Land Surveyors' Examination. —The following candidates were successful in passing the Land Surveyors' Examination held in September, 1939, the examination-papers being set by the South Australian Board :— C. Allen (Lands and Survey Department). W. S. Boyes (Lands and Survey Department). L. L. Elder (Lands and Survey Department). L. R Campbell (Hawke's Bay). N. L. Masters (Hawke's Bay). R. J. Sissons (Wellington). Articles of Indenture. —The following students were registered under articles of indenture to private registered surveyors : J. W. Bell (Gore), R. W. Buchanan (Dunedin), J. H. Buttress (Wellington), G. T. Coldham (Auckland), S. R. Foster (Levin), J. T. Fryer (Auckland), J. J. Hogan (Wellington), E. H. King (Dunedin), S. Lewis (Nelson), J. R. Litt (Wellington), J. I). Mollard (Auckland), K. F. Nicholls (Dunedin), K. W. Paterson (Dunedin), R. I). Tremaine (Wellington), and A. Wilson (Greymouth). The following survey cadets were appointed by the Department during the year: K. W. Loan (Invercargill), A. H. Kinkade (Auckland), J. D. C. Mason (Wellington), and A. J. Gillon (Dunedin). Surveyors Act, 1938. —This Act came into operation on Ist July, 1939, and in accordance with its provisions the following matters have been dealt with : — Survey Regulations: These regulations were drafted by the Board and came into operation on the '21st March, 1940. Scale of Charges: On the recommendation of the Board the Hon. the Minister of Lands approved of the scale of charges drawn up by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. These charges, with a 20-per-cent. reduction, have been adopted by the Lands and Survey Department. Conference of Survey Boards.—The Board considered the various remits submitted by the reciprocating Boards for the proposed conference of Boards to be held in Melbourne in October, 1940. R. G. Dick, Secretary.

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Table A.—Summary of Field-work.

Table B.—Areas of Rural and Native Land Survey.

Table C.—Return of Field-work executed by Head Office, from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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Class of Work. Area or Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. „ £ s. d. Ueodetic triangulation (first order) .. .. 9,520 sq. miles 11-3s. per sq. mile 5,393 9 5 Triangulation (second and third order).. .. 225 sq. miles .. 21s. per sq. mile 235 17 4 Standard traverses .. .. .. .. 42-75 miles .. £38-01 per mile 1,624 18 0 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 2,451 acres .. 7-31d. per acre.. 74 12 7 Rural survey .. .. .. .. 87,932 acres .. 1-34s. per acre .. 5,899 7 11 Village and suburban survey .. .. .. 1,339 acres .. 30-08s. per acre 2,013 13 10 Native-land survey .. .. .. .. 12,321 acres .. l-31s. per acre .. 81117 9 Town survey .. .. .. .. 57 acres .. 4-77 per section 959 9 3 Housing survey (section) .. .. .. 404 acres .. 2-14 per section 3,659 4 10 Housing and town scheme (preliminary) .. 839 acres .. 31-42s. per acre 1,317 18 9 Road and railway survey .. .. .. 177 miles .. £25-03 per mile 4,430 13 10 Other work .. .. .. .. .. 6,059 12 0 Total cost of completed work.. .. .. .. 32,480 15 6

District. j Rural Survey. Native Land J Survey. Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 19,533 10,761 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 897 '623 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 21,561 Taranaki .. .. .. .. i'o70 4,038 Wellington . . . . .. .. 336 Marlborough .. .. .. 13,530 46 Nelson .. .. .. .. 327 Westland .. .. .. .. 1,521 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 19,198 Otago .. .. .. .. 9^061 Southland .. .. .. .. 898 Total .. .. .. 87,932 15,468

Geodetic Triangulation (First Order). District. — Cost< Square Miles. * u ™ ber of stations. Canterbury and Otago .. .. .. 9,520 49 5,393 9 5

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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, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey. Standard Survey. Rural Survey. District. , i j Acres. C31 j Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Miles. | Total Cost. Acres. j t Total Cost Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 73,600 0-16 50 0 0 2,451 7-31 74 12 7 g 100 0 Gisborne .. .. .. •• •• •• " ... 3-95 26-09 103 1 0 21,561 00 1-32 1,420 12 8 HawkesBay .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 1,069-50 2-32 i 123 19 11 ■■ 3-30 24-54 81 0 0 336-05 4-16 69 17 5 Wellington -• •• •• 13,530-00 0-91 616 5 7 Marlborough .. •• -- •• •• •• ' •• •• " 327-00 8-07 132 0 0 Ivelson .. .. 000 0-41 21 9 0 .. •• •• ■■ •• 1,520-91 5-90 498 19 10 Wesfcland 13,000 0 41 21 9 U 19,198-00 0-41 396 18 4 nwn 7 " " " 51' 250 0-49 105 8 4 .. .. .. 30-50 43-30 1,320 17 3 363-81 6-05 110 1 5 Otago .. .. ■ • • •• 51,-ao u iuo 898-13 0-92 41 9 1 Southland .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • *' ** [J Totals 144,350 235 17 4 2,451 7-31 74 12 7 42-75 38-01 1,624 18 0 77,603-65 1-35 5,255 5 1 Village and Suburban Sections. Town Section Survey. Boad Survey. j Total Cost District. ■ I i i i i j Other Work completed Acres. j C0 Total Cost. Acres. TotaI Cost - Mi,es ' m. 1 " C ° st " s £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland . 294-23 34 23 08 339 10 10 16-73 68 3-41 232 1 7 7-49 24-79 185 12 11 1,352 15 7 4,034 14 4 Auckland and JNortn AucKiana -v* o 1-81 33 -53 60 13 8 37 14 10 263 8 3 Hawk?® Bay " 141 30 15 ; 65 110 18 6 0-24 2 1-44 2 17 9 .. .. .. 302 16 0 1,940 5 11 Taranaki " - 34-83 5 52-31 91 2 0 1-17 1 18-62 18 12 5 .. .. .. 270 12 1 504 6 5 wJlwL " " 25-34 5 36-10 45 14 10 1-42 4 17-85 71 7 11 17-55 21-87 383 15 7 799 0 11 1,450 16 8 Marlborough " !! 31-91 4 39-70 63 6 6 .. 4-30 25-09 107 17 8 329 16 3 1,117 6 0 " 33-87 12 55-87 103 0 0 2-86 9 5-44 49 0 0 0-50 34-00 17 0 0 108 10 0 409 10 0 WpXr,d 290-55 15 17-90 260 2 1 1-81 22 2-85 62 13 6 2-70 13-58 36 13 6 174 10 6 1,054 8 5 Oanterburv 25-07 3 4-79 6 0 0 1-99 14 4-17 58 7 6 606 10 7 1,126 16 5 Canterbury 33 0 0 6 . 59 13 3.35 43 10 0 .. .. .. 441 3 8 2,054 0 8 southland :: :: :: eo-59 5 17.91 54 5 1 o-7 6 5 1791 u u 2 9 e 4 5 206 12 9 Totals .. 950-12 116 23-30 1,106 19 10 33-57 138 4-01 553 4 10 34-35 23-05 79113 4 4,519 14 10 14,162 5 10

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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, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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DisMct . Buial Survey. Village and Suburban Survey. Town Section Survey. Housing Subdivision Survey. Acres. Total Cost. Acres, of Cost per Total Cost Acres Number of Cost per - r .... + . Number of Cost uer ___ Sections. Acre. Lotal A «es. Sections , Section. Total Cost - Acres - SertioL Section TotaI Cos 4 - ~~ j 1 1 i,°S™ ™ dN °" la °° kl *° d - ** »» « «£ » 'jf-M ;|»f »" » »» 17 8 j 198-98 79« it, i,f„ ,J % Hawke'sBay .. .! " " " " /3 ' 94 6 4446 164 7 8 :• •• .... 17 00 68 1-41 95 19 11 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 15*43 k 4.0 n q n o« 1 lo 15 0 : 4 59 24 1-29 19 Wellington .. ' '* 16 . 8 o I Sj a 7 4 ' 03 16 2 2 ! 18-84 87 2-02 176 2 0 Marlborough " " ® f.f. ™ •• •• 44 12 174 1-22 211 10 9 Nelson " ;; " 3 16/4 18 4 1 °' 60 1 12-97 12 19 5| 6-59 24 1-12 26 15 5 Westlaud .. .. .. .. , q! fi 9 \ K7.an 97*17 « A'm °A , " i 1,60 9 4-19 37 14 6 Canterbury .... 28 'Ml ™ 0 ~ R „ o Jo o 5-19 15 11 3 &kr :: :: ~| — *• 2 | " |g »» 1 S9 SJ'i SS S feS SIS " j - 4-3 ° •• 7-81 41 0-81 33 6 9 TotalS 10,328 | 1-24 644 2 10 388-76 89 46-67 906 14 0 23-79 63 6-45 406 4 5 403-51 1/708 2-14 3,659 4 10 ~ - ! _____ 1^

I)jgtrict Housing and Town Schemes (Preliminary). Native Land Survey. ! Eoad and Railway Survey. Total Cost ACreS ' c °9t per Acre.j Total Cost. Acres. Cost per Acre. | Total Cost. Mites. Cost per .Mil,. Total Cost. W ° rk al ' d N ° rtn AucMand "" " " 64 ho 42 '° 9 ° 63 19 9 10 'g9,*s3 >'?f 498 9 6 t H-18 39-59 142 12 6 087 9 0 5,631 3 4 Hawke'sBay . . .. .. .. .. 6— 83 8 „-40 ,4 15 5 6-68 38-04 254 2 6 64 2 8 653 8 2 Taranaki . .. .. .. .. <301.90+ 9A a 49 in -' 0 20-34 34 15 8 2 9 4 83 19 10 Wellington " 1 J ° 4 ' 42 197 3 ' 9 " 37 34-98 327 16 3 113 15 6 862 0 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 45-75 1 is 10 Ai' n a n - 48-70 186 0 6 169 9 7 620 7 0 Nelson.. ., .. .. .. 560-00 25-18 70t"0 0 35-12 553 3 0 61 6 8 713 17 11 Westland . '05 0 0 .. .. .. .. 5 . 25 48 . 76 256 0 0 .. 998 14 8 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ' ' ' ' ® °®~ 16-00 105 18 3 .. 149 7 0 Otago .. .. .. .. .14-06 69-63 48 19 0 " o"T 95 24-27 556 18 7 46 5 0 1,511 18 1 Southland .. .. .. . . j " " " •' 24-63 19-85 488 18 9 69 11 1 1,179 3 2 | U •• •• 34-75 12-45 432 14 6 25 8 4 521 0 8 T ° laIS •• ; 838,91 31 ' 42 M17 18 9 12,321-11 44 1-31 3,639 0 6 I^lTTis, 925 0 3 • includes periphery surveys for Housing Department, 30-35 acres at a cost of £214 12s. 6d. t Does not include surveys paid for privately-namely, 3,173 acres. , Does not include 3,147 acres, costs of which are not available.

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Table 3. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand at 1st April, 1940.

Table 4. —Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (760 copies), £22 10s.

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Table 3.— Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand at 1st April, 1940. Surveyors Work 0 n Hand. Traverse employed. , TraYe ' TrlanguOhief Surveyors. District. j lation. Staff. Contract. gW&l. I *""'• NatiVe ' C ' ty ' "™" L Sq. miles. Acres. Acres. Miles. Acres. Miles. Miles. Sq. miles. K.L. Innis .. 12 36 .. .. 20,881 1,394 98 140 .. .. J. S. Strawbridge 1 3 Gisborne .. .. 55 .. 2 3 .. b P W Barlow .. 2 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. 19,303 N Clay .. 2 .. Taranaki .. .. 6,100 194 12 193 .. 16 J. D. Clapperton 3 12 Wellington .. .. -• 1,398 19 63 . 6 A C Haase .. 1 .. Marlborough .. .. 600 150 60 13 14 A. W.Craig .. 2 2 Nelson .. .. .. 200 .. 19 11 J. W. Mclntyre .. 2 .. Wcstland .. .. 3,552 .. 13 1 T W.Preston .. 3 6 Canterbury .. .. 8,695 .. 147 67 H.A.Adams .. 3 2 Otago .. .. .. 11,176 .. 45 84 . 48 T. S. McMillan .. 1 .. Southland .. .. 1,307 .. 7 7 16 .. Head Office ■• 700 •_• ■__ __ LL !j ' 000 Totals .. ~~7. ~ ~~ 700 71,929 3,136 422 569 16 106 9,000 Table 4.— Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940. ™ . . . . i Maps drawn for Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. \ Lithography. Deeds and ■ .,„,._, other ~ Standard District. Crown. Instruments &* Publications. . Native Land passed, i . Land ,£•§ . . § Leases Land. Transfer. [ g g Transfer. M | g | S and Free- | g S J5 a a -p a Licenses, hold. £ « O ■ B | $ I Ac. !___ __l i " Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 736 1,070 464 11,343 6,722 264 66 843 414 3 .. Gisborne 125 .. 72 483 356 12 10 52 47 1 Hawke's Bay 69 64 12 733 45 9 151 43 1 Taranaki ' 287 68 46 788 659 12 23 87 46 2 Wellington .. .. •• 444 187 64 2.266 3,908 161 19 313 34 .. 8 Marlborough 122 14 17 204 127 26 1 18 35 Nelson 138 34 .. 963 .. 37 .. 103 39 .. 3 .. Westland 196 44 2 273 462 39 .. 37 15 Canterbury 459 50 .. 2,985 1,598 28 .. 259 95 Otago * .. .. 189 60 2,997 1,622 43 .. 144 36 4 22 Southland 188 54 .. 887 763 13 .. 93 27 1 4 1 Head Office .. .. .. • • Totals .. .. .. 2,953 1,645 665 23,201 16,950 680 128 2,100 831 .. .... Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (760 copies), £22 10s. By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1940. Price 6'rf.]

j , , I Maps drawn for Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. Lithography. Deeds and [ . | afn j other I m Standard ! District. Crown. Instruments [ Publications. . Native Land passed. I . Land p a | . • S Leases Land. Transfer. g g Transfer. 1 | S g . 5 and Free- g S JS a g 'F I £ Licenses, hold. S £ o P S 1 £ &C. ! ' Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 736 1,070 464 11,343 6,722 264 66 843 414 3 Gisborne 125 .. 72 483 356 12 10 .52 47 1 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. •• 69 64 12 733 45 9 151 43 1 Taranaki ' 287 68 46 788 659 12 23 87 46 2 .. .. Wellington . .. •• •• 444 187 64 2,266 3,908 161 19 313 34 .. 8 Marlborough 122 14 17 204 127 26 1 18 35 Nelson .. .. .. .. 138 34 .. 963 .. 37 103 39 3 Westland .. .. .. •• 196 44 2 273 462 39 37 15 Canterbury 459 50 .. 2,985 1,598 28 .. 259 95 Otago ' 189 60 .. 2,997 1,622 43 .. 144 36 4 22 .. Southland 188 54 .. 887 763 13 .. 93 27 1 4 1 Head Office .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ Totals .. .. 2,953 1,645 665 23,201 16,950 680 128 2,100 831 .. .. ..