SECRETARY FOR CROWN LANDS.

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APPENDIX. I. Eettjkft showing the Number and Details of Crown Grants issued from General Crown Lands Office for Twelve Months, ending 30th June, 1872. Ordinary Grants issued ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,386 Public Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Native Lands Court Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 157 Antevested and Corrected Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 4,636 Of the above, the following were executed on the Land Transfer Form, i.e. in duplicate : — Ordinary Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 621 Public Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Native Lands Court Grants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 687 Note. —The Crown Grant, under the Native Lands Acts, issued under the Land Transfer Act, involves the preparation of five documents, which are — Original Grant. Duplicate Grant. Record Copy for Secretary, Crown Lands Office. Duplicate Copy for Commissioner, Crown Lands. Maori Translation. These have each to be dated and numbered on face and back, and the two first to be sealed. Each Crown Grant has to be read over with the copy before execution. In the case of the Duplicate Grants, this work requires the services of three persons. Number of Grants in the Office in course of completion, nearly all of which will be issued during this month (July) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,044 Statement of Transactions in the Secretarial Department of the General Crown Lands Office from Ist July, 1871, to 30th June, 1872, inclusive :— Number of Letters received ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,309 Number of Letters written and despatched ... ... ... ... ... 677 Number of Papers referred to Secretary for action ... ... ... ... 251 Number of Papers referred by Secretary to other Departments ... ... ... 417 Number of Eecords under action

11. The Drafting Department has been engaged as follows : —■ In examining Land Claim records and maps of granted and surplus lands for transfer to the Provincial Government of Auckland. Preparing descriptions of reserves and districts. Comparing all grants under Native Land Acts with maps in the office. Preparing descriptions and maps of Electoral Districts under " The Eepresentation Act Amendment Act, 1871," and various plans and tracings. Examining all Crown grant copies filed in the office ; reporting upon value of all Crown grants issued for purposes of Land Transfer Act, and upon the preparation of future grants. Eeporting and advising generally on questions of survey, &c, coming before the Secretary for Crown Lands, or referred from, the various Government Offices. The Chief Draftsman, who is also Assistant Inspector of Surveys, has been detached on inspection of surveys, and has been engaged in calculating the triangulation of the Patea District; and generally advising and reporting neon surveys, &c, of the West Coast Confiscated Land, and on the expenditure thereof. This Department has also prepared a map of Province of Wellington for Native Office; examined Land Claim records ; and prepared and examined tracings of Land Claim plans. Compared grants under Native Lands Acts with maps in office. Indexed and arranged over 1,460 plans in office. Prepared map of Colony showing Electoral Districts. Prepared maps of Electoral Districts for Clerk of House of Eepresentatives. Prepared descriptions of Electoral Districts, and office maps of same. Usual routine work of office : — Lithographed various plans.