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necessary, not only for the proper description of the boundaries of the land thereby granted, but also for the determination of the true position of the same upon the ground. It is therefore recommended that, in all cases where practicable, the linkages and bearings of the boundaries of each estate, and where a trigonometrical station or stations (or points fixed from the triangulation) are erected within the boundaries thereof, or adjacent thereto, a bearing and distance also, from such point or points should be fully delineated on the marginal plan. 18. That the Conference believes that the faithful carrying out of its previous resolutions will fully meet the requirements suggested by the Registrar-General in his memorandum presented to the Conference, as well as the difficulty referred to in the papers relating to the Crown grant for the " Karaka Block," referred to the Conference. The proposal of Mr. Williams, that the assistance of the Provincial Survey Offices should be available to the Eegistrars, appears to be one desirable to be met in many cases, but the Conference apprehends that it must be left for departmental arrangement. 19. That, in the opinion of the Conference, the question involved in the consideration of this subject [relative to the laying down of roads through the hinds of Natives and Europeans,] is one especially deserving the attention of the Legislature of the Colony, with the view to either enlarging or removing the limits as to time fixed by statute; but failing that, it is recommended that steps be taken to lay down the general direction of required roads (without actual survey) upon the official plan of each parcel of sold or granted lands ; leaving the best lines of road to be subsequently determined upon, and exchanged hereafter, with the consent of the owners of the land, for those formerly taken. 20. That the Chairman be requested to draw up a report, embodying the foregoing resolutions, to be presented at the next sitting of the Conference. 21. That the experience already gained in this Colony, as well as that of many other countries, leads the Conference to believe that the cost of the proposed triangulation would not exceed _d. per acre, at least over those portions of the Colony over which triangulation is likely to be early required. 22. That returns in form of the draft this day approved of, together with that moved for by Mr. Tole on the second day of meeting of the Conference, be prepared by each surveyor, and forwarded to the Honorable Colonial Secretary for the purpose of being appended to the other papers of the Conference. 23. That the report of the Chairman, with the verbal alterations agreed to, bo adopted. 24. That the Chairman be instructed to forward to the Honorable Colonial Secretary the report as agreed to, with the interim returns and copy of the resolutions passed, together with the minutes of tho proceedings.

APPROXIMATE RETURN showing the STATE of SURVEYS conducted under the INSPECTOR of SURVEYS.

APROXIMATE RETURN showing the STATE of the SURVEYS in the respective PROVINCES.

Province. Area of Province. Area of Confiscated Lands. Native Land Claims Surveys passed. Triangulated. .uckland Acres. 17,000,000 Acres. 1,873,237 Acres. 1,823,796 Acres. 3,017,500 .uckland Sectionally surveyed, 1,300,000 [awke's Bay... 1,233,239 1,020,000 Wellington 833,577 743,750

Are: of Provii ice. Lands a] lienated. Ms Triangi ijor ulation. Minor Triangulation. a-. _^ g.S . his Peovince. Survey not yet completed. aa ca a cs m ' — _ ca P! Sectionally surveyed. In In Forest. Open. Lake. Finished. Finished. progress. progress. Luckland* ... "aranaki lawke's Bay Vellington... felson larlborough Vestland ... !anterbury... 1,167,827 167,775 726,500 789,921 985,000 395,171 7,700 24,000 480,857 70,000 16,000 420,000 2,000,000 20,000 £ s, 1,000 C 280 C 1,200 C 12,500 C 4,000 C 5,700,000 1,270^000 I 30,000 2,496,000 1,420,800 426^240 750J400 2,843,141 I - 2,224,000 172,800 5,-30 29,759 10,500 1,093,000 554,160' i 100,880 3,125 C 14,934 15 97,000 5,800,000 ... * This return mere! embraces a aeriod fr< >m 1856 ti 1870.